3261 Dufferin Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Yorkdale Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 Lawrence West Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO4.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 43 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Marche Istanbul (250 m). Nearest park: Ranee Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Charles Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%14 min walk
• Flemington Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 31%, math 25%15 min walk
• Regina Mundi Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 28%17 min walk
• Joyce Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 31%1.3 km

Secondary

• Yorkdale Secondary School5 min walk
• Lawrence Heights Middle School5 min walk
• Dante Alighieri Academy Catholic · Private18 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 M6A

Owners / renters

41% / 59%

Median household income

$72,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

16%

Homes

16% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

22,380

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7%, Spanish 2.5%, Portuguese 2.3%, Italian 1.8%.

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 Yorkdale-Glen Park (2025): 87% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault58% above average
• Break and enter80% above average
• Auto theft119% above average
• Robbery87% above average
• Theft from vehicles70% above average
• Shootings249% 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 13 active

• 3180 DUFFERIN ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment application to Lift the "(H)" Holding Symbol,
  Application details
• 12-14 BENTWORTH AVE · 200 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control Application to propose a 10-storey apartment building (33.9 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing 137 dwelling units. The…
  Application details
• 3170 DUFFERIN ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Application details
• 3302 DUFFERIN ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site plan control application to permit a 2-storey building, comprised of 1493 square metres of non-residential gross floor area, for a financial institution…
  Application details
• 3309 DUFFERIN ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 12-storey mid-rise, mixed-use building with retail fronting Dufferin Street, with a total gross floor…
  Application details
• 8 JANE OSLER BLVD · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for mixed use development of two 29-storey high-rise buildings Building A with 388 Units and Building B with 381 units and one 10-storey mid-rise…
  Application details

12 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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.

2 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

28 City street trees within 100 m. 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.