24 Merritt Road

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 O'Connor LRT1.8 km
• 🚇 Victoria Park Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO2.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 10 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (700 m). Nearest park: Topham Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Selwyn Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 90%, math 75%2 min walk
• Victoria Park Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 100%, math 92%11 min walk
• O'Connor Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 55%, math 32%14 min walk
• George Webster Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 20%14 min walk

Secondary

• Gordon A Brown Middle School2 min walk
• D A Morrison Middle School1.6 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 M4B

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

43% detached, 28% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

18,612

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 1.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.8%, Bengali 0.9%, Spanish 0.8%.

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 O'Connor-Parkview (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter59% below average
• Auto theft20% below average
• Robbery44% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings41% 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

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): 9 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.

• ✅ 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

Building permits

• New Building · 2024 · Inspection
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct a new 2-storey SFD.
• Demolition · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct a new 2-storey SFD.
• New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2023 · Cancelled
  Proposal to construct a new garden suite in rear yard.
• Deck · 2015 · Cancelled
  wood deck in rear yard

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

Trees

38 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s about 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