Neighbourhood profile
Birchcliffe-Cliffside
Birchcliffe-Cliffside holds 7,039 addresses across 6.01 km². Here is how it measures against the other 157 City of Toronto neighbourhoods on transit, schools, everyday shopping and neighbourhood character.
The overall position is a summary of the four measures below. Those are the useful numbers — a single combined figure compresses most of Toronto into a narrow band and separates very little.
What stands out
- Strongest on neighbourhood character — 79th of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on schools nearby — 130th, which is bottom quarter.
- No subway stop inside the boundary — 99 surface transit stops serve the area.
- $467M of construction value on record across 1,198 building permits.
How Birchcliffe-Cliffside compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
81stProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
16.6 / 20 · below the city median
Schools nearby
130thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
8.2 / 15 · bottom quarter
Everyday shopping
103rdGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
6.3 / 10 · below the city median
Neighbourhood character
79thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
12.6 / 25 · above the city median
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
No subway or streetcar route inside the boundary. Bus routes serve the area.
Schools
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Neil Mcneil Catholic High School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Secondary
- Birch Cliff Heights Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Birch Cliff Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Blantyre Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Cliffside Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Courcelette Public School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Bulk Barn · supermarket
- FreshCo · supermarket
- No Frills · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in Birchcliffe-Cliffside — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 2328 Kingston Rd | Mixed Use/Res w Non Res | $75M |
| 2229 Kingston Rd | Apartment Building | $45M |
| 1161 Kingston Rd | Apartment Building | $28M |
| 1400 Kingston Rd | Apartment Building | $20M |
| 3650 Danforth Ave | Multiple Use/Non Residential | $14M |
| 75 Birchmount Rd | Arena | $13M |
| 2217 Kingston Rd | Mixed Use/Res w Non Res | $13M |
| 21 Fishleigh Dr | Water and Sewage Pumping Stations | $9M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Birchcliffe-Cliffside.
How this was measured
Everything here is computed from open data: City of Toronto address points, building permits and neighbourhood boundaries; Toronto Police Service major crime indicators; TTC schedules; and TDSB and TCDSB school locations.
School figures are proximity only. No school rating or ranking is used anywhere on this site — a distance to a school is a verifiable fact about a location, while a school rating largely reflects the income and demographics of its catchment.
Neighbourhood character is derived from reported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index method, so that offences of very different seriousness are not counted as equivalent.
Last computed today. Data refreshes nightly. Nothing on this page is an appraisal, a valuation, or advice about where to live.