Neighbourhood profile
West Queen West
West Queen West holds 1,820 addresses across 0.9 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, King St West, Queen St West.
- $245M of construction value on record across 174 building permits.
How West Queen West compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
16thProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
19.8 / 20 · top 10% of Toronto
Schools nearby
90thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
9.8 / 15 · below the city median
Everyday shopping
1stGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
10.0 / 10 · top 10% of Toronto
Neighbourhood character
151stReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
1.3 / 25 · bottom quarter
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
Streetcar service along Bathurst St, King St West, Queen St West.
Schools
- St Mary Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Discovering Minds Montessori School · None
- Niagara Street Jr Public School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Kitchen Table · 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 West Queen West — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 64 Bathurst St | Mixed Use/Res w Non Res | $100M |
| 89-109 Niagara St | Apartment Building | $60M |
| 41 Dovercourt Rd | Mixed Use/Res w Non Res | $30M |
| 10 White Squirrel Way | Multiple Unit Building | $10M |
| 89 Niagara St | Apartment Building | $10M |
| 28 Bathurst St | Multiple Use/Non Residential | $3M |
| 125 Niagara St | Office | $3M |
| 82 Massey St | SFD - Townhouse | $2M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with West Queen 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.