Each question below is answered on the map type that fits it — Score, Amount, Fair share, Missing, Clusters or Variety — hex by hex. A hex is one hexagon on the map, about 350 m across (roughly 0.1 km²). Each answer leads with what the map found, lists its Standouts — the ranked groups of nearby hexes that come out on top — with the numbers behind them, and states what the data cannot tell you. The link at the end opens that exact map of Toronto on the same map type, so you can change the measure, the division or the comparison and get a different answer.
None of these is the only “right” way to ask. They are starting points chosen to show which measures exist for Toronto and how the map type you pick changes what you can honestly say.
Where should you open a new coffee shop in Toronto?
coffee shop demand-and-competition score — resident counts and walkable streets against existing coffee shop presence
In Toronto, the highest-ranking Standouts are East York, Greenbrook Paulson (York), and Bridletowne Circle (Scarborough). East York leads with a score of 83.4/100 across 38 hexes, showing approximately 15 coffee shops nearby, approximately 0.12 km of walkable streets, and approximately 33,759 residents. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 3 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Three factors: how many people are around, how walkable the streets are, and how many of this business type are already mapped there. The last is scored inverted, so a hex ranks high when demand factors are strong and existing presence is thin.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
coffee shop competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped coffee shops already trading in the hex.
pedestrian length m
More is better
25%
Meters of walkable street — a proxy for how much passing footfall a frontage can see.
Total population
More is better
30%
Published resident count — the local demand base.
What this can’t tell you
This is a shortlist, not a site recommendation. It has no rent, no footfall, no unit availability, no licensing and no catchment modeling, and a thin mapped presence is not proof that a hex is unserved.
Try changing it
· Raise the importance of the competition factor to prioritize hexes with the least existing presence.
· Swap the demand factor for the age band or household type your customers actually fall into.
· Draw your own catchment on the map to score just that area.
All of these are adjustable on the Toronto map on the Free Tier.
The same question for other kinds of place
Same factors and importance, only the kind swapped. The Standouts are the Score map’s; the last column is where that kind is short for the people who live there, on the Missing map.
This answer ranks every hex in Toronto on coffee shop competition (less is better, importance 45%), pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 25%), and Total population (more is better, importance 30%). The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
East York ranks #1 with a score of 83.4/100 across 38 hexes, showing approximately 15 coffee shops nearby, approximately 0.12 km of walkable streets, and approximately 33,759 residents. Greenbrook Paulson (York) ranks #2 with a score of 85.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing approximately 1 coffee shop nearby, approximately 0.08 km of walkable streets, and approximately 29,093 residents. Bridletowne Circle (Scarborough) ranks #3 with a score of 83.7/100 across 37 hexes, showing approximately 3 coffee shops nearby, approximately 0.09 km of walkable streets, and approximately 27,966 residents. Woburn (Scarborough) ranks #4 with a score of 83.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing approximately 1 coffee shop nearby, approximately 0.09 km of walkable streets, and approximately 23,111 residents. Scarborough ranks #5 with a score of 82.5/100 across 37 hexes, showing approximately 2 coffee shops nearby, approximately 0.08 km of walkable streets, and approximately 24,789 residents.
On the Missing map, Centennial Scarborough (Scarborough) and Highland Creek (Scarborough) are short of coffee shops for the people who live there within a 10-minute walk (about 1 and 2 short).
Factors: coffee shop competition, pedestrian length m and Total population (2021). 5,559 of 5,932 hexes in Toronto were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which parts of Toronto have the densest walkable streets and transit?
Walkable street length blended with transit stop count — a walkability score (Overture Maps)
In Toronto, the highest-ranking Standouts are Bay Street Corridor, Annex, and Blake-Jones. Bay Street Corridor leads with a score of 67/100 across 41 hexes, where the data shows ≈0.17 km of walkable streets and ≈31 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Meters of walkable street and the number of transit stops, both counted from mapped geometry in the same hex. Together they describe how much of the network you can use on foot and how easily you can arrive without a car.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
pedestrian length m
More is better
55%
Meters of mapped walkable street in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
45%
Count of mapped transit stops in the hex.
What this can’t tell you
Street length is not street quality, and stop counts carry no service frequency — several rarely-served bus stops outrank one métro station on this score. Winter conditions are invisible in mapped geometry.
Try changing it
· Drop the transit term to rank on street network alone.
· Add residents who walk to work — Canada publishes that directly.
All of these are adjustable on the Toronto map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer identifies Standouts by ranking every hex in Toronto. The score for each hex is based on pedestrian length in meters, with an importance of 55% (more is better), and transit stop count, with an importance of 45% (more is better).
Bay Street Corridor ranks #1 with a score of 67/100 across 41 hexes, showing ≈0.17 km of walkable streets and ≈31 transit stops. Annex ranks #2 with a score of 57.6/100 across 38 hexes, showing ≈0.13 km of walkable streets and ≈15 transit stops. Blake-Jones ranks #3 with a score of 54.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0.11 km of walkable streets and ≈7 transit stops. Danforth ranks #4 with a score of 52.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0.11 km of walkable streets and ≈3 transit stops. Downtown ranks #5 with a score of 47.5/100 across 40 hexes, showing ≈0.12 km of walkable streets and ≈1 transit stops.
Factors: pedestrian length m and transit stop count. 5,696 of 5,932 hexes in Toronto were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Mapped transit stops per km², with a Clusters map check — Overture Maps
Transit stops peak around Spadina—Fort York: 9.4 per km² (20 transit stops across 2.1 km²), against a Toronto figure of 0.2 per km². Downtown and Davenport follow at 4.6 per km² and 1.9 per km². On the Clusters map, the transit stops around Annex and Downtown form a cluster the test confirms.
