The Safeway over in Thorncliffe is a one-kilometre errand from most front doors here — close enough that it functions as the neighbourhood's practical anchor. Day-to-day, North Haven Upper is quiet and residential: houses with driveways, bus routes running south for the downtown commute, and enough buffer from commercial strips that the streets feel settled by evening.
When the weekend calls for it, residents pull from neighbouring communities — the Forbes Innes Arena in Thorncliffe, the Highwood Outdoor Pool in Highwood, or the Murray Copot Arena and Judith Umbach Library further into Huntington Hills. The neighbourhood itself provides the calm; the activity lives just outside it.
689
Population
72.3%
Owner-Occupied
45.2
Median Age
$62,181
Avg Income
18.5%
Visible Minority
Top ancestries
English
15.1%
Scottish
13.7%
Irish
10.7%
German
9.9%
Canadian
6.1%
Top mother tongues
English
81.4%
Yue
3.6%
Spanish
1.9%
French
1.4%
German
1.2%
Census 2021
The Vibe
389trees per 1,000
498city avg
1parks
268public trees
30species
55%avg condition
Top Species
POPLAR SPECIES (31)ASH, GREEN (30)SPRUCE, WHITE (27)SPRUCE, COLORADO (27)ELM, AMERICAN (23)