West Queen West

At a glance

An arts-and-nightlife stretch along Queen Street West, with converted warehouses, new condo buildings and some surviving Victorian rows. Most homes are in apartments, about half of households rent, and the median household income is above the city's. The area attracts artists, designers and tech workers.

Median home value

$760K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $900K

Residents

15,457

Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 13,170 at the 2021 census

Households renting

46%

city 48%

Homes that are apartments

85%

city 61%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $760K in the 2021 census, 16% below the Toronto median of $900K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 46% of households rent, close to the 48% city-wide.
• Only 9% of residents are under 15, versus 14% city-wide.
• 37% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 24% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 85% of homes are apartments (61% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
• Tenants here paid a median of $1,840 a month in shelter costs (rent plus utilities and fees) in the 2021 census, 27% above 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 13,170 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 13,170 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

11

city median 9

Cafés and bakeries

74

city median 38

Pharmacies and clinics

20

city median 20

Playgrounds and dog parks

36

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

$11,680

on $760K

Toronto municipal land transfer tax

$11,680

on $760K

Total

$23,350

3.1% of the price

Household income and housing costs³

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

Median household income

$101,000

2020, before tax

Spend 30%+ on housing

32%

of owner and tenant households

Owners' monthly cost

$2,040

median shelter cost

Tenants' monthly cost

$1,840

median shelter cost

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

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

Studio

$1,410

−$81 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,798

+$37 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,252

+$207 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$3,238

+$944 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

11.6

per 1,000 · close to the 12.5 median

Violent crime

6.4

per 1,000 · median 7.1

Property crime

5.2

per 1,000 · median 5.5

• Reported crime runs close to the median Toronto neighbourhood: 11.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 12.5.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 51% of the total. 45% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2020: 180 reported incidents in 2025 versus 220 in 2020.

Reported crime by year