Scarborough as a whole has 23 transit stops across 192.2 km², 0.1 per km², 0.5× Toronto's figure.
A place record means it is mapped, not that it is open, licensed or of any size.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows transit stops in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Spadina—Fort York ranks #1: 9.4 per km² across 19 hexes (20 transit stops across 2.1 km²). Downtown ranks #2: 4.6 per km² across 37 hexes (19 transit stops across 4.1 km²). Davenport ranks #3: 1.9 per km² across 37 hexes (8 transit stops across 4.1 km²). Blake-Jones ranks #4: 1.7 per km² across 37 hexes (7 transit stops across 4.1 km²). Scarborough ranks #5: 1.5 per km² across 24 hexes (4 transit stops across 2.7 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as transit stops on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents per km² on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Residents peak around University—Rosedale (Old Toronto): 25,159.4 per km² (103,764 residents across 4.1 km²), against a Toronto figure of 4,222.7 per km². Downtown (Harbourfront-CityPlace) and Mount Pleasant West (Old Toronto) follow at 20,934.8 per km² and 14,665.1 per km².
North York as a whole has 686,853 residents across 177 km², 3,880 per km², 0.9× Toronto's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
University—Rosedale (Old Toronto) ranks #1 with 25,159.4 residents per km² across 37 hexes, totaling 103,764 residents across 4.1 km². Downtown (Harbourfront-CityPlace) ranks #2 with 20,934.8 residents per km² across 34 hexes, totaling 79,315 residents across 3.8 km². Mount Pleasant West (Old Toronto) ranks #3 with 14,665.1 residents per km² across 37 hexes, totaling 60,523 residents across 4.1 km².
Spadina—Fort York (Fort York-Liberty Village) ranks #4 with 13,457 residents per km² across 36 hexes, totaling 53,979 residents across 4 km². North York ranks #5 with 12,308 residents per km² across 36 hexes, totaling 49,472 residents across 4 km². Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is median household income highest in Toronto?
Median total household income in 2020 on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021, the smallest published medians averaged into the hex
Median household income peaks around University—Rosedale at $269,339, against a Toronto figure of $97,076. Don Valley West and Etobicoke (south-west) follow with median household incomes of $263,013 and $206,660.
North York as a whole averages $96,273, 1.0× Toronto's figure.
Etobicoke as a whole averages $105,137, 1.1× Toronto's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows median household income in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
University—Rosedale ranks #1 with a median household income of $269,339 across 35 hexes. Don Valley West ranks #2 with $263,013 across 34 hexes. Etobicoke (south-west) ranks #3 with $206,660 across 37 hexes, spanning Etobicoke. Eglinton—Lawrence ranks #4 with $201,837 across 35 hexes. Etobicoke (west) ranks #5 with $198,825 across 37 hexes, spanning Etobicoke.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as median household income (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Share of residents in low income (LIM-AT) on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
This answer shows hexes with the most residents in low income. University—Rosedale (Old Toronto) has a high measure at 24.7%, compared to the Toronto figure of 12.6%. Humber River—Black Creek (North York) follows with 23.5%, and East York with 22.9%.
North York as a whole averages 13.3%, 1.1× Toronto's figure.
East York as a whole averages 13.2%, 1.0× Toronto's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents in low income in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most residents in low income.
University—Rosedale (Old Toronto) is the #1 Standout, with 24.7% of residents in low income across 36 hexes. Humber River—Black Creek (North York) is the #2 Standout, with 23.5% across 19 hexes. East York is the #3 Standout, with 22.9% across 31 hexes. North York is the #4 Standout, with 22.4% across 37 hexes. Niagara (Old Toronto) is the #5 Standout, with 20.3% across 14 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents in low income (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Renter households as a share of all private households on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Renter households are most common in East York, where 83.4% of households rent (6,354 of 7,619). South Parkdale and Humbermede follow with 83% and 81.8% renter households.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows renter households in every hex on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into Standouts.
East York ranks #1, with 83.4% renter households across 30 hexes (6,354 of 7,619). South Parkdale ranks #2, with 83% across 20 hexes (10,155 of 12,228). Humbermede ranks #3, with 81.8% across 36 hexes (1,254 of 1,534). St Jamestown ranks #4, with 74.9% across 35 hexes (11,349 of 15,146). Humber River—Black Creek ranks #5, with 74.6% across 25 hexes (2,757 of 3,694).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as renter households (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Toronto neighborhoods are the most mixed across visible-minority groups?
How evenly six published visible-minority groups are represented, on the Variety map — Statistics Canada Census 2021, its own self-reported categories
The most varied mix of visible-minority groups in Toronto is around North Mimico (Etobicoke): very mixed, with no single visible-minority group above 30%. Etobicoke and High Park-Swansea (Parkdale—High Park) follow, with no single visible-minority group above 45% and 27%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 North Mimicoalso spans Stonegate-Queensway
Etobicoke
very mixed
South Asian residents 30%, Black residents 23%, Chinese residents 16%
Counts residents in each published class; it says nothing about how long they have lived here.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the visible-minority groups are in every hex of Toronto on the Variety map. It then groups the hexes with the most variety into the Standouts below.
