5985 Steeles Avenue E 1

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Milliken GO4.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 4 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Walmart Supercentre (250 m). Nearest park: John Daniels Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Parkland Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 77%10 min walk
• Markham Gateway Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 55%17 min walk
• Cedarwood Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 63%1.3 km
• Armadale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 56%1.4 km

Secondary

• Middlefield Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 72%, literacy test 86%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 M1V

Owners / renters

81% / 19%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

13%

Homes

44% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

50,825

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 26.2%, Mandarin 17.7%, Tamil 4.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.6%.

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 Milliken (2025): about the Toronto average, down 14% from the year before.

• Assault56% below average
• Break and enter34% above average
• Auto theft170% above average
• Robbery152% above average
• Theft from vehicles89% above average
• Shootings133% 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

• 3250 MARKHAM RD · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium Application for 11 units in a single multi-tenanted industrial building on 3250 Markham Road.
  Application details
• 116 SELECT AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Approval for a one-storey warehouse building
  Application details
• 5951 STEELES AVE E · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  Application to lift the Hold associated with re-zoning application File No.: 23 165943 ESC 23 OZThis is not a re-zoning application.
  Application details
• 5951 STEELES AVE E · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a one-storey storage and distribution warehouse. Two designated heritage properties are located on the northeastern portion of the…
  Application details
• 5951 STEELES AVE E · 300 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2023
  Site Plan Approval for two one-storey storage and distribution warehouses. Two designated heritage properties are located on the northeastern portion of the…
  Application details
• 3250 MARKHAM RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposed development of vacant lands for three industrial buildings.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 23 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

• Interior Alterations · 2023 · Closed
  Interior alterations to an existing Petvalu store
• Interior Alterations · 2018 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations for unit CRU-101.
• Interior Alterations · 2018 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations for retail TELUS store.
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Construct demising wall to divide unit #104, into 2 units, #104 and #105(Demising wall required as part of BP file 16-252595.)
• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Closed
  interior alterations to retail store "Sleep Country"

10 permits 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

17 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.