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Renting in Elms-Old Rexdale eats 29% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Owners make up 55% of households. 26% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

The car carries only 74% of commuters in Elms-Old Rexdale, fewer than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 33 min, above both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Few places match Elms-Old Rexdale for health: it beats 86% of Canadian towns

9.2% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 84.7, with women at 87.2 and men at 82.0. What sets Elms-Old Rexdale apart within its region is distance, and at 3.3 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

44 of Elms-Old Rexdale’s 59 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario

Counting a 3 km margin, Elms-Old Rexdale has 49 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools, for 28,175 students. One of the 63 teaches in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

A flood study covers Elms-Old Rexdale: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Earthquake risk for the city of Toronto

Radon is lower than usual: 2.7% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Elms-Old Rexdale as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

For safety, Elms-Old Rexdale gets a C+

Measured across the Toronto service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The violent index for its police area came to 93, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in its police area ran at 34.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Afternoon heat in Elms-Old Rexdale beats that of 95% of Canadian towns

The thermometer drops below freezing on 131 days a year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Expect January lows of around −8.9°C in Elms-Old Rexdale. The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 81 mm.

More of Elms-Old Rexdale belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 69%

17% are under 15, above both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.

In Elms-Old Rexdale, November normally means 8°C afternoons and freezing nights

Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −5°C. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−9°C).

No public library stands in Elms-Old Rexdale: the closest, Toronto Public Library - Northern Elms, is 1.7 km away

Elms-Old Rexdale is served by Toronto public library, the library of all of Toronto, so the figures here are the city’s, for 3,110,984 people.

Rouge National Urban Park lies 30 km beyond Elms-Old Rexdale’s edge

CPCAD lists 8 protected areas within 10 km. Biggest among them: Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 8.5 km off. The nearest provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, is 36 km away.