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Neighbourhood in North York
Homes for rent in Willowdale West
Willowdale West is a vibrant neighbourhood in North York. It offers a mix of residential homes and condos, making it appealing for many types of residents.
North York, Ontario
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At a glance
Unit 1508, 5180 Yonge Street
North York (Willowdale West)
Listed today
- 1+1Bedrooms
- 1Bathroom
- 1Parking
- 500~599Sq.Ft.
Condo ApartmentFor Rent
Unit 1103, 30 Canterbury Place
North York (Willowdale West)
Listed 1 day ago
- 1+1Bedrooms
- 1Bathroom
- 1Parking
- 0~499Sq.Ft.
Condo ApartmentFor Rent
Unit 2406, 5500 Yonge Street
North York (Willowdale West)
Listed 2 days ago
- 1Bedroom
- 1Bathroom
- 1Parking
- 500~599Sq.Ft.
Condo ApartmentFor Rent
Unit 216, 5168 Yonge Street
North York (Willowdale West)
Listed 2 days ago
- 2Bedrooms
- 2Bathrooms
- 1Parking
- 800~899Sq.Ft.
Condo ApartmentFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
96
Walkability
out of 100 · averaged over 22 past and present listings
Average walk score reported on listings here
7.3
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 3,385 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
$758,000
In Willowdale West
$758,000
In North York
$828,000
In Ontario
$709,900
Median monthly rent
$2,550/mo
In Willowdale West
$2,550
In North York
$2,690
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 24.8 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
112
Median $758,000
Condos 71 · Houses 41
For rent
77
Median $2,550
Condos 53 · Houses 24
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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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
- Convenient access to transit
- Family-friendly parks and playgrounds
- Diverse dining choices
- Active community with many amenities
Keep in mind
- Median home prices are above city average
- Higher rental prices compared to province
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Willowdale West is lively, with many shops, parks, and schools nearby. Residents enjoy a strong sense of community and easy access to transit.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
3.2 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
16
Parks
15
Playgrounds
2
Transit stations
1
Grocery stores
27
Restaurants
9
Cafés
4
Gyms
1
Libraries
5
Pharmacies
Counted across all 3.2 km² of Willowdale West. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
6
Elementary
Churchill Public School
Public · Grades JK–5 · Toronto DSB
Not rated
425 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Cyril Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
Not rated
315 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Toronto French Montessori School
Independent
Not rated
Virtual Elementary School Elementary School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
Not rated
Willowdale Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · Toronto DSB
Not rated
525 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Yorkview Public School
Public · Grades JK–5 · Toronto DSB
Not rated
455 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 West, 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
17,210
Population (2021)
2.9 km²
Area
5,921
People per km²
42.6
Median age
$86,885
Median income
60%
Own their home
2.3
People per household
7,830
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)10.5%
- Working age (15–64)68.4%
- Seniors (65+)21.2%
What is built here
- Detached houses25.9%
- Semi-detached1.8%
- Townhouses3%
- Duplexes3.5%
- Low-rise apartments2.5%
- High-rise apartments63%
Own or rent
60%Owners
41%Renters
Across 7,830 households
When it was built
- 1960 or earlier18%
- 1961–198015%
- 1981–19908%
- 1991–200011%
- 2001–20059%
- 2006–201014%
- 2011–201513%
- 2016–202111%
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.
- 55.8%
- Born outside Canada
- 56.6%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 53.7%
- Employment rate
- 26.2%
- Commute by transit
- 61.3%
- Commute by car
- 1.5
- Children per family
- $75,967
- Median income after tax
- $114,406
- Average household income
- 19.3%
- Living on a low income
- $1,869/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,880/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $1,090,596
- Median home value at census
- 41%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 36.1%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 19 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 Willowdale West actually rent for
784 homes were leased in Willowdale West over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,611 and half below, 2.2% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 23 days.
