West Queen West
Neighbourhood in Toronto · #162
Former city: Old Toronto · Area: West End
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About West End
Old Toronto west of Bathurst: Parkdale, the Junction, Roncesvalles, Little Italy.
What stands out
- Quickest transit trip to Union in the West End (about 28 min)
- Among the most affordable homes in the West End (median $760K)
- Among the highest rents in the West End (median $1,840/mo)
Living here
- Housing
- Middle housing cost. Median home $760K · renters pay $1,840/mo2021 Census figures, not current prices. Rent is what renting households paid, utilities included, counting long-time tenants, subsidized homes and basement suites, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare neighbourhoods, not to budget.
- To Union
- Under 30 min. About 28 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly transit, walk or bike. 43% drive · 24% transit · 28% walk or bike
- Households
- A mix. 46% rent
- Tree canopy
- Under 15%. 9% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Semi & row 11% · Low-rise 21% · Towers 68%
- Built
- 1960 or before 14% · 1961–80 10% · 1981–2000 32% · 2001–21 44%
- Ages
- Under 15 9% · 15–24 5% · 25–44 56% · 45–64 21% · 65+ 8%
- Language at home
- English 86% · No other language above 5%The language each person speaks most often at home. Another 3% name two or more equally.
- Recent immigrants
- 5% arrived in Canada 2016–21Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the 2021 Census.
2021 Census and TTC/GO schedules, West Queen West. Tiers compare neighbourhoods across Toronto.