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Established family · Etobicoke, Toronto

Alderwood

Quiet post-war streets by the lake and the Long Branch GO line

  • Families with kids
  • Long-term owners
  • Lake lovers
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Alderwood in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: Toronto Police Service.

At a glance

A south Etobicoke neighbourhood of bungalows and detached homes, with some townhouses and low-rise apartments. Most households own.

Median home value (est.)
$892K*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $803K
Residents
14,367
Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 12,595 at the 2021 census
Households renting
23%
city 48%
Homes that are apartments
19%
city 61%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $1.00M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $892K, 11% above the Toronto median of $803K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 23% of households rent, well below the 48% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 61% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 23% city-wide.
  • Tenants here paid a median of $1,450 a month in shelter costs (rent plus utilities and fees) in the 2021 census, close to the $1,450 median across Toronto's 158 neighbourhoods. That figure covers all tenants, including long-term ones, so a new lease will cost more.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 12,595 at the 2021 census.

0-1416%
15-194%
20-245%
25-3412%
35-4416%
45-5414%
55-6415%
65+18%

Homes

Share of homes by type, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 12,595 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached61%
Semi-detached12%
Row house2%
Duplex flat7%
Apartment under 5 storeys11%
Apartment 5+ storeys8%

Upfront closing costs1

Toronto buyers pay land transfer tax twice, once to Ontario and once to the City, so the bill is about double Ontario's alone. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Ontario land transfer tax
$14,320
on $892K
Toronto municipal land transfer tax
$14,320
on $892K
Total
$28,630
3.2% of the price

Household income and housing costs2

What households here earn and how much of it housing takes, 2021 Census.

Median household income
$106,000
2020, before tax
Spend 30%+ on housing
21%
of owner and tenant households
Owners' monthly cost
$1,300
median shelter cost
Tenants' monthly cost
$1,450
median shelter cost

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Alderwood sits in CMHC's Etobicoke (South) survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio
$1,502
+$11 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,493
−$268 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,762
−$283 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
—
not reported

How it's changing

Toronto doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety4

Reported incidents in 2025 (the latest full year Toronto Police publish by neighbourhood), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

Reported crime
11.3
per 1,000 · close to the 12.5 median
Violent crime
5.8
per 1,000 · median 7.1
Property crime
5.6
per 1,000 · median 5.5
  • Reported crime runs close to the median Toronto neighbourhood: 11.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 12.5.
  • The most common reported crime is assault, 45% of the total. 49% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has been roughly flat since 2020, at about 165 reported incidents a year.

What gets reported

Top crime types in the rate, same period.

Assault45%
Vehicle theft20%
Break and enter18%
Theft from vehicles12%
Robbery6%

Other reported incidents

Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.

Theft over $5,000
15
Bicycle theft
1
Shootings and firearm discharges
1

Reported crime by year

Sources and notes

  1. Source: Government of Ontario, Calculating Land Transfer Tax; City of Toronto, MLTT rates; City of Toronto MLTT rates and fees. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median census home value, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. First-time buyer refunds (up to $4,000 provincial and $4,475 municipal) are not deducted. Toronto adds higher rates on the part of a price above $3 million from April 1, 2026. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩
  2. Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles, 2021 Census (158-neighbourhood model). Income is median total household income in 2020 (before tax). The share spending 30% or more of income on shelter combines owner and tenant households; 30% is the standard affordability line. Shelter costs for owners include mortgage payments, property tax and utilities; for tenants, rent and utilities. 2021 Census, a 25% sample, so small neighbourhoods carry some error. ↩
  3. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, Housing Market Information Portal. These are zone averages across all units in apartment buildings of three or more units, not a figure for Alderwood alone, and they are not asking rents. Houses, basement suites and condos rented out by owners are not included. Zones are large, so neighbouring communities can share one figure. ↩
  4. Source: Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates open data (2020 to 2025). Rates use Toronto Police 2025 population estimates. Incidents are counted where they occur. Police services count crime differently, so compare with the local median rather than across cities. How we calculate this. ↩