Real Estate for Rent in Clairlea-Birchmount, Scarborough, ON
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Neighbourhood in Scarborough
Clairlea-Birchmount
Clairlea-Birchmount is a vibrant neighbourhood in Scarborough. It offers a mix of residential options and community amenities.
Scarborough, Ontario
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At a glance
Listed today
26 Trinnell Boulevard
Scarborough (Clairlea-Birchmount), ON M1L 1S5
Semi-DetachedFor Rent
Listed 2 days ago
Unit Bsmt, 46 Karnwood Drive
Scarborough (Clairlea-Birchmount), ON M1L 2Z6
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 3 days ago
Unit 101, 90 Mendelssohn Street
Scarborough (Clairlea-Birchmount), ON M1L 4A8
Freehold TownhouseFor Rent
Listed 3 days ago
Unit Upper, 684 Birchmount Road
Scarborough (Clairlea-Birchmount), ON M1K 1R3
DetachedFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
5.7
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 1,581 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
$864,950
In Clairlea-Birchmount
$864,950
In Scarborough
$789,999
In Ontario
$714,900
Median monthly rent
$2,625/mo
In Clairlea-Birchmount
$2,625
In Scarborough
$2,300
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 27.5 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
72
Median $864,950
Houses 53 · Condos 19
For rent
54
Median $2,625
Houses 43 · Condos 11
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-18. 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
- Family-friendly environment
- High school ratings
- Close to grocery stores
- Rich in parks and playgrounds
Keep in mind
- Housing prices are above city median
- Higher rent costs compared to city average
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Residents enjoy a balanced lifestyle with access to parks and schools. Daily life is community-oriented and convenient.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
7.4 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
17
Parks
23
Playgrounds
2
Transit stations
6
Grocery stores
30
Restaurants
10
Cafés
5
Gyms
2
Libraries
4
Pharmacies
Counted across all 7.4 km² of Clairlea-Birchmount. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
6.0/10
Average rating of the 8 rated schools in this area
8
Elementary
2
Secondary
SATEC @ W A Porter Collegiate Institute
Public · Grades 9–12 · Toronto DSB
7.9/107.7 over 5 yrs95th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,185 students · EQAO 2024-2025
General Brock Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
7.2/105.6 over 5 yrs751st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
475 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Clairlea Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
6.2/105.2 over 5 yrs1,444th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
485 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Joachim Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
6.1/106.2 over 5 yrs1,525th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
290 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
6.0/105.7 over 5 yrs1,590th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
715 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Regent Heights Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
5.7/107.0 over 5 yrs1,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
555 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Clairlea-Birchmount, 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
27,690
Population (2021)
7.4 km²
Area
3,726
People per km²
40.9
Median age
$93,776
Median income
64%
Own their home
2.9
People per household
9,390
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)16.2%
- Working age (15–64)68.5%
- Seniors (65+)15.2%
What is built here
- Detached houses33.7%
- Semi-detached11.1%
- Townhouses12.5%
- Duplexes7.7%
- Low-rise apartments13.7%
- High-rise apartments20.6%
- Other attached homes0.5%
Own or rent
64%Owners
36%Renters
Across 9,390 households
When it was built
Mostly 1960 or earlier
- 1960 or earlier39%
- 1961–198022%
- 1981–19903%
- 1991–20006%
- 2001–20053%
- 2006–201015%
- 2011–20158%
- 2016–20213%
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.
- 50.7%
- Born outside Canada
- 33.6%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 53.3%
- Employment rate
- 33.1%
- Commute by transit
- 60.3%
- Commute by car
- 1.7
- Children per family
- $83,344
- Median income after tax
- $106,242
- Average household income
- 11.3%
- Living on a low income
- $1,623/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,698/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $867,182
- Median home value at census
- 35.6%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 23.3%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 33 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)
What homes in Clairlea-Birchmount actually rent for
196 homes were leased in Clairlea-Birchmount over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,511 and half below, 7.1% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 24 days — 2 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $2,511
- -7.1% year over year
- Days to lease
- 24
- 2 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 196
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $2.66/mo
- from 187 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.
What renters actually paid
$3,000/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent
- Of the asking rent
- 100.0%
- Leased over asking
- 10.2%
From 196 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Clairlea-Birchmount
27 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$813,396
197 sales
Median rent
$2,511/mo
196 leases
Gross rental yield
3.7%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Clairlea-Birchmount 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 Clairlea-Birchmount
A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.