North Mimico (Etobicoke) ranks #1, showing a very mixed composition across 39 hexes (South Asian residents 30%, Black residents 23%, Chinese residents 16%). This Standout spans Stonegate-Queensway. Etobicoke ranks #2, also very mixed across 35 hexes (South Asian residents 45%, Chinese residents 15%, Black residents 14%). High Park-Swansea (Parkdale—High Park) ranks #3, very mixed across 34 hexes (South Asian residents 27%, Black residents 24%, Chinese residents 22%). Toronto—St. Paul's ranks #4, very mixed across 33 hexes (South Asian residents 28%, Chinese residents 23%, Black residents 19%). Bay Street Corridor (Old Toronto) ranks #5, very mixed across 33 hexes (South Asian residents 29%, Chinese residents 27%, Black residents 25%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as visible-minority groups (2021) on the Variety map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the restaurant cuisines are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
For a varied mix of cuisines within a 10-minute walk, explore the Standouts. Annex (Old Toronto) is #1, very mixed with no single cuisine above 35%. Toronto Centre (Church-Wellesley) and Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) follow, with no single cuisine above 33% and 37%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 50 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the cuisines are in every hex of Toronto, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts.
Annex (Old Toronto) is the #1 Standout for very mixed cuisines, across 38 hexes. The top cuisines are Chinese (35%), Japanese (23%), and Italian (19%). Toronto Centre (Church-Wellesley) is the #2 Standout, also very mixed across 37 hexes, with Italian (33%), Japanese (29%), and Thai (12%) as leading cuisines. Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) is the #3 Standout, very mixed across 37 hexes, with Italian (37%), Japanese (33%), and Thai (10%). York (Parkdale—High Park) is the #4 Standout, very mixed across 36 hexes, with Italian (36%), Japanese (19%), and Thai (19%). Toronto—St. Paul's (Old Toronto) is the #5 Standout, very mixed across 36 hexes, with Italian (41%), Japanese (28%), and Indian (13%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as cuisines on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is nightlife concentrated in Toronto — and is it a real cluster?
Mapped bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Downtown (south) and High Park-Swansea, bars and nightlife places form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 326 hexes across Toronto test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Toronto for bars and nightlife places against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown (south) ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. It spans Downtown. High Park-Swansea ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Old Toronto ranks #3: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. Downtown (south 2) ranks #4: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. It spans Downtown. Toronto Centre ranks #5: genuinely busy across 35 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are grocery stores missing for the people who live there in Toronto?
Mapped grocery stores within a 10-minute walk against the number Toronto's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and Statistics Canada Census 2021
To see where grocery stores are less common than Toronto's rate, look at the Missing map. Within a 10-minute walk of Highland Creek (Scarborough), grocery stores are short by about 1 (0 mapped, 2 expected). York Centre (North York) and Etobicoke are short by about 2 and 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Toronto rate, less than half of one is expected in 92 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many grocery stores each hex of Toronto is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Highland Creek (Scarborough) ranks #1: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). York Centre (North York) ranks #2: short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Etobicoke ranks #3: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
York ranks #4: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Old Toronto ranks #5: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (3 mapped, 4 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as grocery stores on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do people commute by public transit in Toronto?
Workers whose main commute mode is public transit, as a share of all commuters, on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Transit commuters peak around York University Heights: 44% (220 transit commuters of 500). Beaches—East York and Scarborough follow at 41.9% and 40.7%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows transit commuters in every hex on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
York University Heights ranks #1: 44% across 22 hexes (220 transit commuters of 500). Beaches—East York ranks #2: 41.9% across 37 hexes (4,767 transit commuters of 11,374). Scarborough ranks #3: 40.7% across 34 hexes (2,061 transit commuters of 5,069). South Parkdale ranks #4: 40.1% across 21 hexes (2,810 transit commuters of 7,006). St Jamestown ranks #5: 40.1% across 35 hexes (2,756 transit commuters of 6,881).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as transit commuters (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Toronto's highest low-income rates meet the thinnest grocery presence?
The LIM-AT low-income rate against mapped grocery stores — a coverage gap score
In Toronto, the top Standouts are Willowdale (North York), Humber River—Black Creek (North York), and York. Willowdale (North York) leads with a score of 92.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 grocery stores nearby and 17% prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%). Each Standout groups high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
The published low-income rate scored up and mapped grocery presence scored down. It ranks hexes where a low-income profile and thin mapped food retail coincide.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%)
More is better
55%
Published prevalence of low income on the after-tax low-income measure.
grocery store competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped grocery stores, scored inverted so thin presence ranks higher.
What this can’t tell you
Mapped grocery records miss markets, dépanneurs tagged as convenience stores and delivery entirely, so a thin count is not evidence that residents cannot buy food locally. This is a mapped-presence gap, nothing stronger.
Try changing it
· Widen the supply term to all retail to see whether the gap is grocery-specific.
· Add walkable street length to see how reachable the existing shops are.
All of these are adjustable on the Toronto map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Toronto based on two factors: Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%) and grocery store competition. For Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%), more is better, with an importance of 55%. For grocery store competition, less is better, with an importance of 45%. The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
Willowdale (North York) ranks #1 with a score of 92.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 grocery stores nearby and 17% prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%). Humber River—Black Creek (North York) ranks #2 with a score of 90.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈5 grocery stores nearby and 20% prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%). York ranks #3 with a score of 86.6/100 across 38 hexes, showing ≈8 grocery stores nearby and 16% prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%). Scarborough ranks #4 with a score of 87.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈4 grocery stores nearby and 22% prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%). Newtonbrook (North York) ranks #5 with a score of 85.7/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈1 grocery store nearby and 14% prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%).
Factors: Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) (%) (2021) and grocery store competition. 5,309 of 5,932 hexes in Toronto were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the share of households earning over $100,000 far above the Toronto average?
