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MeasureMount Pleasant EastLawrence Park SouthLeaside-BenningtonTypical neighbourhood

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months36724th most28940th most37420th most184

Active planning proposals2916th most2623rd most2916th most11

Garden and laneway suites since 20213167th most2095th most2382nd most26

New homes added by permits since 20211,76538th most498101st most1,02366th most797

Registered short-term rentals3050th most2274th most2372nd most21

Properties on the Heritage Register15316th most7327th most6630th most5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents821133rd highest742147th highest751145th highest1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents337138th highest200157th highest213155th highest637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents20455th highest28923rd highest18172nd highest173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents22459th highest17791st highest29828th highest193

Robberies per 100,000 residents10156th highest35131st highest11154th highest70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents4679th highest4191st highest4874th highest46

Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents7.344th highest4.0109th highest4.888th highest5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–245% more161 vs 15328% fewer126 vs 17519% fewer141 vs 175

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents4.394th most7.442nd most7.931st most5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 151.4122nd most1.2134th most2.174th most2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents22879th most42221st most33246th most228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way5561st most093rd most4468th most19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way981st most404th most1074th most10

People, 2021

Median household income$110k15th highest$162k4th highest$148k6th highest$85k

Households that rent44.9%84th highest31.5%131st highest27.7%137th highest45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing40.3%61st highest44.1%33rd highest43.4%37th highest39.0%

Workers who commute by transit22.5%111th highest22.9%108th highest12.4%155th highest25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work15.1%37th highest10.7%54th highest15.2%36th highest5.3%

Residents, 202116,37084th highest14,96097th highest16,53582nd highest16,813

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months

Mount Pleasant East36724th most

Lawrence Park South28940th most

Leaside-Bennington37420th most

Typical neighbourhood: 184

Active planning proposals

Mount Pleasant East2916th most

Lawrence Park South2623rd most

Leaside-Bennington2916th most

Typical neighbourhood: 11

Garden and laneway suites since 2021

Mount Pleasant East3167th most

Lawrence Park South2095th most

Leaside-Bennington2382nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 26

New homes added by permits since 2021

Mount Pleasant East1,76538th most

Lawrence Park South498101st most

Leaside-Bennington1,02366th most

Typical neighbourhood: 797

Registered short-term rentals

Mount Pleasant East3050th most

Lawrence Park South2274th most

Leaside-Bennington2372nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 21

Properties on the Heritage Register

Mount Pleasant East15316th most

Lawrence Park South7327th most

Leaside-Bennington6630th most

Typical neighbourhood: 5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East821133rd highest

Lawrence Park South742147th highest

Leaside-Bennington751145th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East337138th highest

Lawrence Park South200157th highest

Leaside-Bennington213155th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East20455th highest

Lawrence Park South28923rd highest

Leaside-Bennington18172nd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East22459th highest

Lawrence Park South17791st highest

Leaside-Bennington29828th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 193

Robberies per 100,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East10156th highest

Lawrence Park South35131st highest

Leaside-Bennington11154th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East4679th highest

Lawrence Park South4191st highest

Leaside-Bennington4874th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 46

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

Mount Pleasant East7.344th highest

Lawrence Park South4.0109th highest

Leaside-Bennington4.888th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24

Mount Pleasant East5% more161 vs 153

Lawrence Park South28% fewer126 vs 175

Leaside-Bennington19% fewer141 vs 175

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East4.394th most

Lawrence Park South7.442nd most

Leaside-Bennington7.931st most

Typical neighbourhood: 5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15

Mount Pleasant East1.4122nd most

Lawrence Park South1.2134th most

Leaside-Bennington2.174th most

Typical neighbourhood: 2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents

Mount Pleasant East22879th most

Lawrence Park South42221st most

Leaside-Bennington33246th most

Typical neighbourhood: 228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way

Mount Pleasant East5561st most

Lawrence Park South093rd most

Leaside-Bennington4468th most

Typical neighbourhood: 19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way

Mount Pleasant East981st most

Lawrence Park South404th most

Leaside-Bennington1074th most

Typical neighbourhood: 10

People, 2021

Median household income

Mount Pleasant East$110k15th highest

Lawrence Park South$162k4th highest

Leaside-Bennington$148k6th highest

Typical neighbourhood: $85k

Households that rent

Mount Pleasant East44.9%84th highest

Lawrence Park South31.5%131st highest

Leaside-Bennington27.7%137th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing

Mount Pleasant East40.3%61st highest

Lawrence Park South44.1%33rd highest

Leaside-Bennington43.4%37th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%

Workers who commute by transit

Mount Pleasant East22.5%111th highest

Lawrence Park South22.9%108th highest

Leaside-Bennington12.4%155th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work

Mount Pleasant East15.1%37th highest

Lawrence Park South10.7%54th highest

Leaside-Bennington15.2%36th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%

Residents, 2021

Mount Pleasant East16,37084th highest

Lawrence Park South14,96097th highest

Leaside-Bennington16,53582nd 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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