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Homes for rent in Willowdale East

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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

281

Median $723,000

Condos 206 · Houses 74

For rent

186

Median $2,890

Condos 148 · 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 Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What homes in Willowdale East actually rent for

2,436 homes were leased in Willowdale East over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,490 and half below, 6.0% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 20 days.

Median rent: $2,490; -6.0% year over year
Days to lease: 20; 1 day slower
Leases closed: 2,436; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $3.56/mo; from 2,234 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 home here differs from the next.

$3,503$3,004$2,506$2,007

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: 6.5%

From 2,436 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Willowdale East

21.6 years

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

Median sold price

$644,752

677 sales

Median rent

$2,490/mo

2,436 leases

Gross rental yield

4.63%

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.

What actually rents in Willowdale East

A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.

2,436leases

Condo apartment$2,44586.6%
Detached$3,6034.7%
Condo town$3,1673.7%
Other kinds of home$2,3882.4%
Freehold town$3,8000.2%
Other kinds, too few of each —2.4%

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	201	$2,500	$2,250 – $3,000	19	100.0%
Aug 2026	224	$2,500	$2,300 – $3,000	16	100.0%
Jul 2026	260	$2,550	$2,250 – $3,056	16	100.0%
Jun 2026	233	$2,550	$2,300 – $3,100	16	100.0%
May 2026	216	$2,450	$2,250 – $3,050	18	100.0%
Apr 2026	251	$2,400	$2,200 – $2,900	22	100.0%
Mar 2026	275	$2,400	$2,110 – $2,795	24	100.0%
Feb 2026	180	$2,450	$2,200 – $2,863	23	100.0%
Jan 2026	140	$2,475	$2,250 – $2,863	27	100.0%
Dec 2025	117	$2,500	$2,250 – $3,050	26	100.0%
Nov 2025	163	$2,500	$2,325 – $3,000	20	100.0%
Oct 2025	176	$2,650	$2,400 – $3,100	21	100.0%
Sep 2025	208	$2,600	$2,400 – $3,113	21	100.0%
Aug 2025	264	$2,600	$2,350 – $3,200	17	100.0%
Jul 2025	269	$2,650	$2,350 – $3,100	17	100.0%
Jun 2025	223	$2,700	$2,350 – $3,200	18	100.0%
May 2025	239	$2,600	$2,350 – $3,100	19	100.0%
Apr 2025	217	$2,650	$2,400 – $3,000	17	100.0%
Mar 2025	202	$2,600	$2,400 – $3,000	19	100.0%
Feb 2025	156	$2,600	$2,350 – $3,100	23	100.0%
Jan 2025	165	$2,700	$2,400 – $3,000	20	100.0%
Dec 2024	129	$2,550	$2,350 – $3,150	21	100.0%
Nov 2024	168	$2,800	$2,400 – $3,100	19	100.0%
Oct 2024	167	$2,750	$2,450 – $3,200	23	100.0%
Sep 2024	229	$2,800	$2,500 – $3,300	23	100.0%
Aug 2024	327	$2,750	$2,500 – $3,300	25	100.0%
Jul 2024	251	$2,850	$2,500 – $3,250	31	100.0%
Jun 2024	172	$2,650	$2,450 – $3,210	36	100.0%
May 2024	133	$2,800	$2,550 – $3,300	36	100.0%
Apr 2024	133	$2,900	$2,530 – $3,300	35	100.0%
Mar 2024	107	$2,700	$2,500 – $3,250	34	100.0%
Feb 2024	86	$2,800	$2,550 – $3,250	30	100.0%
Jan 2024	92	$2,925	$2,600 – $3,355	27	100.0%
Dec 2023	104	$2,750	$2,550 – $3,300	19	100.0%
Nov 2023	128	$2,750	$2,600 – $3,400	13	100.0%
Oct 2023	162	$2,800	$2,600 – $3,300	10	100.0%

What people ask about Willowdale East

How much does a home cost in Willowdale East?

Homes in Willowdale East sold for a median of $644,752 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 677 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 11.4% lower than the 12 months before it.

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

A home in Willowdale East took a median of 31 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 96.6% of the asking price on average, with 16.8% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Willowdale East?

The median lease in Willowdale East closed at $2,490 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 2,436 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Willowdale East?

A home in Willowdale East costs about 21.6 years of the rent on one — the median price of $644,752 against a median rent of $2,490 a month, a gross yield of 4.63%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Willowdale East?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Willowdale East was condo apartment (71.9% of sales, median $581,172), detached (15.8% of sales, median $2,189,449) and condo town (5.2% of sales, median $1,006,514).

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 home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Condos in Willowdale East

A condo here is 3.8× cheaper than detached houses

Half the condo apartments that changed hands in Willowdale East over the 12 months to September 2026 sold above $581,172. The neighbourhood's median across every kind of home was $644,752 — one number, two markets.

Condo apartment$581,172

Detached$2,189,449

Median closed prices over the 12 months to September 2026, from 677 sales in Willowdale East. Medians describe the group, never one home.

Median condo sold price: $581K; 487 closed sales
Median condo rent: $2,445/mo; 2,109 leases
Days to sell: 32; median, condo apartments
Share of all sales: 72%; of everything that closed here

Condo townhouses are a separate market again: 35 closed here at a median of $1,006,514.

180condo apartments for sale 135condo apartments for rent

At a glance