Neighbourhood profile
Leaside-Bennington
Leaside-Bennington holds 5,144 addresses across 4.79 km², and ranks 33rd 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 neighbourhood character — 17th of 158, top quarter.
- Weakest on transit access — 102nd, which is below the city median.
- No subway stop inside the boundary, but streetcars run along Laird Station Eastbound Platform, Laird Station Westbound Platform, Leaside Station Eastbound Platform.
- $375M of construction value on record across 1,126 building permits.
How Leaside-Bennington compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
102ndProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
15.6 / 20 · below the city median
Schools nearby
33rdWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
11.5 / 15 · top quarter
Everyday shopping
47thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
9.7 / 10 · above the city median
Neighbourhood character
17thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
18.5 / 25 · top quarter
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
Streetcar service along Laird Station Eastbound Platform, Laird Station Westbound Platform, Leaside Station Eastbound Platform, Leaside Station Westbound Platform.
Schools
- Bennington Heights Elementary School · Toronto District School Board · Elementary
- Bessborough Drive Elementary School · Toronto District School Board · Elementary
- Children'S Garden Junior School · None · Elementary
- Northlea Elementary & Mdl School · Toronto District School Board · Elementary
- Rolph Road Elementary School · Toronto District School Board · Elementary
- St Anselm Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Leaside High School · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Maria Montessori School · None
Groceries
- Loblaws · supermarket
- Loblaws · supermarket
- Red Mulberry Natural Health 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 Leaside-Bennington — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 1787 Bayview Ave | Transit Station,Subway, Bus Terminal | $24M |
| 3 Southvale Dr | Apartment Building | $20M |
| 250-256 Laird Dr | Transit Station,Subway, Bus Terminal | $16M |
| 1073 Millwood Rd | Recreational | $9M |
| 21 Redway Rd | Industrial | $5M |
| 2 Moorehill Dr | SFD - Detached | $5M |
| 37 Fleming Cres | SFD - Detached | $4M |
| 220 Mcrae Dr | SFD - Townhouse | $4M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Leaside-Bennington.
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.