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Renting in West Queen West

5 registered rental buildings (1,104 units) · average RentSafeTO score 90.2 · 15,457 residents · Toronto West CMHC survey zone

What rents cost here

West Queen West 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, 45.5% of West Queen West households rented, 38.5% 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 $101,000). 68.4% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 1.7 people and the median age was 36.

In 2025, police recorded across West Queen West: 91 assaults, 40 break-and-enters, 13 auto thefts and 8 robberies — break-and-enter runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft and robbery below. In 2026 so far (to June): 41 assaults, 19 break-and-enters, 5 auto thefts and 3 robberies. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.

Every registered rental building in West Queen West

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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