WychwoodToronto

It is one of the 158 neighbourhoods that make up Toronto. 13,828 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Toronto.

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Population

13,828

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.7

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

64%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

45%

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

Is Wychwood a good place to live?

A good place to live, if you can afford it. It is easy to get around without a car (A+). Overall, Wychwood earns a B+, better than 67% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #269 of 858 in Ontario. Health is another plus (A). Buying in is costly (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⁻SchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living

How Wychwood grades

Each subject compares Wychwood 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

WalkabilityAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Wychwood stand out

The 3 things Wychwood does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

13.6 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $1,200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

45% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

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 Wychwood.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Wychwood than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 50%

$1,200,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to 28% of the median household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

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

Wychwood$1,200,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Wychwood	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	50%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	28%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	29%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Owners and renters50% own their home Cost of living13.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,200,000, 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 · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Toronto metro area

HealthHealth A

Health in Wychwood beats 87% of Canadian towns

50%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

In the health survey, half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 84.7 years, higher than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 9.2%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Measured from where Wychwood’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Wychwood shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the City of Toronto Health Unit.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Wychwood50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Wychwood	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

9.2%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWychwood’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 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

SchoolsSchools A⁻

4 school boards overlap in Wychwood, covering Ontario’s four systems

105schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

Of its 89 tested schools, 44 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 20 in the bottom two. Schooling in French is on offer at 7 of 105; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. Taken together, Wychwood and its 3 km edge hold 86 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools for 35,240 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Rawlinson Community School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	705	English public
Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,050	English Catholic
ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Toronto FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	135	French Catholic
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 Catholic29

French public4

French Catholic3

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

35,240

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageWychwood’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Toronto DSB Every school105 schools within 3 km · 86 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools Results44 of 89 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language7 of 105 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Wychwood?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

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 Wychwood’s area

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Toronto

Earthquake risk in Wychwood is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. No flood study for Wychwood is on the national inventory.

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

Wychwood2.7%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Wychwood	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 pageWychwood’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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Wychwood travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

45%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van48%

Public transit30%

Walk10%

Bicycle5%

Census 2021	Wychwood	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$88,200

median household income, 2020

51%

worked from home, May 2021

88%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work45% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

SafetySafety B⁺

Wychwood earns a B+ for safety

66Crime Severity Index

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, higher than 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, Wychwood included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202469

202560

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

7.5

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWychwood’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

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

27.0°CJuly afternoons

The frost-free season runs from 11 April to 6 November, 208 days. Frosty days number 101 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in Wychwood peak at about 27.0°C. A normal January brings 32 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.0°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.8°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Wychwood	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 pageWychwood’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 station2.3 km to the station · Toronto (City)

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

Who lives here

An older town: 24% of people in Wychwood are 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

43.7median age

Children are 13% of the town. 0.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

WychwoodOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification64%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 54.0% of Wychwood

Census 2021 put women at 7,450 and men at 6,355; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Wychwood
	Wychwood	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	24%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	64%	56%	56%

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

Ages43.7 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households5,790 households English and French14% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Wychwood runs from 2°C to 8°C

8°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −3°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Toronto.

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 pageWychwood’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⁻

Wychwood has one public library, Toronto Public Library - Davenport

The library figures on this page are Toronto’s: Toronto Public Library serves all 3,110,984 people of the city, Wychwood among them.

Full pageWychwood’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

Within 24 km of Wychwood: Rouge National Urban Park

2.1%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest named area nearby is E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 5.9 km away. The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 39 km away. Walkers have 4 mapped routes close by, starting with the Garrison Creek Discovery Walk and Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk. Swimmers have 10 beaches within 5 km, Sunnyside Beach the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Wychwood2.1%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Wychwood	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.1%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

24 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

39 km

to Bronte Creek Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageWychwood’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · E.T. Seton Park National & provincial parks24 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Garrison Creek Discovery Walk

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

History

In Wychwood, 53% of homes go back before 1961

53%built before 1961

53%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Wychwood	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	53%	22%	18%

Full pageWychwood’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes53% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Wychwood 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 Wychwood

15pages on Wychwood

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 66 Housing & costD⁻Homes 13.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻105 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.7 in its region Work & commuteC58% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

CN Tower and 125 more in and around Wychwood

What there is to see in Wychwood and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

Big drawAttractionCN Tower4.2 km outside town, to the southeast · 1.5M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum1.8 km outside town, to the east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)

Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario3 km outside town, to the southeast · 873K visitors a year (2016)

Historic houseCasa Loma600 m outside town, to the east

MuseumBata Shoe Museum1.4 km outside town, to the east

GardenHigh Park3.6 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (6)

CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, 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
Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Wychwood

Neighbourhood in Toronto

TownRatings splits Toronto into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Wychwood is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 13,828 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3520005

Wychwood’s neighbours

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

Dovercourt VillageHumewood-CedarvaleCorso Italia-DavenportOakwood VillageCasa LomaJunction-Wallace EmersonWychwood

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Wychwood	13,828	—	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Dovercourt Village	12,378	1.3	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Humewood-Cedarvale	13,978	1.3	A⁻	D⁻	A⁻	A
Corso Italia-Davenport	13,215	1.6	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Oakwood Village	20,830	1.7	B	D⁻	A⁻	A
Casa Loma	11,369	1.8	A	D⁻	B⁺	A
Junction-Wallace Emerson	23,484	2	B	D⁻	B⁻	A

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

Questions about Wychwood

Is Wychwood a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 43.7 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 24% 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).