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Building and change
Safety, 2025
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents3.2123rd highest2.2143rd highest2.5140th highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–2429% fewer138 vs 19523% more121 vs 9916% fewer187 vs 224
Parks, trees and streets
People, 2021
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing42.6%42nd highest49.9%8th highest44.3%30th highest39.0%
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
East Willowdale19972nd most
Avondale82135th most
Lansing-Westgate25149th most
Typical neighbourhood: 186
Active planning proposals
East Willowdale2720th most
Avondale1461st most
Lansing-Westgate432nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
East Willowdale3361st most
Avondale11122nd most
Lansing-Westgate18101st most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
East Willowdale60591st most
Avondale1,09762nd most
Lansing-Westgate1,15156th most
Typical neighbourhood: 795
Registered short-term rentals
East Willowdale2953rd most
Avondale2179th most
Lansing-Westgate2953rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 21
Properties on the Heritage Register
East Willowdale2105th most
Avondale2105th most
Lansing-Westgate770th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
East Willowdale783141st highest
Avondale732149th highest
Lansing-Westgate1,02595th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
East Willowdale295142nd highest
Avondale508112th highest
Lansing-Westgate60388th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
East Willowdale19959th highest
Avondale109125th highest
Lansing-Westgate104129th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
East Willowdale18289th highest
Avondale67150th highest
Lansing-Westgate22557th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
East Willowdale5796th highest
Avondale30136th highest
Lansing-Westgate49111th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
East Willowdale5165th highest
Avondale18147th highest
Lansing-Westgate4485th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
East Willowdale3.2123rd highest
Avondale2.2143rd highest
Lansing-Westgate2.5140th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
East Willowdale29% fewer138 vs 195
Avondale23% more121 vs 99
Lansing-Westgate16% fewer187 vs 224
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
East Willowdale8.424th most
Avondale3.6114th most
Lansing-Westgate7.538th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
East Willowdale2.358th most
Avondale2.650th most
Lansing-Westgate2.266th most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
East Willowdale45714th most
Avondale107138th most
Lansing-Westgate38530th most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
People, 2021
Median household income
East Willowdale$95k40th highest
Avondale$84k80th highest
Lansing-Westgate$98k33rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
East Willowdale30.2%134th highest
Avondale42.5%95th highest
Lansing-Westgate43.4%93rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
East Willowdale42.6%42nd highest
Avondale49.9%8th highest
Lansing-Westgate44.3%30th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
East Willowdale23.6%101st highest
Avondale29.0%47th highest
Lansing-Westgate27.4%63rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
East Willowdale4.0%102nd highest
Avondale7.5%66th highest
Lansing-Westgate5.2%80th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
East Willowdale15,48590th highest
Avondale13,790105th highest
Lansing-Westgate15,91088th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 16,813
Building data: City of Toronto, refreshed nightly. Crime: Toronto Police Service neighbourhood crime rates, 2025. People: 2021 Census neighbourhood profiles. Typical neighbourhood: the middle of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods; half have more, half have less. Major crime against earlier years compares reported crimes, not rates; under 5% either way is shown as about the same.
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