Condos for Rent in Willowdale East, North York, ON

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Neighbourhood in North York

Willowdale East

family-friendly diverse walkable

Willowdale East is a vibrant neighbourhood in North York. It has a mix of residential homes and condos, making it suitable for diverse residents.

High walkability score of 96 Average household size is 2.3 60.9% of the population are immigrants

Willowdale East, North York — HOMEH neighbourhood guide

North York, Ontario

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 48 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

7.7

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 9,895 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$723,000

7% below North York 2% above Ontario

In Willowdale East

$723,000

In North York

$779,000

In Ontario

$709,900

Median monthly rent

$2,890/mo

2% above North York 16% above Ontario

In Willowdale East

$2,890

In North York

$2,825

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 20.8 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

282

Median $723,000

Condos 207 · Houses 74

For rent

183

Median $2,890

Condos 145 · Houses 38

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-25. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

Strong community feel with a population of 49,615
Good schools with an average rating of 7.7
Many parks and playgrounds for families
Diverse housing options, including high-rise apartments
Close to amenities like grocery stores and restaurants

Keep in mind

Median home prices are above the city median
Higher renter strain at 44.6%
Unemployment rate is 12.7%

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Willowdale East is active and family-oriented, with many options for shopping and dining. The area is well-connected by transit.

Great for families first-time buyers young professionals

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

5.1 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

Parks

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Pharmacies

Counted across all 5.1 km² of Willowdale East. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

7.9/10

Average rating of the 6 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Avondale Alternative Elementary School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
10.0/1010.0 over 5 yrs
1st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
135 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Catholic · Grades 9–12 · Toronto CDSB
9.3/109.0 over 5 yrs
8th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
665 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Earl Haig Secondary School
Public · Grades 9–12 · Toronto DSB
8.9/108.5 over 5 yrs
23rd of 742 Ontario secondary schools
2,175 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Anne Catholic Academy (Jr)
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
7.6/10
516th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
29 students
Avondale Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
6.8/106.2 over 5 yrs
1,026th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
930 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Gabriel Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
4.6/105.4 over 5 yrs
2,365th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
315 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Willowdale East, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

49,615

Population (2021)

5.0 km²

Area

9,880

People per km²

38.9

Median age

$86,357

Median income

60%

Own their home

2.3

People per household

22,445

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)12.0%
Working age (15–64)72.9%
Seniors (65+)15.2%

What is built here

Detached houses15.4%
Townhouses4%
Duplexes1.3%
Low-rise apartments7.5%
High-rise apartments71.5%

Own or rent

60%Owners

40%Renters

Across 22,445 households

When it was built

Mostly 2001–2005

1960 or earlier6%
1961–19809%
1981–19908%
1991–200018%
2001–200525%
2006–201016%
2011–201515%
2016–20214%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

60.9%
Born outside Canada: 60.6%
Hold a degree or higher: 55.4%
Employment rate: 28.9%
Commute by transit: 60.6%
Commute by car: 1.5
Children per family: $75,103
Median income after tax: $109,630
Average household income: 19.7%
Living on a low income: $2,061/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,843/mo
Owners pay, per month: $1,058,721
Median home value at census: 44.6%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 38%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 52 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Condo apartments only Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What condos in Willowdale East actually rent for

2,109 condos were leased in Willowdale East over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,445 and half below, 5.8% lower than the 12 months before. A typical condo found its tenant in 20 days.

Median rent: $2,445; -5.8% year over year
Days to lease: 20; Unchanged
Leases closed: 2,109; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $3.62/mo; from 1,935 sized leases

Three years of rents

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one condo here differs from the next.

$3,313$2,887$2,461$2,034

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$3,000/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 100.0%
Leased over asking: 5.9%

From 2,109 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Willowdale East

19.8 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a condo here costs.

Median sold price

$581,172

487 sales

Median rent

$2,445/mo

2,109 leases

Gross rental yield

5.05%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Willowdale East over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Willowdale East, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Willowdale East
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	178	$2,450	$2,250 – $2,900	19	100.0%
Aug 2026	191	$2,450	$2,300 – $2,900	15	100.0%
Jul 2026	228	$2,500	$2,250 – $2,958	15	100.0%
Jun 2026	190	$2,450	$2,300 – $2,938	15	100.0%
May 2026	185	$2,450	$2,250 – $2,900	17	100.0%
Apr 2026	219	$2,400	$2,200 – $2,850	22	100.0%
Mar 2026	258	$2,380	$2,123 – $2,723	24	100.0%
Feb 2026	152	$2,400	$2,200 – $2,800	22	100.0%
Jan 2026	127	$2,450	$2,250 – $2,800	25	100.0%
Dec 2025	94	$2,465	$2,263 – $3,000	26	100.0%
Nov 2025	145	$2,450	$2,300 – $2,900	20	100.0%
Oct 2025	142	$2,550	$2,400 – $3,000	18	100.0%
Sep 2025	180	$2,565	$2,395 – $3,000	23	100.0%
Aug 2025	219	$2,550	$2,350 – $3,000	16	100.0%
Jul 2025	231	$2,600	$2,350 – $3,000	16	100.0%
Jun 2025	190	$2,600	$2,350 – $3,000	18	100.0%
May 2025	204	$2,550	$2,350 – $2,985	18	100.0%
Apr 2025	195	$2,650	$2,400 – $3,000	16	100.0%
Mar 2025	191	$2,600	$2,400 – $3,000	19	100.0%
Feb 2025	131	$2,550	$2,350 – $3,000	22	100.0%
Jan 2025	146	$2,600	$2,400 – $2,950	23	100.0%
Dec 2024	115	$2,500	$2,325 – $3,000	21	100.0%
Nov 2024	140	$2,700	$2,400 – $3,000	19	100.0%
Oct 2024	138	$2,700	$2,428 – $3,088	23	100.0%
Sep 2024	196	$2,750	$2,489 – $3,200	24	100.0%
Aug 2024	285	$2,700	$2,500 – $3,200	24	100.0%
Jul 2024	216	$2,775	$2,500 – $3,200	31	100.0%
Jun 2024	145	$2,650	$2,450 – $3,100	35	100.0%
May 2024	118	$2,750	$2,500 – $3,200	34	100.0%
Apr 2024	111	$2,800	$2,500 – $3,200	35	100.0%
Mar 2024	91	$2,700	$2,500 – $3,225	31	100.0%
Feb 2024	61	$2,700	$2,550 – $3,200	30	100.0%
Jan 2024	51	$2,650	$2,500 – $3,225	23	100.0%
Dec 2023	55	$2,700	$2,488 – $3,200	18	100.0%
Nov 2023	72	$2,700	$2,594 – $3,188	11	100.0%
Oct 2023	91	$2,750	$2,600 – $3,200	10	100.0%

What people ask about Willowdale East

How much does a condo cost in Willowdale East?

Condos in Willowdale East sold for a median of $581,172 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 487 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 10.1% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a condo in Willowdale East?

A condo in Willowdale East took a median of 32 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Condos there closed at 96.6% of the asking price on average, with 15.2% selling over asking.

How much is rent for a condo in Willowdale East?

The median condo lease in Willowdale East closed at $2,445 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 2,109 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy a condo in Willowdale East?

A condo in Willowdale East costs about 19.8 years of the rent on one — the median price of $581,172 against a median rent of $2,445 a month, a gross yield of 5.05%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Willowdale East on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one condo. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.