Households with 2020 total income of $100,000 or more as a share of all households, against the Toronto average on the Fair share map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Around Runnymede-Bloor West Village, households earning $100,000 or more run at 1.5× the Toronto average (63% here). Don Valley West and Eglinton—Lawrence sit at 1.5× and 1.6×.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares households earning $100,000 or more in every hex of Toronto with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Runnymede-Bloor West Village ranks #1: 1.5× the average across 37 hexes. Don Valley West ranks #2: 1.5× the average across 38 hexes. Eglinton—Lawrence ranks #3: 1.6× the average across 37 hexes. Toronto—Danforth ranks #4: 1.3× the average across 33 hexes. Toronto—St. Paul's ranks #5: 1.5× the average across 33 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as households earning $100,000 or more (2021) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Toronto neighborhoods have more than their fair share of coffee shops?
Mapped coffee shops per resident against the Toronto average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and Statistics Canada Census 2021
Around Spadina—Fort York (Financial District), coffee shops run at 7.4× the Toronto average (152 coffee shops for 34,966 residents). Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) and Downtown (south) (Old Toronto) sit at 3.5× and 3.7×.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares coffee shops in every hex of Toronto with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Spadina—Fort York (Financial District) ranks #1: 7.4× the average across 20 hexes (152 coffee shops for 34,966 residents). Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) ranks #2: 3.5× the average across 30 hexes (92 coffee shops for 45,816 residents). Downtown (south) (Old Toronto) ranks #3: 3.7× the average across 17 hexes (75 coffee shops for 33,849 residents). It spans Downtown. Downtown (south-west) ranks #4: 4.7× the average across 11 hexes (30 coffee shops for 11,104 residents). It spans Downtown. Downtown (south 2) (Old Toronto) ranks #5: 2.5× the average across 11 hexes (36 coffee shops for 25,816 residents). It spans Downtown.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as coffee shops on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do restaurants cluster in Toronto, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped restaurants on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Downtown and Davenport, restaurants form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 363 hexes across Toronto test as genuinely busy. This answer tests every hex of Toronto for restaurants against chance on the Clusters map.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Toronto for restaurants against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Downtown ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Davenport ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Annex ranks #3: genuinely busy across 35 hexes. Toronto Centre ranks #4: genuinely busy across 32 hexes. Yonge and Eglinton ranks #5: genuinely busy across 26 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents aged 25–34 in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown ranks #1: 46% across 30 hexes (31,920 residents aged 25–34 of 69,467). Niagara ranks #2: 43.9% across 27 hexes (11,336 residents aged 25–34 of 25,805). Spadina—Fort York ranks #3: 37.3% across 20 hexes (2,026 residents aged 25–34 of 5,432). University—Rosedale ranks #4: 32.8% across 37 hexes (23,133 residents aged 25–34 of 70,484). York University Heights ranks #5: 30.3% across 27 hexes (243 residents aged 25–34 of 803).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents aged 25–34 (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are pharmacies missing for the people who live there in Toronto?
Mapped pharmacies within a 10-minute walk against the number Toronto's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and Statistics Canada Census 2021
Within a 10-minute walk of York South—Weston, pharmacies fall short of Toronto's rate by about 1 (1 mapped, 2 expected). Westminster–Branson and Toronto—St. Paul's are each short by about 2 pharmacies. These are among the Standouts on the Missing map.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Toronto rate, less than half of one is expected in 92 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many pharmacies each hex of Toronto is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. It then groups the hexes with the least into the Standouts below.
York South—Weston ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Westminster–Branson ranks #2, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Toronto—St. Paul's ranks #3, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Eringate – Centennial – West Deane ranks #4, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Agincourt North ranks #5, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (2 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as pharmacies on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
One-person households as a share of all private households on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
One-person households peak around University—Rosedale (Old Toronto): 57.1% (28,971 one-person households of 50,773). Old Toronto (south) (Old Toronto) and Harbourfront-CityPlace follow at 55.2% and 54.2%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows one-person households in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
University—Rosedale (Old Toronto) ranks #1: 57.1% across 37 hexes (28,971 one-person households of 50,773). Old Toronto (south) (Old Toronto) ranks #2: 55.2% across 32 hexes (12,025 one-person households of 21,769). It spans Old Toronto. Harbourfront-CityPlace ranks #3: 54.2% across 32 hexes (24,046 one-person households of 44,357). It spans Downtown. Niagara (Old Toronto) ranks #4: 53.6% across 21 hexes (4,129 one-person households of 7,703). Old Toronto (south 2) (Old Toronto) ranks #5: 51.8% across 37 hexes (10,622 one-person households of 20,498). It spans Downtown.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as one-person households (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of nightlife place are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of nightlife kinds in Toronto is around Yonge and Eglinton (Old Toronto): very mixed, with no single nightlife kind above 41%. Downtown (south) and Toronto Centre (Old Toronto) follow, with no single nightlife kind above 29% and 24%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 68 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the nightlife kinds are in every hex of Toronto, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map. The hexes with the most variety are grouped into the Standouts below.
