Islington

At a glance

A west-end Etobicoke neighbourhood of detached houses beside high-rise apartments around Islington subway station. About 46% of homes are detached, a third of households rent and 15% of residents are children. Median household income is above the city's.

Median home value

$1.10M

2021 census, owner estimate · city $900K

Residents

27,977

Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 23,460 at the 2021 census

Households renting

32%

city 48%

Homes that are apartments

49%

city 61%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $1.10M in the 2021 census, 22% above the Toronto median of $900K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 32% of households rent, well below the 48% city-wide.
• 46% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 23% city-wide.
• Tenants here paid a median of $1,580 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 23,460 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 23,460 at the 2021 census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Toronto.

Supermarkets

9

city median 9

Cafés and bakeries

30

city median 38

Pharmacies and clinics

47

city median 20

Playgrounds and dog parks

64

city median 30

Upfront closing costs²

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 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

Ontario land transfer tax

$18,480

on $1.10M

Toronto municipal land transfer tax

$18,480

on $1.10M

Total

$36,950

3.4% of the price

Household income and housing costs³

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

Median household income

$102,000

2020, before tax

Spend 30%+ on housing

26%

of owner and tenant households

Owners' monthly cost

$1,440

median shelter cost

Tenants' monthly cost

$1,580

median shelter cost

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

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

Studio

$1,693

+$202 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,874

+$113 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,200

+$155 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,529

+$235 vs metro average

How it's changing

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

Safety⁵

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

10.4

per 1,000 · a little below the 12.5 median

Violent crime

4.3

per 1,000 · median 7.1

Property crime

6.1

per 1,000 · median 5.5

• Reported crime runs about 17% below the median Toronto neighbourhood: 10.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 12.5.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 37% of the total. 58% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2020, at about 276 reported incidents a year.

Reported crime by year