RusticToronto
It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto. Home to 9,543 people, this neighbourhood lies in Toronto.
Is Rustic a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Homes are dear (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−). Health is where it shines (A). It is strong on walkability as well (A+). The overall grade comes out at C−, #744 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 22% of Canadian towns.
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 Rustic grades
Each subject compares Rustic 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 Rustic stand out
The 3 things Rustic does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rustic.
Home ownership in Rustic, 37%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 21% of households, close to Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rustic | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 37% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 37% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 22% | 18% |
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: one figure for all of the Toronto metro area
Commuters in Rustic travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 36 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rustic | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 36 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.
Rustic scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
Measured across the City of Toronto Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
Residents have 0.9 km to cover to reach a hospital, below both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). In the health survey, 50% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy in the region is 84.7 years (87.2 for women, 82.0 for men, 2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rustic | 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
Four parallel systems run Rustic’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
2 of the 63 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. On results, 48 of its 60 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. The 3 km around Rustic counts 52 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools, 25,195 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 755 | English Catholic |
| St Basil-the-Great College School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,130 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 140 | French Catholic |
| George Anderson Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–5 | Elementary · Grades JK–5 | 140 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rustic | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
A flood study covers Rustic: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Toronto
Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Rustic, near the typical $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rustic | 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
Frost comes to Rustic less often than to 89% of Canadian towns
A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rustic sees January nights of −6.7°C on average. Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. Summer highs average 27.0°C in July, close to Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C).
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rustic | 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))
Rustic gets a B for safety
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 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, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rustic | 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
More of Rustic belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 64%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.1% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
54.6% of Rustic’s residents are women
Here the census found 4,330 men and 5,210 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Rustic | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 39% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 8°C in Rustic, nights around 2°C
December follows at 3°C by day and −3°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. In November, the normal is 71 mm of rain and snow. 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
Rustic has no public library of its own; the nearest is Toronto Public Library - Black Creek, 1.3 km away
Toronto public library serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, Rustic among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 27 km of Rustic: Rouge National Urban Park
The largest named area nearby is Humber Marshes, 31 ha, 6.3 km away. 6 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 38 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rustic | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Rustic
Downsview Park and 4 more in and around Rustic
Sights in Rustic and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
GardenDownsview Park2.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCanadian Air and Space Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumLambton House4.5 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt gallery8×74.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumYork Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Air and Space Museum: Hawklord2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Rustic
No notable person born in Rustic is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Paul Coffey: Mother Pucker, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Adam Oates: Alena Schwarz, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Joseph Tyrrell: Canadian Press Syndicate, Public domain · Paul Martini: Wolfgang Thieme, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Rustic
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Rustic is one of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,543 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3520005
Rustic’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic | 9,543 | — | C− | D− | B | A |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury | 17,541 | 1.4 | C− | D− | B− | A |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 21,386 | 1.5 | D | D− | C− | A |
| Maple Leaf | 10,040 | 1.8 | C+ | D− | A− | A |
| Weston | 18,896 | 1.9 | C− | D− | C+ | A |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 11,396 | 2.7 | C− | D− | C+ | A |
| Downsview | 18,055 | 2.7 | C− | D− | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rustic
Is Rustic a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 41.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).