Yonge and Eglinton (Old Toronto) ranks #1, showing a very mixed variety across 38 hexes (Pub 41%, Wine Bar 17%, Dance Club 17%). Downtown (south) ranks #2, also very mixed across 37 hexes (Dance Club 29%, Cocktail Bar 25%, Pub 20%). Toronto Centre (Old Toronto) ranks #3, very mixed across 37 hexes (Dance Club 24%, Pub 21%, Cocktail Bar 17%). Downtown (south 2) (Kensington Market) ranks #4, very mixed across 37 hexes (Pub 32%, Cocktail Bar 21%, Dance Club 18%). Davenport ranks #5, very mixed across 37 hexes (Dance Club 30%, Pub 22%, Cocktail Bar 22%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as nightlife kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Immigrants as a share of all residents on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021, its own definition
The Amount map shows where immigrants are most concentrated. Scarborough (north-east) has the highest concentration at 72% (6,344 immigrants of 8,816). Scarborough (north-east 2) follows at 70.8%, and Scarborough (north-east 3) is next at 69.5%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the measure of immigrants in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the highest measures.
Scarborough (north-east) ranks #1, with 72% across 22 hexes (6,344 immigrants of 8,816). It spans the neighborhood of Scarborough. Scarborough (north-east 2) ranks #2, with 70.8% across 36 hexes (6,195 immigrants of 8,752). It spans the neighborhood of Scarborough. Scarborough (north-east 3) ranks #3, with 69.5% across 18 hexes (7,848 immigrants of 11,295). It spans the neighborhood of Scarborough. Scarborough (north-east 4) ranks #4, with 69% across 35 hexes (9,635 immigrants of 13,960). It spans the neighborhood of Scarborough. Willowdale ranks #5, with 68% across 20 hexes (12,346 immigrants of 18,145).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as immigrants (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents under 15 as a share of all residents on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021, counted on May 11, 2021
The Amount map shows where children under 15 are most present. East York has the highest measure at 23.6% (5,372 children under 15 of 22,724). Scarborough (north-east) follows at 22.9%, and Humbermede at 20.9%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the measure of children under 15 in every hex on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
East York ranks #1, with 23.6% across 30 hexes, representing 5,372 children under 15 of 22,724. Scarborough (north-east) ranks #2, with 22.9% across 3 hexes, representing 8 children under 15 of 35. Humbermede ranks #3, with 20.9% across 37 hexes, representing 1,112 children under 15 of 5,318. Eglinton—Lawrence ranks #4, with 20.8% across 37 hexes, representing 4,927 children under 15 of 23,631. Scarborough (east) ranks #5, with 19.8% across 35 hexes, representing 4,269 children under 15 of 21,604.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as children under 15 (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Toronto's shops cluster, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped shops on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Waterfront Communities-The Island and Davenport, shops form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 474 hexes across Toronto test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Toronto for shops against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Waterfront Communities-The Island ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Davenport ranks #2: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. Annex ranks #3: genuinely busy across 35 hexes. Yorkdale-Glen Park ranks #4: genuinely busy across 34 hexes. Downtown ranks #5: genuinely busy across 31 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shops on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are bank branches missing for the people who live there in Toronto?
Mapped bank branches within a 10-minute walk against the number Toronto's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and Statistics Canada Census 2021
Within a 10-minute walk of Woburn (Scarborough), bank branches are short of Toronto's rate by about 1 (2 mapped, 3 expected). Don Valley Village (North York) and Highland Creek (Scarborough) are each short by about 2.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Toronto rate, less than half of one is expected in 87 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many bank branches each hex of Toronto is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk on the Missing map. It then groups the hexes with the least into the Standouts below.
Woburn (Scarborough) ranks #1, short by about 1 across 38 hexes (2 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Don Valley Village (North York) ranks #2, short by about 2 across 38 hexes (2 mapped, 4 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Highland Creek (Scarborough) ranks #3, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Etobicoke ranks #4, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Westminster–Branson (North York) ranks #5, short by about 3 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 4 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as bank branches on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do residents with a bachelor's degree or higher live in Toronto?
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher as a share of residents aged 15 and over on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher are most common around Waterfront Communities-The Island: 73.3% of 54,770 residents. University—Rosedale and Don Valley West follow, with 68.5% and 68% respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents with a bachelor's degree or higher in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most residents with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Waterfront Communities-The Island ranks #1, with 73.3% across 27 hexes (40,157 residents with a bachelor's degree or higher of 54,770). University—Rosedale ranks #2, with 68.5% across 35 hexes (4,755 residents with a bachelor's degree or higher of 6,937). Don Valley West ranks #3, with 68% across 35 hexes (3,771 residents with a bachelor's degree or higher of 5,547). Niagara ranks #4, with 66.9% across 23 hexes (9,436 residents with a bachelor's degree or higher of 14,111). Bay Street Corridor ranks #5, with 66.6% across 37 hexes (32,267 residents with a bachelor's degree or higher of 48,427).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents with a bachelor's degree or higher (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Toronto neighborhoods have more than their fair share of restaurants?
Mapped restaurants per resident against the Toronto average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and Statistics Canada Census 2021
Around Downtown (Old Toronto), restaurants run at 6.3× the Toronto average (1,392 restaurants for 63,883 residents). Trinity Bellwoods (Old Toronto) and Annex (Old Toronto) sit at 5.2× and 3.5×.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares restaurants in every hex of Toronto with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown (Old Toronto) ranks #1, showing 6.3× the average across 37 hexes (1,392 restaurants for 63,883 residents). Trinity Bellwoods (Old Toronto) ranks #2, showing 5.2× the average across 26 hexes (535 restaurants for 29,492 residents). Annex (Old Toronto) ranks #3, showing 3.5× the average across 21 hexes (423 restaurants for 34,869 residents). Toronto Centre ranks #4, showing 2.7× the average across 11 hexes (227 restaurants for 24,141 residents). South Parkdale (Parkdale—High Park) ranks #5, showing 2.9× the average across 15 hexes (212 restaurants for 21,063 residents).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents aged 75 and over as a share of all residents on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021, counted on May 11, 2021
Residents aged 75 and over are most concentrated around Don Valley West (North York), where they make up 22.6% of the population (659 residents aged 75 and over out of 2,920). Don Valley North (North York) and Black Creek (North York) follow with 20.3% and 17.3% respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents aged 75 and over in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Don Valley West (North York) ranks #1, with 22.6% across 33 hexes (659 residents aged 75 and over of 2,920). Don Valley North (North York) ranks #2, with 20.3% across 23 hexes (1,345 residents aged 75 and over of 6,613). Black Creek (North York) ranks #3, with 17.3% across 21 hexes (137 residents aged 75 and over of 790). Etobicoke ranks #4, with 17.2% across 37 hexes (2,133 residents aged 75 and over of 12,423). Agincourt North (Scarborough) ranks #5, with 17.1% across 35 hexes (809 residents aged 75 and over of 4,745).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents aged 75 and over (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are recent arrivals far above the Toronto average?
