5000 Dufferin Street 205

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 York University Subway2.5 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 21 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Real Canadian Superstore (300 m). Nearest park: Chateau Ridge Park (750 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Louis-Honore Frechette Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 63%1.4 km
• Glen Shields Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 59%1.4 km
• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 50%1.5 km
• Rockford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 35%1.5 km

Secondary

• Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 74%, literacy test 91%1.6 km
• Charles H Best Middle School1.9 km
• Northview Heights Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 86%2.2 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 M3H

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$92,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

36% detached, 38% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

38,416

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6.1%, Russian 3.7%, Spanish 2.1%, Mandarin 1.5%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% 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 1 active

• 1881 STEELES AVE W · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2019
  Zoning Bylaw Amendment application for the proposal of one 12 storey, one 14 storey and two 32 storey buildings. The proposal would have 1,138 residential…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 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.

Trees

17 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.