968 College Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dufferin Subway15 min walk
• 🚇 Ossington Subway16 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 15 grocery stores, 174 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 8 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (250 m). Nearest park: Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ossington/Old Orchard Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 85%6 min walk
• Westside Montessori School Private6 min walk
• Dewson Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 60%7 min walk
• Pope Francis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 14%9 min walk

Secondary

• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%10 min walk
• Central Toronto Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 91%10 min walk
• Horizon Alternative Senior School10 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 M5H

Owners / renters

36% / 64%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

100% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

3,248

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 5.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.7%, Spanish 1.4%, Korean 1.2%.

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 Dufferin Grove (2025): 37% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assault59% above average
• Break and enter43% above average
• Auto theft51% below average
• Robbery42% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above 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 3 active

• 976 COLLEGE ST · 50 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 6-storey mass timber residential building for 19 affordable dwelling units.
  Application details
• 833 COLLEGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  INACTIVE Proposed development consists of a six (6) storey mixed-use building including 58.4 square metres of commercial space at grade and 5 residential…
  Application details
• 321 DOVERCOURT RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 3-storey affordable housing apartment building comprised of 2234 square metres…
  Application details
• 871 COLLEGE ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 23 residential units. This mixed use building includes 23 residential condo units, 89 residential rental units, and…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 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 CR

Commercial Residential (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

7 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

64 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.