79 Shaver Avenue N

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Kipling Subway1.2 km
• 🚇 Islington Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Kipling GO19 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 11 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Divine Food (850 m). Nearest park: Smithwood Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Wedgewood Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 76%6 min walk
• Our Lady of Peace Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 60%12 min walk
• St. Elizabeth Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 69%17 min walk
• West Glen Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 60%, math 48%1.3 km

Secondary

• Bloorlea Middle School12 min walk
• Etobicoke Year Round Alternative Centre15 min walk
• Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute1.3 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 M9B

Owners / renters

74% / 26%

Median household income

$108,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

53% detached, 37% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

33,236

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 2.1%, Serbian 1.7%, Spanish 1.6%, Korean 1.5%.

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 Islington (2025): 28% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault49% below average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft24% below average
• Robbery50% below average
• Theft from vehicles32% below average
• Shootings56% below 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

• 3927 BLOOR ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposal to demolish the existing two-storey dwellings on each lot, and to consolidate the lots to construct a six-storey (19.5 metres), 3,613.5 square-metre,…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

6 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

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

Trees

67 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