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Lawrence Park SouthToronto

TownGrade

#121 of 2,556

In Toronto, this neighbourhood has 15,018 residents. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

15,018

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.4

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

76%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

30%

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

Is Lawrence Park South a good place to live?

Lawrence Park South’s overall grade is A, better than 93% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #31 of 858 in Ontario. On schools it is strong (A). It is strong on walkability as well (A+). Homes are dear (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 ASchools AHealth

How Lawrence Park South grades

Each subject compares Lawrence Park South 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 →SchoolsAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Lawrence Park South stand out

The 3 things Lawrence Park South does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$180,900 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

12.2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $2,200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

30% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lawrence Park South.

SchoolsSchools A

Lawrence Park South’s schools mostly beat the middle in Ontario, 40 of the 58 with results

63schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

Northern Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,075 students. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). None of them teaches in French, though one in ten schools in Ontario do. In or within 3 km of Lawrence Park South: 55 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools, with 29,790 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Northlea Elementary and Middle School Top fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	745	English public
Northern Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	2,075	English public
Cottingham Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	140	English public

See all 63 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public48

English Catholic15

Schools within 3 km	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
School boards	2	4	3

29,790

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLawrence Park South’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results40 of 58 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school63 schools within 3 km · 55 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools Language0 of 63 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards2 school boards · Toronto DSB Questions“What schools are there in Lawrence Park South?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

For health, Lawrence Park South is ahead of 90% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Shared with the rest of the City of Toronto Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

Homes here are 1.2 km from a hospital on average, below both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9.2% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Across the region, life runs to 84.7 years on average: women 87.2, men 82.0, in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lawrence Park South50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lawrence Park South	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

1.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLawrence Park South’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 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⁻

Flood mapping exists for Lawrence Park South: 1 on record, latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon topped the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes, below Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquake risk in Lawrence Park South 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. Lawrence Park South doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Toronto.

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

Lawrence Park South2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lawrence Park South	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 pageLawrence Park South’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

SafetySafety B⁺

Lawrence Park South is graded a B+ for safety

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).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

2.5

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLawrence Park South’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Toronto service area

Climate

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

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Most of the snow comes in January, about 40 cm. There are 101 days of frost in a typical 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. Lawrence Park South sees July afternoons of 27.0°C on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lawrence Park South	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
Precipitation a year	823 mm	902 mm	883 mm

101

days with frost a year

208

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov

104

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLawrence Park South’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 Snow146 cm of snow a year Weather station5.1 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Renting in Lawrence Park South costs 14% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$2,200,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Toronto metro area

24% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 68% of households.

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

Lawrence Park South$2,200,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	24%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	68%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLawrence Park South’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living12.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $2,200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters68% own their home

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.

Who lives here

More people in Lawrence Park South speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 19%

43.4median age

0.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.

Lawrence Park SouthOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree8%

Postsecondary qualification76%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.3% of Lawrence Park South

Here the census found 7,860 women and 7,165 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Lawrence Park South
	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	18%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	8.2%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	76%	56%	56%

Full pageLawrence Park South’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French19% speak both · 0% speak French but not English Ages43.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households5,785 households

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

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

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of 3°C and lows of −3°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 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

Full pageLawrence Park South’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

Town hall

One councillor per 125,840 residents: Toronto is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities

As a neighbourhood of Toronto, Lawrence Park South shares the council elected in October 2022, with John Tory as mayor.

Turnout	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	30%	31%	31%

Full pageLawrence Park South’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentVince Gasparro council seats26

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Lawrence Park South has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Locke

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Lawrence Park South among them.

Full pageLawrence Park South’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Few Canadian towns have household incomes as high as Lawrence Park South’s

30%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 30 min, near Ontario’s towns (29 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van61%

Public transit23%

Walk7%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	30 min	29 min	26 min

$180,900

median household income, 2020

57%

worked from home, May 2021

85%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLawrence Park South’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

UnemploymentOf the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work30% 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.

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 19 km from Lawrence Park South

1.7%of the land within 10 km protected

One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 2.9 km away. For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 42 km off. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk and Northern Ravines & Gardens Discovery Walk.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lawrence Park South1.7%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.7%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	4	4

19 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

42 km

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

Full pageLawrence Park South’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas15 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks19 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk

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

History

69% of Lawrence Park South’s homes were built before 1961

1historic place

Inside the town there is 1 historic place, a top designation.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Eglinton Theatre 1935

1935

oldest construction date on the record

69%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Lawrence Park South	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	69%	22%	18%

Full pageLawrence Park South’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes69% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Eglinton Theatre Questions“How many historic places does Lawrence Park South 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 Lawrence Park South

15pages on Lawrence Park South

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costC⁺Homes 12.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsA63 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁻58% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.4 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Royal Ontario Museum and 43 more in and around Lawrence Park South

A first look at Lawrence Park South’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum4.4 km outside town, to the south · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Historic houseCasa Loma2.9 km outside town, to the south

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

Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum4.7 km outside town, to the east

GardenQueen's Park4.7 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumGardiner Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Photo credits (6)

Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Queen's Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gardiner Museum: Aviad2001, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Lawrence Park South

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Lawrence Park South is one of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 15,018 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Lawrence Park South’s neighbours

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

North TorontoYonge-EglintonLawrence Park NorthSouth Eglinton-DavisvilleBedford Park-NortownMount Pleasant EastLawrence Park South

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lawrence Park South	15,018	—	A	C⁺	B⁺	A
North Toronto	16,007	1.1	A⁻	D⁻	A⁻	A
Yonge-Eglinton	12,424	1.2	A⁻	D⁻	B⁻	A
Lawrence Park North	14,735	1.5	A⁺	C⁺	A⁻	A
South Eglinton-Davisville	23,380	1.7	A	D⁻	A	A
Bedford Park-Nortown	22,376	1.9	A⁻	C⁻	B⁻	A
Mount Pleasant East	16,373	2	A	D	A	A

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

Questions about Lawrence Park South

Do people in Lawrence Park South speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 19% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0%.

Is Lawrence Park South a young town or an old one?

At 43.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 18%.

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).