 Humewood is also known as "The Woods" because of its many streets that have names ending with "-wood", including Wychwood, Humewood, Cherrywood, Valewood, Maplewood, Wellwood, Kenwood, and Pinewood.The neighbourhood's main commercial area is along St. Clair Ave. W. and is referred to as Hillcrest Village.Humewood is an upper-middle class, family-oriented neighbourhood, with a combination of single-family homes dating from the 1920s as well as a numerous mid-rise and high-rise buildings.