Neighbourhood profile
Downsview
Downsview holds 3,866 addresses across 8.29 km². Here is how it measures against the other 157 City of Toronto neighbourhoods on transit, schools, everyday shopping and neighbourhood character.
The overall position is a summary of the four measures below. Those are the useful numbers — a single combined figure compresses most of Toronto into a narrow band and separates very little.
What stands out
- Strongest on neighbourhood character — 43rd of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on transit access — 117th, which is below the city median.
- 4 subway stops inside the boundary, including Downsview Park Station - Northbound Platform and Downsview Park Station - Southbound Platform.
- $758M of construction value on record across 635 building permits.
How Downsview compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
117thProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
15.0 / 20 · below the city median
Schools nearby
104thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
9.5 / 15 · below the city median
Everyday shopping
106thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
6.2 / 10 · below the city median
Neighbourhood character
43rdReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
15.8 / 25 · above the city median
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
- Downsview Park Station - Northbound Platform · Subway
- Downsview Park Station - Southbound Platform · Subway
- Sheppard West Station - Northbound Platform · Subway
- Sheppard West Station - Southbound Platform · Subway
Schools
- St Norbert Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- St Raphael Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Downsview Secondary School · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Madonna Catholic Secondary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Secondary
- Ancaster Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Blaydon Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Blyth Academy School - Downsview Park · None
- Centennial College - Downsview Campus · None
- Downsview Public School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Correct African Food Market · supermarket
- Metro · supermarket
- Selam Convenience and Grocery Store · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in Downsview — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 2701 Keele St | Mixed Use/Res w Non Res | $300M |
| 3100 Keele St | Apartment Building | $100M |
| 2995 Keele St | Apartment Building | $69M |
| 123 Garratt Blvd | Industrial | $54M |
| 2800 Keele St | Apartment Building | $34M |
| 15 James Finlay Way | Apartment Building | $29M |
| 2945 Keele St | Other | $4M |
| 8 Camborne Ave | SFD - Detached | $1M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Downsview.
How this was measured
Everything here is computed from open data: City of Toronto address points, building permits and neighbourhood boundaries; Toronto Police Service major crime indicators; TTC schedules; and TDSB and TCDSB school locations.
School figures are proximity only. No school rating or ranking is used anywhere on this site — a distance to a school is a verifiable fact about a location, while a school rating largely reflects the income and demographics of its catchment.
Neighbourhood character is derived from reported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index method, so that offences of very different seriousness are not counted as equivalent.
Last computed today. Data refreshes nightly. Nothing on this page is an appraisal, a valuation, or advice about where to live.