Fort York and Liberty Village is a dense, largely vertical neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, home to 19,915 people in 12,415 occupied private dwellings. Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more make up 95% of the housing stock, with townhouses and low-rise apartments filling in the rest. Most of what stands today was built recently: 4,600 dwellings went up between 2011 and 2015, and another 2,300 between 2016 and 2021, giving the area a newer feel than much of the surrounding city.
Renters make up 53% of households and owners 47%. Owners put the value of their homes at a median of $695,000 in the 2021 Census, with an average of $735,000. Median household income in 2020 was $94,000, and the average household size is a compact 1.6 people, reflecting a population weighted heavily toward working-age residents, with 17,915 people aged 15 to 64 against 1,205 children and 795 seniors.
Getting around leans on driving, at 51% of commutes, though a combined 40% walk or take transit. The sections below cover the homes, who lives here, getting around, schools, and new homes nearby in more detail.
Fort York and Liberty Village at a glance
People
19,915
2021 Census
Own their home
47%
53% rent
Most common home
95%
apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
Largest building era
2011 to 2015
by homes still standing
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
The homes
12,415 occupied private dwellings in the 2021 Census.
What kind
- Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more95% · 11,830
- Low-rise apartments3% · 400
- Townhouses1% · 180
- Detached houses0% · 0
- Semi-detached houses0% · 0
- Duplex apartments0% · 0
- Other attached houses0% · 0
- Movable dwellings0% · 0
When they were built
- 2011 to 201537% · 4,600
- 2006 to 201024% · 3,015
- 2016 to 202119% · 2,300
- 2001 to 20059% · 1,130
- 1991 to 20004% · 490
- 1981 to 19904% · 465
- 1960 or before2% · 255
- 1961 to 19801% · 160
Average household size: 1.6.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Who lives here
Households
12,415
Median household income
$94,000
2020 income, 2021 Census
Age mix
6% · 90% · 4%
0 to 14 · 15 to 64 · 65+
Besides English and French, the languages spoken most often at home are Spanish (290), Portuguese (180), Russian (175), Korean (175) and Iranian Persian (120).
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Getting around
Of the people who commute from Fort York and Liberty Village, 51% drive, 24% take transit, 16% walk, 6% get there another way, 4% cycle (2021 Census, main mode of commuting).
- Exhibition · GO
Stations inside or within a short walk of the boundary, from TTC and Metrolinx open data.
New homes near Fort York and Liberty Village
The nearest pre-construction and new-build projects on LIQWD in Toronto.
Empire Quay House
Empire · Harbourfront
From From $1,039,990
Westbend Residences
Mattamy Homes · High Park
From From $475,990
Oscar Residences
Lifetime Developments · Old Toronto
From From $350,990
Adagio
Menkes · Yorkville
From From $687,990
City Towns Collection at Daniels on Parliament
Daniels Corporation · Regent Park
From From $990,000
Daniels on Parliament
Daniels Corporation · Regent Park
From From $509,900
Questions people ask about Fort York and Liberty Village
- What are homes worth in Fort York and Liberty Village?
- The only public figure is the 2021 Census, where owners in Fort York and Liberty Village put the value of their homes at a median of $695,000 (average $735,000). That is owner reported and dated May 2021, not a current market value. A licensed agent prepares a free assessment from recent sales nearby.
- What kind of homes are in Fort York and Liberty Village?
- Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more make up about 95% of the 12,415 occupied homes counted in Fort York and Liberty Village in the 2021 Census.
- Is Fort York and Liberty Village mostly owners or renters?
- About 47% of households in Fort York and Liberty Village owned their home in the 2021 Census and 53% rented.
- How do people in Fort York and Liberty Village get to work?
- In the 2021 Census, about 51% of commuters in Fort York and Liberty Village drive; 24% take transit, 16% walk.
- Are new homes being built in Fort York and Liberty Village?
- Not inside Fort York and Liberty Village on LIQWD today. The nearest new home projects in Toronto are listed on this page.
- Who can tell me what my Fort York and Liberty Village home would sell for?
- A licensed local agent. The free assessment on this page goes to a verified agent who prices it from recent sales around your street, with no instant estimate and no obligation.