Humber River from the Dundas Street Bridge

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Lambton Baby PointToronto

TownGrade

A⁻

#374 of 2,556

With 7,966 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Toronto. Toronto is split into 158 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Gary J. Wood from Toronto, ON, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

7,966

people, Census 2021

Median age

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

66%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

33%

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

Is Lambton Baby Point a good place to live?

Lambton Baby Point’s standout strength is safety (A+). The neighbourhood grades A− overall and ranks #98 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Homes are dear (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 A⁺Safety AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living

How Lambton Baby Point grades

Each subject compares Lambton Baby Point 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

WalkabilityIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itA⁻Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Lambton Baby Point stand out

The 3 things Lambton Baby Point does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

13.7 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

33% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lambton Baby Point.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in Lambton Baby Point, 59%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$1,500,000median 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

A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, close to Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (20%). Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (18%).

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

Lambton Baby Point$1,500,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	59%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	22%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	21%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLambton Baby Point’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters59% own their home Cost of living13.7 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 · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

SafetySafety A⁺

For safety, Lambton Baby Point gets an A+

66Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 93, higher than 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).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

2023–2025	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	93	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	34.4	30.5	31.2

4.4

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLambton Baby Point’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Toronto service area

HealthHealth A

For health, Lambton Baby Point is ahead of 87% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Lives here run to 84.7 years on average, higher than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 50% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%. Measured from where Lambton Baby Point’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Lambton Baby Point doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Toronto Health Unit.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lambton Baby Point50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lambton Baby Point	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

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLambton Baby Point’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.6 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⁻

A flood study covers Lambton Baby Point: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Earthquake risk in Lambton Baby Point 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. In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

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

Lambton Baby Point2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lambton Baby Point	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

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageLambton Baby Point’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

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

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Toronto

SchoolsSchools A⁻

English or French, public or Catholic: Lambton Baby Point’s schools come under 4 boards

67schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

The largest is Humberside Collegiate Institute, with 1,460 students. Of its 63 tested schools, 32 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 22 in the bottom two. 2 of the 67 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Within 3 km of Lambton Baby Point are 53 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools, teaching 32,140 students.

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
ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	295	French Catholic
Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,460	English Catholic

See all 67 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public45

English Catholic20

French Catholic1

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

32,140

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLambton Baby Point’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school67 schools within 3 km · 53 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools Results32 of 63 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 67 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Lambton Baby Point?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Lambton Baby Point has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

27.0°CJuly afternoons

June is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average. There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, lower than 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. A July afternoon in Lambton Baby Point typically reaches 27.0°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lambton Baby Point	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 station7.8 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Lambton Baby Point travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

33%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van64%

Public transit24%

Walk8%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	31 min	29 min	26 min

$109,800

median household income, 2020

51%

worked from home, May 2021

80%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work33% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Lambton Baby Point are under 15, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

41median age

Both official languages: 16% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). 15% of residents have reached 65.

Lambton Baby PointOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification66%

Women and men · all residents

51.8% of Lambton Baby Point’s residents are women

Here the census found 3,840 men and 4,130 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Lambton Baby Point
	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	20%	15%	16%
15 to 64	65%	65%	64%
65+	15%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	66%	56%	56%

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Ages41 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households3,105 households English and French16% speak both · 0% 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 Lambton Baby Point, nights around 2°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

By December, a normal day reaches 3°C and a night falls to −3°C. Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. Precipitation in November averages 71 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto Island forecast.

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

Town hall

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

Lambton Baby Point is part of Toronto, which elected John Tory as mayor in October 2022.

Turnout	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	30%	31%	31%

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Member of ParliamentKarim Bardeesy council seats26

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

No public library stands in Lambton Baby Point: the closest, Toronto Public Library - Daniel G. Hill, is 0.6 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, Lambton Baby Point among them.

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 30 km from Lambton Baby Point: Rouge National Urban Park

0.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 10 km are 6 protected areas. Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 34 km. For a swim, Sunnyside Beach is the nearest of 13 beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lambton Baby Point0.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	4	4

30 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

34 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Humber Marshes National & provincial parks30 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes3 named routes · Discovery Walk

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

History

An older town: 69% of Lambton Baby Point’s homes predate 1961

69%built before 1961

69%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Lambton Baby Point	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	69%	22%	18%

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Older homes69% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Lambton Baby Point 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 Lambton Baby Point

15pages on Lambton Baby Point

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 13.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻67 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁺56% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Lambton House and 31 more in and around Lambton Baby Point

The best-known places to visit in and around Lambton Baby Point come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumLambton Housein town

GardenHigh Park1.8 km outside town, to the east

GardenHumber Bay Park3.3 km outside town, to the southeast

CathedralSt. John's Cathedral4.4 km outside town, to the east

ZooHigh Park Zoo1.9 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumMuseum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada3.3 km outside town, to the east

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

Photo credits (4)

High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Humber Bay Park: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. John's Cathedral: Eastmain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
High Park Zoo: Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lambton Baby Point

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Lambton Baby Point, one part of Toronto; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

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

Population: 7,966 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Lambton Baby Point’s neighbours

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

Runnymede-Bloor West VillageKingsway SouthRockcliffe-SmytheJunction AreaEdenbridge-Humber ValleyHigh Park NorthLambton Baby Point

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lambton Baby Point	7,966	—	A⁻	D⁻	A⁺	A
Runnymede-Bloor West Village	10,129	1	A⁻	C⁻	B	A
Kingsway South	8,935	1.3	A	C⁺	B⁻	A
Rockcliffe-Smythe	22,242	1.8	C⁺	D⁻	B⁻	A
Junction Area	14,205	2.1	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Edenbridge-Humber Valley	15,480	2.5	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
High Park North	22,162	2.6	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Lambton Baby Point

How old are the people of Lambton Baby Point?

The typical resident is 41 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 15% of the population and under-15s at 20%.

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).