[2] North of Eglinton, nearly two-thirds of the Silverthorn's population resides in rental units, many of them in low-rise apartment buildings.

South of Eglinton the area retains its working class character, though the majority of residents are owners (almost 60%).

There is an above-average contingency of Romance language speakers including Portuguese, Italian and Spanish.

One resident described the topography of the neighbourhood as "Toronto's hidden San Francisco," referring to that city's the famously hilly terrain.

[3] Silverthorn's winding and one-way streets make through traffic a non-factor for ball playing.