Harbourfront and CityPlace is a dense, vertical stretch of downtown Toronto, home to 28,135 people. Of the 16,555 occupied private dwellings, 99% are apartments in buildings of five storeys or more, and most of that stock is recent: 3,615 units were built between 2001 and 2005, 3,890 between 2006 and 2010, and 4,075 between 2011 and 2015, with another 2,665 added from 2016 to 2021. Renters make up 60% of households, owners 40%.
Average household size is small, at 1.7 people, and owners put the value of their homes at a median of $700,000 in the 2021 Census, with an average of $768,000. Median household income in 2020 was $90,000. The population is concentrated in working ages, with 24,540 residents between 15 and 64, compared with 2,065 children and 1,525 seniors.
Getting around leans on a mix of methods, with 37% commuting by car, truck or van, 29% walking, 24% using public transit, and smaller shares cycling or using other methods.
The sections below cover the homes, who lives here, getting around, schools, and new homes nearby.
Harbourfront and CityPlace at a glance
People
28,135
2021 Census
Own their home
40%
60% rent
Most common home
99%
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
16,555 occupied private dwellings in the 2021 Census.
What kind
- Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more99% · 16,470
- Townhouses0% · 65
- Low-rise apartments0% · 15
- Detached houses0% · 0
- Semi-detached houses0% · 0
- Duplex apartments0% · 0
- Other attached houses0% · 0
- Movable dwellings0% · 0
When they were built
- 2011 to 201525% · 4,075
- 2006 to 201024% · 3,890
- 2001 to 200522% · 3,615
- 2016 to 202116% · 2,665
- 1991 to 20007% · 1,120
- 1981 to 19905% · 845
- 1961 to 19802% · 265
- 1960 or before0% · 70
Average household size: 1.7.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via City of Toronto Open Data (Neighbourhood Profiles, 158 model). Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Who lives here
Households
16,550
Median household income
$90,000
2020 income, 2021 Census
Age mix
7% · 87% · 5%
0 to 14 · 15 to 64 · 65+
Besides English and French, the languages spoken most often at home are Hindi (585), Spanish (530), Arabic (335), Iranian Persian (280) and Portuguese (200).
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 Harbourfront and CityPlace, 37% drive, 29% walk, 24% take transit, 6% get there another way, 3% cycle (2021 Census, main mode of commuting).
- Union Station · GO
- King · Subway
- St Andrew · Subway
- Union · Subway
Stations inside or within a short walk of the boundary, from TTC and Metrolinx open data.
Schools in Harbourfront and CityPlace
Publicly funded schools inside the boundary. Where a school draws its students from is set by its board, not by this page.
Bishop Macdonell Catholic School
Elementary · Toronto CDSB · Toronto
EQAO, share at the provincial standard (2023-2024): Gr 3 reading 83% · Gr 3 writing 86% · Gr 3 math 81% · Gr 6 reading 94% · Gr 6 writing 89% · Gr 6 math 61%
City School
Secondary · Toronto DSB · Toronto
Jean Lumb Public School
Elementary · Toronto DSB · Toronto
EQAO, share at the provincial standard (2023-2024): Gr 3 reading 72% · Gr 3 writing 80% · Gr 3 math 76% · Gr 6 reading 87% · Gr 6 writing 74% · Gr 6 math 59%
The Waterfront School
Elementary · Toronto DSB · Toronto
EQAO, share at the provincial standard (2023-2024): Gr 3 reading 79% · Gr 3 writing 79% · Gr 3 math 58% · Gr 6 reading 75% · Gr 6 writing 75% · Gr 6 math 50%
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, school information and student demographics. Open Government Licence – Ontario. EQAO results are the school's own, shown as published, not a ranking.
New homes near Harbourfront and CityPlace
The nearest pre-construction and new-build projects on LIQWD in Toronto.
Empire Quay House
Empire · Harbourfront
From From $1,039,990
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
Adagio
Menkes · Yorkville
From From $687,990
Oscar Residences
Lifetime Developments · Old Toronto
From From $350,990
Nahid on Broadview
Nahid Corp. · Danforth Village
From From $599,900
Questions people ask about Harbourfront and CityPlace
- What are homes worth in Harbourfront and CityPlace?
- The only public figure is the 2021 Census, where owners in Harbourfront and CityPlace put the value of their homes at a median of $700,000 (average $768,000). 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 Harbourfront and CityPlace?
- Apartments in buildings of five storeys or more make up about 99% of the 16,555 occupied homes counted in Harbourfront and CityPlace in the 2021 Census.
- Is Harbourfront and CityPlace mostly owners or renters?
- About 40% of households in Harbourfront and CityPlace owned their home in the 2021 Census and 60% rented.
- How do people in Harbourfront and CityPlace get to work?
- In the 2021 Census, about 37% of commuters in Harbourfront and CityPlace drive; 29% walk, 24% take transit.
- Are new homes being built in Harbourfront and CityPlace?
- Not inside Harbourfront and CityPlace on LIQWD today. The nearest new home projects in Toronto are listed on this page.
- Who can tell me what my Harbourfront and CityPlace 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.