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Renting in Forest Hill South

41 registered rental buildings (2,844 units) · average RentSafeTO score 92 · 12,216 residents · Toronto North CMHC survey zone

What rents cost here

Forest Hill South sits in the Toronto North 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 $1,701, 1-bedroom $2,016 and 2-bedroom $2,677, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,564, 1-bedroom $1,888, 2-bedroom $2,468 and 3-bedroom+ $2,968. Just 10.7% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.3%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 32,670 units.

At the 2021 census, 51.4% of Forest Hill South households rented, 45.7% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 6.5% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $109,000). 44% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 2.1 people and the median age was 46.

In 2025, police recorded across Forest Hill South: 40 break-and-enters, 24 assaults, 13 auto thefts and 9 robberies — break-and-enter runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; assault and auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 14 break-and-enters, 9 assaults, 4 auto thefts and 3 robberies. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.

Every registered rental building in Forest Hill South

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: Yonge-Eglinton · Yonge-St.Clair · Humewood-Cedarvale · Forest Hill North · Casa Loma

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