Welcome To Danforth Village/Upper Beaches
Welcome to Toronto’s Danforth Village/Upper Beaches neighbourhood!
The band ‘Rush’ reference the Danforth in their instrumental “La Villa Strangiato” from the album Hemispheres (1978) and The Barenaked Ladies throw-out a nod to the Danforth in their song “The Old Apartment” from the album Born on a Pirate Ship (1996). Now that we’ve bestowed you with these groovy ‘dinner party facts’ let us digress…
This neighbourhood is a lively, shop-local area with a wellspring of European and predominantly Greek influences. The charms of this neighbourhood are not only in its patio-centric atmosphere, delicious culinary delights, artisanal cheese shops, speciality stores, bakeries, beautiful clothing boutiques, health food varieties, and yoga studios, but its well-crafted, and immaculately-maintained residential streets.
A highly-coveted area, Danforth Village has plenty of well-manicured lawns and foliage, tree-lined walkways, pedestrian-friendly walkability, local parks for play, and classic architecture. Residents enjoy walking to pick up fresh produce, ripe cheese, smoothies, rich coffees, and trinkets. A simple day outside can be anything from a walk to the park or a yoga class, to get groceries, or to chill out with neighbours on a patio (maybe even their own!). This is the type of neighbourhood where people say ‘hello’ and local shops know you by name. Its proximity to Toronto’s east-end stretch of sandy beach(es) and the waterfront is just another bonus for an area where, otherwise, everything you could ever need is right outside your front door.
Properties For Sale
Your Typical Neighbour
A broad mix of lower, middle and upper working class from a wide cultural background. Increasingly, younger families with professional parents looking for their first home.
What We Love
Charming family neighbourhoods, tree lined streets. Plus there’s a little of everything nearby: The beach at Ashbridges Bay, shopping in the Beaches, festivals on the Danforth and the colour of Little India. All doable on transit!
What We Don’t Love
The boundaries of this neighbourhood are all hot spots come the warmer months. Both the Beaches and Danforth Avenue attract heavy tourism. Come festival and beach season your commute can suddenly be a major source of stress. On the upside, it will make the annoying raccoons seem a lot less bothersome.
The Real Estate Scoop
The solid mix of lower, middle and upper class incomes in this area dictate a veritable smorgasbord of real estate offerings. Homes in the densely residential area surrounding Kingston Road are generally considerably more affordable than their counterparts farther south in the Beaches proper; the further North you move generally the bigger the savings as the houses shrink in size.
North of the Danforth, semi’s tend to be more the norm, often complete with gorgeous, (and regularly enjoyed) porch space. Most of the offering south of the Danforth offers a broader range of Victorian semi’s, bungalows and townhomes, all interspersed with boutique apartments that offer some of the least expensive purchase prices to be found anywhere in the city.
The point we are driving home here is that on the whole, there is a lot of value available here. When you compare this area to its neighbours Riverdale to the West, Beaches to the Southeast, and Leslieville to the Southwest, you have a largely family-friendly and safe area ripe with amenities and poised to offer you a greater return on investment as a more significantly undervalued part of the city. Consider the relatively easy commute by train, transit or car and we suspect the opportunity here will not last!
Transit
Transit options galore. Relatively easy access to Train and TTC options connecting to the Subway offer easy commuting. Access to the DVP and Lakeshore/Gardiner Options are relatively close as well.
Schools
There are a healthy number of schools in the area, both in the public and separate boards. Growing family-oriented traffic is likely to cause growth as well.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
É Élém La Mosaïque
É Élém Jeanne-Lajoie
Cosburn Middle School
D A Morrison Middle School
Diefenbaker Elementary School
William Burgess Elementary School
Westwood Middle School
Parkside Elementary School
Chester Elementary School
R. H. McGregor Elementary School
SENIOR SCHOOLS
Collège français secondaire
East York Collegiate Institute
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
ÉÉC Georges-Étienne-Cartier
Canadian Martyrs Catholic School
ÉÉC du Bon-Berger
ÉSC Saint-Frère-André
Holy Cross Catholic School
St. Brigid Catholic School
Property Statistics in Danforth Village/Upper Beaches
Detached Houses - Statistics
Q4 2024
$1,398,000
Average Price
38
New Listings
28
Properties Sold
21
Average Days on Market
100%
% of Asking Price
semi-detached - Statistics
Q4 2024
$1,252,000
Average Price
17
New Listings
10
Properties Sold
13
Average Days on Market
112%
% of Asking Price
townhome - Statistics
Q4 2024
N/A
Average Price
0
New Listings
0
Properties Sold
N/A
Average Days on Market
N/A
% of Asking Price
Condos - Statistics
Q4 2024
$530,000
Average Price
2
New Listings
3
Properties Sold
14
Average Days on Market
106%
% of Asking Price
All Properties - Statistics
Q4 2024
$1,298,743
Average Price
57
New Listings
41
Properties Sold
18
Average Days on Market
103%
% of Asking Price
Source: TRREB Statistics
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