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community-oriented family-friendly suburban affordable

Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan is a diverse neighbourhood in Scarborough. It offers a mix of residential options and community amenities.

Diverse housing options Good schools Many parks Close to grocery stores Active community life

Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Scarborough — HOMEH neighbourhood guide

Scarborough, Ontario

Day to dayLivability

6.1

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 2,421 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

$626,450

6% below Scarborough 12% below Ontario

In Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

$626,450

In Scarborough

$669,450

In Ontario

$709,900

Median monthly rent

$2,400/mo

On par with Scarborough 4% below Ontario

In Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

$2,400

In Scarborough

$2,400

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 21.8 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $626,450

Condos 54 · Houses 30

For rent

Median $2,400

Condos 38 · Houses 22

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

Family-friendly environment
Affordable rent compared to city median
Access to parks and schools
Strong community involvement

Keep in mind

Higher unemployment rate
Limited public transit options

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with access to local amenities. It's a great place for families and individuals seeking a quieter community.

Great for first-time buyers families renters immigrants

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

5.5 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 5.5 km² of Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

5.5/10

Average rating of the 8 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Bridlewood Junior Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Toronto DSB
8.5/108.0 over 5 yrs
175th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
230 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Inglewood Heights Junior Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Toronto DSB
6.4/106.3 over 5 yrs
1,300th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
335 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Holy Spirit Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
5.8/105.1 over 5 yrs
1,729th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
450 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Vradenburg Junior Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Toronto DSB
5.7/107.0 over 5 yrs
1,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
235 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Pauline Johnson Junior Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Toronto DSB
5.2/104.8 over 5 yrs
2,081st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
345 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute
Public · Grades 9–12 · Toronto DSB
4.4/105.0 over 5 yrs
620th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
575 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, 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

27,526

Population (2021)

5.4 km²

Area

5,092

People per km²

45.3

Median age

$80,844

Median income

56%

Own their home

2.7

People per household

10,355

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)13.4%
Working age (15–64)63.2%
Seniors (65+)23.5%

What is built here

Detached houses29.9%
Semi-detached1.6%
Townhouses8.5%
Duplexes6.5%
Low-rise apartments3.2%
High-rise apartments50%
Other attached homes0.5%

Own or rent

56%Owners

44%Renters

Across 10,355 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier17%
1961–198047%
1981–199010%
1991–200013%
2001–20053%
2006–20102%
2011–20152%
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.

60.4%
Born outside Canada: 34%
Hold a degree or higher: 47.6%
Employment rate: 24.1%
Commute by transit: 69.9%
Commute by car: 1.7
Children per family: $72,916
Median income after tax: $94,565
Average household income: 14.5%
Living on a low income: $1,448/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,328/mo
Owners pay, per month: $794,302
Median home value at census: 28.4%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 28.1%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 34 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan actually rent for

651 homes were leased in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,348 and half below, 5.6% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 20 days — 4 days quicker than a year ago.

Median rent: $2,348; -5.6% year over year
Days to lease: 20; 4 days quicker
Leases closed: 651; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $3.21/mo; from 629 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.

$3,261$2,844$2,427$2,010

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: 8.4%

From 651 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

25.7 years

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

Median sold price

$724,528

176 sales

Median rent

$2,348/mo

651 leases

Gross rental yield

3.89%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

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

651leases

Condo apartment$2,32076.0%
Detached$2,3457.5%
Other kinds of home$2,4772.0%
Condo town$2,7481.8%
Other kinds, too few of each —12.7%

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 — Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	29	$2,300	$2,200 – $2,750	25	100.0%
Aug 2026	26	$2,325	$2,096 – $2,675	27	100.0%
Jul 2026	45	$2,300	$2,150 – $2,700	21	100.0%
Jun 2026	41	$2,500	$2,100 – $2,680	27	100.0%
May 2026	31	$2,300	$2,100 – $2,625	29	100.0%
Apr 2026	41	$2,500	$2,250 – $2,900	23	100.0%
Mar 2026	53	$2,350	$2,150 – $2,550	19	100.0%
Feb 2026	28	$2,325	$2,100 – $2,563	26	100.0%
Jan 2026	39	$2,350	$2,125 – $2,700	31	100.0%
Dec 2025	80	$2,500	$2,150 – $2,613	23	100.0%
Nov 2025	165	$2,300	$2,150 – $2,600	13	100.0%
Oct 2025	73	$2,200	$2,100 – $2,600	11	100.0%
Sep 2025	26	$2,400	$2,262 – $2,788	19	100.0%
Aug 2025	42	$2,400	$2,125 – $2,738	32	100.0%
Jul 2025	39	$2,395	$2,200 – $2,875	23	100.0%
Jun 2025	37	$2,400	$2,250 – $2,700	16	100.0%
May 2025	33	$2,500	$2,250 – $2,850	25	100.0%
Apr 2025	31	$2,400	$2,300 – $2,850	22	100.0%
Mar 2025	45	$2,450	$2,250 – $2,750	21	100.0%
Feb 2025	16	$2,500	$2,238 – $2,690	19	100.0%
Jan 2025	19	$2,500	$2,325 – $2,665	38	98.3%
Dec 2024	17	$2,550	$2,300 – $2,695	22	100.0%
Nov 2024	28	$2,700	$2,200 – $2,900	26	100.0%
Oct 2024	28	$2,825	$2,475 – $3,050	23	100.0%
Sep 2024	19	$2,650	$2,500 – $3,095	28	100.0%
Aug 2024	41	$2,700	$2,400 – $3,050	29	100.0%
Jul 2024	26	$2,625	$2,331 – $3,175	41	100.0%
Jun 2024	12	$2,575	$2,388 – $2,725	28	100.0%
May 2024	20	$2,400	$2,345 – $2,819	39	100.0%
Apr 2024	12	$2,515	$2,350 – $2,813	33	100.0%
Mar 2024	10	$2,750	$2,388 – $2,956	35	100.0%
Feb 2024	11	$2,650	$2,500 – $2,850	27	100.0%
Jan 2024	11	$2,450	$2,325 – $2,850	10	100.0%
Dec 2023	20	$2,675	$2,375 – $2,983	17	100.0%
Nov 2023	11	$2,650	$2,325 – $2,950	15	100.0%
Oct 2023	14	$2,900	$2,600 – $3,070	9	100.0%

What people ask about Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

How much does a home cost in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan?

Homes in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan sold for a median of $724,528 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 176 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 13.4% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan?

A home in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan took a median of 25 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 98.1% of the asking price on average, with 28.4% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan?

The median lease in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan closed at $2,348 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 651 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan?

A home in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan costs about 25.7 years of the rent on one — the median price of $724,528 against a median rent of $2,348 a month, a gross yield of 3.89%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan was condo apartment (35.2% of sales, median $544,101), detached (31.8% of sales, median $1,088,289) and condo town (2.8% of sales, median $685,000).

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

A condo here is 2.0× cheaper than detached houses

Half the condo apartments that changed hands in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan over the 12 months to September 2026 sold above $544,101. The neighbourhood's median across every kind of home was $724,528 — one number, two markets.

Condo apartment$544,101

Detached$1,088,289

Median closed prices over the 12 months to September 2026, from 176 sales in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan. Medians describe the group, never one home.

Median condo sold price: $544K; 62 closed sales
Median condo rent: $2,320/mo; 495 leases
Days to sell: 41; median, condo apartments
Share of all sales: 35%; of everything that closed here

Condo townhouses are a separate market again: 5 closed here at a median of $685,000.

44condo apartments for sale 31condo apartments for rent

At a glance