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Yonge-Bay Corridor

Neighbourhood in Toronto · #170

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

  • Discovery District
  • Financial District

Landmarks:

  • CF Toronto Eaton Centre
  • City Hall & Nathan Phillips Square

What stands out

  • Most likely to walk or bike to work in Toronto (56% of commuters)
  • Most homes in large apartment buildings in Toronto (100% of homes)
  • Quickest transit trip to Union in Toronto (about 14 min)

Living here

Housing
Higher housing cost. Median home $800K · renters pay $2,000/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 14 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mostly transit, walk or bike. 20% drive · 21% transit · 56% walk or bike
Households
Mostly renters. 68% rent
Tree canopy
Under 15%. 3% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Low-rise 1% · Towers 100%
Built
1960 or before 2% · 1961–80 5% · 1981–2000 28% · 2001–21 65%
Ages
Under 15 8% · 15–24 17% · 25–44 54% · 45–64 14% · 65+ 7%
Language at home
English 66% · Mandarin 9%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 8% name two or more equally.
Recent immigrants
12% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.

2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, Yonge-Bay Corridor. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.

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