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Living in Davisville Village, Toronto

Rental towers and new condos around Davisville Station, a long strip of shops and restaurants on Yonge, and quiet house streets toward Bayview. Here is what renting in Davisville Village is actually like, how you get around, and the trade-offs locals talk about.
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What's it like to live in Davisville Village?

Davisville Village sits on Yonge Street around Davisville Avenue, one subway stop south of Eglinton, and runs east toward Mount Pleasant Road and Bayview Avenue. Near the station it is a district of apartment towers, many of them rental buildings from the 1960s and 1970s along Davisville Avenue and the streets just south, with newer condos on Yonge. East of Mount Pleasant it turns into streets of houses, and Mount Pleasant Cemetery marks its southern edge.The City's census neighbourhood for the tower district is South Eglinton-Davisville, which covers the east side of Yonge from Eglinton south to the cemetery, west of Mount Pleasant Road. There, 86% of homes are in buildings of five or more storeys, 59% are studios or one bedrooms and 37% were built since 2006, but only 43% are condos, so many of the older towers are purpose built rentals. The house streets east of Mount Pleasant are counted separately, in Mount Pleasant East.It is one of the most renter heavy parts of midtown. In 2021, 70% of households rented, the median resident was 36, households averaged 1.7 people, and 44% of commuters took transit. Rent sits above the city middle: in the 2021 census the median tenant household paid $1,740 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto.Yonge between Davisville and Eglinton is a long strip of shops and restaurants: Fresh Buy Market and Sobeys Urban Fresh at the corner, Ms. Potato's Market and Farm Boy further north, bakeries like Circles & Squares, and pubs and restaurants like the Celtic Irish Pub and Tabule. June Rowlands Park, with the Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground, is about 11 minutes east, and the nearest library is the Mount Pleasant branch, about 14 minutes away.Davisville Station on Line 1 is at the corner. From there Eglinton, with Line 5, is two minutes north, Bloor-Yonge about seven minutes south and Union Station about 15, and the 11 Bayview and 28 Bayview South buses head east along Davisville Avenue. The trade-offs are older towers where units and upkeep vary, condo rents above the city middle, and a quieter evening scene than Yonge and Eglinton.

Best suited for

  • Commuters on Line 1
  • Young professionals
  • Renters who want a purpose built rental
  • Renters without a car
  • –Renters on a tight budget
  • –Renters who want nightlife at the door

Quick facts

  • Population22,700
  • Renter households70%
  • Median age36
  • Studios and one bedrooms59%

Getting around

Line 1 at Davisville Station, Line 5 one stop north, and buses east along Davisville Avenue.

90/100

WalkabilityGroceries, cafés and restaurants along Yonge

92/100

Transit accessLine 1 at the corner, Line 5 one stop north

64/100

CyclingQuiet side streets, with heavy traffic on Yonge
Davisville Station, Line 11 min walk
Bloor-Yonge, from Davisville7 min by subway
Mount Pleasant Cemetery16 min walk
Eglinton, Lines 1 and 52 min by subway
Union Station, from Davisville15 min by subway
Kay Gardner Beltline Park19 min walk
Line 1 Yonge-University
11 Bayview
97 Yonge
13 Avenue Rd
28 Bayview South
14 Glencairn

Davisville Village on the map

The places listed further down the page, around Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue.

Schools and childcare

Davisville Junior Public School is about three minutes from Yonge and Davisville, Hodgson Middle School is about 16, and Northern Secondary is the nearest public secondary. Several independent schools are within about 13 minutes. Which school serves an address is set by the board, so check the TDSB and TCDSB school locators. Walk times are measured from Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue.
SchoolTypeWalk time
Davisville Junior Public School
Public · Elementary3 min
The York School
Independent · Elementary12 min
Greenwood College School
Independent · Secondary13 min
Upper Canada College
Independent · Boys13 min
Hodgson Middle School
Public · Middle school16 min
Northern Secondary School
Public · Secondary23 min

Around the neighbourhood

Walk times from Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue. Most shops are on Yonge, between Davisville and Eglinton.

