Pleasant ViewToronto
It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto. 15,248 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Toronto.
Is Pleasant View a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Safety is where it shines (A). At B+ overall, Pleasant View ranks #224 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 71% of Canadian towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). What counts against it is cost of living (D−). Work and incomes lag (C−).
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.
What makes Pleasant View stand out
The 3 things Pleasant View does most differently from other towns.
How Pleasant View grades
Each subject compares Pleasant View with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pleasant View.
Rent takes more of local pay in Pleasant View than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income
Households that own their home make up 73%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Pleasant View | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Toronto metro area, not by town
Pleasant View is graded an A 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 both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34.4 per 1,000 a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Pleasant View | 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
For health, Pleasant View is ahead of 87% of Canadian towns
Measured across the City of Toronto Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. Lives here run to 84.7 years on average, above Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.5 km from the average resident of Pleasant View, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Pleasant View | 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
Trips to work from Pleasant View take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Pleasant View | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Hazards in Pleasant View are mild: low wildfire and earthquake risk, and 2.7% of area homes above the radon guideline
The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Toronto
NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Pleasant View, near the typical $0.030. No flood study for Pleasant View is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Pleasant View | 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
Pleasant View’s schools belong to 6 boards that cover the same streets
The largest is A Y Jackson Secondary School, with 1,400 students. 2 of the 83 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Results are mixed: 31 of 75 schools above the middle in Ontario, 22 below it. The 3 km around Pleasant View counts 69 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 29,030 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Manor Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | Elementary · Grades JK–5 | 805 | English public |
| A Y Jackson Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,400 | English public |
| ÉÉC Sainte-Madeleine FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 180 | French Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Pleasant View | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Summer runs warm in Pleasant View: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Midwinter nights in Pleasant View bottom out at −10.1°C on average. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 87 mm. Most of the snow comes in January, about 40 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Pleasant View | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 27.3°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −10.1°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport))
Visible minorities make up more of Pleasant View than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 67%
Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.1% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The under-15s are 12% of the population here.
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 51.9% of Pleasant View
7,340 men and 7,920 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Pleasant View | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Pleasant View: −1°C at night, 7°C by day
A normal November brings 77 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −6°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −10°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −9°C | 177 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 1°C | 211 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 14°C | 244 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 5°C | 230 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Pleasant View’s public library is Toronto Public Library - Pleasant View
Toronto Public Library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Pleasant View among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rouge National Urban Park lies 11 km beyond Pleasant View’s edge
Within 10 km are 17 protected areas. E.T. Seton Park (130 ha) is the biggest, 6.4 km from town. The closest provincial park is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 33 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Pleasant View | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Toronto Botanical Garden and 3 more in and around Pleasant View
From museums to parks and historic sites: Pleasant View’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
GardenToronto Botanical Garden5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHistoric Zion Schoolhouse1.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSt. Mark's Coptic Museum1.1 km outside town, to the northZooZooBeverly Hills Doggie Hotel2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Pleasant View
Pleasant View’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View | 15,248 | — | B+ | D− | A | A |
| L'Amoreaux West | 21,575 | 0.9 | B | D− | A− | A |
| Henry Farm | 19,953 | 1.8 | B+ | D− | A | A |
| Don Valley Village | 26,972 | 1.8 | B | D− | B | A |
| Hillcrest Village | 16,374 | 2.5 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan | 27,526 | 2.6 | B | D− | A− | A |
| East L'Amoreaux | 21,533 | 2.6 | B+ | D− | A | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Pleasant View
Is Pleasant View a young town or an old one?
At 45.3, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 12% of the population and seniors 22%.
About Pleasant View
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Pleasant View 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
- 15,248 (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).