553 Euclid Avenue Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Christie Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Bathurst Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 288 cafés and restaurants, 19 parks, 25 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: P.A.T. Central Market (500 m). Nearest park: Healey Willan Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Clinton Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 84%4 min walk
• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 60%7 min walk
• Montrose Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 70%8 min walk
• King Edward Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 82%8 min walk

Secondary

• Harbord Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 77%, literacy test 93%3 min walk
• Central Technical School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 74%7 min walk
• Apollo High School8 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 M6G

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

12%

Homes

13% detached, 8% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

30,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.6%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.2%.

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 Palmerston-Little Italy (2025): about the Toronto average, up 15% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter35% above average
• Auto theft49% below average
• Robbery45% above average
• Theft from vehicles33% below average
• Shootingsabout 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

• 736 BATHURST ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 40-storey mixed-use building containing 386 rental dwelling units and cultural/commercial space at-grade. The existing Bathurst…
  Application details
• 84 ULSTER ST · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condo for 5 residential units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Chinatown 1.8 km
• 🚧 King West GO Transit2.0 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.

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

• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to remove 2 kitchens and revert to a single family dwelling.

7 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

72 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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