Kingsway SouthToronto

Kingsway South’s schools mostly beat the middle in Ontario, 32 of the 52 with results

The 3 km around Kingsway South counts 44 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools, 27,785 students between them. The largest is Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School, with 1,460 students. Also worth knowing: of the 58, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario).

Health in Kingsway South beats 87% of Canadian towns

Age-standardised, 50% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, near Ontario’s towns (51%) and lower than Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.7, women 87.2 and men 82.0 (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. Measured from where Kingsway South’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.5 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

A flood study covers Kingsway South: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Toronto

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Kingsway South as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

The car carries only 74% of commuters in Kingsway South, fewer than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 30 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

Kingsway South has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, below 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. July afternoons in Kingsway South average 27.0°C. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

Renting in Kingsway South costs 13% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over four in five households.

Kingsway South skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

14% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.

A normal November in Kingsway South runs from 2°C to 8°C

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

Toronto Public Library - Brentwood is Kingsway South’s public library

Toronto Public Library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Kingsway South among them.

Kingsway South’s grade for safety: a B−

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

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, higher than 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).

Rouge National Urban Park is 31 km from Kingsway South

6 areas within 10 km are protected for nature, and the protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 32 km away. For a swim, Sunnyside Beach is the nearest of 13 beaches within 5 km.

In Kingsway South, 58% of homes go back before 1961