Groceries

  • Fresh Buy Market1 min
  • Sobeys Urban Fresh2 min
  • Ms. Potato's Market4 min
  • Farm Boy10 min

Coffee and bakeries

  • Circles & Squares Bakery1 min
  • COBS Bread3 min
  • Rachel's Coffee House5 min
  • Padaria Toronto7 min

Food and drink

  • Celtic Irish Pub2 min
  • The Blue Horse Eatery2 min
  • Tamasha3 min
  • Tabule5 min

Parks

  • Fiona Nelson Parkette3 min
  • Al Green Sculpture Park3 min
  • Oriole Park5 min
  • June Rowlands Park11 min

Fitness

  • Striation 6 Fitness Centre2 min
  • Wayne Bourque's Centre Ring2 min
  • Toronto Tennis City7 min
  • GoodLife Fitness13 min

Everyday services

  • Pharmasave1 min
  • Canada Post1 min
  • Wrench Works Bicycles8 min
  • TPL: Mount Pleasant Branch14 min

Rent with confidence in Davisville Village

What Ontario tenancy rules protect, and how liv.rent keeps the process safe from first message to signed lease.

Deposits are limited

A landlord in Ontario can ask for a rent deposit of up to one month of rent, and it can only be used for your last month. Damage and pet deposits are not allowed, and the landlord owes you interest on the rent deposit every year.

Rent increases are limited

Most rents can go up once every 12 months, by no more than the provincial guideline, with 90 days of written notice. Units first lived in after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the guideline, though the landlord still has to give that notice.

Every listing is verified

Landlords complete ID verification before they can post, and you can sign the lease and pay rent through liv.rent, so there is no e-transfer to a stranger.
In older rental towers, ask whether the landlord has applied to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an above-guideline increase, since an approved one can raise the rent of every unit in the building. Never send a deposit before viewing the unit, and never pay outside a platform that keeps a record. A room where you share a kitchen or bathroom with the owner may not be covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. The tenancy points above are general information about renting in Ontario, not legal or financial advice. For guidance on your own tenancy, contact the Landlord and Tenant Board.How liv.rent verification works

Davisville Village rental questions

Is Davisville Village expensive compared with the rest of Toronto?

Somewhat, on the census. In 2021 the median tenant household in the City's South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood paid $1,740 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto. A unit listed today asks more than that median, and new condos ask more than the older towers. CMHC's citywide average for an occupied purpose built apartment was $1,916 in October 2025.

Is Davisville Village close to the subway?

Yes. Davisville Station on Line 1 is at Yonge and Davisville. Eglinton, with Line 5, is about two minutes north, Bloor-Yonge about seven minutes south and Union Station about 15.

What should I check before renting in an older Davisville tower?

Ask what the rent includes, such as heat, hydro, parking and laundry, how repairs are requested and how quickly they are done, and whether the landlord has applied to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an above-guideline increase. Most units in towers lived in before November 15, 2018 are covered by the provincial rent increase guideline.

Is Davisville Village a good area for families?

Davisville Junior Public School is about three minutes from Yonge and Davisville, Hodgson Middle School is about 16, and June Rowlands Park has the Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground. Family sized rentals are easier to find on the house streets east of Mount Pleasant Road than in the towers.

Are Davisville Village rentals covered by rent control?

It depends on when the unit was first lived in. Units first occupied after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the provincial guideline, so the owner can raise the rent by any amount with 90 days of written notice. Most of the older rental towers are covered, but many of the new condos on Yonge are not, so ask before you sign.

Can I find pet-friendly rentals in Davisville Village?

Often, yes. In Ontario a "no pets" clause in a lease is void, and a landlord cannot charge a pet deposit. A condo building can still restrict pets in its own rules, and those apply to tenants too, so ask for the building rules before you sign.

Is parking included with Davisville Village rentals?

Sometimes. Many towers have underground parking, but a space is often rented separately for a monthly fee, and street parking on the side streets is by permit.
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Methodology

Places, parks, schools and transit routes on this page come from OpenStreetMap. Walk times are approximate. Population, age and how many households rent come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census, as the City of Toronto publishes it for its South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood. Rent and vacancy come from CMHC's Rental Market Survey for October 2025, for the City of Toronto. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.Listing counts and prices come from liv.rent, so they show what's on the platform rather than the whole city.OpenStreetMap, Statistics Canada, CMHC, Open Government Licence – Toronto. Last updated October 2026.