271 Atlas Avenue Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Cedarvale Subway17 min walk
• 🚇 Oakwood LRT17 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO4.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 22 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Yip's Fruit and Flower Market (500 m). Nearest park: Cy Townsend Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Davisville Junior Public School3 min walk
• J R Wilcox Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 66%9 min walk
• Humewood Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 60%10 min walk
• Cedarvale Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 69%12 min walk

Secondary

• Spectrum Alternative Senior School4 min walk
• Oakwood Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%, literacy test 88%1.2 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 M6C

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

35% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

33%

Population

23,997

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2%, Portuguese 1.7%, Italian 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 Oakwood Village (2025): 26% below the Toronto average, down 10% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter44% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery84% below average
• Theft from vehicles34% below average
• Shootings48% 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 3 active

• 443 ARLINGTON AVE · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a new one-storey above-grade concrete structure extending east of the existing fan room and replacement of existing fans to the subway…
  Application details
• 501 ARLINGTON AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a two-storey north side addition to a private school (Leo Baeck Day School).
  Application details
• 464 OAKWOOD AVE · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium to permit 4 residential units and 1 parking space unit.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 7 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

3 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

68 City street trees within 100 m. 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