Neighbourhood profile
East Willowdale
East Willowdale holds 3,937 addresses across 3.52 km², and ranks 49th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods for schools within walking distance.
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 schools nearby — 49th of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on transit access — 92nd, which is below the city median.
- No subway stop inside the boundary — 37 surface transit stops serve the area.
- $292M of construction value on record across 628 building permits.
How East Willowdale compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
92ndProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
16.1 / 20 · below the city median
Schools nearby
49thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
11.0 / 15 · above the city median
Everyday shopping
81stGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
7.6 / 10 · below the city median
Neighbourhood character
64thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
13.8 / 25 · above the city median
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
No subway or streetcar route inside the boundary. Bus routes serve the area.
Schools
- St Gabriel Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Academy of Excellence Secondary School · None · Secondary
- Earl Haig Secondary School · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Toronto Central Academy Secondary School · None · Secondary
- Bannockburn Montessori School & Beth Tikvah Synagogue · None
- Central Montessori School - Willowdale · None
- Cornell International Academy · None
- Finch Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Hollywood Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Mckee Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Newton International College School · None
Groceries
No grocery store inside the boundary.
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in East Willowdale — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Teagarden Crt | Apartment Building | $33M |
| 170 Spring Garden Ave | SFD - Detached | $8M |
| 257 Holmes Ave | SFD - Detached | $3M |
| 340 Kingsdale Ave | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 159 Church Ave | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 223 Holmes Ave | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 179 Mckee Ave | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 19 Waring Crt | SFD - Detached | $1M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with East Willowdale.
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.