Strong overperformers
Parks that beat the median score of their cohort (same typology, similar size, same ravine/waterfront status) by a meaningful margin. The point isn’t the raw score; it’s that for what this park is, the model thinks it’s doing more than expected.
Scores are not bell-curved. The gap is computed against the median of comparable parks, not against a forced normal distribution.
Top 50 by performance gap
Showing 50 of 830 parks with gap ≥ +5.
| Park | Typology | Raw | Expected | Gap | Citywide | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Gardens | Neighbourhood Park | 71 | 35 | +37 | 100th | large Neighbourhood Park(n=66) |
| Sir Winston Churchill Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 69 | 36 | +33 | 100th | large Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=119) |
| Leslie Grove Park | Parkette | 68 | 36 | +32 | 100th | small Parkette(n=218) |
| David Crombie Park | Corridor / Linear Park | 66 | 37 | +30 | 100th | medium Corridor / Linear Park(n=76) |
| Trinity Bellwoods Park | Neighbourhood Park | 63 | 35 | +29 | 100th | large Neighbourhood Park(n=66) |
| Hillcrest Park | Neighbourhood Park | 66 | 37 | +28 | 100th | medium Neighbourhood Park(n=363) |
| Grace - College Parkette | Corridor / Linear Park | 59 | 32 | +27 | 99th | pocket Corridor / Linear Park(n=122) |
| Riverdale Park East | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 63 | 36 | +27 | 100th | large Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=119) |
| Market Lane Park | Urban Plaza | 63 | 36 | +26 | 100th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Valleyfield Park | Waterfront Park | 56 | 30 | +26 | 99th | medium Waterfront Park waterfront(n=126) |
| Ivan Forrest Gardens | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58 | 32 | +25 | 99th | small Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=200) |
| Wells Hill Park | Parkette | 61 | 36 | +25 | 100th | small Parkette(n=218) |
| Skymark Park | Other | 53 | 28 | +25 | 98th | medium Other(n=60) |
| Northwood Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58 | 34 | +24 | 99th | very large Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=31) |
| Bellevue Square Park | Civic Square | 66 | 42 | +24 | 100th | small Civic Square(n=23) |
| Bessarion Parkette | Parkette | 55 | 31 | +24 | 98th | pocket Parkette(n=287) |
| Nordheimer Ravine | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 60 | 36 | +24 | 99th | medium Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=213) |
| Regent Park | Other | 52 | 28 | +24 | 97th | medium Other(n=60) |
| Sonya'S Park | Urban Plaza | 60 | 36 | +24 | 100th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Matty Eckler Playground | Neighbourhood Park | 61 | 37 | +24 | 100th | medium Neighbourhood Park(n=363) |
| Ryerson Community Park | Urban Plaza | 60 | 36 | +23 | 100th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Greenwood Park | Neighbourhood Park | 58 | 35 | +23 | 99th | large Neighbourhood Park(n=66) |
| Keele - Mulock Parkette | Parkette | 54 | 31 | +23 | 98th | pocket Parkette(n=287) |
| Toronto Zoo | Waterfront Park | 57 | 35 | +23 | 99th | very large Waterfront Park waterfront(n=44) |
| Lithuania Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58 | 36 | +23 | 99th | medium Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=213) |
| Bickford Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58 | 36 | +23 | 99th | medium Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=213) |
| Simcoe Park | Tower-Community Green Space | 51 | 29 | +23 | 96th | small Tower-Community Green Space(n=10) |
| Duncan Creek Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 58 | 36 | +22 | 99th | large Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=119) |
| Grange Park | Neighbourhood Park | 60 | 37 | +22 | 100th | medium Neighbourhood Park(n=363) |
| ALEX WILSON COMMUNITY GARDEN - Open Green Space | Urban Plaza | 59 | 36 | +22 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Maple Leaf Forever Park | Urban Plaza | 61 | 39 | +22 | 100th | small Urban Plaza(n=100) |
| City Wide Open Space | Corridor / Linear Park | 54 | 32 | +22 | 98th | pocket Corridor / Linear Park(n=122) |
| Dufferin Grove Park | Athletic / Recreation Park | 63 | 42 | +22 | 100th | Athletic / Recreation Park(n=85) |
| St. James Park | Neighbourhood Park | 59 | 37 | +22 | 99th | medium Neighbourhood Park(n=363) |
| Vermont Square Park | Civic Square | 61 | 39 | +21 | 100th | medium Civic Square(n=22) |
| Arena Gardens | Urban Plaza | 58 | 36 | +21 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| James Canning Gardens | Urban Plaza | 58 | 36 | +21 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Norwood Park | Neighbourhood Park | 59 | 37 | +21 | 99th | medium Neighbourhood Park(n=363) |
| Malta Park | Urban Plaza | 58 | 36 | +21 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Willis Blair Parkette | Parkette | 52 | 31 | +21 | 97th | pocket Parkette(n=287) |
| Norman Jewison Park | Urban Plaza | 57 | 36 | +21 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Malvern Woods | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 57 | 36 | +21 | 99th | medium Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=213) |
| Manor Community Green | Urban Plaza | 57 | 36 | +21 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Regent Park Boulevard Park | Corridor / Linear Park | 52 | 32 | +20 | 97th | pocket Corridor / Linear Park(n=122) |
| Graham Park | Urban Plaza | 59 | 39 | +20 | 99th | small Urban Plaza(n=100) |
| Shaw St Traffic Median South | Corridor / Linear Park | 52 | 32 | +20 | 97th | pocket Corridor / Linear Park(n=122) |
| Dundas - Watkinson Parkette | Urban Plaza | 56 | 36 | +20 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |
| Beaches Park | Waterfront Park | 57 | 37 | +20 | 99th | large Waterfront Park waterfront(n=65) |
| Suydam Park | Ravine / Naturalized Park | 52 | 32 | +20 | 97th | small Ravine / Naturalized Park ravine(n=200) |
| Anniversary Park | Urban Plaza | 56 | 36 | +20 | 99th | pocket Urban Plaza(n=337) |