Neighbourhood profile
Islington
Islington holds 4,969 addresses across 6.11 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 — 36th of 158, top quarter.
- Weakest on everyday shopping — 125th, which is bottom quarter.
- 1 subway stop inside the boundary, including Islington Station - Eastbound Platform.
- $255M of construction value on record across 845 building permits.
How Islington compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
98thProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
15.9 / 20 · below the city median
Schools nearby
89thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
9.8 / 15 · below the city median
Everyday shopping
125thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
4.8 / 10 · bottom quarter
Neighbourhood character
36thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
16.6 / 25 · top quarter
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
- Islington Station - Eastbound Platform · Subway
Schools
- Kingsley Primary School · None · Elementary
- Olivet New Church Elementary School · None · Elementary
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Burnhamthorpe Collegiate & Adult Learning Centre · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Bloorlea Mdl School · Toronto District School Board
- German International School Toronto · None
- Mindwerx4kids Learning Centre School · None
- Wedgewood Jr School · Toronto District School Board
- West Glen Jr School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Apna Food Bazaar · supermarket
- Bulk Barn · supermarket
- Loblaws Great Food · supermarket
- Rabba · supermarket
- Sobeys Urban Fresh · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in Islington — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 57 Renown Rd | SFD - Detached | $6M |
| 7 Appleby Crt | SFD - Detached | $3M |
| 300-304 the East Mall | Office | $2M |
| 9 Appleby Rd | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 54 Rivercove Dr | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 155 Royalavon Cres | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 90 Cordova Ave | Apartment Building | $2M |
| 5 Gaylord Ave | SFD - Detached | $2M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Islington.
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.