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Renting in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town
22 registered rental buildings (1,646 units) · average RentSafeTO score 86 · 13,073 residents · Toronto Central CMHC survey zone
What rents cost here
Cabbagetown-South St.James Town sits in the Toronto Central survey zone. In that zone's purpose-built buildings (October 2025, CMHC Rental Market Survey): a unit sitting vacant rented for an average of bachelor $1,790, 1-bedroom $2,321 and 2-bedroom $3,128, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,599, 1-bedroom $2,036, 2-bedroom $2,766 and 3-bedroom+ $3,556. Just 11.8% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.8%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 36,052 units.
At the 2021 census, 54.9% of Cabbagetown-South St.James Town households rented, 38.6% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 25.8% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $76,500). 51.9% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 1.8 people and the median age was 45.2.
In 2025, police recorded across Cabbagetown-South St.James Town: 141 assaults, 42 break-and-enters, 19 robberies and 12 auto thefts — robbery, break-and-enter and assault run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 60 assaults, 18 break-and-enters, 4 auto thefts and 4 robberies. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.
Every registered rental building in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town
| Address | Manager | Units | Score | LTB orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 Carlton St | WJ PROPERTIES | 375 | 88 | 3 |
| 55 Bleecker St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 260 | 95 | 6 |
| 433 Jarvis St | 668308 ONTARIO LIMITED | 143 | 92 | 17 |
| 392 Sherbourne St | HAZELVIEW PROPERTY SERVICES INC | 128 | 81 | 6 |
| 155 Wellesley St E | METCAP LIVING MANAGEMENT INC. | 118 | 97 | 21 |
| 166 Carlton St | BRIARLANE RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. | 92 | 98 | 3 |
| 330 Gerrard St E | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 81 | 85 | 2 |
| 437 Jarvis St | 683927 ONTARIO LIMITED | 76 | 83 | 7 |
| 435 Sherbourne St | 1336062 ONTARIO LTD | 48 | 93 | 4 |
| 433 Sherbourne St | 1281618 ONTARIO LIMITED | 48 | 96 | 2 |
| 391 Sherbourne St | COGIR REAL ESTATE | 48 | 100 | 2 |
| 134 Carlton St | — | 35 | 92 | 1 |
| 383 Sherbourne St | COGIR REAL ESTATE | 32 | 79 | 3 |
| 425 Sherbourne St | IPS MANAGEMENT | 26 | 82 | 1 |
| 230 River St | TCH | 25 | 96 | 0 |
| 172 Carlton St | NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITY HOMES | 25 | 88 | 1 |
| 531-535 Parliament St | 10887609 CANADA INC | 17 | 90 | 0 |
| 434 Gerrard St E | HOMES FIRST SOCIETY | 16 | 94 | 0 |
| 2 Prospect St | CATERINA PROPERTIES INCORPORATED | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| 26 Gifford St | — | 15 | 81 | 1 |
| 510 Ontario St | — | 13 | 75 | 0 |
| 380 Sherbourne St | HANNAH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD | 10 | 89 | 0 |
Scores from City of Toronto RentSafeTO evaluations; order counts from final orders published by Tribunals Ontario (Jan–June 2026), matched by address. Most orders are arrears filings — see how to read an LTB order.
Nearby: North St.James Town · North Riverdale · Regent Park · Playter Estates-Danforth · Moss Park