21 Scarboro Avenue Garage Conversion

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Rouge Hill GO3.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 3 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest park: Bramber Woods Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cardinal Leger Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 67%7 min walk
• Meadowvale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 52%10 min walk
• Morrish Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 59%11 min walk
• John G Diefenbaker Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 48%18 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 M1C

Owners / renters

89% / 11%

Median household income

$130,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

14%

Homes

79% detached, 1% high-rise

Commute by transit

16%

Population

35,642

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 4.5%, Mandarin 1.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.3%, Bengali 1.3%.

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 Highland Creek (2025): about the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assault25% below average
• Break and enter38% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery44% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 23 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 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

• Walk-Out Stair · 2015 · Closed
  CONSTRUCT WALK OUT STAIR FROM BASEMENT AND SMALL DECK ABOVE
• Multiple Projects · 2014 · Closed
  Construct one storey side/front addition also one storey addition at rear

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

29 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