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Living in Liberty Village, Toronto

Condo towers and converted factories wedged between King Street and the Gardiner, with a GO station at the bottom of the street and no subway. Here is what renting in Liberty 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 Liberty Village?

Liberty Village fills the wedge between King Street West and the Gardiner Expressway, from Strachan Avenue to Dufferin Street. For most of the last century it made carpets, farm machinery and appliances, and the brick factory buildings that survive along Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue now hold offices, studios, gyms and restaurants. Everything else is new: a cluster of condo towers that went up from the mid 2000s on.That history decides what you rent. In the City's Fort York-Liberty Village neighbourhood, 95% of homes are in buildings of five or more storeys, 80% were built since 2006 and 95% are condos. Almost every rental is a condo unit let by its owner, so your landlord is usually an individual investor rather than a management company, and the unit is most often a studio or one bedroom. Units first lived in after November 15, 2018 are exempt from Ontario's rent increase guideline, so ask when the building opened before you sign.It is one of the youngest neighbourhoods in the city. The median resident was 32 in 2021 against 40 citywide, and the average household was 1.6 people. It is also one of the pricier places to rent: in the 2021 census the median tenant household here paid $2,020 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto.Daily errands are a short walk. No Frills, Metro and Longo's are all within five minutes of Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue, along with a Canadian Tire, a Winners and a run of cafés, gyms and brewpubs. Lamport Stadium and Liberty Village Park are the local green space, and the lakeshore and BMO Field are just across the tracks.Getting out is the catch. There is no subway: the 504 King streetcar runs along the north edge, the 63 Ossington bus starts at Atlantic and King, and the GO train from Exhibition reaches Union Station in about nine minutes. Driving at rush hour is slow, because the rail corridor and the Gardiner leave only a few streets in and out. The Ontario Line, under construction, is planned to start at Exhibition in the early 2030s.

Best suited for

  • Young professionals
  • Renters without a car
  • Downtown commuters
  • Gym and brewpub regulars
  • –Families wanting three bedrooms
  • –Drivers commuting at rush hour

Quick facts

  • Population19,900
  • Renter households53%
  • Median age32
  • Homes built since 200680%

Getting around

A streetcar on King, buses north to Line 2, and a GO station at Exhibition, but no subway station.

90/100

WalkabilityGroceries, gyms and restaurants within a few blocks

76/100

Transit accessStreetcar, buses and GO, no subway station

78/100

CyclingFlat, with the waterfront trail a few minutes south
Exhibition GO station5 min walk
King and Bay, Financial District21 min by streetcar
Ossington Station, Line 216 min by bus
Union Station, from Exhibition9 min by GO Train
Dufferin Station, Line 212 min by bus
BMO Field9 min walk
504 King
63 Ossington
29 Dufferin
929 Dufferin Express
GO Lakeshore West

Liberty Village on the map

The neighbourhood outline, and the places listed further down the page.

Schools and childcare

No public school sits inside Liberty Village itself, so the nearest are in Niagara, Trinity-Bellwoods and Parkdale. Which school serves an address is set by the board, so check the TDSB and TCDSB school locators. Walk times are measured from Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue.
SchoolTypeWalk time
Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
Public · Elementary14 min
Niagara Street Junior Public School
Public · Elementary18 min
Holy Family Catholic School
Catholic · Elementary18 min
Parkdale Collegiate Institute
Public · Secondary20 min
École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau
French public · Elementary25 min
Discovering Minds Montessori School
Independent · Montessori16 min

Around the neighbourhood

Walk times from Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue. The library is the nearest branch, in Parkdale.

Groceries

  • No Frills2 min
  • Bulk Barn2 min
  • Metro5 min
  • Longo's5 min

Coffee and bakeries

  • Arvo1 min
  • Balzac's Coffee2 min
  • Evelyn's Whole Grain Bakery3 min
  • Breadflour3 min

Food and drink

  • Liberty Village Market & Café1 min
  • Left Field Brewery1 min
  • Local Public Eatery2 min
  • Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen & Bar4 min

Parks and the lake

  • Lamport Stadium Park4 min
  • Rita Cox Park7 min
  • Liberty Village Park7 min
  • Lisgar Park8 min

Fitness

  • GoodLife Fitness3 min
  • F45 Training Liberty Village3 min
  • Pure Yoga4 min
  • Joe Rockhead's Indoor Rock Climbing5 min

Everyday services

  • Shoppers Drug Mart4 min
  • Winners4 min
  • Canadian Tire5 min
  • TPL: Parkdale Branch16 min

Rent with confidence in Liberty 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.
Nearly every rental here is a condo let by its owner, which is also the setup rental scams copy: a listing for a real unit by someone who does not own it. Confirm who owns the unit, or that the person showing it is authorized to lease it, before you pay anything, and never pay outside a platform that keeps a record. 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

Liberty Village rental questions

Is Liberty Village expensive compared with the rest of Toronto?

Yes. In the 2021 census the median tenant household in the City's Fort York-Liberty Village neighbourhood paid $2,020 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto. That figure covers everyone renting in 2021, including long tenancies, so a unit listed today asks more. CMHC's citywide average of $1,916 for October 2025 is not a guide here either: it surveys purpose built rental buildings, and almost everything in Liberty Village is a condo.

Is there a subway station in Liberty Village?

No. The closest rapid transit is the GO train from Exhibition, about five minutes on foot from Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue, which reaches Union Station in about nine minutes. The 504 King streetcar runs along the north edge, and the 29 Dufferin and 63 Ossington buses connect to Line 2 at Dufferin and Ossington stations. The Ontario Line, under construction, is planned to start at Exhibition in the early 2030s.

How long does it take to get downtown from Liberty Village?

About nine minutes on the GO train from Exhibition to Union, plus the walk to the platform. On the 504 King streetcar the trip from Atlantic Avenue to King and Bay is scheduled at about 21 minutes in the middle of the day, and longer at rush hour.

Is Liberty Village a good neighbourhood for families?

It suits small households best. Six in ten homes in the census neighbourhood are studios or one bedrooms, and there is no public school inside Liberty Village itself, so families usually look at Givins/Shaw, Niagara Street or Holy Family a little to the north and west. Parks are small, though the lakeshore and Trinity Bellwoods Park are both within reach.

Are Liberty Village condos 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 Liberty Village was built before then, but the newest towers were not, so ask before you sign.

Can I find pet-friendly rentals in Liberty 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, though, and those apply to tenants too, so ask for the building rules before you sign.

Is parking included with Liberty Village rentals?

Often not. Many condo units have no parking space, and where one exists it may be rented separately. Street parking is limited, and the few roads in and out are slow at rush hour, so most renters here do without a car.
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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 Fort York-Liberty Village 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.