Neighbourhood profile
Steeles
Steeles holds 4,615 addresses across 4.56 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 — 53rd of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on everyday shopping — 127th, which is bottom quarter.
- No subway stop inside the boundary — 80 surface transit stops serve the area.
- $107M of construction value on record across 146 building permits.
How Steeles compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
100thProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
15.7 / 20 · below the city median
Schools nearby
97thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
9.6 / 15 · below the city median
Everyday shopping
127thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
4.7 / 10 · bottom quarter
Neighbourhood character
53rdReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
14.3 / 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 Henry Catholic Elementary School · Toronto District School Board · Elementary
- Alathena International Academy Secondary School - Scarborough · None · Secondary
- Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute · Toronto District School Board · Secondary
- Lowell International Academy Secondary School · None · Secondary
- Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Secondary
- Mccanny Secondary School · None · Secondary
- David Lewis Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Kennedy Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Sir Ernest Macmillan Sr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Sir Samuel B Steele Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Tcdsb Program and Specials Services - East Building · Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Terry Fox Public School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Foody Mart · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in Steeles — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 3751 Victoria Park Ave | Industrial | $30M |
| 4100 Gordon Baker Rd | Office | $25M |
| 1030 Mcnicoll Ave | Mixed Use/Res w Non Res | $23M |
| 185 Wintermute Blvd | Elementary School | $10M |
| 1028 Mcnicoll Ave | Parking Garage | $4M |
| 125 Bamburgh Crcl | Apartment Building | $2M |
| 3159 Birchmount Rd | Other | $2M |
| 3550 Pharmacy Ave | Office | $2M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Steeles.
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.