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Building and change
Safety, 2025
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents2.8134th highest3.2123rd highest3.8113th highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24About the same200 vs 19816% more146 vs 1269% more264 vs 242
Parks, trees and streets
People, 2021
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing32.3%131st highest31.1%138th highest33.9%121st highest39.0%
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
Morningside98128th most
Highland Creek20368th most
Malvern East13999th most
Typical neighbourhood: 184
Active planning proposals
Morningside4138th most
Highland Creek7113th most
Malvern East3145th most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
Morningside4638th most
Highland Creek1013rd most
Malvern East3264th most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
Morningside70083rd most
Highland Creek413109th most
Malvern East379111th most
Typical neighbourhood: 797
Registered short-term rentals
Morningside6150th most
Highland Creek2465th most
Malvern East10132nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 21
Properties on the Heritage Register
Morningside0143rd most
Highland Creek1457th most
Malvern East0143rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 5
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
Morningside1,03592nd highest
Highland Creek1,07787th highest
Malvern East927116th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
Morningside64776th highest
Highland Creek57696th highest
Malvern East506114th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
Morningside78146th highest
Highland Creek118115th highest
Malvern East81144th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
Morningside21764th highest
Highland Creek24448th highest
Malvern East22557th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Morningside5796th highest
Highland Creek44119th highest
Malvern East8158th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
Morningside36103rd highest
Highland Creek9615th highest
Malvern East35107th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
Morningside2.8134th highest
Highland Creek3.2123rd highest
Malvern East3.8113th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
MorningsideAbout the same200 vs 198
Highland Creek16% more146 vs 126
Malvern East9% more264 vs 242
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
Morningside4.589th most
Highland Creek3.2132nd most
Malvern East3.4123rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
Morningside2.174th most
Highland Creek1.3132nd most
Malvern East2.082nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
Morningside21288th most
Highland Creek30052nd most
Malvern East194101st most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way
Morningside093rd most
Highland Creek093rd most
Malvern East32020th most
Typical neighbourhood: 19
City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way
Morningside7100th most
Highland Creek1257th most
Malvern East1351st most
Typical neighbourhood: 10
People, 2021
Median household income
Morningside$85k74th highest
Highland Creek$120k11th highest
Malvern East$85k74th highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
Morningside40.5%105th highest
Highland Creek13.7%155th highest
Malvern East29.9%135th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
Morningside32.3%131st highest
Highland Creek31.1%138th highest
Malvern East33.9%121st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
Morningside25.8%79th highest
Highland Creek15.7%146th highest
Malvern East23.8%97th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
Morningside2.5%141st highest
Highland Creek1.8%153rd highest
Malvern East2.4%144th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
Morningside17,66069th highest
Highland Creek12,625117th highest
Malvern East26,09518th 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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