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#1,120 of 2,556

23,484 people call this neighbourhood in Toronto home. Toronto is split into 158 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

23,484

people, Census 2021

Median age

37.8

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

59%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

45%

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

Is Junction-Wallace Emerson a good place to live?

Junction-Wallace Emerson does especially well on health (A). Buying in is costly (D−). Overall, that makes a B, good for #416 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 56% of Canadian towns.

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 C⁻Jobs & income

How Junction-Wallace Emerson grades

Each subject compares Junction-Wallace Emerson 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

WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itA⁻Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Junction-Wallace Emerson stand out

The 3 things Junction-Wallace Emerson does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

45% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.6 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

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

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Junction-Wallace Emerson.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Junction-Wallace Emerson than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 50%

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

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Toronto metro area

Rent took 29% of household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 32% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Junction-Wallace Emerson$1,000,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Junction-Wallace Emerson	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	32%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	50%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	29%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Owners and renters50% own their home Cost of living11.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,000,000, 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.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Junction-Wallace Emerson for health: it beats 90% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Toronto Health Unit

Smokers make up 9.2% of the region’s adults, below both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.7, women 87.2 and men 82.0 (2022/2024). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. What sets Junction-Wallace Emerson apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Junction-Wallace Emerson50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Junction-Wallace Emerson	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

1.0 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 pageJunction-Wallace Emerson’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.0 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Junction-Wallace Emerson take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

45%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van49%

Public transit33%

Walk8%

Bicycle4%

Census 2021	Junction-Wallace Emerson	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	34 min	29 min	26 min

$86,100

median household income, 2020

43%

worked from home, May 2021

88%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageJunction-Wallace Emerson’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work45% 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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

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

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Junction-Wallace Emerson, near the typical $0.030. No flood study for Junction-Wallace Emerson is on the national inventory. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Toronto as a whole, not for Junction-Wallace Emerson alone.

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

Junction-Wallace Emerson2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Junction-Wallace Emerson	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 pageJunction-Wallace Emerson’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⁻

Junction-Wallace Emerson’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

116schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

Of the 116, 7 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). The largest is Humberside Collegiate Institute, with 1,460 students. Results are mixed: 45 of 102 schools above the middle in Ontario, 31 below it. Also worth knowing: the 3 km around Junction-Wallace Emerson counts 94 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, 42,865 students between them.

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 116 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public75

English Catholic34

French public4

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	Junction-Wallace Emerson	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

42,865

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageJunction-Wallace Emerson’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school116 schools within 3 km · 94 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools Results45 of 102 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language7 of 116 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Junction-Wallace Emerson?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Winters are mild in Junction-Wallace Emerson: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Frost comes on 101 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. Junction-Wallace Emerson sees July afternoons of 27.0°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Junction-Wallace Emerson	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

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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 station3.6 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

Few people in Junction-Wallace Emerson are 65 or over: 13%, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

37.8median age

One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Visible minorities make up 38% of the population, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Junction-Wallace EmersonOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

13%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

50.4% of Junction-Wallace Emerson’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 11,855 women to 11,650 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Junction-Wallace Emerson
	Junction-Wallace Emerson	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	74%	65%	64%
65+	13%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	56%	56%

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Ages37.8 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households10,230 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

Junction-Wallace Emerson in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 2°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −3°C. Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Toronto.

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

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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Junction-Wallace Emerson’s public library is Junction Triangle

Junction-Wallace Emerson 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.

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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

SafetySafety B⁻

For safety, Junction-Wallace Emerson gets a B−

66Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 93, above 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, higher than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Junction-Wallace Emerson alone, so this card uses the figure for the Toronto service area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

8.2

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

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

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 25 km from Junction-Wallace Emerson

1.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Named trails close by number 4, the Garrison Creek Discovery Walk and Western Ravines & Beaches Discovery Walk 2 among them. The largest is E.T. Seton Park: 130 ha, 7.5 km from the edge of town. 37 km from town is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Swimmers have 13 beaches within 5 km, Sunnyside Beach the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Junction-Wallace Emerson1.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Junction-Wallace Emerson	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.8%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

25 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

37 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks25 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Garrison Creek Discovery Walk

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

History

Junction-Wallace Emerson keeps its older homes: 40% from before 1961

40%built before 1961

40%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Junction-Wallace Emerson	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	40%	22%	18%

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Older homes40% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Junction-Wallace Emerson 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson

15pages on Junction-Wallace Emerson

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻116 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Bau Xi Gallery and 108 more in and around Junction-Wallace Emerson

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Junction-Wallace Emerson, the best known first.

All attractions →

Art galleryArt galleryBau Xi Galleryin town

Big drawAttractionCN Tower4.5 km outside town, to the east · 1.5M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum3.2 km outside town, to the east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario3.6 km outside town, to the east · 873K visitors a year (2016)

Historic houseCasa Loma2.1 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumBata Shoe Museum2.7 km outside town, to the east

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

Photo credits (5)

CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Junction-Wallace Emerson

Neighbourhood in Toronto

TownRatings splits Toronto into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Junction-Wallace Emerson is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 23,484 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Junction-Wallace Emerson’s neighbours

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

Dufferin GroveDovercourt VillageWeston-Pelham ParkCorso Italia-DavenportHigh Park NorthRoncesvallesJunction-Wallace Emerson

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Junction-Wallace Emerson	23,484	—	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
Dufferin Grove	11,276	1.1	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A
Dovercourt Village	12,378	1.3	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Weston-Pelham Park	10,680	1.5	B⁻	D⁻	B⁻	A
Corso Italia-Davenport	13,215	1.6	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
High Park North	22,162	1.8	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Roncesvalles	14,725	2	B	D⁻	B⁻	A

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

Questions about Junction-Wallace Emerson

Is Junction-Wallace Emerson a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 37.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 13% 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).