600 Steeprock Drive

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway17 min walk
• 🚇 Sheppard West Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO17 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 19 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Yummy Market (500 m). Nearest park: Garthdale Parkette (650 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Wilmington Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 69%17 min walk
• St. Jerome Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 41%2.0 km
• Derrydown Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 44%, math 24%2.1 km
• Dublin Heights Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 63%2.1 km

Secondary

• William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 96%15 min walk
• Charles H Best Middle School18 min walk
• James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 74%2.1 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 M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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.

What can be built EH

Employment Heavy Industrial (with a site-specific exception).

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 · 2017 · Inspection
  Proposal to construct interior alterations, removal of load bearing wall and shoring

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

39 City street trees within 100 m, mostly kentuckies. 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.