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Maple LeafToronto

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,622 of 2,556

This neighbourhood in Toronto has a population of 10,040. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

10,040

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.3

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

49%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

27%

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

Is Maple Leaf a good place to live?

Maple Leaf’s grades pull in different directions. Prices are high against local incomes (D−). With a C+ overall, Maple Leaf is better than just over two fifths of Canadian towns and ranks #600 of 858 in Ontario. Residents are healthier than most (A).

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⁻SafetyWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

How Maple Leaf grades

Each subject compares Maple Leaf 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

Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsC⁻Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsA⁻Open →Hazard riskBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Maple Leaf stand out

The 3 things Maple Leaf does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.6 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

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

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

27% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maple Leaf.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Maple Leaf eats 29% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Toronto metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a quarter of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). 55% of households own their home.

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

Maple Leaf$1,000,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Maple Leaf	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	29%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	55%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	26%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageMaple Leaf’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 living11.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,000,000, against the median household income Owners and renters55% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

HealthHealth A

Maple Leaf scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, close to both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 50% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). Life expectancy in the region is 84.7 years (87.2 for women, 82.0 for men, 2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the City of Toronto Health Unit, with Maple Leaf one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Maple Leaf50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Maple Leaf	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

0.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMaple Leaf’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 0.7 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 D

Commuters in Maple Leaf travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

27%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van71%

Public transit25%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Maple Leaf	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$86,100

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

75%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMaple Leaf’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment15% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work27% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SchoolsSchools C⁻

4 school boards overlap in Maple Leaf, covering Ontario’s four systems

66schools within 3 kmC⁻Schools Grade

2 of the 66 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Of the 63 with results, 46 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Also worth knowing: the 3 km around Maple Leaf counts 55 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools, 24,465 students between them.

School	Level	Students	System
Our Lady of Victory Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	640	English Catholic
Weston Collegiate Institute Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,015	English public
École élémentaire Mathieu-da-Costa FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	160	French public
George Anderson Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–5	Elementary · Grades JK–5	140	English public

See all 66 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public41

English Catholic23

French public1

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Maple Leaf	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

24,465

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMaple Leaf’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school66 schools within 3 km · 55 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools Results6 of 63 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 66 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Maple Leaf?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety A⁻

Maple Leaf’s grade for safety: an A−

66Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Property crime in its police area ran at 34.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

4.5

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMaple Leaf’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Maple Leaf’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Maple Leaf 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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A flood study covers Maple Leaf: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon topped the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes, lower than both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Maple Leaf as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Maple Leaf 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

Maple Leaf2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Maple Leaf	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 studies on the national inventory

Full pageMaple Leaf’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 flood studies 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

Climate

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

27.0°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. The thermometer drops below freezing on 101 days a 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. Midsummer afternoons in Maple Leaf peak at about 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	Maple Leaf	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

Full pageMaple Leaf’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 Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station8.2 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

More of Maple Leaf belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%

43.3median age

The under-15s are 15% of the population here. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, above both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%).

Maple LeafOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.1% of Maple Leaf

5,225 women and 4,810 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Maple Leaf
	Maple Leaf	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	65%	65%	64%
65+	20%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	56%	56%

Full pageMaple Leaf’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.3 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households3,605 households English and French4% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Maple Leaf in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 2°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches 3°C and a night falls to −3°C. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto 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

Full pageMaple Leaf’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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Maple Leaf has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - Amesbury Park, 1.2 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, Maple Leaf among them.

Full pageMaple Leaf’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

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 25 km from Maple Leaf: Rouge National Urban Park

0.5%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 39 km away. Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 9.6 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the North Park Trail.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Maple Leaf0.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Maple Leaf	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	4	4

25 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

39 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

Full pageMaple Leaf’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks25 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · North Park Trail

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

History

Before 1961: 38% of the homes in Maple Leaf

38%built before 1961

38%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Maple Leaf	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	38%	22%	18%

Full pageMaple Leaf’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes38% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Maple Leaf 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 Maple Leaf

15pages on Maple Leaf

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁻66 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteD51% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.3 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Downsview Park and 6 more in and around Maple Leaf

A first look at Maple Leaf’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

GardenDownsview Park2.1 km outside town, to the north

MuseumCanadian Air and Space Museum2.6 km outside town, to the north Art galleryArt gallery8×74.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art galleryArt galleryArt Avenue Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumBeth Tzedec Reuben And Helene Dennis Museum4.1 km outside town, to the east Ski hillSki hillEarl Bales Park Ski and Snowboard Centre4.7 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Photo credits (2)

Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Air and Space Museum: Hawklord2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Maple Leaf

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

How we find them →

George William AllanCanadian politician · born in Beechborough-Greenbrook · 1822–1901

Robert GrayCanadian athlete · born in Downsview · born 1956

Frieda FraserCanadian physician · born in Beechborough-Greenbrook · 1899–1994

Glen SharpleyCanadian ice hockey player · born in Beechborough-Greenbrook · born 1956

Kay PetreCanadian racing driver · born in Beechborough-Greenbrook · 1903–1994

Andrew VernerCanadian ice hockey player · born in Beechborough-Greenbrook · born 1972

Photo credits

George William Allan: William James Topley, Public domain · Frieda Fraser: Unknown author, Public domain · Glen Sharpley: Chicago Blackhawks / NHL, Public domain · Kay Petre: Unknown author, Public domain

About Maple Leaf

Neighbourhood in Toronto

The edges of Maple Leaf follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Toronto’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 10,040 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Maple Leaf’s neighbours

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

DownsviewRusticYorkdale-Glen ParkBrookhaven-AmesburyOakdale-Beverley HeightsBeechborough-GreenbrookMaple Leaf

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Maple Leaf	10,040	—	C⁺	D⁻	A⁻	A
Downsview	18,055	1.7	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Rustic	9,543	1.8	C⁻	D⁻	B	A
Yorkdale-Glen Park	17,043	1.9	C⁻	D⁻	D	A
Brookhaven-Amesbury	17,541	2	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	A
Oakdale-Beverley Heights	21,386	2.4	D	D⁻	C⁻	A
Beechborough-Greenbrook	6,419	2.5	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A

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

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).