The community neighbours Birch Cliff to the south, Danforth Village to the east and Cliffside to the west edging onto the Scarborough Bluffs.

The share of population by language spoken at home is 53% English where Bengali, Urdu and Tamil are over 20% and the remaining identify as English-Non Official or other.

Being only a 15 minute commute into Downtown Toronto, the neighbourhood has two subway stations on Warden and Victoria Park, providing easy access to the City Centre or Central Scarborough.

The merchants of Crossroads of the Danforth are composed of volunteers from the business community, who work to promote growth and a strong neighbourhood identity.

The residential landscape within Oakridge dates from the Edwardian era, but the majority of homes were built during the interwar period and after World War II.