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Lansing-Westgate

Neighbourhood in Toronto · #38

Former city: North York

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About North York

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

What stands out

  • Among the leafiest in North York (51% tree canopy)

Living here

Housing
Higher housing cost. Median home $1.5M · renters pay $1,800/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 54 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mixed. 64% drive · 27% transit · 5% walk or bike
Households
A mix. 43% rent
Tree canopy
45% or more. 51% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 36% · Semi & row 1% · Low-rise 13% · Towers 50%
Built
1960 or before 25% · 1961–80 17% · 1981–2000 19% · 2001–21 39%
Ages
Under 15 15% · 15–24 12% · 25–44 32% · 45–64 26% · 65+ 15%
Language at home
English 67% · No other language above 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 6% name two or more equally.
Recent immigrants
10% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.

2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Lansing-Westgate. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.

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