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Fewer households own their home in Englemount-Lawrence than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 43%

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Toronto metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 29% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 31% of household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

For health, Englemount-Lawrence is ahead of 91% of Canadian towns

Age-standardised, half of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s towns (51%) and below Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. Across the region, life runs to 84.7 years on average: women 87.2, men 82.0, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.7 km from the average resident of Englemount-Lawrence, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the City of Toronto Health Unit, with Englemount-Lawrence one part of it.

Trips to work from Englemount-Lawrence take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

Englemount-Lawrence faces few natural hazards: little fire nearby, low seismic risk, radon over the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes

Earthquake risk in Englemount-Lawrence is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

For safety, Englemount-Lawrence gets an A−

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 66 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and above Ontario’s towns (56). The violent index for its police area came to 93, above both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

3 school boards share Englemount-Lawrence

William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,400 students. On the tests, 27 of 55 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 15 under it. In French: one of the 59 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. 27,180 students attend the 48 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Englemount-Lawrence.

Englemount-Lawrence has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

In July, daytime highs in Englemount-Lawrence average 27.0°C. Frost comes on 101 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 208 days. The most precipitation falls in June: 82 mm in a normal year.

A town of families: 20% of people in Englemount-Lawrence are under 15, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

0.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.

Expect November days around 8°C in Englemount-Lawrence, nights around 2°C

Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. Then December: 3°C by day, −3°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto forecast.

Englemount-Lawrence has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Barbara Frum

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Englemount-Lawrence among them.

A national park 22 km from Englemount-Lawrence: Rouge National Urban Park

For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk and Northern Ravines & Gardens Discovery Walk. E.T. Seton Park (130 ha) is the biggest, 6.1 km from town. Within 10 km are 13 protected areas. What’s more, of the country within 10 km, 1.4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.