Neighbourhood profile
Willowdale West
Willowdale West holds 2,926 addresses across 2.88 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 — 52nd of 158, above the city median.
- Weakest on everyday shopping — 137th, which is bottom quarter.
- 1 subway stop inside the boundary, including North York Centre Station - Southbound Platform.
- $310M of construction value on record across 586 building permits.
How Willowdale West compares
Each measure is a rank against all 158 City of Toronto neighbourhoods. Lower is better.
Transit access
130thProximity to TTC subway, streetcar and bus, weighted by walking distance.
14.5 / 20 · bottom quarter
Schools nearby
60thWalking distance to TDSB and TCDSB schools. Proximity only — no ratings are used.
10.7 / 15 · above the city median
Everyday shopping
137thGrocery stores and supermarkets within a short walk.
4.0 / 10 · bottom quarter
Neighbourhood character
52ndReported incident volume, severity-weighted using the Statistics Canada method.
14.7 / 25 · above the city median
By the numbers
What’s here
Rapid transit
- North York Centre Station - Southbound Platform · Subway
Schools
- St Cyril Catholic Elementary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board · Elementary
- Churchill Public School · Toronto District School Board
- Crown Academy · None
- Toronto District School Board - Head Office · Toronto District School Board
- Toronto French Montessori · None
- Willowdale Mdl School · Toronto District School Board
- Yorkview Public School · Toronto District School Board
Groceries
- Joy 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 Willowdale West — a read on where the neighbourhood is being rebuilt, not on what homes are worth.
| Address | Type | Construction value |
|---|---|---|
| 68 Churchill Ave | Other | $17M |
| 5160 Yonge St | Office | $12M |
| 5100 Yonge St | Office | $11M |
| 5120 Yonge St | Library | $10M |
| 5140 Yonge St | Office | $10M |
| 264 Senlac Rd | SFD - Detached | $5M |
| 25 Canterbury Pl | Hostel/Shelter | $4M |
| 55 Ellerslie Ave | Apartment Building | $3M |
Next door
Neighbourhoods that share a boundary with Willowdale 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.