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By neighbourhood
Toronto Open Data ships 158 named neighbourhoods. Each park’s centroid is point-in-polygon tested against that layer; the table below shows where the city’s parks score best on average. This isn’t a livability ranking. It’s telling you which neighbourhoods have a stock of parks doing high-vitality work according to the model.
Top 25 by average park vitality
Neighbourhoods with at least two parks. Ordered by average overall score.
| Neighbourhood | Parks | Avg overall | Conn | Comfort | Encl | Top typology | Top park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Queen West | 7 | 54.7 | 64 | 45 | 88 | Urban Plaza | Shaw Park (69) |
| Downtown Yonge East | 15 | 53.1 | 60 | 42 | 80 | Urban Plaza | Market Lane Park (67) |
| Kensington-Chinatown | 16 | 51.8 | 64 | 39 | 89 | Urban Plaza | Bellevue Square Park (73) |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 10 | 51.1 | 65 | 43 | 84 | Corridor / Linear Park | Trinity Bellwoods Park (66) |
| Church-Wellesley | 7 | 51.1 | 64 | 40 | 82 | Urban Plaza | Norman Jewison Park (63) |
| Wellington Place | 7 | 49.9 | 65 | 41 | 74 | Civic Square | Simcoe Park (61) |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 6 | 49.3 | 61 | 46 | 86 | Urban Plaza | Bickford Park (61) |
| Greenwood-Coxwell | 10 | 48.7 | 65 | 43 | 82 | Urban Plaza | Maple Leaf Forever Park (65) |
| Bay-Cloverhill | 7 | 47.8 | 58 | 43 | 74 | Urban Plaza | Dr. Lillian McGregor Park (56) |
| Regent Park | 11 | 47.4 | 67 | 47 | 79 | Urban Plaza | Anniversary Park (60) |
| North St.James Town | 4 | 46.9 | 54 | 45 | 85 | Urban Plaza | Wellesley - Magill Park (49) |
| Oakwood Village | 8 | 46.7 | 65 | 44 | 77 | Urban Plaza | Graham Park (63) |
| North Riverdale | 6 | 46.6 | 59 | 53 | 87 | Ravine / Naturalized Park | Riverdale Park East (64) |
| Dovercourt Village | 6 | 45.8 | 73 | 44 | 84 | Urban Plaza | Northumberland Playground (53) |
| Dufferin Grove | 5 | 45.7 | 64 | 53 | 78 | Neighbourhood Park | Dufferin Grove Park (68) |
| Wychwood | 11 | 45.5 | 64 | 55 | 82 | Urban Plaza | Hillcrest Park (69) |
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 11 | 45.5 | 44 | 34 | 71 | Civic Square | Trinity Square (60) |
| Corso Italia-Davenport | 4 | 45.5 | 67 | 40 | 79 | Urban Plaza | Earlscourt Park (51) |
| Roncesvalles | 9 | 45.3 | 66 | 41 | 88 | Urban Plaza | Charles G. Williams Park (61) |
| Casa Loma | 31 | 44.5 | 55 | 55 | 87 | Urban Plaza | Sir Winston Churchill Park (71) |
| Junction Area | 15 | 44.1 | 57 | 43 | 77 | Urban Plaza | Malta Park (61) |
| South Eglinton-Davisville | 7 | 43.9 | 45 | 40 | 85 | Urban Plaza | June Rowlands Park (59) |
| The Beaches | 18 | 43.8 | 61 | 49 | 69 | Ravine / Naturalized Park | Kew Gardens (75) |
| Annex | 28 | 43.7 | 60 | 37 | 91 | Urban Plaza | Vermont Square Park (67) |
| Danforth | 2 | 43.4 | 54 | 45 | 81 | Parkette | EARL BEATTY COMMUNITY CENTRE - Building Grounds (44) |
Bottom 15: lowest average park vitality
Where the model says the existing park stock is doing the least urban-vitality work. Often dominated by hydro corridors or ravine fragments.
| Neighbourhood | Parks | Avg overall | Conn | Comfort | Encl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Village | 33 | 27.2 | 30 | 48 | 60 |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 40 | 28.0 | 37 | 50 | 50 |
| Beechborough-Greenbrook | 13 | 29.8 | 46 | 45 | 58 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 85 | 30.3 | 40 | 40 | 50 |
| Morningside Heights | 194 | 30.4 | 29 | 59 | 47 |
| Humber Bay Shores | 17 | 30.7 | 46 | 50 | 62 |
| Dorset Park | 25 | 30.8 | 42 | 48 | 57 |
| Kennedy Park | 13 | 30.8 | 44 | 46 | 66 |
| Victoria Village | 23 | 31.2 | 41 | 53 | 57 |
| South Parkdale | 31 | 31.4 | 52 | 40 | 62 |
| Highland Creek | 37 | 31.4 | 29 | 56 | 59 |
| Cliffcrest | 48 | 31.4 | 37 | 45 | 60 |
| Guildwood | 20 | 31.4 | 37 | 52 | 57 |
| Yonge-Doris | 13 | 31.4 | 51 | 34 | 80 |
| Black Creek | 20 | 31.8 | 52 | 42 | 59 |