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Blake-Jones

Small east-end neighbourhood of rowhouses between the Danforth and Gerrard India Bazaar

  • Young families
  • Young professionals
  • Renters
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Blake-Jones in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: Toronto Police Service.

At a glance

A small neighbourhood of rowhouses and low-rise buildings between Broadview and Greenwood, close to the Danforth and Gerrard East.

Median home value (est.)
$1.03M*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $803K
Residents
8,195
Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 7,475 at the 2021 census
Households renting
46%
city 48%
Homes that are apartments
41%
city 61%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $1.15M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $1.03M, 28% above the Toronto median of $803K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 46% of households rent, close to the 48% city-wide.
  • Housing is a mix: 41% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
  • Tenants here paid a median of $940 a month in shelter costs (rent plus utilities and fees) in the 2021 census, 35% below 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 7,475 at the 2021 census.

0-1417%
15-195%
20-246%
25-3414%
35-4417%
45-5414%
55-6413%
65+14%

Homes

Share of homes by type, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 7,475 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached16%
Semi-detached27%
Row house11%
Duplex flat5%
Apartment under 5 storeys25%
Apartment 5+ storeys16%

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
$17,000
on $1.03M
Toronto municipal land transfer tax
$17,000
on $1.03M
Total
$33,990
3.3% of the price

Household income and housing costs2

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

Median household income
$86,000
2020, before tax
Spend 30%+ on housing
23%
of owner and tenant households
Owners' monthly cost
$1,900
median shelter cost
Tenants' monthly cost
$940
median shelter cost

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Blake-Jones sits in CMHC's Toronto (East) survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio
$1,213
−$278 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,692
−$69 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,869
−$176 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,876
−$418 vs metro average

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
9.9
per 1,000 · below the 12.5 median
Violent crime
7.1
per 1,000 · median 7.1
Property crime
2.8
per 1,000 · median 5.5
  • Reported crime runs about 21% below the median Toronto neighbourhood: 9.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 12.5.
  • The most common reported crime is assault, 67% of the total. 28% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has fallen since 2020: 81 reported incidents in 2025 versus 121 in 2020.

What gets reported

Top crime types in the rate, same period.

Assault67%
Vehicle theft15%
Break and enter10%
Robbery5%
Theft from vehicles4%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft over $5,000
4
Bicycle theft
3
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 Blake-Jones 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. ↩