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Brookhaven-Amesbury

Neighbourhood in Toronto · #30

Former city: North York

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About North York

Former City of North York, incorporated as a city in 1979.

Living here

Housing
Lower housing cost. Median home $900K · renters pay $1,270/mo2021 Census figures, not current prices. Rent is what renting households paid, utilities included, counting long-time tenants, subsidized homes and basement suites, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare neighbourhoods, not to budget.
To Union
45–60 min. About 49 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mostly car. 68% drive · 28% transit · 2% walk or bike
Households
A mix. 59% rent
Tree canopy
15–30%. 21% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 28% · Semi & row 5% · Low-rise 10% · Towers 57%
Built
1960 or before 30% · 1961–80 38% · 1981–2000 20% · 2001–21 12%
Ages
Under 15 18% · 15–24 14% · 25–44 28% · 45–64 27% · 65+ 14%
Language at home
English 64% · Portuguese 5% · Spanish 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 8% name two or more equally.
Recent immigrants
7% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.

2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Brookhaven-Amesbury. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.

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