1 Sparks Avenue 31

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Old Cummer GO2.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 13 cafés and restaurants, 0 parks, 1 pharmacy.

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cherokee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 64%, math 71%16 min walk
• Arbor Glen Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 97%, math 97%18 min walk
• Sir Samuel B. Steele Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 68%18 min walk
• Hillmount Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 92%, math 88%18 min walk

Secondary

• Sir Ernest MacMillan Senior Public School16 min walk
• Highland Middle School16 min walk

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 M2H

Owners / renters

75% / 25%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

12%

Homes

24% detached, 20% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

23,396

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 17.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 10.9%, Iranian Persian 2.3%, Korean 2.1%.

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 Hillcrest Village (2025): 22% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft48% below average
• Robbery113% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings32% below 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

• 1020 MCNICOLL AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2026
  Proposal for a new 9-storey long-term care home with approximately 512 beds on the southern portion of the site and retaining the existing building on the…
  Application details
• 3751 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Condominum Application for an industrial building consiting of twelve (12) industrial units with mezzanines. See Site Plan: 21 231411 ESC 22 SA.
  Application details
• 3751 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2021
  To expand the one-storey industrial building.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 18 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 404350 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Trees

19 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. That’s fewer than the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.