At a glance
A quiet, mostly detached-house neighbourhood in the far east of Scarborough, where the Rouge River meets Lake Ontario. Homes are close to the Toronto median in value, most people own, and the beach, waterfront trail and national park are on the doorstep. It is a long way from downtown.
- Median home value
- $900K 2021 census, owner estimate · city $900K
- Residents
- 22,634 Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 20,670 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 20% city 48%
- Homes that are apartments
- 23% city 61%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $900K in the 2021 census, close to the Toronto median of $900K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
- 20% of households rent, well below the 48% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- 54% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 23% city-wide.
- Tenants here paid a median of $1,400 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 20,670 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, Toronto Police estimate for 2025, up from 20,670 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
- 3 city median 9
- Cafés and bakeries
- 7 city median 38
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 6 city median 20
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 35 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
- $14,480 on $900K
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $14,480 on $900K
- Total
- $28,950 3.2% of the price
Household income and housing costs3
What households here earn and how much of it housing takes, 2021 Census.
- Median household income
- $108,000 2020, before tax
- Spend 30%+ on housing
- 21% of owner and tenant households
- Owners' monthly cost
- $1,550 median shelter cost
- Tenants' monthly cost
- $1,400 median shelter cost
Typical apartment rent nearby4
West Rouge sits in CMHC's Scarborough (East) survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $1,460 −$31 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,633 −$128 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,852 −$193 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $2,072 −$222 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
- 10.2 per 1,000 · a little below the 12.5 median
- Violent crime
- 3.2 per 1,000 · median 7.1
- Property crime
- 6.9 per 1,000 · median 5.5
- Reported crime runs about 18% below the median Toronto neighbourhood: 10.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 12.5.
- The most common reported crime is vehicle theft, 44% of the total. 68% of incidents are property crime.
- Reported crime has risen since 2020 (185 to 230 incidents a year).
Crime per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Other reported incidents
Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.
- Theft over $5,000
- 10
- Shootings and firearm discharges
- 1
- Bicycle theft
- 0