Neighbourhood profile
Black Creek
Black Creek holds 1,969 addresses across 3.46 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 transit access — 54th of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on schools nearby — 139th, which is bottom quarter.
- No subway stop inside the boundary, but streetcars run along Driftwood Station Westbound Platform, Jane and Finch Station Westbound Platform, Norfinch Oakdale Station Westbound Platform.
- $128M of construction value on record across 122 building permits.
How Black Creek compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
54thProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
18.1 / 20 · above the city median
Schools nearby
139thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
7.5 / 15 · bottom quarter
Everyday shopping
120thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
5.0 / 10 · bottom quarter
Neighbourhood character
126thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
6.8 / 25 · bottom quarter
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
Streetcar service along Driftwood Station Westbound Platform, Jane and Finch Station Westbound Platform, Norfinch Oakdale Station Westbound Platform, Tobermory Station Westbound Platform.
Schools
- St Augustine Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- St Charles Garnier Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Blacksmith Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Brookview Mdl School & Brookview Linc · Toronto District School Board
- Driftwood Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Gosford Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Monsignor Fraser College - Norfinch Campus · Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Seneca College (yorkgate Campus) · None
- Shoreham Public Sports and Wellness Academy · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- No Frills · supermarket
- Pacific Fresh Food Mart · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in Black Creek — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 50 York Gate Blvd | Transit Station,Subway, Bus Terminal | $80M |
| 367-415 Driftwood Ave | Apartment Building | $6M |
| 115 Norfinch Dr | Industrial | $6M |
| 98 Shoreham Dr | Elementary School | $5M |
| 15 Tobermory Dr | Apartment Building | $4M |
| 4400 Jane St | Apartment Building | $3M |
| 230 Gosford Blvd | Arena | $3M |
| 120 Norfinch Dr | Multiple Unit Building | $2M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Black Creek.
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.