55 Van Dusen Boulevard

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Royal York Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Islington Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 41 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Young's Produce (600 m). Nearest park: Lora Hill Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sunnylea Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 97%, math 100%10 min walk
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%11 min walk
• Norseman Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%15 min walk
• École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville Catholic · French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 68%16 min walk

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%15 min walk
• Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 94%1.3 km
• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%1.6 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 M8Z

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$111,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

55% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

19,312

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 2.5%, Italian 1.8%, Portuguese 1.4%, Polish 1.3%.

Flood and conservation Flood plain

This address falls inside a mapped flood plain (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority). Building, additions and grading need a permit from the conservation authority, and flood insurance can cost more or be harder to get.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Stonegate-Queensway (2025): 25% below the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery48% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% below average
• Shootings67% 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 2 active

• 3100 BLOOR ST W · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Proposed 13 storey mixed use building containing 319 residential units.
  Application details
• 3100 BLOOR ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building comprised of residential and commercial uses at grade, and residential uses above. The…
  Application details
• 3100 BLOOR ST W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  Application to lift "(H)" symbol.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 11 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.

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

3 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

53 City street trees within 100 m. 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