Playter Estates-DanforthToronto
This neighbourhood in Toronto has a population of 7,712. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Playter Estates-Danforth a good place to live?
Playter Estates-Danforth’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is walkability (A+). Add health to its strengths (A). Buying in is costly (D−). Crime is the sore point (C−). The overall grade lands at B−, better than just over half of Canadian towns. It ranks #498 of 858 in Ontario.
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.
How Playter Estates-Danforth grades
Each subject compares Playter Estates-Danforth 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Playter Estates-Danforth stand out
The 3 things Playter Estates-Danforth does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Playter Estates-Danforth.
Fewer households own their home in Playter Estates-Danforth than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 48%
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Toronto metro area
Rent took 27% of household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 29% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 48% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 29% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 22% | 20% |
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.
Few places match Playter Estates-Danforth for health: it beats 89% of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 84.7, above 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. At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.6 km from the average resident of Playter Estates-Danforth, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Playter Estates-Danforth shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the City of Toronto Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Playter Estates-Danforth | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
4 school boards overlap in Playter Estates-Danforth, covering Ontario’s four systems
35,010 students attend the 63 elementary schools, 21 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Playter Estates-Danforth. The largest is Riverdale Collegiate Institute, with 1,600 students. Results are mixed: 30 of 68 schools above the middle in Ontario, 22 below it. Schooling in French is on offer at 8 of 86; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorncliffe Park Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 1–5 | Elementary · Grades 1–5 | 1,305 | English public |
| Riverdale Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,600 | English public |
| ÉÉC du Bon-Berger FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 100 | French Catholic |
| Collège français secondaire FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 155 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Playter Estates-Danforth earns a C− for safety
Shared with the rest of the Toronto service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
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).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 93 | 76 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Playter Estates-Danforth is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Toronto
Radon topped the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes, below Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Playter Estates-Danforth, near the typical $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Playter Estates-Danforth | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Playter Estates-Danforth has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C
Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 208 days. There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in January, about 40 cm. Playter Estates-Danforth sees July afternoons of 27.0°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Playter Estates-Danforth | 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 |
| Precipitation a year | 823 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (City))
Playter Estates-Danforth is more bilingual than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 19% speak both languages
Under 15: 14% of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.7% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 19% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.4% of Playter Estates-Danforth
Of the 2021 count, 3,885 were women and 3,820 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 71% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Playter Estates-Danforth, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 2°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. Then December: 3°C by day, −3°C at night. About 12 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
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Playter Estates-Danforth has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - Pape/Danforth, 0.9 km away
Playter Estates-Danforth is served by Toronto public library, the library of all of Toronto, so the figures here are the city’s, for 3,110,984 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Playter Estates-Danforth has higher household incomes than 77% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 28 min, near Ontario’s towns (29 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Playter Estates-Danforth is 19 km from Rouge National Urban Park
For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 44 km off. E.T. Seton Park (130 ha) is the biggest, 1.8 km from town. Named trails close by number 5, the Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 2 and Don Valley Hills and Dales Discovery Walk 1 among them.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
60% of Playter Estates-Danforth’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Playter Estates-Danforth | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 60% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Playter Estates-Danforth
CN Tower and 99 more in and around Playter Estates-Danforth
A first look at Playter Estates-Danforth’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Big drawAttractionCN Tower4.2 km outside town, to the south · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario3.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma3.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBata Shoe Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Ontario: Owen Byrne from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Playter Estates-Danforth
Neighbourhood in Toronto
TownRatings splits Toronto into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Playter Estates-Danforth is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,712 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3520005
Playter Estates-Danforth’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playter Estates-Danforth | 7,712 | — | B− | D− | C− | A |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 0.9 | A− | D | B | A |
| Broadview North | 11,080 | 1.1 | B+ | D− | A− | A |
| Blake-Jones | 7,494 | 1.4 | B | D− | B | A |
| North St.James Town | 18,733 | 1.8 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Cabbagetown-South St.James Town | 11,205 | 1.9 | B− | D− | C | A |
| South Riverdale | 28,264 | 2 | B | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Playter Estates-Danforth
Do people in Playter Estates-Danforth speak French?
19% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.
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).