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Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

Neighbourhood in Toronto · #71

Former city: Old Toronto · Area: Downtown

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About Downtown

The central core: Financial District, waterfront and the dense grid south of Bloor.

Names you’ll hear here

  • Cabbagetown

What stands out

  • Among the leafiest in Old Toronto (56% tree canopy)
  • Among the highest home values in Downtown (median $950K)
  • Among the oldest housing in Downtown (41% built 1960 or before)

Living here

Housing
Middle housing cost. Median home $950K · renters pay $1,330/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
30–45 min. About 32 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mostly transit, walk or bike. 31% drive · 27% transit · 38% walk or bike
Households
A mix. 55% rent
Tree canopy
45% or more. 56% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 3% · Semi & row 18% · Low-rise 28% · Towers 52%
Built
1960 or before 41% · 1961–80 27% · 1981–2000 23% · 2001–21 9%
Ages
Under 15 8% · 15–24 8% · 25–44 34% · 45–64 31% · 65+ 19%
Language at home
English 84% · No other language above 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 3% name two or more equally.
Recent immigrants
4% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.

2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Cabbagetown-South St.James Town. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.

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