37 MacDonald Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Weston UP Express5 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO2.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 38 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (700 m). Nearest park: Merrill Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Weston Memorial Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 84%, math 84%7 min walk
• St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 26%12 min walk
• H.J. Alexander Community School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 62%12 min walk
• St. Bernard Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 31%14 min walk

Secondary

• Weston Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 27%, literacy test 70%2 min walk
• C R Marchant Middle School3 min walk
• Chaminade College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 55%, literacy test 77%1.5 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 M9N

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$69,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

16%

Homes

26% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

26,059

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 4.4%, Somali 3.3%, Portuguese 3%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.6%.

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 Weston (2025): about the Toronto average, down 35% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery60% below average
• Theft from vehicles36% below average
• Shootings121% 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 6 active

• 36 SOUTH STATION ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Application details
• 1802 WESTON RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Appolication - Proposed development of a 40-storey mixed use building. September 2026 submission increased heights from 36 to 40 storeys - height is…
  Application details
• 1871 WESTON RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The proposed development is composed of two new residential towers located on a shared podium containing commercial, place of worship, and community uses.
  Application details
• 1830 WESTON RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The development applications would permit a 45-storey mixed use building with a height of 145.3 metres (150.3 metres inclusive of the mechanical penthouse).…
  Application details
• 1831 WESTON RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed development of a 45-storey mixed use building.
  Application details
• 1831 WESTON RD · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2019
  The applicant is proposing a 45-storey mixed use building with a 7-storey podium, containing 485 residential units and approximately 265 square metres of…
  Application details

3 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (MacTier Subdivision)300 m

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

What can be built RD

Residential Detached.

• ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

7 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

62 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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