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A neighbourhood in Toronto, home to 7,595 people. It is one of 158 neighbourhoods of Toronto.

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Population

7,595

people, Census 2021

Median age

37.4

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

74%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

59%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is University a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Housing is expensive (D−). Overall, University earns a C, better than just over a third of Canadian towns. It ranks #659 of 858 in Ontario. On health it is strong (A). Walkability is a strength too (A+). Safety is weaker too (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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living DSafety

How University grades

Each subject compares University 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 grading works

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes University stand out

The 3 things University does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

17.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,400,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

59% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in University.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Home ownership in University, 39%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$1,400,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Measured across the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

A year’s rent came to 30% of the median household income, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). 36% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

University$1,400,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	University	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	39%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	36%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	30%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageUniversity’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters39% own their home Cost of living17.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,400,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

HealthHealth A

For health, University is ahead of 91% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the City of Toronto Health Unit

On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, life runs to 84.7 years on average: women 87.2, men 82.0, in 2022/2024. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 50%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

University50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	University	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%

84.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageUniversity’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.2, men 82.0 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety D

University’s grade for safety: a D

66Crime Severity Index

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, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

2023–2025	University	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	93	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	34.4	30.5	31.2

18.6

violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageUniversity’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety66 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime University’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is University safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Toronto service area

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Working-age people in University are less likely to have a job than in 91% of Canadian towns

59%walk, cycle or take transit

A trip to work takes 28 min on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van35%

Public transit26%

Walk24%

Bicycle9%

Census 2021	University	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	28 min	29 min	26 min

$81,000

median household income, 2020

58%

worked from home, May 2021

91%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageUniversity’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment15% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work59% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 2.7% of tested homes over the radon guideline in University’s area

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the city of Toronto: earthquake risk

NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in University, near the typical $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

University2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	University	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

Low

wildfire band

Full pageUniversity’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon2.7% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.043 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Four parallel systems run University’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

105schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

In French: 9 of the 105 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. On the tests, 38 of 81 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 21 under it.

School	Level	Students	System
Rose Avenue Junior Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	680	English public
Central Technical School VocationalLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	985	English public
École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	380	French public
Bloor Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	820	English public

See all 105 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public69

English Catholic27

French public6

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	University	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

31,765

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageUniversity’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school105 schools within 3 km · 77 elementary schools, 24 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools Results38 of 81 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language9 of 105 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in University?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Winters are mild in University: January nights hold at −6.7°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.0°CJuly afternoons

In July, daytime highs in University average 27.0°C. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, below Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	University	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

115 cm

of snow a year

101

days with frost a year

208

frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov

104

days with precipitation a year

Full pageUniversity’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.0°C, January lows −6.7°C Rain and snow823 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station1.1 km to the station · Toronto (City)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto (City))

Who lives here

Fewer children live in University than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 6.9% are under 15

37.4median age

Visible minorities make up 38% of the population, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 19% of residents are 65 or over.

UniversityOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree8%

Postsecondary qualification74%

Women and men · all residents

50.9% of University’s residents are women

Women numbered 3,870 and men 3,730 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in University
	University	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	6.9%	15%	16%
15 to 64	74%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	7.6%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	74%	56%	56%

Full pageUniversity’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages37.4 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households3,240 households English and French15% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

What November brings in University: 2°C at night, 8°C by day

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect around 9 cm of snow in November. December follows at 3°C by day and −3°C by night. 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

November8°C

December3°C

January0°C

February1°C

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

2°C

a normal November night

71 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageUniversity’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

University’s public library is Earth Sciences Library (Noranda)

Earth Sciences Library (Noranda) serves the whole of Toronto, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 3,110,984 people, University among them.

Full pageUniversity’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library4.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

University is 23 km from Rouge National Urban Park

2.2%of the land within 10 km protected

A provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, lies 39 km away. Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 5.1 km off. 9 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the PATH and Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk. Within 5 km are 20 beaches; HTO Beach is the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

University2.2%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	University	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.2%	2.3%	2.3%

23 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

39 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageUniversity’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks23 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes9 named routes · PATH

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Heritage in University

3historic places

Its oldest building on the record is University College, from 1856. Homes from before 1961 make up nearly three fifths of the stock, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Canada’s heritage registers list 3 historic places inside the town, 2 with the highest designation. The record has a provincial or municipal listing.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations2

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

1856

oldest construction date on the record

59%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	University	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	59%	22%	18%

Full pageUniversity’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes59% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registers3 historic places inside the town Highest designations2 top designations · University College Questions“How many historic places does University have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about University

15pages on University

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 17.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻105 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁻59% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.4 History3 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Royal Ontario Museum and 134 more in and around University

Sights in University and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museumin town · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

MuseumBata Shoe Museumin town

Art galleryArt Museum at the University of Torontoin town

Big drawAttractionCN Tower2 km outside town, to the southeast · 1.5M visitors a year

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario700 m outside town, to the southeast · 873K visitors a year (2016)

Historic houseCasa Loma1.4 km outside town, to the north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Art Museum at the University of Toronto: Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, 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

About University

Neighbourhood in Toronto

University is a neighbourhood of Toronto, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 7,595 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

University’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Palmerston-Little ItalyAnnexKensington-ChinatownTrinity-BellwoodsBay-CloverhillWellington PlaceUniversity

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
University	7,595	—	C	D⁻	D	A
Palmerston-Little Italy	13,171	1	B⁺	D⁻	B	A
Annex	30,705	1.1	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Kensington-Chinatown	18,597	1.3	C	D⁻	D	A
Trinity-Bellwoods	15,691	1.4	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Bay-Cloverhill	17,591	1.6	B⁻	D⁻	B	A
Wellington Place	25,729	1.9	B	D⁻	C	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about University

Do people in University speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 15% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0%.

How old are the people of University?

The median resident is 37.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 7% are under 15 and 19% 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).