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Scarborough City Centre, Jan 2017

Malvern EastToronto

TownGrade
B−
#1,190 of 2,556

It is a neighbourhood of 26,113 residents in Toronto. It is one of the 158 neighbourhoods that make up Toronto.

6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: EelamStyleZ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scarborough City Centre, Jan 2017

Malvern East, Toronto · Photo: EelamStyleZ · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population
26,113
people, Census 2021
Median age
39.5
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
52%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
25%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Malvern East a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Overall, Malvern East earns a B−, which places it #452 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 54% of Canadian towns. Residents are healthier than most (A). Walkability is another plus (A+). Prices are high against local incomes (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well (D).

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.

How Malvern East grades

Each subject compares Malvern East 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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Malvern East stand out

The 3 things Malvern East does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malvern East.

HousingCost of living D−

Renting in Malvern East eats 28% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$700,000median home value, 2021D−Cost of living Grade

Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

The owner-occupied share of households is 70%. 29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Malvern East$700,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Malvern EastOntarioCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter29%22%18%
Rent as a share of income28%22%20%
Median home value, 2021$700,000$695,000$406,000
Households owning their home70%76%74%
$2,045
monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

HealthHealth A

Health in Malvern East beats 90% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Measured across the City of Toronto Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, in line with Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.7, women 87.2 and men 82.0 (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Malvern East50%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthMalvern EastOntarioCanada
Life expectancy at birth84.782.881.5
Smokers9.2%10%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)16%17%17%
Very good or excellent health50%51%52%
84.7
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
1.1 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
9.2%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.6 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Malvern East travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 37 min on average

25%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van72%
Public transit24%
Walk1%
Census 2021Malvern EastOntarioCanada
Average trip37 min29 min26 min
$87,800
median household income, 2020
22%
worked from home, May 2021
78%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

SafetySafety A−

Malvern East gets an A− for safety

66Crime Severity Index

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, above 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, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369
202469
202560
2023–2025Malvern EastOntarioCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index937686
Property crime per 1,00034.430.531.2
5.9
violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year
56
non-violent Crime Severity Index
31%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A−

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

Lowwildfire bandA−Hazard risk Grade

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. For earthquakes Malvern East is middling, $0.043 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

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

Malvern East2.7%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsMalvern EastOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline2.7%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.043$0.043$0.030
Low
wildfire band
7.1 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
1
flood study on the national inventory

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

SchoolsSchools C+

Schools in Malvern East: 3 boards, side by side

63schools within 3 kmC+Schools Grade

The 56 with results split, 17 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 26 in the lower. St John Paul II Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,355 students. In French: one of the 63 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. The 3 km around Malvern East counts 58 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, 21,850 students between them.

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Tredway Woodsworth Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8590English public
St John Paul II Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–121,355English Catholic
ÉÉC Saint-Jean-de-Lalande FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8135French Catholic
Iroquois Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6285English public

See all 63 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public43
English Catholic19
French Catholic1
Schools within 3 kmMalvern EastOntarioCanada
School boards343
21,850
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
0.5 km
to the nearest secondary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Summer runs warm in Malvern East: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal June brings 87 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days. Winter lows in Malvern East average −10.1°C in January. Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C
Spring11.9°C
Summer26.1°C
Autumn14.5°C
Normals, 1991–2020Malvern EastOntarioCanada
July afternoon high27.3°C26.7°C25.5°C
January night low−10.1°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
Days with frost a year145139159
145
days with frost a year
161
frost-free days, 3 May to 13 Oct
113
days with precipitation a year

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Malvern East than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 89%

39.5median age

Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. 0.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Malvern EastOntarioCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%
Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

52.1% of Malvern East’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 13,605 women and 12,525 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Malvern East
Malvern EastOntarioCanada
Under 1515%15%16%
15 to 6468%65%64%
65+17%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree18%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification52%56%56%

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

Weather

A normal November in Malvern East runs from −1°C to 7°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Markham. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −6°C. November normally sees 77 mm of precipitation.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C
December2°C
January−2°C
February−1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter0°C−9°C177 mm
Spring12°C1°C211 mm
Summer26°C14°C244 mm
Autumn15°C5°C230 mm
−1°C
a normal November night
77 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B−

Malvern East has two public libraries, Toronto Public Library - Burrows Hall and Toronto Public Library - Malvern

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 0.8 km from Malvern East: Rouge National Urban Park

3.4%of the land within 10 km protected

A provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, lies 27 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 3.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 16 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Malvern East3.4%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsMalvern EastOntarioCanada
Protected land within 10 km3.4%2.3%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km444
0.8 km
to Rouge National Urban Park
27 km
to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Malvern East

15pages on Malvern East
Nearby attractions

Toronto Zoo and 12 more in and around Malvern East

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

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (4)

Famous people from around Malvern East

No notable person born in Malvern East is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

About Malvern East

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Malvern East, 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
26,113 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
City
Toronto
Census subdivision
3520005

Malvern East’s neighbours

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

Malvern WestMorningside HeightsMorningsideHighland CreekWoburn NorthAgincourt South-Malvern WestMalvern WestMorningside HeightsMorningsideHighland CreekWoburn NorthAgincourt South-Malvern WestMalvern East
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Malvern East26,113—B−D−A−A
Malvern West17,3540.9BD−B+A
Morningside Heights24,9721.9BDBA
Morningside17,7082.7B−D−B+A
Highland Creek12,6783.6BDB+A
Woburn North26,6624.2CD−B−A
Agincourt South-Malvern West24,4384.5C+D−B−A

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

Questions about Malvern East

How old are the people of Malvern East?

The median resident is 39.5 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 17% 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).