- Median rent
- $2,611
- -2.2% year over year
- Days to lease
- 23
- 1 day quicker
- Leases closed
- 784
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $3.57/mo
- from 694 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
- 7.4%
From 784 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Willowdale West
25.6 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$803,527
220 sales
Median rent
$2,611/mo
784 leases
Gross rental yield
3.9%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Willowdale West 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 West
A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.
- Condo apartment$2,54182.3%
- Detached$3,1798.5%
- Other kinds of home$2,5171.9%
- Freehold town$4,6500.6%
- Other kinds, too few of each —6.7%
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 — Willowdale West, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 65 | $2,700 | $2,300 – $2,900 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 78 | $2,500 | $2,200 – $3,000 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 90 | $2,485 | $2,206 – $2,850 | 23 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 73 | $2,700 | $2,300 – $2,950 | 20 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 89 | $2,500 | $2,150 – $2,850 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 79 | $2,500 | $2,250 – $2,900 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 59 | $2,800 | $2,350 – $3,135 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 44 | $2,810 | $2,338 – $3,125 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 46 | $2,688 | $2,423 – $2,988 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 40 | $2,725 | $2,388 – $3,125 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 51 | $2,600 | $2,335 – $2,975 | 23 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 70 | $2,600 | $2,360 – $3,088 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 61 | $2,800 | $2,350 – $3,000 | 29 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 83 | $2,750 | $2,300 – $3,125 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 106 | $2,500 | $2,300 – $3,000 | 23 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 77 | $2,700 | $2,390 – $3,200 | 23 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 86 | $2,700 | $2,250 – $3,100 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 61 | $2,750 | $2,350 – $3,100 | 22 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 78 | $2,625 | $2,350 – $2,950 | 20 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 47 | $2,575 | $2,400 – $3,100 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 44 | $2,563 | $2,338 – $2,850 | 39 | 99.4% |
| Dec 2024 | 46 | $2,825 | $2,413 – $3,275 | 23 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 55 | $2,750 | $2,500 – $3,200 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 71 | $2,600 | $2,450 – $3,100 | 25 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 73 | $2,750 | $2,550 – $3,200 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2024 | 109 | $2,700 | $2,500 – $3,300 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2024 | 110 | $2,825 | $2,513 – $3,300 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2024 | 93 | $2,700 | $2,400 – $3,100 | 38 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 83 | $2,650 | $2,413 – $3,050 | 36 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 90 | $2,600 | $2,400 – $3,000 | 34 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 59 | $2,600 | $2,385 – $3,150 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 33 | $3,000 | $2,600 – $3,300 | 26 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2024 | 33 | $2,900 | $2,600 – $3,350 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2023 | 39 | $3,000 | $2,600 – $3,225 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2023 | 42 | $2,900 | $2,558 – $3,338 | 11 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2023 | 36 | $2,950 | $2,638 – $3,350 | 12 | 100.0% |
What people ask about Willowdale West
How much does a home cost in Willowdale West?
Homes in Willowdale West sold for a median of $803,527 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 220 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 8.6% higher than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Willowdale West?
A home in Willowdale West took a median of 30 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 96.3% of the asking price on average, with 14.1% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Willowdale West?
The median lease in Willowdale West closed at $2,611 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 784 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Willowdale West?
A home in Willowdale West costs about 25.6 years of the rent on one — the median price of $803,527 against a median rent of $2,611 a month, a gross yield of 3.90%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
What kind of homes sell in Willowdale West?
Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Willowdale West was condo apartment (60.0% of sales, median $603,553) and detached (30.5% of sales, median $1,642,224).
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Willowdale West 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 2.7× cheaper than detached houses
Half the condo apartments that changed hands in Willowdale West over the 12 months to September 2026 sold above $603,553. The neighbourhood's median across every kind of home was $803,527 — one number, two markets.
Median closed prices over the 12 months to September 2026, from 220 sales in Willowdale West. Medians describe the group, never one home.
- Median condo sold price
- $604K
- 132 closed sales
- Median condo rent
- $2,541/mo
- 645 leases
- Days to sell
- 35
- median, condo apartments
- Share of all sales
- 60%
- of everything that closed here