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Forest Hill South, Toronto — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Forest Hill South is one of the two parts of Forest Hill, a former village in Midtown Toronto amalgamated into the city in 1967.
About Forest Hill South
Where to stay in Forest Hill South
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Midtown puts the choice in context. Forest Hill South sits north of Downtown Toronto in the midtown belt, so a stay here trades the density of the core for a residential neighbourhood that keeps the name of the village it once was. Rosedale and The Bridle Path sit in the same bracket.
Forest Hill North carries the other half of the old village, and the two together make an area better known for its houses than for its hotels.
About Forest Hill South
What are the main landmarks in Forest Hill South?
No monument lists itself here. Forest Hill South records no landmark buildings of its own, and what carries the name instead is the street fabric of the former village of Forest Hill, amalgamated into Toronto in 1967. Rosedale and The Bridle Path are the usual comparisons, neighbourhoods of the same standing elsewhere in Toronto, Ontario.
Forest Hill North completes the pair.
What is the history of Forest Hill South?
A village became a neighbourhood. Forest Hill existed as a separate village before it was amalgamated into Toronto in 1967, and the area kept the village name afterwards rather than dissolving into the surrounding city. Forest Hill South and Forest Hill North are the two halves the name covers, counted separately inside Midtown Toronto, Ontario.
The 1967 amalgamation is the one dated event on record for Forest Hill, and it is why the village is described as former rather than as a municipality in its own right.
Where is Forest Hill South?
Forest Hill South lies in Midtown Toronto, north of Downtown Toronto and immediately alongside Forest Hill North in Ontario, Canada.
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Updated August 2026