Neighbourhood profile
North Riverdale
North Riverdale holds 3,505 addresses across 1.79 km², and ranks 1st of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods for grocery shopping close to home.
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 everyday shopping — 1st of 158, top 10% of Toronto.
- No subway stop inside the boundary, but streetcars run along Broadview Ave, Gerrard St East.
- $140M of construction value on record across 883 building permits.
How North Riverdale compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
21stProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
19.6 / 20 · top quarter
Schools nearby
20thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
11.9 / 15 · top quarter
Everyday shopping
1stGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
10.0 / 10 · top 10% of Toronto
Neighbourhood character
116thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
8.3 / 25 · below the city median
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
Streetcar service along Broadview Ave, Gerrard St East.
Schools
- Holy Name Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Montcrest Elementary School · None · Elementary
- City Adult Learning Centre · Toronto District School Board
- Frankland Community School · Toronto District School Board
- Pape Avenue Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative Sr · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Bulk Barn · supermarket
- Foodland · supermarket
- No Frills · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in North Riverdale — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 450 Pape Ave | Municipal Shelter | $6M |
| 537 Broadview Ave | Apartment Building | $5M |
| 511 Danforth Ave | Medical/Dental Office | $5M |
| 10 Hogarth Ave | Apartment Building | $3M |
| 655 Broadview Ave | Apartment Building | $3M |
| 720 Broadview Ave | Retail Store | $2M |
| 587 Carlaw Ave | SFD - Detached | $2M |
| 195 Withrow Ave | SFD - Detached | $1M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with North Riverdale.
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.