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Wexford/MaryvaleToronto

TownGrade
C−
#2,155 of 2,556

A neighbourhood of 28,591 in Toronto. It is one of the 158 neighbourhoods that make up Toronto.

6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: OhanaUnited Talk page · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wexford/Maryvale, Toronto · Photo: OhanaUnited Talk page · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population
28,591
people, Census 2021
Median age
41.6
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
54%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
28%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Wexford/Maryvale a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Buying in is costly (D−). Wexford/Maryvale’s overall grade is C−, better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #758 of 858 in Ontario. Jobs & income is weaker too (D). Its best grade is for walkability (A+).

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 Wexford/Maryvale grades

Each subject compares Wexford/Maryvale 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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Wexford/Maryvale stand out

The 3 things Wexford/Maryvale does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wexford/Maryvale.

HousingCost of living D−

Rent takes more of local pay in Wexford/Maryvale than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% of household income

$900,000median home value, 2021D−Cost of living Grade

Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 59%.

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

Wexford/Maryvale$900,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Wexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Rent as a share of income29%22%20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter30%22%18%
Households owning their home59%76%74%
$2,045
monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Trips to work from Wexford/Maryvale take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

28%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van68%
Public transit24%
Walk4%
Census 2021Wexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Average trip34 min29 min26 min
$85,300
median household income, 2020
25%
worked from home, May 2021
84%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Wexford/Maryvale for health: it beats 85% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The survey counts nearly one in ten adults as smokers, below 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%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.7, women 87.2 and men 82.0 (2022/2024). Measured from where Wexford/Maryvale’s residents live, a hospital is 3.7 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the City of Toronto Health Unit, with Wexford/Maryvale one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Wexford/Maryvale50%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthWexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Life expectancy at birth84.782.881.5
Smokers9.2%10%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)16%17%17%
Very good or excellent health50%51%52%
84.7
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
9.2%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.6 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A−

A flood study covers Wexford/Maryvale: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Toronto Regional Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA−Hazard risk Grade

Measured across the city of Toronto: earthquake risk

Radon topped the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes, below Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Seismic risk in Wexford/Maryvale sits near the middle: $0.043 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

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

Wexford/Maryvale2.7%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsWexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline2.7%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.043$0.043$0.030
Low
wildfire band
17 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
1
flood study on the national inventory

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

SafetySafety C−

Wexford/Maryvale is graded a C− for safety

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). Wexford/Maryvale doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Toronto service area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369
202469
202560
2023–2025Wexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index937686
Property crime per 1,00034.430.531.2
12
violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year
56
non-violent Crime Severity Index
31%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

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

27.0°CJuly afternoons

In July, daytime highs in Wexford/Maryvale average 27.0°C. The thermometer drops below freezing on 101 days a year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 208 frost-free days, from 11 April to 6 November. January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C
Spring11.9°C
Summer25.8°C
Autumn14.9°C
Normals, 1991–2020Wexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Days with frost a year101139159
January night low−6.7°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
July afternoon high27.0°C26.7°C25.5°C
Precipitation a year823 mm902 mm883 mm
101
days with frost a year
208
frost-free days, 11 Apr to 6 Nov
104
days with precipitation a year

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

SchoolsSchools C+

Wexford/Maryvale’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

112schools within 3 kmC+Schools Grade

The Catholic boards run 21 of its 112 schools, below the 34% in Ontario. The largest is Agincourt Collegiate Institute, with 1,460 students. On the tests, 21 of 98 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 50 under it. 2 of the 112 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Gateway Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6915English public
Agincourt Collegiate Institute Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–121,460English public
ÉÉC Sainte-Madeleine FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6180French Catholic
Presteign Heights Elementary School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–5Elementary · Grades JK–5150English public

See all 112 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public90
English Catholic20
French Catholic1
French public1
Schools within 3 kmWexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
School boards443
44,375
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
0.4 km
to the nearest secondary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Who lives here

More of Wexford/Maryvale belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 62%

41.6median age

15% are under 15, lower than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

Wexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%
Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.9% of Wexford/Maryvale

By the 2021 count the town had 14,555 women and 14,035 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Wexford/Maryvale
Wexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Under 1515%15%16%
15 to 6468%65%64%
65+18%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree17%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification54%56%56%

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

Weather

Wexford/Maryvale in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 2°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

ECCC’s forecast for Toronto is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees 3°C afternoons and −3°C nights. A normal November brings 71 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 12 cm of snow.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November8°C
December3°C
January0°C
February1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter1°C−5°C176 mm
Spring12°C4°C207 mm
Summer26°C17°C230 mm
Autumn15°C8°C209 mm
2°C
a normal November night
71 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B−

Wexford/Maryvale has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Maryvale

Wexford/Maryvale 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

Outdoors

A national park 9.4 km from Wexford/Maryvale: Rouge National Urban Park

2%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 5 km are 5 beaches; Bluffer's Beach is the nearest. CPCAD lists 15 protected areas within 10 km. For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 34 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Wexford/Maryvale2%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsWexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km344
Protected land within 10 km2%2.3%2.3%
9.4 km
to Rouge National Urban Park
34 km
to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
5
beaches within 5 km

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

History

Older housing stands out in Wexford/Maryvale: 52% predates 1961

52%built before 1961

52%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageWexford/MaryvaleOntarioCanada
Homes built before 196152%22%18%

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 Wexford/Maryvale

15pages on Wexford/Maryvale
Nearby attractions

Beverly Hills Doggie Hotel and 10 more in and around Wexford/Maryvale

A first look at Wexford/Maryvale’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (4)

Famous people from around Wexford/Maryvale

No notable person born in Wexford/Maryvale is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →
Photo credits

Alan Heisey: Yvonne Bambrick, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dan Gallagher: Dan Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Wexford/Maryvale

Neighbourhood in Toronto

The edges of Wexford/Maryvale follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Toronto’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population
28,591 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
City
Toronto
Census subdivision
3520005

Wexford/Maryvale’s neighbours

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

Parkwoods-O'Connor HillsDorset ParkFenside-ParkwoodsVictoria VillageIonviewBanbury-Don MillsParkwoods-O'Connor HillsDorset ParkFenside-ParkwoodsVictoria VillageIonviewBanbury-Don MillsWexford/Maryvale
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Wexford/Maryvale28,591—C−D−C−A
Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills13,9431.6B−D−BA
Dorset Park24,7702.2CD−C+A
Fenside-Parkwoods20,6152.5BD−A−A
Victoria Village17,6472.5C+D−BA
Ionview13,3823.2C+D−B+A
Banbury-Don Mills27,4723.5B+D−BA

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

Questions about Wexford/Maryvale

How old are the people of Wexford/Maryvale?

The median resident is 41.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 18% 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).