54 Ryerson Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway1.3 km
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 23 grocery stores, 452 cafés and restaurants, 18 parks, 28 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Queens Fruit Market & Plants (250 m). Nearest park: Alexandra Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ryerson Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 26%2 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 38%7 min walk
• Charles G Fraser Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 71%8 min walk
• ALPHA Alternative Junior School9 min walk

Secondary

• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private3 min walk
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School10 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%14 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 1%.

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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 11 active

• 723 QUEEN ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  To demolish the existing two-storey, 60-bed crisis shelter building and construct a new four-storey shelter building with 63 beds and a total gross floor area…
  Application details
• 621 RICHMOND ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Control application for a 29-storey mixed-use building containing 384 new dwelling units(including 9 affordable units), a total of 22,565 sqm of…
  Application details
• 555 RICHMOND ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Application for Site Plan approval for a new building at 555 Richmond Street West. The existing 12-storey office building fronting Richmond Street will be…
  Application details
• 161 BATHURST ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for the properties at 141, 149-161 Bathurst Street, 579, 589 and 591 Richmond Street West to facilitate the development of a 12-storey…
  Application details
• 471 RICHMOND ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposal for a hotel development containing a two storey podium which connects two tower elements with total heights of 19-storeys each tower along Richmond…
  Application details
• 184 SPADINA AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a hotel development comprised of two towers, one fronting Spadina Avenue (14 storeys - 41.45 metres including the mechanical penthouse)…
  Application details

14 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Chinatown 550 m
• 🚧 King West GO Transit650 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.3 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

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.

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

30 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.

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