871 Wilson Avenue 21

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Wilson Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Yorkdale Subway1.6 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 23 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Correct African Food Market (200 m). Nearest park: Anthony Road School Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ancaster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 53%, math 41%5 min walk
• St. Norbert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 57%7 min walk
• Downsview Public School1.3 km
• École élémentaire Mathieu-da-Costa French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 75%1.6 km

Secondary

• Madonna Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 82%14 min walk
• Downsview Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 26%, literacy test 59%16 min walk
• Yorkdale Secondary School1.2 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 M3K

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

15%

Homes

47% detached, 1% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

7,865

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6%, Italian 5.9%, Spanish 4%, Portuguese 2.1%.

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 Downsview (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft48% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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

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): 12 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 401400 m

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.

5 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

53 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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