- Condo apartment$2,25327.0%
- Detached$2,58120.4%
- Freehold town$3,27113.8%
- Other kinds, too few of each —38.8%
How fast it moves
Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.
Terracotta marks the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Clairlea-Birchmount, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 24 | $2,200 | $1,950 – $2,500 | 22 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 34 | $2,375 | $2,119 – $2,963 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 27 | $2,250 | $2,040 – $2,813 | 22 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 24 | $2,438 | $2,188 – $3,363 | 31 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 14 | $2,450 | $2,044 – $3,175 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 14 | $2,600 | $2,063 – $3,250 | 12 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 8 | $2,450 | $1,806 – $2,974 | 20 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 6 | $3,048 | $2,774 – $3,174 | 43 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 9 | $3,100 | $2,650 – $3,350 | 35 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 14 | $2,898 | $2,350 – $3,350 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 12 | $2,800 | $2,288 – $3,311 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | $2,875 | $2,569 – $2,975 | 23 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | $2,400 | $2,200 – $2,613 | 19 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 14 | $3,325 | $2,950 – $3,499 | 24 | 99.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 15 | $2,700 | $2,000 – $3,000 | 17 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 15 | $2,947 | $1,850 – $3,495 | 20 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 13 | $3,100 | $2,200 – $3,788 | 20 | 99.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 10 | $2,500 | $2,125 – $3,188 | 32 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 12 | $2,425 | $2,119 – $2,910 | 31 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 10 | $2,040 | $1,725 – $3,138 | 38 | 97.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 7 | $2,400 | $2,175 – $2,525 | 31 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 8 | $2,319 | $2,050 – $2,700 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Nov 2024 | 9 | $2,850 | $2,650 – $3,300 | 35 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 8 | $2,925 | $2,825 – $3,700 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | $2,900 | $2,500 – $3,500 | 12 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2024 | 17 | $2,600 | $1,900 – $3,200 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2024 | 10 | $3,000 | $2,800 – $3,550 | 26 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2024 | 10 | $2,563 | $2,075 – $3,625 | 41 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 11 | $3,400 | $2,350 – $3,800 | 34 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 5 | $2,900 | $1,850 – $3,500 | 47 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 7 | $2,500 | $2,025 – $2,975 | 45 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 5 | $2,000 | $1,400 – $2,500 | 22 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2023 | 7 | $2,500 | $2,025 – $3,600 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2023 | 9 | $2,500 | $2,100 – $3,200 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2023 | 6 | $3,075 | $2,250 – $3,863 | 15 | 100.0% |
1 of these months closed fewer than 5 leases. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one lease it is simply that lease — so the count is shown and the median is not. The leases themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Clairlea-Birchmount
How much does a home cost in Clairlea-Birchmount?
Homes in Clairlea-Birchmount sold for a median of $813,396 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 197 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 7.2% lower than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Clairlea-Birchmount?
A home in Clairlea-Birchmount took a median of 23 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.9% of the asking price on average, with 26.9% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Clairlea-Birchmount?
The median lease in Clairlea-Birchmount closed at $2,511 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 196 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Clairlea-Birchmount?
A home in Clairlea-Birchmount costs about 27.0 years of the rent on one — the median price of $813,396 against a median rent of $2,511 a month, a gross yield of 3.70%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
What kind of homes sell in Clairlea-Birchmount?
Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Clairlea-Birchmount was detached (45.7% of sales, median $878,811), semi-detached (5.6% of sales, median $800,773) and freehold town (3.6% of sales, median $830,000).
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Clairlea-Birchmount 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.
A condo here is 1.6× cheaper than detached houses
Half the condo apartments that changed hands in Clairlea-Birchmount over the 12 months to September 2026 sold above $539,000. The neighbourhood's median across every kind of home was $813,396 — one number, two markets.
Median closed prices over the 12 months to September 2026, from 197 sales in Clairlea-Birchmount. Medians describe the group, never one home.
- Median condo sold price
- $539K
- 5 closed sales
- Median condo rent
- $2,253/mo
- 53 leases
- Days to sell
- 34
- median, condo apartments
- Share of all sales
- 3%
- of everything that closed here