St.Andrew-WindfieldsToronto
A neighbourhood of 17,005 in Toronto. Of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is St.Andrew-Windfields a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). St.Andrew-Windfields’s overall grade is B+, better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #285 of 858 in Ontario. Housing is expensive (D). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
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 St.Andrew-Windfields stand out
The 3 things St.Andrew-Windfields does most differently from other towns.
How St.Andrew-Windfields grades
Each subject compares St.Andrew-Windfields 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 →
The Aga Khan Museum and 15 more in and around St.Andrew-Windfields
A first look at St.Andrew-Windfields’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumOntario Science Centre4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenToronto Botanical Garden2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenEdwards Gardens2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCanadian Language Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumGibson House1.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Science Centre: BuBZ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwards Gardens: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Language Museum: Vlad Litvinov from Toronto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St.Andrew-Windfields.
Fewer households own their home in St.Andrew-Windfields than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 64%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a third of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took a fifth of household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and below Ontario’s towns (22%). St.Andrew-Windfields doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Toronto metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | St.Andrew-Windfields | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 34% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 64% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 22% | 20% |
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.
St.Andrew-Windfields scores better for health than 87% of Canadian towns
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the City of Toronto Health Unit
The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%. Lives here run to 84.7 years on average, above both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 50% against 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and St.Andrew-Windfields is well placed: 2.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | St.Andrew-Windfields | 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
St.Andrew-Windfields’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
The 77 with results split, 41 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 18 in the lower. Earl Haig Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,175 students. Counting a 3 km margin, St.Andrew-Windfields has 71 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools, for 35,330 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 930 | English public |
| Earl Haig Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,175 | English public |
| École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 225 | French public |
| Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 665 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | St.Andrew-Windfields | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
St.Andrew-Windfields is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Of the homes tested for radon, 2.7% were over 200 Bq/m³, below both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). For earthquakes St.Andrew-Windfields is middling, $0.043 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | St.Andrew-Windfields | 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 · Earthquake risk published for the city of Toronto, not by town
Winters are mild in St.Andrew-Windfields: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
July afternoons in St.Andrew-Windfields average 27.0°C. There are 101 days of frost in a typical year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | St.Andrew-Windfields | 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))
Fewer commuters in St.Andrew-Windfields drive than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 76%
The average trip to work takes 31 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | St.Andrew-Windfields | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 76% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 31 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.
St.Andrew-Windfields is graded a C+ for safety
The violent index for its police area came to 93, above both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in its police area ran at 34.4 per 1,000 residents 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 | St.Andrew-Windfields | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Toronto service area
Visible minorities make up more of St.Andrew-Windfields than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, higher than both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%.
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 52.0% of St.Andrew-Windfields
8,165 men and 8,845 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| St.Andrew-Windfields | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.6% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 72% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in St.Andrew-Windfields 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. November usually brings some 12 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm.
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
One councillor per 125,840 residents: Toronto is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities
Federally, St.Andrew-Windfields sits in Don Valley North, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Maggie Chi of the Liberal Party of Canada.
| Turnout | St.Andrew-Windfields | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 30% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to St.Andrew-Windfields is Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library, 2.5 km away
The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto public library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, St.Andrew-Windfields among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
St.Andrew-Windfields is 14 km from Rouge National Urban Park
Within 10 km of the town, 1.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 4.1 km off. The nearest provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, is 37 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | St.Andrew-Windfields | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about St.Andrew-Windfields
St.Andrew-Windfields’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 17,005 | — | B+ | D | C+ | A |
| Avondale | 13,803 | 1.4 | A− | D− | A | A |
| Bayview Village | 22,617 | 1.7 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| East Willowdale | 15,514 | 1.9 | B | D− | B− | A |
| Yonge-Doris | 20,298 | 2.5 | B+ | D− | A− | A |
| Lansing-Westgate | 15,980 | 2.6 | B+ | D− | B− | A |
| Willowdale West | 17,210 | 3.3 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about St.Andrew-Windfields
How old are the people of St.Andrew-Windfields?
Its median age is 45.3, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
About St.Andrew-Windfields
Neighbourhood in Toronto
No official boundary marks St.Andrew-Windfields off from the rest of Toronto: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 17,005 (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).