281 Howland Avenue Main Floor

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dupont Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 Spadina Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO4.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 75 cafés and restaurants, 25 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Creeds (100 m). Nearest park: Cawthra Playground (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Hillcrest Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 61%10 min walk
• Palmerston Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 73%11 min walk
• Huron Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 59%13 min walk
• Hawthorne II Bilingual Alternative Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 67%16 min walk

Secondary

• Monsignor Fraser College - Annex Campus Catholic12 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 M5R

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

8%

Homes

5% detached, 54% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

26,197

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 1.3%, Spanish 1%, Yue (Cantonese) 0.7%, Iranian Persian 0.6%.

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 Annex (2025): 35% above the Toronto average, down 12% from the year before.

• Assault41% above average
• Break and enter104% above average
• Auto theft48% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings36% 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 4 active

• 574 DAVENPORT RD · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2022
  purpose is to facilitate 4 seperate units with common areas in existing building
  Application details
• 500 MACPHERSON AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site plan approval application for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 11572 square metres, and containing 135 residential dwelling…
  Application details
• 555 DAVENPORT RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 10,906 square metres, and containing 134 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 388 DUPONT ST · 50 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposal revised:A 16-storey mixed-use building with a wrapped MPH/Amenity at Level 16. Proposal contains 257 dwelling units and 811 square metres of at-grade…
  Application details
• 388 DUPONT ST · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2026
  The proposal is for a 16-storey mixed-use building containing 257 dwelling units and 813 square metres of at-grade retail space along the Dupont Street…
  Application details
• 328 DUPONT ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condominium for a 13 storey building containing 115 residential units with 94 parking spots dedicated to the residential units
  Application details

3 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (North Toronto Subdivision)50 m

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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

34 City street trees within 100 m. 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