Harbourfront-CityPlace
Neighbourhood in Toronto · #165
Former city: Old Toronto · Area: Downtown
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About Downtown
The central core: Financial District, waterfront and the dense grid south of Bloor.
Names you’ll hear here
- CityPlace
- Harbourfront
- South Core
Landmarks:
- CN Tower
- Rogers Centre
What stands out
- Among the most homes in large apartment buildings in Toronto (99% of homes)
- Among the quickest transit trips to Union in Toronto (about 17 min)
- Among the newest housing in Toronto (86% built 2001–21)
Living here
- Housing
- Higher housing cost. Median home $700K · renters pay $2,020/mo2021 Census figures, not current prices. Rent is what renting households paid, utilities included, counting long-time tenants, subsidized homes and basement suites, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare neighbourhoods, not to budget.
- To Union
- Under 30 min. About 17 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly transit, walk or bike. 37% drive · 24% transit · 33% walk or bike
- Households
- A mix. 60% rent
- Tree canopy
- Under 15%. 3% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Towers 99%
- Built
- 1961–80 2% · 1981–2000 12% · 2001–21 86%
- Ages
- Under 15 7% · 15–24 9% · 25–44 65% · 45–64 13% · 65+ 5%
- Language at home
- English 73% · Mandarin 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 8% name two or more equally.
- Recent immigrants
- 17% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.
2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Harbourfront-CityPlace. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.