166 Rushton Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Clair West Subway18 min walk
• 🚇 Dupont Subway1.6 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO4.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 82 cafés and restaurants, 15 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: St. Clair Fruit Market (400 m). Nearest park: Wychwood Barns Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• McMurrich Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 75%5 min walk
• St. Alphonsus Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 50%10 min walk
• Hillcrest Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 61%13 min walk
• Humewood Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 60%14 min walk

Secondary

• Winona Drive Senior Public School5 min walk
• Oakwood Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%, literacy test 88%13 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 M6G

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

12%

Homes

13% detached, 8% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

30,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.6%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.2%.

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 Wychwood (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter24% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery67% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% below average
• Shootingsnone reported

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

• 571 CHRISTIE ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for twelve 3-storey back to back townhouse units.
  Application details
• 836 ST CLAIR AVE W · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Condominium application for 116 residential dwelling units and 3 retail units within a 8-storey mixed use building, with 2 levels of underground…
  Application details
• 571 CHRISTIE ST · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2021
  Zoning by-law amendment for twelve 3-storey back to back townhouse units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 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.

What can be built R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
• ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

From Toronto’s Zoning By-law 569-2013 map. Lot size, setbacks and trees decide what actually fits; check with a planner before you buy.

Full lot check · Run the numbers

Trees

107 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s more 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.

Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules