Real Estate for Rent in Cliffcrest, Scarborough, ON

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Neighbourhood in Scarborough

Cliffcrest

family-friendly suburban community-focused

Cliffcrest is a quiet neighbourhood in Scarborough, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential living with access to parks and schools.

Diverse housing options available Good schools with an average rating of 6.4 Close to parks and playgrounds Family-friendly community Easy access to grocery stores

Cliffcrest, Scarborough — HOMEH neighbourhood guide

Scarborough, Ontario

Day to dayLivability

6.4

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 1,091 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

$1,224,900

53% above Scarborough 71% above Ontario

In Cliffcrest

$1,224,900

In Scarborough

$799,000

In Ontario

$714,900

Median monthly rent

$2,400/mo

On par with Scarborough 4% below Ontario

In Cliffcrest

$2,400

In Scarborough

$2,400

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 42.5 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $1,224,900

Houses 62 · Condos 8

For rent

Median $2,400

Houses 22 · Condos 4

Recently sold

Recently leased

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

Strong community feel with many families
Good median income of $102,455
High percentage of home ownership at 63.1%
Nearby parks for outdoor activities

Keep in mind

Higher home prices than the city median
Limited public transit options

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Cliffcrest is relaxed and family-oriented, with many amenities nearby. Residents enjoy a suburban feel with access to nature.

Great for families first-time buyers those seeking a quiet lifestyle

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

7.1 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

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 7.1 km² of Cliffcrest. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.9/10

Average rating of the 9 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Chine Drive Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
9.3/108.4 over 5 yrs
53rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
130 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Anson Park Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
8.6/107.1 over 5 yrs
150th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
250 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Fairmount Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
7.6/106.5 over 5 yrs
516th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
350 students · EQAO 2024-2025
R H King Academy
Public · Grades 9–12 · Toronto DSB
7.3/107.3 over 5 yrs
158th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,225 students · EQAO 2024-2025
John A Leslie Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
6.6/106.2 over 5 yrs
1,165th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
515 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Theresa Shrine Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
6.3/106.0 over 5 yrs
1,366th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
240 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Cliffcrest, 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

16,184

Population (2021)

7.1 km²

Area

2,271

People per km²

43.6

Median age

$102,455

Median income

63%

Own their home

2.8

People per household

5,875

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)15.5%
Working age (15–64)66.2%
Seniors (65+)18.3%

What is built here

Detached houses57.9%
Semi-detached1%
Townhouses7.5%
Duplexes7.7%
Low-rise apartments3%
High-rise apartments22.1%
Other attached homes0.9%

Own or rent

63%Owners

37%Renters

Across 5,875 households

When it was built

Mostly 1960 or earlier

1960 or earlier44%
1961–198030%
1981–19906%
1991–20005%
2001–20051%
2006–20105%
2011–20153%
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.

38.1%
Born outside Canada: 34.4%
Hold a degree or higher: 50.6%
Employment rate: 23.3%
Commute by transit: 68.7%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $89,151
Median income after tax: $121,969
Average household income: 10.9%
Living on a low income: $1,269/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,679/mo
Owners pay, per month: $1,035,866
Median home value at census: 22.9%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 13.5%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 26 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 Moderate sales history

What homes in Cliffcrest actually rent for

89 homes were leased in Cliffcrest over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,492 and half below, 1.1% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 32 days — 5 days slower than a year ago.

Median rent: $2,492; -1.1% year over year
Days to lease: 32; 5 days slower
Leases closed: 89; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.43/mo; from 83 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.

$3,814$3,021$2,229$1,436

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$2,990/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $10

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 99.7%
Leased over asking: 7.9%

From 89 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Cliffcrest

30.2 years

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

Median sold price

$904,000

102 sales

Median rent

$2,492/mo

89 leases

Gross rental yield

3.31%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Cliffcrest 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 Cliffcrest

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

89leases

Detached$2,74325.8%
Condo apartment$2,3005.6%
Other kinds, too few of each —68.6%

How fast it moves

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

Sep 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Cliffcrest, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Cliffcrest
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	13	$2,200	$1,600 – $3,300	34	97.8%
Aug 2026	10	$2,525	$2,188 – $2,700	28	100.0%
Jul 2026	8	$2,400	$2,088 – $2,674	34	100.0%
Jun 2026	6	$2,350	$1,968 – $3,400	31	100.0%
May 2026	7	$2,295	$2,088 – $2,425	35	100.0%
Apr 2026	11	$2,600	$2,250 – $2,950	21	100.0%
Mar 2026	6	$2,725	$2,188 – $3,113	41	100.0%
Feb 2026	6	$2,625	$2,100 – $3,038	31	100.0%
Jan 2026	5	$2,950	$1,800 – $3,400	61	100.0%
Dec 2025	5	$2,900	$2,600 – $3,400	33	100.0%
Nov 2025	8	$2,550	$2,300 – $3,125	24	100.0%
Oct 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Sep 2025	6	$2,725	$2,538 – $2,800	30	99.1%
Aug 2025	9	$2,300	$2,150 – $2,800	33	100.0%
Jul 2025	11	$2,700	$2,600 – $2,950	16	100.0%
Jun 2025	5	$2,350	$1,800 – $3,200	37	100.0%
May 2025	11	$2,600	$2,075 – $3,600	46	100.0%
Apr 2025	7	$2,650	$1,975 – $3,400	8	100.0%
Mar 2025	9	$2,400	$2,300 – $3,300	10	100.0%
Feb 2025	5	$2,350	$2,300 – $2,700	20	96.7%
Jan 2025	6	$2,625	$2,450 – $2,688	33	100.0%
Dec 2024	10	$2,400	$1,725 – $3,100	28	100.0%
Nov 2024	8	$2,450	$1,850 – $2,700	30	100.0%
Oct 2024	5	$2,680	$2,500 – $2,890	37	100.0%
Sep 2024	7	$2,850	$2,625 – $3,000	13	100.0%
Aug 2024	10	$3,125	$2,925 – $3,650	25	99.3%
Jul 2024	12	$2,750	$2,438 – $3,200	20	100.0%
Jun 2024	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
May 2024	7	$2,700	$2,138 – $3,125	14	100.0%
Apr 2024	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Mar 2024	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Feb 2024	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jan 2024	7	$2,650	$2,175 – $2,920	22	100.0%
Dec 2023	8	$2,113	$1,875 – $2,305	31	100.0%
Nov 2023	7	$3,000	$2,250 – $3,550	31	100.0%
Oct 2023	3	Not enough leases this month to report a median

6 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 Cliffcrest

How much does a home cost in Cliffcrest?

Homes in Cliffcrest sold for a median of $904,000 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 102 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 21.6% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Cliffcrest?

A home in Cliffcrest took a median of 29 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.1% of the asking price on average, with 20.6% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Cliffcrest?

The median lease in Cliffcrest closed at $2,492 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 89 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Cliffcrest?

A home in Cliffcrest costs about 30.2 years of the rent on one — the median price of $904,000 against a median rent of $2,492 a month, a gross yield of 3.31%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Cliffcrest 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 Cliffcrest

A condo here is its own market

7 condo apartments and 4 condo townhouses are on the market in Cliffcrest right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.