Neighbourhood profile
University
University holds 1,929 addresses across 1.41 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 Bathurst St, College St.
- $397M of construction value on record across 517 building permits.
How University compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
3rdProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
20.0 / 20 · top 10% of Toronto
Schools nearby
39thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
11.4 / 15 · top quarter
Everyday shopping
1stGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
10.0 / 10 · top 10% of Toronto
Neighbourhood character
146thReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
1.7 / 25 · bottom quarter
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
Streetcar service along Bathurst St, College St.
Schools
- Central Technical School · Toronto District School Board
- King Edward Jr & Sr Public School · Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da Vinci · Toronto District School Board
- Munk School of Global Affairs at the Observatory - U of T, Bldg 89 · None
- Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity - U of T, Bldg 12a · None
- Munk School of Global Affairs Graham Library - U of T, Bldg 12c · None
- Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre · None
- Rotman School of Management - U of T, Bldg 134 · None
- School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103 · None
- School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43 · None
- University of Toronto Schools · None
Groceries
- Bulk Barn · supermarket
- Galleria The Kitchen Express · supermarket
- Metro · supermarket
Where the money is going
Toronto publishes every cleared building permit with its estimated construction cost. These are the largest on record in University — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 78 Queen'S Park | University | $35M |
| 150 College St | University | $32M |
| 1 Spadina Cres | University | $31M |
| 214 College St | University | $22M |
| 70 St George St | University | $21M |
| 320 Huron St | University | $20M |
| 230 College St | University | $15M |
| 170 College St | University | $15M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with University.
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.