Compare Toronto neighbourhoods before you rent
The right area depends on your budget, daily travel, accessibility needs and the kind of home you need. A rent estimate cannot rank those priorities for you.
Compare Toronto neighbourhoods before you rent
The right area depends on your budget, daily travel, accessibility needs and the kind of home you need. A rent estimate cannot rank those priorities for you.
Use the neighbourhood pages to compare the same type of home across areas. Check whether each estimate includes local renter reports or relies on public market data.
Add the cost of utilities, transport, parking and other regular expenses. Check the actual journey from a potential home at the times you expect to travel.
Visit the home where possible and read the lease before deciding. FairRent's neighbourhood figures are price comparisons, not ratings of safety, community or quality of life.
FairRent's Toronto neighbourhood adjustments
Every estimate on a Toronto neighbourhood page starts from a city baseline for the type of home and is then moved by the adjustment below. The adjustment is a figure FairRent sets for each area and reviews by hand. It is an input to the estimate, not a measured difference across every rental home in the area, and it is not a ranking of where to live.
| Neighbourhood | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| Scarborough | -18% |
| Weston | -14% |
| Etobicoke | -13% |
| Willowdale | -11% |
| North York | -10% |
| East York | -8% |
| Parkdale | -7% |
| East End | -6% |
| Chinatown | -5% |
| Kensington Market | -4% |
| Junction | -3% |
| Bloorcourt | 0% |
| Riverside | +1% |
| Greektown | +2% |
| Swansea | +3% |
| Leslieville | +4% |
| Little Italy | +5% |
| Roncesvalles | +6% |
| Midtown | +7% |
| Cabbagetown | +8% |
| Davisville | +8% |
| St. Lawrence | +9% |
| Annex | +10% |
| Liberty Village | +12% |
| Leaside | +14% |
| Queen West | +15% |
| Downtown Core | +18% |
| King West | +18% |
| Distillery District | +20% |
| Harbourfront | +22% |
| Lawrence Park | +25% |
| Yorkville | +30% |
| Forest Hill | +32% |
| Rosedale | +35% |
The same figure is printed at the top of each neighbourhood page, where a table shows the estimated range for every type of home and says whether recent renter reports support it.
- Rent estimates for Scarborough
- Rent estimates for Weston
- Rent estimates for Etobicoke
- Rent estimates for Willowdale
- Rent estimates for North York
- Rent estimates for East York
- Rent estimates for Parkdale
- Rent estimates for East End
- Rent estimates for Chinatown
- Rent estimates for Kensington Market
- Rent estimates for Junction
- Rent estimates for Bloorcourt
- Rent estimates for Riverside
- Rent estimates for Greektown
- Rent estimates for Swansea
- Rent estimates for Leslieville
- Rent estimates for Little Italy
- Rent estimates for Roncesvalles
- Rent estimates for Midtown
- Rent estimates for Cabbagetown
- Rent estimates for Davisville
- Rent estimates for St. Lawrence
- Rent estimates for Annex
- Rent estimates for Liberty Village
- Rent estimates for Leaside
- Rent estimates for Queen West
- Rent estimates for Downtown Core
- Rent estimates for King West
- Rent estimates for Distillery District
- Rent estimates for Harbourfront
- Rent estimates for Lawrence Park
- Rent estimates for Yorkville
- Rent estimates for Forest Hill
- Rent estimates for Rosedale
- All Toronto neighbourhoods
How to use the pages
- Pick the type of home you need and compare that row across areas, not the adjustment alone.
- Read the evidence column. Public market data only means that fewer recent renter reports exist for that row than the minimum we publish from.
- Add transit, parking and utilities to the rent before comparing totals.
- Check the journey from a specific address at the times you travel. A neighbourhood name does not tell you how long it takes.
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