Taylor-MasseyToronto
15,050 people live in this neighbourhood in Toronto. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.
Is Taylor-Massey a good place to live?
Taylor-Massey’s grades pull in different directions. Overall, Taylor-Massey earns a B: better than 56% of Canadian towns, and #422 of 858 in Ontario. Where it does best is walkability (A+). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Incomes are on the low side (D−). Owners valued their homes at a median $400,000 in 2021, which is 5.8 years of the typical household’s pay.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Taylor-Massey grades
Each subject compares Taylor-Massey 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 Taylor-Massey stand out
The 3 things Taylor-Massey does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taylor-Massey.
Trips to work from Taylor-Massey take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 40 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Taylor-Massey | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 40 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Rent takes more of local pay in Taylor-Massey than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 35% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Taylor-Massey 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 | Taylor-Massey | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 36% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 35% | 22% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $400,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Few places match Taylor-Massey for health: it beats 88% of Canadian towns
The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9.2% of adults to 11%, whereas a child born in the region can expect 84.7 years, above Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Across the region, half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Taylor-Massey is well placed: 1.9 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Taylor-Massey | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the City of Toronto Health Unit
Taylor-Massey is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Radon is lower than usual: 2.7% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Taylor-Massey as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Taylor-Massey alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Toronto.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Taylor-Massey | 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 Taylor-Massey, covering Ontario’s four systems
Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute is the biggest, at 1,755 students. Results are mixed: 22 of 63 schools above the middle in Ontario, 25 below it. The 3 km around Taylor-Massey counts 55 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 34,725 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Park Middle School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | Elementary · Grades 6–8 | 1,045 | English public |
| Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,755 | English public |
| ÉÉC Georges-Étienne-Cartier FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 310 | French Catholic |
| Malvern Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,140 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Taylor-Massey | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Taylor-Massey has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −6.7°C
For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Between the last spring frost, 11 April, and the first in autumn, 6 November, lie 208 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 27.0°C in Taylor-Massey.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Taylor-Massey | 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))
Taylor-Massey’s grade for safety: a B+
The violent index for its police area came to 93, above Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. 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). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Toronto service area, Taylor-Massey included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Taylor-Massey | 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
Visible minorities make up more of Taylor-Massey than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 70%
18% are under 15, above Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. People 65 and over make up 12% of the town.
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 50.0% of Taylor-Massey
Census 2021 put women at 7,530 and men at 7,530; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Taylor-Massey | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 8°C in Taylor-Massey, nights around 2°C
Snow is normal by November, about 12 cm over the month. Then December: 3°C by day, −3°C at night. November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Toronto forecast.
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 Taylor-Massey: the closest, Toronto Public Library - Dawes Road, is 0.6 km away
Taylor-Massey 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 is 15 km from Taylor-Massey
The closest provincial park is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 41 km from the edge of town. The largest is E.T. Seton Park: 130 ha, 1.9 km from the edge of town. Protected areas take in 13% of the neighbourhood itself. Within 10 km are 12 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Taylor-Massey | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Taylor-Massey
The Aga Khan Museum and 13 more in and around Taylor-Massey
From museums to parks and historic sites: Taylor-Massey’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum3.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumOntario Science Centre3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
Theme parkScarboro Beach Amusement Park2.2 km outside town, to the southCathedralCathedralSt. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionBell Estate1.5 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryRobert Mede Gallery2.2 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Science Centre: BuBZ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scarboro Beach Amusement Park: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Taylor-Massey
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Where Taylor-Massey 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
- 15,050 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
- Census subdivision
- 3520005
Taylor-Massey’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor-Massey | 15,050 | — | B | D | B+ | A |
| Oakridge | 13,913 | 1.2 | C+ | D− | C+ | A |
| O'Connor-Parkview | 18,746 | 1.2 | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Woodbine-Lumsden | 7,928 | 1.3 | B+ | D− | A− | A |
| East End-Danforth | 22,055 | 1.3 | B | D− | B− | A |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 23,115 | 2.4 | B | D− | B | A |
| Woodbine Corridor | 12,283 | 2.4 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Taylor-Massey
Is Taylor-Massey a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 37.2 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 12% of the population and under-15s at 18%.
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).