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Renting in South Parkdale

107 registered rental buildings (7,678 units) · average RentSafeTO score 90.5 · 26,221 residents · Toronto West CMHC survey zone

What rents cost here

South Parkdale sits in the Toronto West 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 $1,671, 1-bedroom $2,025 and 2-bedroom $3,050, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,400, 1-bedroom $1,787, 2-bedroom $2,235 and 3-bedroom+ $3,214. Just 12.5% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.9%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 26,236 units. Average rents here rose 3.1% over the year (same-structure sample).

At the 2021 census, 84.9% of South Parkdale households rented, 41.8% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 13.2% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $57,200). 64.5% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 1.8 people and the median age was 37.2.

In 2025, police recorded across South Parkdale: 299 assaults, 63 break-and-enters, 19 auto thefts and 18 robberies — assault and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 139 assaults, 30 break-and-enters, 13 robberies and 8 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.

Every registered rental building in South Parkdale

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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