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Renting in Kensington-Chinatown
28 registered rental buildings (2,424 units) · average RentSafeTO score 87.9 · 22,801 residents · Toronto Central CMHC survey zone
What rents cost here
Kensington-Chinatown 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, 68.4% of Kensington-Chinatown households rented, 43.9% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 24.1% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $62,000). 59% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 1.9 people and the median age was 34.8.
In 2025, police recorded across Kensington-Chinatown: 460 assaults, 101 break-and-enters, 44 robberies and 27 auto thefts — assault, robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 233 assaults, 84 break-and-enters, 15 robberies and 7 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.
Every registered rental building in Kensington-Chinatown
| Address | Manager | Units | Score | LTB orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Stephanie St | BERNADA PROPERTIES | 284 | 80 | 0 |
| 222 Elm St | STERLING KARAMAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 268 | 83 | 15 |
| 91 Augusta Ave | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 257 | 86 | 1 |
| 20 St Patrick St | FIDELITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED | 256 | 91 | 6 |
| 34 Oxford St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 189 | 89 | 0 |
| 168 John St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 180 | 94 | 4 |
| 20 Vanauley St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 135 | 93 | 0 |
| 200 Elm St | STERLING KARAMAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 120 | 86 | 6 |
| 6 Henry St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 105 | 92 | 0 |
| 2 Murray St | DEEP QUONGG COMMUNITY FUND INC | 86 | 91 | 4 |
| 25 Leonard Ave | ST. CLARE'S MULTIFAITH HOUSING SOCIETY | 77 | 96 | 4 |
| 160 Huron St | AKELIUS CANADA LTD | 69 | 98 | 3 |
| 127 St Patrick St | TCH | 54 | 96 | 0 |
| 248 Simcoe St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 53 | 95 | 0 |
| 170 Vanauley Walk | ATIKSON CO-OP | 40 | 88 | 0 |
| 87 Bellevue Ave | HOMES FIRST SOCIETY | 28 | 76 | 0 |
| 190 John St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 26 | 93 | 0 |
| 123 D'Arcy St | 583647 ONTARIO LIMITED | 24 | 88 | 0 |
| 164 Grange Ave | GRANGE APARTMENTS INC. | 24 | 71 | 0 |
| 210 Beverley St | PRUDENCE MANAGEMENT INC | 21 | — | 0 |
| 15 Larch St | TCH | 20 | 88 | 0 |
| 162 Huron St | 1771105 ONTARIO LTD | 18 | 97 | 0 |
| 123 Huron St | PHYMETRIX LTD. | 18 | 86 | 0 |
| 69 Baldwin St | DPM2 LTD | 17 | 98 | 0 |
| 11 Sullivan St | TCH | 17 | 91 | 2 |
| 99 Bellevue Ave | FV PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 16 | 72 | 0 |
| 76 Grange Ave | TCH | 11 | 80 | 0 |
| 88 Oxford St | TURTLEDOVE MANAGEMENT | 11 | 75 | 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.
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