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This neighbourhood in Toronto has a population of 22,162. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.

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Population

22,162

people, Census 2021

Median age

39.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

77%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

50%

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

TownGrade

B⁺

#795 of 2,556

Is High Park North a good place to live?

High Park North grades B+ overall, better than two thirds of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #275 of 858 in Ontario. It does especially well on health (A). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). The drawback is cost of living (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C).

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

What makes High Park North stand out

The 3 things High Park North does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

17.7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $1,500,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

50% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How High Park North grades

Each subject compares High Park North 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 livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →SchoolsAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Ukrainian Canadian Shevchenko and 77 more in and around High Park North

Sights in High Park North and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumUkrainian Canadian Shevchenkoin town

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeast · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario4.8 km outside town, to the east · 873K visitors a year (2016)

GardenHigh Park800 m outside town, to the south

Historic houseCasa Loma4.1 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumBata Shoe Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northeast

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (5)

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
High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in High Park North.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in High Park North, 34%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent took 29% of household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 35% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$1,500,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

High Park North$1,500,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	34%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	35%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	29%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageHigh Park North’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters34% own their home Cost of living17.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,500,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Toronto metro area

HealthHealth A

Few places match High Park North for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

Age-standardised, 50% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s towns (51%) and below Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9.2% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Women in the region live to 87.2 and men to 82.0, 84.7 years taken together (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and High Park North is well placed: 0.7 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

High Park North50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	High Park North	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

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageHigh Park North’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: the City of Toronto Health Unit

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 2.7% of tested homes over the radon guideline in High Park North’s area

NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in High Park North, near the typical $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Toronto, High Park North included.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

High Park North2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	High Park North	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

Full pageHigh Park North’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

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

SchoolsSchools A⁻

4 school boards overlap in High Park North, covering Ontario’s four systems

The 3 km around High Park North counts 83 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 38,580 students between them. The largest is Humberside Collegiate Institute, with 1,460 students. Of its 89 tested schools, 39 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 30 in the bottom two. In French: 8 of the 103 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%.

103schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School Top fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	975	English public
Humberside Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,460	English public
École élémentaire Charles-Sauriol FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	420	French public
Bloor Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	820	English public

See all 103 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public66

English Catholic29

French public4

French Catholic4

Schools within 3 km	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

38,580

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageHigh Park North’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school103 schools within 3 km · 83 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results39 of 89 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language8 of 103 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in High Park North?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in High Park North travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 35 min on average

50%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van45%

Public transit37%

Walk8%

Bicycle4%

Census 2021	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	35 min	29 min	26 min

$84,600

median household income, 2020

51%

worked from home, May 2021

83%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageHigh Park North’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work50% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SafetySafety B⁺

For safety, High Park North gets a B+

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 Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34.4 per 1,000 a year, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

2023–2025	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	93	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	34.4	30.5	31.2

7.8

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageHigh Park North’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

Winters are mild in High Park North: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal June brings 82 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Days with frost a year	101	139	159
January night low	−6.7°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	27.0°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm

115 cm

of snow a year

101

days with frost a year

208

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov

104

days with precipitation a year

Full pageHigh Park North’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.0°C, January lows −6.7°C Rain and snow823 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station5.4 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in High Park North than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% are under 15

27% of residents belong to a visible minority, about level with Ontario’s towns (26%) and above Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.

39.6median age

High Park NorthOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree7%

Postsecondary qualification77%

Women and men · all residents

52.4% of High Park North’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 11,615 women and 10,545 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in High Park North
	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	71%	65%	64%
65+	16%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	6.5%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	77%	56%	56%

Full pageHigh Park North’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages39.6 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households11,100 households English and French15% 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 High Park North, nights around 2°C

The month after, December, normally sees 3°C afternoons and −3°C nights. In November, the normal is 71 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −7°C.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November8°C

December3°C

January0°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−5°C	176 mm
Spring	12°C	4°C	207 mm
Summer	26°C	17°C	230 mm
Autumn	15°C	8°C	209 mm

2°C

a normal November night

71 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageHigh Park North’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

High Park North has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Runnymede

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, High Park North 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

Outdoors

Within 27 km of High Park North: Rouge National Urban Park

Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 9.6 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.6%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 5 km are 15 beaches; Sunnyside Beach is the nearest.

0.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

High Park North0.6%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.6%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

27 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

35 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageHigh Park North’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks27 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Discovery Walk

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

History

In High Park North, 38% of homes go back before 1961

38%built before 1961

38%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	High Park North	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	38%	22%	18%

Full pageHigh Park North’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes38% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does High Park North 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 High Park North

15pages on High Park North

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 17.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻103 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC62% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around High Park North

No notable person born in High Park North is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

David CrombieCanadian politician · born in High Park-Swansea · born 1936

Glen BrydsonCanadian ice hockey player · born in High Park-Swansea · 1910–1993

Elmer BrandonCanadian politician · born in High Park-Swansea · 1906–1956

Photo credits

Elmer Brandon: Archives of the Law Society of Ontario, Public domain

High Park North’s neighbours

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

Junction AreaRunnymede-Bloor West VillageJunction-Wallace EmersonHigh Park-SwanseaWeston-Pelham ParkRoncesvallesHigh Park North

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
High Park North	22,162	—	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Junction Area	14,205	1.2	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Runnymede-Bloor West Village	10,129	1.7	A⁻	C⁻	B	A
Junction-Wallace Emerson	23,484	1.8	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
High Park-Swansea	22,970	1.8	A⁻	D⁻	A⁻	A
Weston-Pelham Park	10,680	1.9	B⁻	D⁻	B⁻	A
Roncesvalles	14,725	2.1	B	D⁻	B⁻	A

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

Questions about High Park North

Do people in High Park North speak French?

15% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.1% speak French but not English.

Is High Park North a young town or an old one?

At 39.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 13% of the population and seniors 16%.

About High Park North

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Where High Park North begins and ends inside Toronto is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 22,162 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

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).