Old East YorkToronto

Measured against local pay, Old East York costs more to live in than 98% of Canadian towns

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

Owners make up 65% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 25% of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

For health, Old East York is ahead of 90% of Canadian towns

In the health survey, half of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, near Ontario’s towns (51%) and lower than Canadian towns (52%). People in the region live to 84.7 on average: 87.2 for women and 82.0 for men in 2022/2024. At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. For Old East York itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.2 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Old East York’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,755 students. Catholic schools are fewer here, 17 of 92, where in Ontario they are 34%. Of its 76 tested schools, 35 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 25 in the bottom two. 44,280 students attend the 73 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Old East York.

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

Of the homes tested for radon, 2.7% were over 200 Bq/m³, below Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. For earthquakes Old East York is middling, $0.043 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

Old East York earns a B+ for safety

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. 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). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Toronto service area, Old East York included.

Old East York has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C

Midsummer afternoons in Old East York peak at about 27.0°C. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, lower than 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. The most precipitation falls in June: 82 mm in a normal year.

Household incomes in Old East York top those of 85% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work takes 30 min.

Visible minorities make up more of Old East York than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 28%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.7% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%.

Old East York in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 2°C

About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches 3°C and a night falls to −3°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto forecast.

Old East York has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Todmorden Room

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

Rouge National Urban Park lies 16 km beyond Old East York’s edge

42 km from town is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. For a swim, Kew Beach is the nearest of 15 beaches within 5 km. Walkers have 3 mapped routes close by, starting with the Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 2 and Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk.

Before 1961: 70% of the homes in Old East York