Regent ParkToronto
The neighbourhood, home to 12,797 people, lies in Toronto. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Regent Park a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Homes are dear (D−). Also worth knowing: people here tend to be in good health (A). Add walkability to its strengths (A+). Overall, that makes a B−, good for #511 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 50% of Canadian towns. Work and incomes lag (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.
How Regent Park grades
Each subject compares Regent Park 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 Regent Park stand out
The 3 things Regent Park does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Regent Park.
Renting in Regent Park eats 38% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns
Owners put the median home at $650,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 32% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Regent Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 38% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $650,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Toronto metro area
Trips to work from Regent Park take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Regent Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Regent Park scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Toronto Health Unit
A baby born in the region can expect 84.7 years, 87.2 for a girl and 82.0 for a boy (2022/2024). 9.2% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. For Regent Park itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Regent Park | 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
Regent Park is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 2.7% of homes, lower than both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk in Regent Park sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Regent Park doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Toronto.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Regent Park | 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
4 school boards overlap in Regent Park, covering Ontario’s four systems
Catholic schools are fewer here, 13 of 69, where in Ontario they are 34%. Riverdale Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,600 students. In French: 6 of the 69 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Results are mixed: 18 of 49 schools above the middle in Ontario, 18 below it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 740 | English public |
| Riverdale Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,600 | English public |
| École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 270 | French public |
| 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 | Regent Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Winters are mild in Regent Park: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
July afternoons reach 27.0°C on average, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Regent Park | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (City))
More of Regent Park belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 71%
Children under 15 make up 14%, below Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Over-65s are a tenth 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
50.3% of Regent Park’s residents are women
Here the census found 6,450 women and 6,365 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Regent Park | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 77% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9.8% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 60% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Regent Park, November normally means 8°C afternoons and 2°C nights
December follows at 3°C by day and −3°C by night. November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 9 cm over the month. ECCC’s forecast for Toronto is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
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
No public library stands in Regent Park: the closest, Toronto Public Library - Parliament Street, is 0.6 km away
Regent Park 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
Regent Park is graded a B− 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, higher than 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 | Regent Park | 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
A national park 21 km from Regent Park: Rouge National Urban Park
Within 5 km are 40 beaches; West Landing is the nearest. 4.1 km out lies the largest, E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 42 km away. Named trails close by number 8, the PATH and Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk among them.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Regent Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Regent Park: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers
12% of its homes were built before 1961, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Don Brewery 1876
| Heritage | Regent Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 12% | 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 Regent Park
The Lost & Found and 104 more in and around Regent Park
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Regent Park, the best known first.
Big drawAttractionCN Tower2.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum2.4 km outside town, to the west · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario2.3 km outside town, to the southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBata Shoe Museum2.8 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- 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
About Regent Park
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Where Regent Park begins and ends inside Toronto is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 12,797 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3520005
Regent Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent Park | 12,797 | — | B− | D− | B− | A |
| Moss Park | 22,701 | 0.7 | C | D− | D | A |
| Cabbagetown-South St.James Town | 11,205 | 0.9 | B− | D− | C | A |
| Downtown Yonge East | 18,251 | 1.3 | C | D− | D | A |
| North St.James Town | 18,733 | 1.6 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands | 31,360 | 1.6 | B | D− | C+ | A |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 1.6 | A− | D | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Regent Park
How old are the people of Regent Park?
At 35.1, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 10%.
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).