Steeles

At a glance

A northern Scarborough neighbourhood next to Markham, with detached homes, townhouses and apartment buildings. Most households own, and many residents are newcomers.

Median home value (est.)

$803K^*

* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $803K

Residents

25,699

Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 22,765 at the 2021 census

Households renting

17%

city 48%

Homes that are apartments

39%

city 61%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $900K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $803K, close to the Toronto median of $803K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 17% of households rent, well below the 48% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 27% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 47% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 23% city-wide.
• Tenants here paid a median of $1,500 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 22,765 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 22,765 at the 2021 census.

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

$12,540

on $803K

Toronto municipal land transfer tax

$12,540

on $803K

Total

$25,070

3.1% of the price

Household income and housing costs²

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

Median household income

$80,000

2020, before tax

Spend 30%+ on housing

35%

of owner and tenant households

Owners' monthly cost

$1,200

median shelter cost

Tenants' monthly cost

$1,500

median shelter cost

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Steeles sits in CMHC's Scarborough (North) survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,335

−$156 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,616

−$145 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,774

−$271 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,811

−$483 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

7.1

per 1,000 · below the 12.5 median

Violent crime

2.8

per 1,000 · median 7.1

Property crime

4.3

per 1,000 · median 5.5

• Reported crime runs about 43% below the median Toronto neighbourhood: 7.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 12.5.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 32% of the total. 61% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (118 to 183 incidents a year).

Reported crime by year