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Oakdale-Beverley HeightsToronto

21,386 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Toronto. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.

Population

21,386

people, Census 2021

Median age

39.9

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

41%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

31%

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

TownGrade

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Is Oakdale-Beverley Heights a good place to live?

Oakdale-Beverley Heights grades low on several counts. Its weakest is cost of living (D−). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, better than 9% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #836 of 858 in Ontario. Incomes are on the low side (D−). Schools are weaker too (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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living D⁻Jobs & income

What makes Oakdale-Beverley Heights stand out

The 3 things Oakdale-Beverley Heights does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

12 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $900,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

31% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

How Oakdale-Beverley Heights grades

Each subject compares Oakdale-Beverley Heights 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 →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedD⁻Open →HealthNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsDOpen →SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oakdale-Beverley Heights.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in Oakdale-Beverley Heights, 43%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

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

Rent took a third of household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$900,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Oakdale-Beverley Heights$900,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	33%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	43%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	28%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Owners and renters43% own their home Cost of living12 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $900,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Trips to work from Oakdale-Beverley Heights take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average

31%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van67%

Public transit30%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	37 min	29 min	26 min

$74,900

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

73%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment17% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work31% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Oakdale-Beverley Heights for health: it beats 89% of Canadian towns

Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, near both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. A baby born in the region can expect 84.7 years, 87.2 for a girl and 82.0 for a boy (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. Oakdale-Beverley Heights doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Toronto Health Unit.

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Oakdale-Beverley Heights50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	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

1.5 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

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Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.5 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

SchoolsSchools D

In Oakdale-Beverley Heights, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

32,845 students attend the 68 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Oakdale-Beverley Heights. On results, 62 of its 78 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 83; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it.

83schools within 3 kmDSchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
St Jane Frances Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	705	English Catholic
St Basil-the-Great College School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,130	English Catholic
ÉÉC Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	140	French Catholic
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 83 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public52

English Catholic29

French Catholic1

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

32,845

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school83 schools within 3 km · 68 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results8 of 78 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 83 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Oakdale-Beverley Heights?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety C⁻

Oakdale-Beverley Heights earns a C− for safety

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, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

66Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

2023–2025	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	93	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	34.4	30.5	31.2

17.4

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Oakdale-Beverley Heights’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Oakdale-Beverley Heights 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: the Toronto service area

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A flood study covers Oakdale-Beverley Heights: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from 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). NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Oakdale-Beverley Heights, near the typical $0.030.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Oakdale-Beverley Heights2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	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

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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 · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Toronto

Climate

Winters are mild in Oakdale-Beverley Heights: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. Frost comes on 101 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 27.0°C in Oakdale-Beverley Heights.

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	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

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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 station11 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

More of Oakdale-Beverley Heights belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 69%

15% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike.

39.9median age

Oakdale-Beverley HeightsOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%

Postsecondary qualification41%

Women and men · all residents

52.0% of Oakdale-Beverley Heights’ residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 11,130 women and 10,285 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Oakdale-Beverley Heights
	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	17%	15%	16%
15 to 64	68%	65%	64%
65+	15%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	27%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	41%	56%	56%

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Ages39.9 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households7,695 households English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Oakdale-Beverley Heights, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 2°C nights

November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees 3°C afternoons and −3°C nights. Precipitation in November averages 71 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Toronto is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

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

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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⁻

Oakdale-Beverley Heights’s public library is Toronto Public Library - Black Creek

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

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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

Outdoors

Within 26 km of Oakdale-Beverley Heights: Rouge National Urban Park

8.0 km out lies the largest, Humber Marshes, at 31 ha. 9 protected areas lie within 10 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 38 km away.

0.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Oakdale-Beverley Heights0.9%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.9%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

26 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

38 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas9 protected areas within 10 km · Humber Marshes National & provincial parks26 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

34% of Oakdale-Beverley Heights’s homes were built before 1961

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Oakdale-Beverley Heights	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	22%	18%

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Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Oakdale-Beverley Heights have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Downsview Park and 5 more in and around Oakdale-Beverley Heights

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Oakdale-Beverley Heights, the best known first.

All attractions →

GardenDownsview Park1.4 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumBlack Creek Pioneer Village4.1 km outside town, to the north

MuseumCanadian Air and Space Museum2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Art galleryArt galleryThe Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University4 km outside town, to the north Art galleryArt galleryGales Gallery3.9 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumYork Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Photo credits (3)

Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Black Creek Pioneer Village: John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Air and Space Museum: Hawklord2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oakdale-Beverley Heights

15pages on Oakdale-Beverley Heights

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 12 × income Property pricesSchoolsD83 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteD⁻51% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.9 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Oakdale-Beverley Heights

No notable person born in Oakdale-Beverley Heights is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Paul CoffeyCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Weston · born 1961

Adam OatesCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Weston · born 1962

Craig RamsayCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Weston · born 1951

Joseph TyrrellCanadian geologist · born in Weston · 1858–1957

DalbelloCanadian songwriter · born in Weston · born 1959

Paul MartiniFigure skater · born in Weston · born 1960

Photo credits

Paul Coffey: Mother Pucker, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Adam Oates: Alena Schwarz, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Joseph Tyrrell: Canadian Press Syndicate, Public domain · Paul Martini: Wolfgang Thieme, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oakdale-Beverley Heights’ neighbours

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

RusticPelmo Park-HumberleaDownsviewMaple LeafGlenfield-Jane HeightsWestonOakdale-Beverley Heights

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Oakdale-Beverley Heights	21,386	—	D	D⁻	C⁻	A
Rustic	9,543	1.5	C⁻	D⁻	B	A
Pelmo Park-Humberlea	11,396	2	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Downsview	18,055	2.4	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Maple Leaf	10,040	2.4	C⁺	D⁻	A⁻	A
Glenfield-Jane Heights	30,197	2.5	C⁻	D⁻	B⁻	A
Weston	18,896	2.7	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A

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

Questions about Oakdale-Beverley Heights

How old are the people of Oakdale-Beverley Heights?

Its median age is 39.9, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

About Oakdale-Beverley Heights

Neighbourhood in Toronto

Oakdale-Beverley Heights is a neighbourhood of Toronto, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 21,386 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

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).