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Renting in North St.James Town

39 registered rental buildings (9,251 units) · average RentSafeTO score 88.6 · 23,408 residents · Toronto Central CMHC survey zone

What rents cost here

North 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, 88.9% of North St.James Town households rented, 36.2% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 22.9% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $59,200). 93% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 2 people and the median age was 36.4.

In 2025, police recorded across North St.James Town: 300 assaults, 36 break-and-enters, 20 auto thefts and 18 robberies — assault and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft and break-and-enter below. In 2026 so far (to June): 136 assaults, 26 break-and-enters, 15 robberies and 4 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.

Every registered rental building in North St.James Town

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: Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Church-Wellesley · Rosedale-Moore Park · Bay-Cloverhill · North Riverdale

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