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MeasurePalmerston-Little ItalyDovercourt VillageDufferin GroveTypical neighbourhood

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months37122nd most27443rd most28542nd most184

Active planning proposals1370th most1157th most1178th most11

Garden and laneway suites since 2021111Most967th most5628th most26

New homes added by permits since 202167585th most1,14657th most1,64341st most797

Registered short-term rentals977th most996th most5817th most21

Properties on the Heritage Register6532nd most1164th most2047th most5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents1,16769th highest1,43240th highest1,80520th highest1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents65573rd highest97531st highest1,22416th highest637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents25631st highest23642nd highest27027th highest173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents114125th highest129116th highest111126th highest193

Robberies per 100,000 residents11427th highest6980th highest11129th highest70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents28121st highest23136th highest8721st highest46

Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents4.691st highest3.2123rd highest8.928th highest5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–2411% more164 vs 148About the same188 vs 19215% more227 vs 198

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents3.0138th most5.763rd most1.8156th most5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 151.7101st most3.722nd most1.7101st most2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents26662nd most22581st most20197th most228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way1084th most5264th most11046th most19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way1542nd most1074th most1257th most10

People, 2021

Median household income$88k61st highest$87k65th highest$78k109th highest$85k

Households that rent58.6%36th highest45.4%81st highest58.5%37th highest45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing42.9%40th highest42.3%43rd highest42.7%41st highest39.0%

Workers who commute by transit24.2%92nd highest27.6%61st highest27.8%56th highest25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work32.8%11th highest22.5%22nd highest23.1%21st highest5.3%

Residents, 202113,120111th highest12,380120th highest11,215132nd highest16,813

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months

Palmerston-Little Italy37122nd most

Dovercourt Village27443rd most

Dufferin Grove28542nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 184

Active planning proposals

Palmerston-Little Italy1370th most

Dovercourt Village1157th most

Dufferin Grove1178th most

Typical neighbourhood: 11

Garden and laneway suites since 2021

Palmerston-Little Italy111Most

Dovercourt Village967th most

Dufferin Grove5628th most

Typical neighbourhood: 26

New homes added by permits since 2021

Palmerston-Little Italy67585th most

Dovercourt Village1,14657th most

Dufferin Grove1,64341st most

Typical neighbourhood: 797

Registered short-term rentals

Palmerston-Little Italy977th most

Dovercourt Village996th most

Dufferin Grove5817th most

Typical neighbourhood: 21

Properties on the Heritage Register

Palmerston-Little Italy6532nd most

Dovercourt Village1164th most

Dufferin Grove2047th most

Typical neighbourhood: 5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy1,16769th highest

Dovercourt Village1,43240th highest

Dufferin Grove1,80520th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy65573rd highest

Dovercourt Village97531st highest

Dufferin Grove1,22416th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy25631st highest

Dovercourt Village23642nd highest

Dufferin Grove27027th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy114125th highest

Dovercourt Village129116th highest

Dufferin Grove111126th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 193

Robberies per 100,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy11427th highest

Dovercourt Village6980th highest

Dufferin Grove11129th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy28121st highest

Dovercourt Village23136th highest

Dufferin Grove8721st highest

Typical neighbourhood: 46

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

Palmerston-Little Italy4.691st highest

Dovercourt Village3.2123rd highest

Dufferin Grove8.928th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24

Palmerston-Little Italy11% more164 vs 148

Dovercourt VillageAbout the same188 vs 192

Dufferin Grove15% more227 vs 198

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy3.0138th most

Dovercourt Village5.763rd most

Dufferin Grove1.8156th most

Typical neighbourhood: 5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15

Palmerston-Little Italy1.7101st most

Dovercourt Village3.722nd most

Dufferin Grove1.7101st most

Typical neighbourhood: 2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents

Palmerston-Little Italy26662nd most

Dovercourt Village22581st most

Dufferin Grove20197th most

Typical neighbourhood: 228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way

Palmerston-Little Italy1084th most

Dovercourt Village5264th most

Dufferin Grove11046th most

Typical neighbourhood: 19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way

Palmerston-Little Italy1542nd most

Dovercourt Village1074th most

Dufferin Grove1257th most

Typical neighbourhood: 10

People, 2021

Median household income

Palmerston-Little Italy$88k61st highest

Dovercourt Village$87k65th highest

Dufferin Grove$78k109th highest

Typical neighbourhood: $85k

Households that rent

Palmerston-Little Italy58.6%36th highest

Dovercourt Village45.4%81st highest

Dufferin Grove58.5%37th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing

Palmerston-Little Italy42.9%40th highest

Dovercourt Village42.3%43rd highest

Dufferin Grove42.7%41st highest

Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%

Workers who commute by transit

Palmerston-Little Italy24.2%92nd highest

Dovercourt Village27.6%61st highest

Dufferin Grove27.8%56th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work

Palmerston-Little Italy32.8%11th highest

Dovercourt Village22.5%22nd highest

Dufferin Grove23.1%21st highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%

Residents, 2021

Palmerston-Little Italy13,120111th highest

Dovercourt Village12,380120th highest

Dufferin Grove11,215132nd 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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