20 PAYZAC Avenue

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Eglinton GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 5 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest park: Guildwood Village Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Eastview Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 55%, math 16%8 min walk
• Guildwood Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 39%10 min walk
• Poplar Road Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 86%12 min walk
• St. Ursula Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 57%12 min walk

Secondary

• Maplewood High School5 min walk
• Native Learning Centre East17 min walk
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 52%, literacy test 83%17 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 M1E

Owners / renters

63% / 37%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

37% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

26%

Population

48,033

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 3.1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3%, Bengali 2.3%, Urdu 1.1%.

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 West Hill (2025): 39% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault73% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft34% below average
• Robbery25% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% above average
• Shootings94% 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 5 active

• 4121 KINGSTON RD · 150 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Subdivision submission in order to implement the OLT approved zoning by-law amendment application located at 4121 Kingston Road. The DPOS will…
  Application details
• 144 GALLOWAY RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Revised submission (June 2023).Proposal for a new 10-storey residential building which would provide 168 rental units. The proposed building would have a total…
  Application details
• 4151 KINGSTON RD · 200 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  12-storey residential rental building containing 150 dwelling units with two levels of underground parking.
  Application details
• 4206 KINGSTON RD · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Proposed mixed-use development of two buildings. 12 storey and 7 storey with two-levels of below grade parking. A total of 271 dwelling units are…
  Application details
• 4105 KINGSTON RD · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2015
  Replace and expand the existing Guildwood GO station buildings, replace the existing tunnel under the tracks with a new and larger tunnel, provide for…
  Application details
• 4201-4203 KINGSTON RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2024
  The proposed project consists of a new 4-storey affordable rental housing for 68 Indigenous households and will be an intensification of Gabriel Dumont…
  Application details

3 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 19 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)150 m

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

What can be built RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

3 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

30 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.

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