Old East York
Neighbourhood in Toronto · #58
Former city: East York
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About East York
Former Borough of East York, the only borough until amalgamation.
What stands out
- Most detached houses in East York (59% of homes)
- Among the highest home values in East York (median $1.2M)
- Among the highest shares of homeowners in East York (34% rent)
Living here
- Housing
- Middle housing cost. Median home $1.2M · renters pay $1,210/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 52 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mixed. 66% drive · 21% transit · 9% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly owners. 34% rent
- Tree canopy
- 30–45%. 39% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 59% · Semi & row 5% · Low-rise 22% · Towers 14%
- Built
- 1960 or before 70% · 1961–80 15% · 1981–2000 6% · 2001–21 9%
- Ages
- Under 15 16% · 15–24 10% · 25–44 26% · 45–64 31% · 65+ 18%
- Language at home
- English 81% · No other language above 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 5% name two or more equally.
- Recent immigrants
- 3% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.
2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Old East York. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.