A new measure is being used to rank Toronto's neighbourhoods – the "neighbourhood equity score", which combines ratings for economic opportunity, social development, health, participation in decision-making and physical surroundings.
The new measures, released in a report on Monday, change the way Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods are evaluated by city staff when they decide where to direct services.
The new rankings are likely to set off a lively debate about the city's role in providing social services, and what areas of the city are most deserving of extra funding and attention – all against the backdrop of the fall civic election The new measures were developed in conjunction with researchers at St. Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health and are adapted from work done by the World Health Organization.
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21-36 | |
36-50 | |
50-64 | |
64-79 | |
79-93 |
Rank | Neighbourhood name | Equity Score |
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61 | Agincourt North | 54.67 |
55 | Agincourt South-Malvern West | 53.43 |
86 | Alderwood | 63.88 |
123 | Annex | 78.6 |
110 | Banbury-Don Mills | 73.19 |
73 | Bathurst Manor | 58.41 |
120 | Bay Street Corridor | 77.07 |
107 | Bayview Village | 71.65 |
82 | Bayview Woods-Steeles | 62.37 |
128 | Bedford Park-Nortown | 81.55 |
4 | Beechborough-Greenbrook | 26.54 |
40 | Bendale | 47.72 |
79 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 60.28 |
1 | Black Creek | 21.38 |
72 | Blake-Jones | 58.07 |
71 | Briar Hill-Belgravia | 57.81 |
131 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills | 83.04 |
56 | Broadview North | 53.69 |
32 | Brookhaven-Amesbury | 43.07 |
112 | Cabbagetown-South St.James Town | 74.42 |
35 | Caledonia-Fairbank | 44.65 |
129 | Casa Loma | 82.31 |
106 | Centennial Scarborough | 70.75 |
101 | Church-Yonge Corridor | 67.92 |
41 | Clairlea-Birchmount | 48.34 |
104 | Clanton Park | 69.53 |
63 | Cliffcrest | 55.95 |
59 | Corso Italia-Davenport | 54.03 |
11 | Crescent Town | 33.21 |
100 | Danforth | 67.56 |
98 | Danforth East York | 66.94 |
80 | Don Valley Village | 60.52 |
36 | Dorset Park | 45.12 |
69 | Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction | 57.09 |
22 | Downsview-Roding-CFB | 37.16 |
97 | Dufferin Grove | 66.79 |
93 | East End-Danforth | 65.82 |
85 | Edenbridge-Humber Valley | 63.36 |
20 | Eglinton East | 36.28 |
7 | Elms-Old Rexdale | 29.54 |
64 | Englemount-Lawrence | 56.01 |
84 | Eringate-Centennial-West Deane | 62.56 |
50 | Etobicoke West Mall | 51.19 |
17 | Flemingdon Park | 35.81 |
114 | Forest Hill North | 74.94 |
137 | Forest Hill South | 86.24 |
2 | Glenfield-Jane Heights | 24.39 |
53 | Greenwood-Coxwell | 52.13 |
95 | Guildwood | 66.19 |
52 | Henry Farm | 51.87 |
124 | High Park North | 80.58 |
121 | High Park-Swansea | 77.14 |
74 | Highland Creek | 58.77 |
94 | Hillcrest Village | 65.84 |
66 | Humber Heights-Westmount | 56.13 |
14 | Humber Summit | 34.3 |
19 | Humbermede | 36.09 |
111 | Humewood-Cedarvale | 73.94 |
16 | Ionview | 35.73 |
83 | Islington-City Centre West | 62.51 |
87 | Junction Area | 64.27 |
27 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West | 40.14 |
31 | Kennedy Park | 42.38 |
47 | Kensington-Chinatown | 50.7 |
30 | Kingsview Village-The Westway | 41.76 |
136 | Kingsway South | 86.19 |
49 | L'Amoreaux | 50.78 |
96 | Lambton Baby Point | 66.36 |
116 | Lansing-Westgate | 76.15 |
140 | Lawrence Park North | 92.05 |
139 | Lawrence Park South | 90.12 |
133 | Leaside-Bennington | 85.82 |
77 | Little Portugal | 60.04 |
67 | Long Branch | 56.26 |
34 | Malvern | 43.89 |
48 | Maple Leaf | 50.72 |
113 | Markland Wood | 74.88 |
68 | Milliken | 56.85 |
81 | Mimico | 62.36 |
21 | Morningside | 36.89 |
46 | Moss Park | 50.11 |
3 | Mount Dennis | 26.39 |
6 | Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 29.29 |
135 | Mount Pleasant East | 86.04 |
118 | Mount Pleasant West | 76.39 |
54 | New Toronto | 53.21 |
89 | Newtonbrook East | 65.18 |
65 | Newtonbrook West | 56.07 |
109 | Niagara | 72.54 |
127 | North Riverdale | 81.21 |
39 | North St.James Town | 47.55 |
42 | O'Connor-Parkview | 48.67 |
5 | Oakridge | 28.57 |
70 | Oakwood Village | 57.33 |
91 | Old East York | 65.61 |
108 | Palmerston-Little Italy | 72.19 |
57 | Parkwoods-Donalda | 53.79 |
58 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 53.79 |
117 | Playter Estates-Danforth | 76.16 |
92 | Pleasant View | 65.72 |
119 | Princess-Rosethorn | 76.57 |
8 | Regent Park | 29.81 |
33 | Rexdale-Kipling | 43.76 |
12 | Rockcliffe-Smythe | 33.86 |
88 | Roncesvalles | 64.95 |
132 | Rosedale-Moore Park | 83.78 |
43 | Rouge | 48.81 |
134 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 85.85 |
15 | Rustic | 35.4 |
13 | Scarborough Village | 33.94 |
10 | South Parkdale | 33.1 |
76 | South Riverdale | 59.94 |
122 | St.Andrew-Windfields | 77.43 |
51 | Steeles | 51.66 |
103 | Stonegate-Queensway | 69.29 |
62 | Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan | 55.14 |
130 | The Beaches | 82.62 |
26 | Thistletown-Beaumond Heights | 39.78 |
9 | Thorncliffe Park | 33.09 |
78 | Trinity-Bellwoods | 60.09 |
115 | University | 75.07 |
28 | Victoria Village | 40.39 |
126 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | 80.99 |
23 | West Hill | 37.25 |
37 | West Humber-Clairville | 45.78 |
38 | Westminster-Branson | 46.57 |
18 | Weston | 35.99 |
29 | Weston-Pellam Park | 40.47 |
44 | Wexford/Maryvale | 49.47 |
105 | Willowdale East | 69.67 |
99 | Willowdale West | 67.04 |
60 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview | 54.46 |
25 | Woburn | 39.01 |
102 | Woodbine Corridor | 68.11 |
75 | Woodbine-Lumsden | 59.08 |
90 | Wychwood | 65.46 |
138 | Yonge-Eglinton | 88.11 |
125 | Yonge-St.Clair | 80.99 |
24 | York University Heights | 37.66 |
45 | Yorkdale-Glen Park | 49.53 |