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Renting in Humber Bay Shores eats 29% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Home ownership covers 54% of households. 42% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

21 of Humber Bay Shores’s 33 tested schools score in the top two fifths in Ontario

Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,460 students. They come under 3 school boards. Of the 34, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario). 17,595 students attend the 27 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Humber Bay Shores.

For health, Humber Bay Shores is ahead of 89% of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 84.7, above both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9.2% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.6 km from the average resident of Humber Bay Shores, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Humber Bay Shores alone, so this card uses the figure for the City of Toronto Health Unit.

Humber Bay Shores earns an A− for safety

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, higher than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Flood mapping exists for Humber Bay Shores: 1 on record, latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Radon topped the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes, below Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquake risk in Humber Bay Shores 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.

Winters are mild in Humber Bay Shores: January nights hold at −7.1°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in June: 82 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 110 in a normal year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Humber Bay Shores sees July afternoons of 25.3°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

Trips to work from Humber Bay Shores take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average

Fewer children live in Humber Bay Shores than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 7.6% are under 15

Visible minorities make up 44% of the population, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.

A normal November in Humber Bay Shores runs from 2°C to 8°C

November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. Expect about 71 mm of rain and snow over November. December follows at 3°C by day and −3°C by night. July brings the warmest days, 25°C; January the coldest nights, −7°C.

The nearest public library to Humber Bay Shores is Toronto Public Library - Humber Bay, 0.9 km away

Toronto public library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Humber Bay Shores among them.

A national park 31 km from Humber Bay Shores: Rouge National Urban Park

Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km, below Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Count 6 protected areas within 10 km of town. Humber Marshes (31 ha) is the biggest, 0.1 km from town. For walks, 3 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Discovery Walk and Western Ravines & Beaches Discovery Walk 1.