Immigrants who arrived between 2011 and 2021 as a share of all immigrants, against the Toronto average on the Fair share map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Immigrants who arrived in 2011–2021 are 1.6× the Toronto average in Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto), where they make up 41.7% of the population. St Jamestown (Old Toronto) shows 1.4× the average, and East York shows 1.7×.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare the number of immigrants who arrived in 2011–2021 in each hex of Toronto against the city average. It then identifies Standouts, which are groups of hexes with the highest concentrations.
Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) ranks #1, showing 1.6× the average across 27 hexes. St Jamestown (Old Toronto) ranks #2 with 1.4× the average across 27 hexes. East York ranks #3, showing 1.7× the average across 27 hexes. Don Valley Village (North York) ranks #4 with 1.7× the average across 24 hexes, and Willowdale East (North York) ranks #5 with 1.5× the average across 13 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as immigrants who arrived in 2011–2021 (2021) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Unemployment rate on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021, the labor-force week of May 2021
This answer shows that the unemployment rate peaks around York University Heights, where it reaches 25%. Scarborough (north-east) follows at 23%, and Humber River—Black Creek shows 20.8%. The Toronto figure is 14.1%.
North York as a whole averages 14.5%, 1.0× Toronto's figure.
Scarborough as a whole averages 16.3%, 1.2× Toronto's figure.
Etobicoke as a whole averages 13.6%, 1.0× Toronto's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the unemployment rate in every hex on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the highest unemployment rates into Standouts.
York University Heights ranks #1 with 25% across 17 hexes. Scarborough (north-east) ranks #2 with 23% across 18 hexes. Humber River—Black Creek ranks #3 with 20.8% across 36 hexes. Kingsview Village-The Westway ranks #4 with 20.5% across 22 hexes. Scarborough (east) ranks #5 with 20% across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as unemployment rate (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. “Unemployment rate” is computed by this pipeline from published components rather than published directly. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Around Spadina—Fort York (Old Toronto) and Downtown, hotels form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. This answer identifies 187 hexes across Toronto that test as genuinely busy for hotels.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Toronto for hotels against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Spadina—Fort York (Old Toronto) ranks #1, showing genuinely busy conditions across 37 hexes. Downtown ranks #2, with genuinely busy conditions across 33 hexes. Trinity Bellwoods (Old Toronto) ranks #3, genuinely busy across 30 hexes. Etobicoke ranks #4, genuinely busy across 22 hexes. Roncesvalles (Parkdale—High Park) ranks #5, genuinely busy across 16 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as hotels on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are parks missing for the people who live there in Toronto?
Mapped parks within a 10-minute walk against the number Toronto's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and Statistics Canada Census 2021
Within a 10-minute walk of Scarborough, parks fall short of Toronto's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Don Valley East (North York) and Don Valley North (North York) are short by about 2 and 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Toronto rate, less than half of one is expected in 86 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Missing map to show how many parks each hex in Toronto is short of, compared to the city's rate, when considering a 10-minute walk. The Standouts below highlight groups of hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Scarborough ranks #1, with a shortfall of about 1 park across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Don Valley East (North York) ranks #2, short by about 2 parks across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Don Valley North (North York) ranks #3, short by about 1 park across 37 hexes (2 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Cliffcrest (Scarborough) ranks #4, with a shortfall of about 1 park across 37 hexes (3 mapped, 4 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Agincourt North (Scarborough) ranks #5, short by about 2 parks across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as parks on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Homes in apartment buildings of five or more stories as a share of all private dwellings on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Homes in buildings of five or more stories are most common around Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto), where 99.7% of homes are in such buildings (24,458 homes out of 24,541). Niagara (Old Toronto) and Etobicoke also show high concentrations, with 97.5% and 97.1% respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes in buildings of five or more stories in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) ranks #1, with 99.7% across 20 hexes (24,458 homes in buildings of five or more stories of 24,541). Niagara (Old Toronto) ranks #2, with 97.5% across 17 hexes (3,179 homes in buildings of five or more stories of 3,259). Etobicoke ranks #3, with 97.1% across 14 hexes (530 homes in buildings of five or more stories of 546). York University Heights (North York) ranks #4, with 95.5% across 28 hexes (361 homes in buildings of five or more stories of 378). Downtown ranks #5, with 94.8% across 20 hexes (3,137 homes in buildings of five or more stories of 3,309).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes in buildings of five or more stories (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of shop are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of shop kinds in Toronto is around High Park-Swansea (Old Toronto): very mixed, with no single shop kind above 46%. Scarborough and North York follow, with no single shop kind above 38% and 44%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 High Park-Swansea
Old Toronto
very mixed
Specialty Store 46%, Fashion And Apparel Store 26%, Food And Beverage Store 19%
Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the shop kinds are in every hex of Toronto, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
