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Renting in Hillcrest Village
4 registered rental buildings (1,014 units) · average RentSafeTO score 93 · 17,975 residents · North York Northeast CMHC survey zone
What rents cost here
Hillcrest Village sits in the North York Northeast survey zone. In that zone's purpose-built buildings (October 2025, CMHC Rental Market Survey): a unit sitting vacant rented for an average of 1-bedroom $2,067, 2-bedroom $2,614 and 3-bedroom+ $3,002, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,489, 1-bedroom $1,807, 2-bedroom $2,151 and 3-bedroom+ $2,349. Just 10.6% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.3%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 12,863 units. Average rents here rose 4.2% over the year (same-structure sample).
At the 2021 census, 27.5% of Hillcrest Village households rented, 26.4% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 53.3% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $86,000). 30.4% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 2.6 people and the median age was 49.6.
In 2025, police recorded across Hillcrest Village: 84 assaults, 36 break-and-enters, 30 robberies and 21 auto thefts — robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft and assault below. In 2026 so far (to June): 40 assaults, 17 auto thefts, 16 break-and-enters and 4 robberies. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.
Every registered rental building in Hillcrest Village
| Address | Manager | Units | Score | LTB orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4000 Don Mills Rd | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 397 | 95 | 0 |
| 1700 Finch Ave E | — | 275 | 95 | 3 |
| 5 Brahms Ave | TCH | 178 | 89 | 0 |
| 2 Brahms Ave | TCH | 164 | 93 | 3 |
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: Bayview Woods-Steeles · Don Valley Village · Pleasant View · Bayview Village · Steeles