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Renting in Willowdale West
6 registered rental buildings (1,112 units) · average RentSafeTO score 96.4 · 21,206 residents · North York North Central CMHC survey zone
What rents cost here
Willowdale West sits in the North York North 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 1-bedroom $2,098, 2-bedroom $2,391 and 3-bedroom+ $2,630, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,465, 1-bedroom $1,758, 2-bedroom $2,024 and 3-bedroom+ $2,299. Just 6% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.2%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 13,334 units.
At the 2021 census, 40.5% of Willowdale West households rented, 49.7% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 18.8% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $76,500). 63% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 2.2 people and the median age was 40.
In 2025, police recorded across Willowdale West: 119 assaults, 22 break-and-enters, 19 auto thefts and 11 robberies — auto theft, break-and-enter, robbery and assault run below the typical Toronto neighbourhood. In 2026 so far (to June): 48 assaults, 23 robberies, 12 break-and-enters and 10 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.
Every registered rental building in Willowdale West
| Address | Manager | Units | Score | LTB orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Ellerslie Ave | M&R PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 391 | 99 | 2 |
| 35 Park Home Ave | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 283 | 92 | 0 |
| 5430 Yonge St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 239 | 95 | 0 |
| 65 Ellerslie Ave | M&R PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 107 | 97 | 0 |
| 4701 Bathurst St | NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITY HOMES | 53 | 99 | 0 |
| 125 Stafford Rd | NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITY HOMES | 39 | — | 5 |
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: Yonge-Doris · Newtonbrook West · East Willowdale · Lansing-Westgate · Avondale