High Park-Swansea (Old Toronto) ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 46%, Fashion And Apparel Store 26%, Food And Beverage Store 19%). Scarborough ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Fashion And Apparel Store 38%, Specialty Store 35%, Food And Beverage Store 21%). North York ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Fashion And Apparel Store 44%, Specialty Store 38%, Food And Beverage Store 13%). Toronto—Danforth ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 47%, Fashion And Apparel Store 27%, Food And Beverage Store 19%). Trinity Bellwoods (Old Toronto) ranks #5: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 44%, Fashion And Apparel Store 37%, Food And Beverage Store 12%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shop kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Single-detached houses as a share of all private dwellings on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Single-detached houses are most common around Don Valley West (North York), where 97.5% of homes are single-detached (1,577 of 1,617). Princess-Rosethorn (Etobicoke) follows at 97.3%, and Scarborough (east) (Scarborough) at 94%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the number of single-detached houses in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Don Valley West (North York) ranks #1, with 97.5% of homes being single-detached across 37 hexes (1,577 single-detached houses of 1,617). Princess-Rosethorn (Etobicoke) ranks #2, with 97.3% across 36 hexes (2,909 single-detached houses of 2,990). Scarborough (east) (Scarborough) ranks #3, with 94% across 9 hexes (438 single-detached houses of 466). It spans Scarborough. Scarborough (east 2) (Scarborough) ranks #4, with 92.7% across 11 hexes (254 single-detached houses of 274). It spans Scarborough. Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) ranks #5, with 91.4% across 15 hexes (74 single-detached houses of 81). Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as single-detached houses (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is Toronto's cultural scene densest against the city average?
Mapped arts and entertainment places per km² against the Toronto average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps
Around Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto), arts and entertainment places run at 23.4x the Toronto average (515 arts and entertainment places across 4.7 km²). Annex (Old Toronto) and Spadina—Fort York (Old Toronto) sit at 11.9x and 11.5x.
Standout
Neighborhood
Against the average
Count
Base
Map
#1 Waterfront Communities-The Islandalso spans Toronto Centre
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares arts and entertainment places in every hex of Toronto with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Waterfront Communities-The Island (Old Toronto) ranks #1: 23.4x the average across 42 hexes (515 arts and entertainment places across 4.7 km²). It spans Toronto Centre. Annex (Old Toronto) ranks #2: 11.9x the average across 35 hexes (218 arts and entertainment places across 3.9 km²). Spadina—Fort York (Old Toronto) ranks #3: 11.5x the average across 30 hexes (180 arts and entertainment places across 3.3 km²). Downtown ranks #4: 10.2x the average across 31 hexes (166 arts and entertainment places across 3.5 km²). Old Toronto ranks #5: 8.3x the average across 17 hexes (74 arts and entertainment places across 1.9 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as arts and entertainment places on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which parts of Toronto combine households over $100,000 with households under $25,000?
The top household-income band blended with the bottom five — a mixed-income overlap score (Statistics Canada Census 2021)
In Toronto, the highest-ranking Standouts are University—Rosedale, Harbourfront-CityPlace, and Davenport. University—Rosedale leads with a score of 96.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈15,238 residents ($100,000 and over) and ≈9,855 households with 2020 income under $25,000. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
The two ends of the published household-income distribution ranked together. Hexes scoring high hold substantial numbers of both, which is what "mixed-income" actually means and what a median cannot show.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
$100,000 and over
More is better
50%
Households with total 2020 income of $100,000 or more — the top published band.
Under $5,000
More is better
50%
The five lowest published household-income bands summed.
What this can’t tell you
It ranks two counts rather than measuring dispersion, and it cannot say whether the two groups live on the same street or on adjacent ones. Income refers to 2020, a year of large pandemic transfers.
Try changing it
· Separate it into the two bands to see which drives a hex.
· Add the LIM-AT low-income rate, which adjusts for household size.
All of these are adjustable on the Toronto map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Toronto on $100,000 and over (more is better, importance 50%) and Under $5,000 (more is better, importance 50%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
University—Rosedale ranks #1 with a score of 96.2/100 across 37 hexes: ≈15,238 residents ($100,000 and over) and ≈9,855 households with 2020 income under $25,000. Harbourfront-CityPlace ranks #2 with a score of 93.4/100 across 37 hexes: ≈19,799 residents ($100,000 and over) and ≈5,922 households with 2020 income under $25,000. Davenport ranks #3 with a score of 89.9/100 across 37 hexes: ≈9,440 residents ($100,000 and over) and ≈3,471 households with 2020 income under $25,000. Old Toronto ranks #4 with a score of 87/100 across 37 hexes: ≈7,523 residents ($100,000 and over) and ≈1,500 households with 2020 income under $25,000. Bay Street Corridor ranks #5 with a score of 86.3/100 across 37 hexes: ≈12,013 residents ($100,000 and over) and ≈5,668 households with 2020 income under $25,000.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: $100,000 and over (2021) and Under $5,000 (2021). 5,473 of 5,932 hexes in Toronto were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Toronto neighborhoods have far more multigenerational households than average?
Multigenerational households as a share of all private households, against the Toronto average on the Fair share map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Agincourt North (Scarborough) ranks #1 for multigenerational households, at 2.9× the Toronto average (10.4% here) across 41 hexes. Scarborough (north-east) (Scarborough) and West Humber-Clairville (Etobicoke) also show high concentrations, sitting at 3.3× and 2.6× the average, respectively.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows multigenerational households in every hex of Toronto compared to the city average on the Fair share map. It then groups the hexes with the most multigenerational households into the Standouts below.
