55 Chilton Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Pape Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Donlands Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO4.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 14 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Fresh From The Farm (500 m). Nearest park: Kiwanis Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• William Burgess Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 60%, math 52%6 min walk
• Holy Cross Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 46%13 min walk
• Chester Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 50%15 min walk
• Thorncliffe Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 37%, math 25%17 min walk

Secondary

• Westwood Middle School16 min walk
• Cosburn Middle School1.4 km
• East York Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 46%, literacy test 83%1.7 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 M4J

Owners / renters

62% / 38%

Median household income

$93,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

17%

Homes

29% detached, 16% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

35,128

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.5%, Mandarin 0.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.7%.

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 Old East York (2025): about the Toronto average, down 6% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter48% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery24% below average
• Theft from vehicles27% above average
• Shootings22% 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

• 380 DONLANDS AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Aplication for a 7-storey mixed-use building containing 73 rental residential dwelling units. The residential gross floor area is 5627square metres, and the…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Cosburn 700 m
• 🚧 Thorncliffe Park 1.1 km
• 🚧 Pape TTC1.7 km

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Don Valley Parkway250 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 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

• Multiple Projects · 2026 · Closed
  Proposal to remove the existing shed, new rear one storey addition and removal of load bearing wall on ground floor

4 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

51 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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