North St.James TownToronto

Renting in North St.James Town eats 41% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

The median home value was $700,000, close to Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and above Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 36% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. North St.James Town shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Toronto metro area.

Trips to work from North St.James Town take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 35 min on average

North St.James Town scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

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

The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%. A child born in the region can expect 84.7 years, 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. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.8 km from the average resident of North St.James Town, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

A flood study covers North St.James Town: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Earthquake risk for the city of Toronto

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Seismic risk in North St.James Town sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

4 school boards overlap in North St.James Town, covering Ontario’s four systems

Only 14 of the 73 are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario. The largest is Riverdale Collegiate Institute, with 1,600 students. Results are mixed: 25 of 52 schools above the middle in Ontario, 18 below it. Within 3 km of North St.James Town are 51 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, teaching 22,790 students.

North St.James Town has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

A normal June brings 82 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 101 days of frost in a typical 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. North St.James Town sees July afternoons of 27.0°C on average.

For safety, North St.James Town gets a C+

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.

More of North St.James Town belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 71%

Retirement age and beyond: 11% of residents are 65 or older. 12% are under 15, below Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike.

North St.James Town in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 2°C

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

Toronto Public Library - St. James Town is North St.James Town’s public library

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, North St.James Town among them.

Rouge National Urban Park is 22 km from North St.James Town

The largest named area nearby is E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 3.6 km away. The closest provincial park is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 42 km from the edge of town. 8 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the PATH and Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk. For a swim, West Landing is the nearest of 16 beaches within 5 km.