1001 Finch Avenue W 201

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Finch West Subway1.9 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO1.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 17 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Yummy Market (350 m). Nearest park: Garthdale Parkette (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Wilmington Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 69%9 min walk
• Derrydown Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 44%, math 24%2.3 km
• Rockford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 35%2.4 km

Secondary

• Charles H Best Middle School12 min walk
• William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 96%1.8 km
• Northview Heights Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 86%1.9 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 M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% above 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 1 active

• 2 CHAMPAGNE DR · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2021
  Application to Amend the Zoning By-law to remove the holding symbol, to make permanent the temporary minor variances under 21 122447 S45 06 TLAB, and to permit…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

2 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

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.