Wealthiest Neighborhood?

[King of Kensington]

Per capita income by census tract:

1. Tract 264, Bridle Path $314,107 M3B/M3C
2. Tract 265, Lawrence Park (North York side) $251,945 M4N
3. Tract 140, Lytton Park (west of Avenue Rd.) $245,592 M5N
4. Tract 87, South Rosedale $239,668 M4W
5. Tract 266, Hogg's Hollow $222,560 M4N
6. Tract 130, Forest Hill $174,602 M4V/M5P
7. Tract 138, Lawrence Park (Toronto side) $171,033 M4N
8. Tract 86, North Rosedale $165,827 M4W
9. Tract 125, Moore Park $154,825 M4T
10. Tract 230.01, Edenbridge/Humber Valley $152,276 M9A

3 of the top 10 are in M4N FSA; while the Bridle Path (which has a tiny population anyway) and Forest Hill are split into different FSAs.

 

[smileaction]

Look at his price $26,800,000 CAD
9 High Point Road in Toronto

 

[Jonny5]

Wow, it even has it's own shopping mall food court.

 

[Epi]

Wow, it even has it's own shopping mall food court.

Best post ever, better considering you were replying to a spammer

 

[gristle]

Spam at a food court. Lovely.

 

[hawc]

1. Tract 264, Bridle Path $314,107 M3B/M3C
2. Tract 265, Lawrence Park (North York side) $251,945 M4N
3. Tract 140, Lytton Park (west of Avenue Rd.) $245,592 M5N
4. Tract 87, South Rosedale $239,668 M4W
5. Tract 266, Hogg's Hollow $222,560 M4N
6. Tract 130, Forest Hill $174,602 M4V/M5P
7. Tract 138, Lawrence Park (Toronto side) $171,033 M4N
8. Tract 86, North Rosedale $165,827 M4W
9. Tract 125, Moore Park $154,825 M4T
10. Tract 230.01, Edenbridge/Humber Valley $152,276 M9A

I still find it hard to believe that Lawrence Park and Lytton Park are wealthier neighbourhoods than Rosedale and Forest Hill.

 

[nfitz]

I still find it hard to believe that Lawrence Park and Lytton Park are wealthier neighbourhoods than Rosedale and Forest Hill.

It is census data .. perhaps many were out of the country at the time. Incarcerated in foreign prisons perhaps ...

 

[js97]

I still find it hard to believe that Lawrence Park and Lytton Park are wealthier neighbourhoods than Rosedale and Forest Hill.

It's probably the way income is reported. Lawerence and Lytton Park are more T4 based management/professional type employees wereas most of the income in Rosedale and Forest hill flow through some sort of corporation. Examples that come to mind was Ted Rogers (Forest Hill) G Swartz of Onex (Forest Hill) Thomson (Rosedale) etc?

 

[James]

I believe one big factor affecting our perception of the figures in King of Kensington's above post is that it is per capita income, meaning that children, seniors, a stay-at-home parent, etc. are included in the equation. What does this mean? I don't know for certain. Perhaps there are more households with kids in Rosedale. Or possibly that there are more seniors in Forest Hill. Or maybe that there are fewer apartments in Lawrence Park.

 

[D_c44]

What is the source of this information if you don't mind me asking?

 

[D_c44]

Source of this data?

What is the data source?

Interesting to see this one come back. I have the census information now, and was just looking at some of that info. Here are the ten highest income census tracts in Toronto:

0264.00 (Bridle Path) - $314,107
0265.00 (Lawrence Park) - $251,945
0140.00 (Allenby) - $245,592
0087.00 (North Rosedale) - $239,668
0266.00 (Hoggs Hollow) - $222,560
0130.00 (Forest Hill) - $174,602
0138.00 (Lawrence Park) - $171,033
0086.00 (South Rosedale) - $165,827
0125.00 (Moore Park) - $154,825
0230.01 (Humber Valley Village) - $152,276

 

[nfitz]

What is the data source?

I'd assume it's the 2006 long-form census.

 

[urbandreamer]

What they should do is have an overlay system, like an app within an app.

For example, breakdown incomes based on type of housing--SFH, TH, condos, apartment rentals etc.

 

[King of Kensington]

They are indeed per capita incomes. Rosedale and Forest Hill have more apartments and renters in the peripheries of their census tracts, which likely pulls down the income. Lawrence Park/Blythwood is almost all made up all made up of single family homes/homeowners (still, it's pretty damn wealthy esp. on the North York side).

The source is ESTAT: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/estat/licence-eng.htm

 

[soph]

Bluffs

I know these are old posts but I missed them the first time.


Fallingbrook. As I've mentioned elsewhere, the nicest part of The Beach isn't in The Beach. It's in Scarborough and it's the Fallingbrook area.


Come have a look! It's one of the most beautiful parts of Toronto in terms of natural beauty, esp. if you can view it from the shoreline. Most around here know about Bluffer's Park...

...but it's a bit crowded in the summer. The marina there does have a restaurant which is nice for brunch, because it's reasonable brunch food with a gorgeous view of the water. (It's not very good for dinner though.) Riding up and down Brimley to the park is killer on a bike, and consequently it's a very popular training run for cyclists. I did it a couple of times, proving just how out of shape I am. There are some mountain bike paths at the top of the bluffs too, but I haven't tried them yet. I'll check them out this summer.

Here's a little tidbit: There is a paved road, but blocked off for cars, just off Kingston Road at Glen Everest Road beside Rosetta McLean Gardens.

This takes you to a path that goes along the shoreline for about a km east, or else a couple of km west. Even in the summer you'll see only rare people there, picnicking on the beach or whatever.

However, to get back on topic... The Bluffs are fairly upscale, but it's not really exactly wealthy, save for some homes right along the water. Why? Cuz the area isn't uniformly wealthy like some people might prefer. North of Kingston Road it's a bit grungy (although not bad until get toward Eglinton-ish). As you go south from Kingston Road it gets progressively nicer and it's gorgeous at the water. However, the average incomes includes the strip right along the water, the stuff north of Kingston Road, and everything in-between. So it's nothing like a place like Rosedale where the entire neighbourhood is relatively wealthy and shops and restaurants reflect that wealth. For the Bluffs, the main shopping strip is Kingston Road. That used to be a highway which isn't very conducive to walkability in many areas, but even in areas where it's very walkable, retail isn't great because it needs to reflect the north-of-Kingston crowd. So you get occasional very nice stores (esp. near Fallingbrook for example), but most are lower to mid end, unlike what you get in Rosedale or along Bayview near Eglinton or whatever. The other problem was the zoning which was more commercial oriented. That's been changed in some of the areas recently though to mixed-use retail and residential (condo & townhouse), so things should change over time.

Hi Eug, although this is out of date do you know how to get on the top of the Bluffs, overlooking the beach? Thanks