Windermere by the Lake

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Runnymede Subway1.7 km
• 🚇 Jane Subway1.9 km
• 🚆 Mimico GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 4 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest park: Sir Casimir Gzowski Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Swansea Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 62%15 min walk
• Étienne Brûlé Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 87%, math 77%1.7 km
• St. Mark Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 47%1.7 km
• Garden Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 94%1.8 km

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M6S

Owners / renters

68% / 32%

Median household income

$108,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

17%

Homes

36% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

34,029

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 1%, Russian 1%, Spanish 1%, Polish 1%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in High Park-Swansea (2025): 35% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enter21% above average
• Auto theft60% below average
• Robbery41% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% below average
• Shootingsabout average

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole neighbourhood, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Development nearby 4 active

• 21 WINDERMERE AVE · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Application regarding a 35-storey residential building with retail and community uses at-grade and a 20-storey residential building. The development…
  Application details
• 34-50 SOUTHPORT ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  The application for a revised Building C at 34-50 Southport Street proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 32 storey (107.2 metres…
  Application details
• 1978 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for 698 dwelling units totaling 46,152 square metres of residential gross floor area and 146 square metres of retail space at grade. 250 parking…
  Application details
• 1978 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2017
  Proposed development of a mixed-use building with two towers, 21 and 26 storeys on a 3-6 storey base building, with a partial 7-storey element between the…
  Application details
• 21 WINDERMERE AVE · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  Proposed mixed-use development containing two new buildings, including a 35-storey building in the southern portion of the site fronting on The Queensway…
  Application details
• 34-50 SOUTHPORT ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2025
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.