500 Salem Avenue N B

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dufferin Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Ossington Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO4.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 70 cafés and restaurants, 15 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (650 m). Nearest park: Bristol Avenue Parkette East (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Mary of the Angels Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 59%3 min walk
• Regal Road Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 45%4 min walk
• Dovercourt Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 32%10 min walk
• McMurrich Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 75%12 min walk

Secondary

• Loretto College School Catholic10 min walk
• Oakwood Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%, literacy test 88%10 min walk
• Winona Drive Senior Public School12 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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Junction-Wallace Emerson (2025): about the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter22% above average
• Auto theft52% below average
• Robbery54% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings56% 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 1 active

• 1423 DUFFERIN ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed 9-storey (28.5 metre) apartment, containing 60 residential units with a total of 3,817 square metres of residential GFA and 122 square metres of…
  Application details
• 1423 DUFFERIN ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  The proposed development replaces the existing vacant 2-storey dwelling with a new 9-storey mixed-use building, containing 60 residential units with a total of…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 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 R

Residential (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

• Garage · 2019 · Closed
  Repair to detached garage due to fire damage, roof frame to be replaced.

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

Trees

45 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