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Renting in University

6 registered rental buildings (975 units) · average RentSafeTO score 83.7 · 8,216 residents · Toronto Central CMHC survey zone

What rents cost here

University 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, 61.1% of University households rented, 45.2% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 11.4% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $80,000). 32.1% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 2 people and the median age was 36.

In 2025, police recorded across University: 143 assaults, 60 break-and-enters, 15 auto thefts and 11 robberies — break-and-enter, assault and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood. In 2026 so far (to June): 80 assaults, 40 break-and-enters, 6 robberies and 2 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.

Every registered rental building in University

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: Bay-Cloverhill · Kensington-Chinatown · Church-Wellesley · Annex · Yonge-Bay Corridor

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