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Forest Hill South

Neighbourhood in Toronto · #101

Former city: Old Toronto · Area: Midtown

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About Midtown

Bloor to roughly Eglinton: the Annex, Yonge & St. Clair, Davisville.

Names you’ll hear here

  • Forest Hill Village

What stands out

  • Among the highest home values in Toronto (median $3.0M)
  • Among the most detached houses in Old Toronto (32% of homes)
  • Most likely to drive to work in Midtown (59% of commuters)

Living here

Housing
Higher housing cost. Median home $3M · renters pay $1,640/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 41 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mixed. 59% drive · 21% transit · 11% walk or bike
Households
A mix. 51% rent
Tree canopy
45% or more. 48% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 32% · Semi & row 2% · Low-rise 22% · Towers 44%
Built
1960 or before 45% · 1961–80 23% · 1981–2000 16% · 2001–21 16%
Ages
Under 15 13% · 15–24 12% · 25–44 24% · 45–64 26% · 65+ 25%
Language at home
English 87% · No other language above 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 3% name two or more equally.
Recent immigrants
5% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.

2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Forest Hill South. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.

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