Rosedale-Moore ParkToronto
20,268 people live in this neighbourhood in Toronto. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Rosedale-Moore Park a good place to live?
Rosedale-Moore Park does the important things well, at a cost. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+). With a B+ overall, Rosedale-Moore Park is better than 72% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #207 of 858 in Ontario. Health outcomes beat most towns (A). The catch is cost of living (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 Rosedale-Moore Park grades
Each subject compares Rosedale-Moore 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 Rosedale-Moore Park stand out
The 3 things Rosedale-Moore Park does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosedale-Moore Park.
For health, Rosedale-Moore Park is ahead of 89% of Canadian towns
Smoking takes in nearly one in ten adults, age-standardised, lower than 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 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 84.7 years at birth, 87.2 for women and 82.0 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Rosedale-Moore Park is well placed: 1.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rosedale-Moore 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the City of Toronto Health Unit)
Home ownership in Rosedale-Moore Park, 58%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Toronto metro area
Just over a third of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to nearly a fifth of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rosedale-Moore Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 34% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 58% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 22% | 20% |
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.
Rosedale-Moore Park has higher household incomes than 98% of Canadian towns
On average, the journey to work lasts 26 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rosedale-Moore Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 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.
4 school boards overlap in Rosedale-Moore Park, covering Ontario’s four systems
The largest is Northern Secondary School, with 2,075 students. Of the 93 with results, 52 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. The Catholic boards run 22 of its 121 schools, below the 34% in Ontario.
| 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 |
| Northern Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,075 | English public |
| Collège français secondaire FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 155 | French public |
| Clinton Street Junior Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 315 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rosedale-Moore Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Flood mapping exists for Rosedale-Moore Park: 1 on record, latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
2.7% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, below Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquake risk in Rosedale-Moore Park is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rosedale-Moore 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 · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Toronto
For safety, Rosedale-Moore Park gets a C−
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Toronto service area
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 Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rosedale-Moore 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
Winters are mild in Rosedale-Moore Park: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Frost comes on 101 days a year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. A July afternoon in Rosedale-Moore Park typically reaches 27.0°C. A normal January brings 40 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rosedale-Moore 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 |
| Precipitation a year | 823 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (City))
An older town: 28% of people in Rosedale-Moore Park are 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
18% speak both English and French, above both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15.
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 53.5% of Rosedale-Moore Park
Here the census found 10,840 women and 9,415 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Rosedale-Moore Park | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 4.8% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 80% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Rosedale-Moore Park runs from 2°C to 8°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Toronto. Next comes December, with normal highs of 3°C and lows of −3°C. Precipitation in November averages 71 mm. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November.
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
Toronto Public Library - Deer Park and Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library are Rosedale-Moore Park’s two public libraries
Rosedale-Moore 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
Rouge National Urban Park lies 20 km beyond Rosedale-Moore Park’s edge
Swimmers have 14 beaches within 5 km, West Landing the nearest. Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 1.9 km off. The closest provincial park is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 42 km from the edge of town. OpenStreetMap shows 8 walking routes nearby, including the Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk and Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rosedale-Moore 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
Before 1961: 46% of the homes in Rosedale-Moore Park
Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Studio Building 1913
| Heritage | Rosedale-Moore Park | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 46% | 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 Rosedale-Moore Park
TD Gallery and 124 more in and around Rosedale-Moore Park
From museums to parks and historic sites: Rosedale-Moore Park’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumTD Galleryin town
Big drawAttractionCN Tower3.2 km outside town, to the south · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum700 m outside town, to the southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario2 km outside town, to the south · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma1.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBata Shoe Museum1.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- TD Gallery: OhanaUnited Talk page, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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 Rosedale-Moore Park
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Rosedale-Moore Park, one part of Toronto; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 20,268 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3520005
Rosedale-Moore Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 20,268 | — | B+ | D | C− | A |
| North St.James Town | 18,733 | 1.5 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Church-Wellesley | 22,415 | 1.7 | C+ | D− | C | A |
| Yonge-St.Clair | 13,177 | 1.7 | A | D− | A | A |
| Bay-Cloverhill | 17,591 | 2 | B− | D− | B | A |
| Playter Estates-Danforth | 7,712 | 2 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| Casa Loma | 11,369 | 2.1 | A | D− | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rosedale-Moore Park
Do people in Rosedale-Moore Park speak French?
18% 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.
How old are the people of Rosedale-Moore Park?
The median resident is 49.7 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 12% are under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
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).