Agincourt North (Scarborough) ranks #1, showing 2.9× the Toronto average across 41 hexes. Scarborough (north-east) (Scarborough) ranks #2, with 3.3× the average across 36 hexes. West Humber-Clairville (Etobicoke) ranks #3, at 2.6× the average across 24 hexes. York Centre (North York) ranks #4, showing 2.3× the average across 39 hexes. Scarborough (north-east 2) (Scarborough) ranks #5, with 2.1× the average across 39 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as multigenerational households (2021) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do residents who speak both English and French live in Toronto?
Residents who know both official languages as a share of all residents on the Amount map — Statistics Canada Census 2021
Residents who know both English and French are most common around Parkdale, where 20.6% of residents know both languages (3,400 residents out of 16,529). Don Valley West follows at 19.7% and University—Rosedale at 19.3%, showing where these residents are most present on the map.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents who know both English and French in every hex of Toronto on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Parkdale ranks #1 with 20.6% across 33 hexes, representing 3,400 residents who know both English and French out of 16,529. Don Valley West ranks #2 with 19.7% across 35 hexes, totaling 1,561 residents who know both English and French out of 7,944. University—Rosedale ranks #3 with 19.3% across 35 hexes, which is 1,819 residents who know both English and French out of 9,420. Toronto—St. Paul's ranks #4 with 18.5% across 37 hexes, accounting for 5,948 residents who know both English and French out of 32,204. High Park North ranks #5 with 18.3% across 37 hexes, or 4,286 residents who know both English and French out of 23,446.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as residents who know both English and French (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which of Toronto's nightlife neighborhoods are easiest to reach by transit?
Bar and nightlife place count blended with transit stops — an access overlap score
In Toronto, the highest-ranking Standouts are Spadina—Fort York, Trinity Bellwoods (Old Toronto) and Annex (Old Toronto). Spadina—Fort York leads with a score of 55.1/100 across 41 hexes, where the data shows ≈90 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈31 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Mapped nightlife places alongside mapped transit stops. Both are observed geometry, so this score describes the built environment rather than any population.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
bar and nightlife
More is better
60%
Rollup count of mapped bars and nightlife places.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of mapped transit stops in the hex.
What this can’t tell you
Stop counts carry no timetable, so late-night service — the thing that matters for getting home — is invisible here. Place counts carry no capacity or licensing hours.
Try changing it
· Drop the transit term to rank on place density alone.
· Add the 20-24 age band to weigh a resident base into the same view.
All of these are adjustable on the Toronto map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Toronto on bar and nightlife (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Spadina—Fort York ranks #1 with a score of 55.1/100 across 41 hexes: ≈90 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈31 transit stops. Trinity Bellwoods (Old Toronto) ranks #2 with a score of 39.4/100 across 36 hexes: ≈90 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈0 transit stops. Annex (Old Toronto) ranks #3 with a score of 39.5/100 across 32 hexes: ≈38 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈15 transit stops. Roncesvalles ranks #4 with a score of 34.4/100 across 23 hexes: ≈19 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈1 transit stops. Old Toronto ranks #5 with a score of 18.3/100 across 35 hexes: ≈9 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈8 transit stops.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: bar and nightlife and transit stop count. 5,557 of 5,932 hexes in Toronto were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Every answer reads Toronto hex by hex on one of the map types below, then groups the hexes at the end it asks about into Standouts. Sources: Statistics Canada Census 2021.
Score — Each factor ranks every hex from 0 to 100 against the rest of the city; the Score adds them by importance, and a hex with no data for a factor is scored on the factors it has.
Amount — The Amount map shows one measure in every hex, as a total, per 1 000 residents, per km² or as a share of its category; a Standout pools the hexes inside its circle.
Variety — The Variety map scores how mixed a set of kinds is in each hex, from one kind only to an even mix; a Standout groups the most mixed third.
Fair share — The Fair share map divides each hex's rate by the whole city's rate, so 1× is exactly average; a Standout groups the hexes furthest from it on one side.
Missing — The Missing map applies the whole city's rate to each hex's residents to say how many there would be at that rate, and shows the difference in whole places.
Clusters — The Clusters map tests whether a hex and its neighbors hold more, or less, of a measure than chance would explain, with a correction for testing every hex at once.
Each hex is an H3 resolution 9 hexagon. Each Standout gathers hexes within 1.2 km of its center, and the 5 strongest are kept. Change the size on the map to widen or tighten them.
Hexes are only ranked where the thing being measured could actually exist, so a Less is better factor cannot present empty parkland as an opportunity. Shops, homes and offices need a building; transit stops, EV chargers and bike docks only need a street or path. A hex that already has some of the measure is always ranked.
Dating the numbers
The Census of Population is a single-day count taken every five years.
Places, buildings and transportation come from a dated Overture Maps release. A place record means the place is mapped, not that it is licensed, open, or of any particular size.
Statistics Canada Census 2021 is a single vintage, so nothing here describes growth, decline or any change over time.
“Unemployment rate” is computed by this pipeline from published components; the publisher does not release it directly.
How far each answer can be pushed
Each question is labeled with a tier. The tier caps what the answer may claim, whatever the numbers say.
T4 — This is a ranking of hexes, not a measurement of people. The factors it combines are counted in different universes — the data contains no table crossing them — so a high rank means both factors rank high in the same hex, not that they describe the same residents.
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