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MeasureLawrence Park SouthForest Hill NorthForest Hill SouthTypical neighbourhood

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months28940th most136102nd most19177th most184

Active planning proposals2623rd most8103rd most2040th most11

Garden and laneway suites since 20212095th most6137th most8132nd most26

New homes added by permits since 2021498101st most377112th most1,58943rd most797

Registered short-term rentals2274th most6150th most10132nd most21

Properties on the Heritage Register7327th most390th most4440th most5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents742147th highest702150th highest778142nd highest1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents200157th highest412128th highest196Lowest637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents28923rd highest15988th highest32716th highest173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents17791st highest72147th highest106128th highest193

Robberies per 100,000 residents35131st highest7Lowest7471st highest70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents4191st highest5165th highest7437th highest46

Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents4.0109th highest4.1105th highest4.691st highest5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–2428% fewer126 vs 17521% fewer97 vs 12239% fewer95 vs 155

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents7.442nd most5.763rd most10.111th most5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 151.2134th most0.0Fewest2.266th most2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents42221st most23775th most5645th most228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way093rd most18635th most1681st most19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way404th most3011th most329th most10

People, 2021

Median household income$162k4th highest$90k53rd highest$109k16th highest$85k

Households that rent31.5%131st highest65.0%18th highest51.4%57th highest45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing44.1%33rd highest39.2%78th highest45.7%23rd highest39.0%

Workers who commute by transit22.9%108th highest30.4%35th highest21.3%120th highest25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work10.7%54th highest9.4%58th highest11.2%52nd highest5.3%

Residents, 202114,96097th highest12,290121st highest10,860136th highest16,813

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months

Lawrence Park South28940th most

Forest Hill North136102nd most

Forest Hill South19177th most

Typical neighbourhood: 184

Active planning proposals

Lawrence Park South2623rd most

Forest Hill North8103rd most

Forest Hill South2040th most

Typical neighbourhood: 11

Garden and laneway suites since 2021

Lawrence Park South2095th most

Forest Hill North6137th most

Forest Hill South8132nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 26

New homes added by permits since 2021

Lawrence Park South498101st most

Forest Hill North377112th most

Forest Hill South1,58943rd most

Typical neighbourhood: 797

Registered short-term rentals

Lawrence Park South2274th most

Forest Hill North6150th most

Forest Hill South10132nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 21

Properties on the Heritage Register

Lawrence Park South7327th most

Forest Hill North390th most

Forest Hill South4440th most

Typical neighbourhood: 5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South742147th highest

Forest Hill North702150th highest

Forest Hill South778142nd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South200157th highest

Forest Hill North412128th highest

Forest Hill South196Lowest

Typical neighbourhood: 637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South28923rd highest

Forest Hill North15988th highest

Forest Hill South32716th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South17791st highest

Forest Hill North72147th highest

Forest Hill South106128th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 193

Robberies per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South35131st highest

Forest Hill North7Lowest

Forest Hill South7471st highest

Typical neighbourhood: 70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South4191st highest

Forest Hill North5165th highest

Forest Hill South7437th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 46

Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents

Lawrence Park South4.0109th highest

Forest Hill North4.1105th highest

Forest Hill South4.691st highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24

Lawrence Park South28% fewer126 vs 175

Forest Hill North21% fewer97 vs 122

Forest Hill South39% fewer95 vs 155

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents

Lawrence Park South7.442nd most

Forest Hill North5.763rd most

Forest Hill South10.111th most

Typical neighbourhood: 5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15

Lawrence Park South1.2134th most

Forest Hill North0.0Fewest

Forest Hill South2.266th most

Typical neighbourhood: 2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents

Lawrence Park South42221st most

Forest Hill North23775th most

Forest Hill South5645th most

Typical neighbourhood: 228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way

Lawrence Park South093rd most

Forest Hill North18635th most

Forest Hill South1681st most

Typical neighbourhood: 19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way

Lawrence Park South404th most

Forest Hill North3011th most

Forest Hill South329th most

Typical neighbourhood: 10

People, 2021

Median household income

Lawrence Park South$162k4th highest

Forest Hill North$90k53rd highest

Forest Hill South$109k16th highest

Typical neighbourhood: $85k

Households that rent

Lawrence Park South31.5%131st highest

Forest Hill North65.0%18th highest

Forest Hill South51.4%57th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing

Lawrence Park South44.1%33rd highest

Forest Hill North39.2%78th highest

Forest Hill South45.7%23rd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%

Workers who commute by transit

Lawrence Park South22.9%108th highest

Forest Hill North30.4%35th highest

Forest Hill South21.3%120th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work

Lawrence Park South10.7%54th highest

Forest Hill North9.4%58th highest

Forest Hill South11.2%52nd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%

Residents, 2021

Lawrence Park South14,96097th highest

Forest Hill North12,290121st highest

Forest Hill South10,860136th 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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