941 Willowdale Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 North York Centre Subway2.1 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 30 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: H Mart (600 m). Nearest park: Silverview Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Lillian Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 60%19 min walk
• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%1.3 km
• Finch Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 72%, math 72%1.3 km
• St. Agnes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%1.4 km

Secondary

• Avondale Secondary Alternative School3 min walk
• Cummer Valley Middle School10 min walk
• FutureSkills High School Private13 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 M2M

Owners / renters

58% / 42%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

10%

Homes

36% detached, 48% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

31,915

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.8%, Iranian Persian 8.3%, Korean 7.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Newtonbrook East (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault28% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery23% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsnone reported

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

• 175 CUMMER AVE · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  3-storey apartment building with 59 studio units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry room. This is part of Phase 2 of…
  Application details
• 47 AVERILL CRES · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  Site Plan Application for the second phase of the Newtonbrook Plaza development. Block 2 proposes a total gross floor area of 66,838.9 square metres,…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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

Trees

30 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.

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