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MeasureHumbermedeBlack CreekElms-Old RexdaleTypical neighbourhood
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months62149th most51151st most34157th most184
Active planning proposals1084th most3145th most2153rd most11
Garden and laneway suites since 202118101st most6137th most2382nd most26
New homes added by permits since 20211,50546th most36157th most94153rd most797
Registered short-term rentals8142nd most7147th most10132nd most21
Properties on the Heritage Register1122nd most1122nd most1122nd most5
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents1,74224th highest1,65628th highest1,62531st highest1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents99130th highest1,20418th highest80348th highest637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents16982nd highest95135th highest15988th highest173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents43912th highest25843rd highest4857th highest193
Robberies per 100,000 residents7274th highest52104th highest13917th highest70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents7239th highest4776th highest4093rd highest46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents5.374th highest4.790th highest4.399th highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–2412% more341 vs 306About the same385 vs 3739% more164 vs 150
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents4.1103rd most3.3129th most4.394th most5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 152.082nd most1.5116th most1.987th most2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents167118th most163123rd most30052nd most228
Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way8155th most093rd most093rd most19
City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way2518th most1074th most2144th most10
People, 2021
Median household income$78k112th highest$65k148th highest$82k91st highest$85k
Households that rent54.1%47th highest67.4%13th highest44.8%85th highest45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing34.3%118th highest28.2%153rd highest29.3%147th highest39.0%
Workers who commute by transit23.5%103rd highest29.3%42nd highest20.7%126th highest25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work3.7%112th highest3.3%125th highest2.9%134th highest5.3%
Residents, 202116,95579th highest21,14551st highest9,355148th highest16,813
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
Humbermede62149th most
Black Creek51151st most
Elms-Old Rexdale34157th most
Typical neighbourhood: 184
Active planning proposals
Humbermede1084th most
Black Creek3145th most
Elms-Old Rexdale2153rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
Humbermede18101st most
Black Creek6137th most
Elms-Old Rexdale2382nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
Humbermede1,50546th most
Black Creek36157th most
Elms-Old Rexdale94153rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 797
Registered short-term rentals
Humbermede8142nd most
Black Creek7147th most
Elms-Old Rexdale10132nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 21
Properties on the Heritage Register
Humbermede1122nd most
Black Creek1122nd most
Elms-Old Rexdale1122nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 5
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
Humbermede1,74224th highest
Black Creek1,65628th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale1,62531st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
Humbermede99130th highest
Black Creek1,20418th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale80348th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
Humbermede16982nd highest
Black Creek95135th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale15988th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
Humbermede43912th highest
Black Creek25843rd highest
Elms-Old Rexdale4857th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Humbermede7274th highest
Black Creek52104th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale13917th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
Humbermede7239th highest
Black Creek4776th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale4093rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
Humbermede5.374th highest
Black Creek4.790th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale4.399th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
Humbermede12% more341 vs 306
Black CreekAbout the same385 vs 373
Elms-Old Rexdale9% more164 vs 150
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
Humbermede4.1103rd most
Black Creek3.3129th most
Elms-Old Rexdale4.394th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
Humbermede2.082nd most
Black Creek1.5116th most
Elms-Old Rexdale1.987th most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
Humbermede167118th most
Black Creek163123rd most
Elms-Old Rexdale30052nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way
Humbermede8155th most
Black Creek093rd most
Elms-Old Rexdale093rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 19
City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way
Humbermede2518th most
Black Creek1074th most
Elms-Old Rexdale2144th most
Typical neighbourhood: 10
People, 2021
Median household income
Humbermede$78k112th highest
Black Creek$65k148th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale$82k91st highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
Humbermede54.1%47th highest
Black Creek67.4%13th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale44.8%85th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
Humbermede34.3%118th highest
Black Creek28.2%153rd highest
Elms-Old Rexdale29.3%147th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
Humbermede23.5%103rd highest
Black Creek29.3%42nd highest
Elms-Old Rexdale20.7%126th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
Humbermede3.7%112th highest
Black Creek3.3%125th highest
Elms-Old Rexdale2.9%134th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
Humbermede16,95579th highest
Black Creek21,14551st highest
Elms-Old Rexdale9,355148th 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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