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Renting in West Hill

18 registered rental buildings (2,768 units) · average RentSafeTO score 88.7 · 31,546 residents · Scarborough East CMHC survey zone

What rents cost here

West Hill sits in the Scarborough East 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 $1,900, 2-bedroom $2,368 and 3-bedroom+ $2,746, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,442, 1-bedroom $1,626, 2-bedroom $1,843 and 3-bedroom+ $2,062. Just 6% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 1.9%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 10,111 units. Average rents here rose 5.6% over the year (same-structure sample).

At the 2021 census, 40.7% of West Hill households rented, 29% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 48.7% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $76,000). 34.4% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 2.8 people and the median age was 40.

In 2025, police recorded across West Hill: 419 assaults, 61 break-and-enters, 47 auto thefts and 31 robberies — assault, robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 188 assaults, 29 auto thefts, 21 break-and-enters and 15 robberies. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.

Every registered rental building in West Hill

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: Centennial Scarborough · Highland Creek · Guildwood · Morningside · West Rouge

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