[kaitlyn2004]

I am looking to buy a house in downtown Toronto and have come to realize I don't really know all that much about the various pockets of Toronto.

Is there any tool or easy way to find out more information about a specific area?
- Types of residents (young, familes, ethnicity, etc.)
- Nearby (shops, food, amenities, parks, transit, etc.)
- Background on what the area was like/where it's headed
- etc. etc. etc.

I am looking both east to Woodbine and West to High Park area... (north to bloor-ish)

 

[jaycola]

http://www.toronto.ca/demographics/profiles_map_and_index.htm

This should be a start.

 

[greenleaf]

These might help too: http://www.blogto.com/torontomaps/

A lot of the map info is online, if you click on the neighbourhood links on that page. It will give you an idea of what shops & restaurants are in the area.

 

[myonlinelifenow]

You could also try realosophy. Great info

http://www.realosophy.com/NeighbourhoodMatch.aspx