Newtonbrook EastToronto

Rent takes more of local pay in Newtonbrook East than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% of household income

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

62% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 43% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Four parallel systems run Newtonbrook East’s schools through 6 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

Of the 64, 3 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Results lean high: 34 of 57 in the top two fifths in Ontario. Earl Haig Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,175 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Newtonbrook East has 51 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 26,210 students.

Newtonbrook East scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the City of Toronto Health Unit

By their own account, 50% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, about level with Ontario’s towns (51%) and below Canadian towns (52%). Women in the region live to 87.2 and men to 82.0, 84.7 years taken together (2022/2024). At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Newtonbrook East is well placed: 0.8 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Commuters in Newtonbrook East travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 35 min on average

Newtonbrook East is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

In Health Canada’s survey, just 2.7% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk in Newtonbrook East sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of the town’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). Newtonbrook East shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Toronto.

Newtonbrook East gets a B for safety

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 both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

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

The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days. Newtonbrook East sees January nights of −10.1°C on average. A normal January brings 40 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to June: 87 mm on average.

More of Newtonbrook East belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 76%

Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 10%, below both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%).

What November brings in Newtonbrook East: −1°C at night, 7°C by day

July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −10°C. Expect about 77 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −6°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 12 cm.

Newtonbrook East has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library, 2.6 km away

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto public library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Newtonbrook East among them.

Within 17 km of Newtonbrook East: Rouge National Urban Park

36 km from town is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The 10 km around town hold 22 protected areas. Within 10 km of the town, 1.8% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.