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Harbourfront-CityPlaceToronto

TownGrade

B⁺

#846 of 2,556

With 28,199 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Toronto. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Photo: Peter_Glyn · CC0

Population

28,199

people, Census 2021

Median age

32.3

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

85%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

57%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Harbourfront-CityPlace a good place to live?

The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Overall, Harbourfront-CityPlace earns a B+: better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns, and #296 of 858 in Ontario. Buying in is costly (D−). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B for schools and B− for jobs & income.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety uses the city's Crime Severity Index, scaled by this neighbourhood's own violent and property crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living

How Harbourfront-CityPlace grades

Each subject compares Harbourfront-CityPlace with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Harbourfront-CityPlace stand out

The 3 things Harbourfront-CityPlace does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 6% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

57% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

60% rent their home

For the middle of Canadian towns, 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harbourfront-CityPlace.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Harbourfront-CityPlace eats 27% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

$675,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Just over two in five households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $675,000, close to Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and above Canadian towns ($406,000).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Harbourfront-CityPlace$675,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	42%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	27%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$675,000	$695,000	$406,000

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living7.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $675,000, against the median household income Owners and renters40% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Toronto metro area

HealthHealth A

Health in Harbourfront-CityPlace beats 90% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the City of Toronto Health Unit

In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Expected years of life at birth: 84.7, above both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Measured from where Harbourfront-CityPlace’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.2 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Harbourfront-CityPlace50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	84.7	82.8	81.5
Smokers	9.2%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	50%	51%	52%

84.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.2, men 82.0 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Hazards in Harbourfront-CityPlace are mild: low wildfire and earthquake risk, and 2.7% of area homes above the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Harbourfront-CityPlace as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Toronto as a whole, not for Harbourfront-CityPlace alone.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Harbourfront-CityPlace2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	2.7%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.043	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

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Radon2.7% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.043 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Winters are mild in Harbourfront-CityPlace: January nights hold at −7.1°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

25.3°CJuly afternoons

June is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 110 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Midsummer afternoons in Harbourfront-CityPlace peak at about 25.3°C. A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.8°C

Spring10.4°C

Summer24.1°C

Autumn14.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Days with frost a year	110	139	159
January night low	−7.1°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	25.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm

115 cm

of snow a year

110

days with frost a year

104

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 25.3°C, January lows −7.1°C Rain and snow823 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station1.3 km to the station · Toronto (Island)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (Island))

SchoolsSchools B

The schools around Harbourfront-CityPlace answer to 3 boards

67schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

Within 3 km of Harbourfront-CityPlace are 47 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, teaching 19,870 students. Of its 51 tested schools, 18 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 18 in the bottom two. 4 of the 67 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

School	Level	Students	System
Dr. Rita Cox – Kina Minogok Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	820	English public
Central Technical School VocationalLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	985	English public
École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	270	French public
Clinton Street Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	315	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public46

English Catholic17

French public4

Schools within 3 km	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

19,870

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards3 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school67 schools within 3 km · 47 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools Results18 of 51 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language4 of 67 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Harbourfront-CityPlace?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety B

Harbourfront-CityPlace gets a B for safety

66Crime Severity Index

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

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, above both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34.4 per 1,000 a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

2023–2025	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	93	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	34.4	30.5	31.2

8.9

violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageHarbourfront-CityPlace’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Harbourfront-CityPlace’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Harbourfront-CityPlace safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

More of Harbourfront-CityPlace belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 62%

32.3median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.8% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Harbourfront-CityPlaceOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree3%

Postsecondary qualification85%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.2% of Harbourfront-CityPlace

Census 2021 put women at 13,865 and men at 14,320; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Harbourfront-CityPlace
	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	7.3%	15%	16%
15 to 64	87%	65%	64%
65+	5.5%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	3.2%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	85%	56%	56%

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Ages32.3 median age · 6% are 65 or over Households16,555 households English and French11% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around 8°C in Harbourfront-CityPlace, nights around 2°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−7°C). A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −3°C. Expect about 71 mm of rain and snow over November. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November8°C

December3°C

January−1°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−6°C	176 mm
Spring	10°C	3°C	207 mm
Summer	24°C	16°C	230 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	209 mm

2°C

a normal November night

71 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto (Island)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Toronto has one council seat for every 125,840 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Ontario

Provincially, Harbourfront-CityPlace votes in Spadina—Fort York; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

Turnout	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	30%	31%	31%

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Member of ParliamentChi Nguyen council seats26

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Harbourfront-CityPlace has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Fort York

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

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A year at the library4.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Commuters in Harbourfront-CityPlace travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

57%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van37%

Walk29%

Public transit24%

Bicycle4%

Census 2021	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$90,000

median household income, 2020

65%

worked from home, May 2021

84%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work57% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 24 km from Harbourfront-CityPlace

2.2%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest is E.T. Seton Park: 130 ha, 6.8 km from the edge of town. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 38 km off. Swimmers have 42 beaches within 5 km, HTO Beach the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Harbourfront-CityPlace2.2%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.2%	2.3%	2.3%

24 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

38 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks24 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes7 named routes · PATH

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Harbourfront-CityPlace’s 1 historic place is a top designation

1historic place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 0.3% of homes, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific) 1929

1929

oldest construction date on the record

0.3%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Harbourfront-CityPlace	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	0.3%	22%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific)Older homes0.3% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Harbourfront-CityPlace have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Harbourfront-CityPlace

15pages on Harbourfront-CityPlace

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 7.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsB67 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁻75% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 32.3 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

CN Tower and 124 more in and around Harbourfront-CityPlace

A first look at Harbourfront-CityPlace’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

Big drawAttractionCN Towerin town · 1.5M visitors a year

MuseumJohn Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific)in town

AquariumRipley's Aquarium of Canadain town

MuseumMuseum of Inuit Artin town

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum2.7 km outside town, to the north · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario1.1 km outside town, to the north · 873K visitors a year (2016)

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific): Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: EuroCarGT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Inuit Art: Vwc228, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Ontario: Owen Byrne from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Harbourfront-CityPlace

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Harbourfront-CityPlace is a neighbourhood of Toronto, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 28,199 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Harbourfront-CityPlace’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Wellington PlaceFort York-Liberty VillageKensington-ChinatownWest Queen WestSt Lawrence-East Bayfront-The IslandsYonge-Bay CorridorHarbourfront-CityPlace

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Harbourfront-CityPlace	28,199	—	B⁺	D⁻	B	A
Wellington Place	25,729	0.8	B	D⁻	C	A
Fort York-Liberty Village	20,071	1	A⁻	D⁻	B⁺	A
Kensington-Chinatown	18,597	1.5	C	D⁻	D	A
West Queen West	13,599	1.7	A⁻	D	B	A
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands	31,360	2	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Yonge-Bay Corridor	12,888	2.1	C	D⁻	D	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Harbourfront-CityPlace

How old are the people of Harbourfront-CityPlace?

The median resident is 32.3 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 7% are under 15 and 6% are 65 or over.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).