Neighbourhood profile
Malvern West
Malvern West holds 3,138 addresses across 4.03 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 — 69th of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on schools nearby — 121st, which is bottom quarter.
- No subway stop inside the boundary — 74 surface transit stops serve the area.
- $65M of construction value on record across 166 building permits.
How Malvern West compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
71stProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
17.1 / 20 · above the city median
Schools nearby
121stWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
8.8 / 15 · bottom quarter
Everyday shopping
100thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
6.4 / 10 · below the city median
Neighbourhood character
69thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
13.4 / 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 Barnabas Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Lester B Pearson Collegiate Institute · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Al Azhar Islamic School · None
- Al Azhar Islamic School - Main Office · None
- Berner Trail Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Dr Marion Hilliard Sr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Malvern Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Tayyibah Islamic Academy Inc School · None
- Tom Longboat Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Vedic Roots · None
Groceries
- Al Noor Halal Meat & Grocery · grocery
- Freshland Supermarket · supermarket
- No Frills · supermarket
- Spiceland Super Market · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in Malvern West — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 Markham Rd | Parking Garage | $20M |
| 2130 Morningside Ave | Gas Station/Car Wash/Repair Garage | $6M |
| 165 Tapscott Rd | Parking Garage | $6M |
| 360 Mclevin Ave | Retail Store | $5M |
| 70 Mammoth Hall Trl | Elementary School | $4M |
| 30 Washburn Way | Elementary School | $3M |
| 2201 Markham Rd | Car Dealership | $2M |
| 31 Tapscott Rd | Community Hall | $2M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Malvern West.
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.