Neighbourhood profile
South Riverdale
South Riverdale holds 8,100 addresses across 11.03 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 — 51st of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on schools nearby — 144th, which is bottom quarter.
- No subway stop inside the boundary, but streetcars run along Broadview Ave, Dundas St East, Gerrard St East.
- $619M of construction value on record across 1,583 building permits.
How South Riverdale compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
143rdProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
13.4 / 20 · bottom quarter
Schools nearby
144thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
6.6 / 15 · bottom quarter
Everyday shopping
98thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
6.5 / 10 · below the city median
Neighbourhood character
51stReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
14.8 / 25 · above the city median
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
Streetcar service along Broadview Ave, Dundas St East, Gerrard St East.
Schools
- St Joseph Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Eastdale Collegiate Institute · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Riverdale Collegiate Institute · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Bruce Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Dundas Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Leslieville Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Morse Street Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Queen Alexandra Mdl School · Toronto District School Board
- Seed Alternative School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Farm Boy · supermarket
- Food Basics · supermarket
- FreshCo · supermarket
- Galaxy Fresh Foods · supermarket
- Philippine Oriental Food Market · supermarket
- Raise the Root · supermarket
- Rowe Farms · supermarket
- The Source Bulk Foods · supermarket
- Yao Hua Supermarket · supermarket
- Yong Xing Fruits & Vegatables · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in South Riverdale — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 75 Basin St | Industrial | $225M |
| 462 Eastern Ave | Multiple Unit Building | $50M |
| 405 Eastern Ave | Office | $42M |
| 595 Commissioners St | Industrial | $20M |
| 459 Eastern Ave | Self-Service Storage Building | $14M |
| 101 Commissioners St | Industrial | $12M |
| 675 Commissioners St | Industrial | $11M |
| 9 Leslie St | Water and Sewage Pumping Stations | $11M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with South 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.