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Living in Moss Park, Toronto

A stretch of Queen Street East around a park, an arena and a community centre, with new condos, older low rise blocks and the St. Lawrence Market a short walk south. Here is what renting in Moss Park 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 Moss Park?

Moss Park is the stretch of Queen Street East around Sherbourne Street, between Jarvis and Parliament, named for the park at its centre. The park sits beside the Moss Park Arena and the John Innes Community Recreation Centre, and the streets around it mix older low rise blocks, social housing and a wave of new condo towers.The City's Moss Park neighbourhood is larger than the strip: it runs east to the Don River and takes in Corktown. Across that area, 74% of homes are in buildings of five or more storeys, 57% are condos, 45% were built since 2006, and two thirds are studios or one bedrooms.About two thirds of households rented in 2021, the median resident was 36, households averaged 1.6 people, and 29% of commuters walked to work. Rent sits a little under the city middle: in the 2021 census the median tenant household paid $1,470 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto, and about three tenant households in ten lived in subsidised housing.Seaton Butchers is at the corner, with Parsian Fine Foods, a No Frills and Kabul Farms Supermarket within about seven minutes, and the St. Lawrence Market about ten minutes south west. Cafés like Moss Park Espresso and restaurants like Bad Egg line Queen, and the St. Lawrence library branch is about eight minutes south.The 501 Queen streetcar reaches Queen Station on Line 1 in about eight minutes, the 75 Sherbourne bus runs north to Sherbourne Station on Line 2 in about 13, and King Station is about 15 minutes on foot. The trade-offs are a busy street scene along Queen at all hours, a mix of older and newer buildings, and mostly small units.

Best suited for

  • Downtown workers who want to walk
  • Renters without a car
  • Cooks who shop at the market
  • Young professionals
  • –Families who want a house flat
  • –Renters who want a quiet street

Quick facts

  • Population21,500
  • Renter households65%
  • Median age36
  • Studios and one bedrooms66%

Getting around

Streetcars on Queen and King, a bus north to Line 2, and Line 1 a short ride west.

90/100

WalkabilityGroceries, cafés and the market within a short walk

82/100

Transit accessStreetcars on Queen and King, buses on Sherbourne

80/100

CyclingBike lanes on Sherbourne and flat streets downtown
Queen Station, Line 18 min by streetcar
King Station, Line 115 min walk
Distillery District14 min walk
Sherbourne Station, Line 213 min by bus
St. Lawrence Market10 min walk
Allan Gardens14 min walk
504 King
505 Dundas
75 Sherbourne
503 Kingston Rd
501 Queen
506 Carlton

Moss Park on the map

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

Schools and childcare

The French public school Gabrielle-Roy is about five minutes from Queen and Sherbourne, and St. Paul Catholic School and Market Lane public school are about ten. Which school serves an address is set by the board, so check the TDSB and TCDSB school locators. Walk times are measured from Queen Street East and Sherbourne Street.
SchoolTypeWalk time
École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy
French public · Elementary5 min
George Brown College, St. James Campus
Post-secondary6 min
St. Paul Catholic School
Catholic · Elementary10 min
Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
Public · Elementary10 min
St. Michael's Choir School
Catholic · Boys choir school10 min

Around the neighbourhood

Walk times from Queen Street East and Sherbourne Street. The St. Lawrence Market is about ten minutes south west.

Groceries

  • Seaton Butchers1 min
  • Parsian Fine Foods6 min
  • No Frills7 min
  • Kabul Farms Supermarket7 min

Coffee and bakeries

  • Moss Park Espresso2 min
  • The Black Canary Espresso Bar5 min
  • Fahrenheit Coffee6 min
  • Panemor6 min

Food and drink

  • Bad Egg2 min
  • Hawa Beirut Restaurant & Lounge5 min
  • Banknote Bar Corktown5 min
  • Yeti Kitchen6 min

Parks

  • Moss Park2 min
  • Ontario Street Parkette6 min
  • 40 Power Street Park8 min
  • St. James Park8 min

Fitness

  • Moss Park Arena1 min
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre2 min
  • The Yoga Lounge4 min
  • F45 Training8 min

Everyday services

  • Mister Pharmacist1 min
  • Ya Bikes!1 min
  • Ben McNally5 min
  • TPL: St. Lawrence Branch8 min

Rent with confidence in Moss Park

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.
Most rentals here are condos let by individual owners, and fake condo listings copied from real ones are a common downtown scam. Never send a deposit before viewing the unit and meeting the landlord, 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, so ask before you sign. 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

Moss Park rental questions

Is Moss Park expensive compared with the rest of Toronto?

A little under average, on the census. In 2021 the median tenant household in the City's Moss Park neighbourhood paid $1,470 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto, and about three tenant households in ten lived in subsidised housing. A condo listed today asks more than that median. CMHC's citywide average for an occupied purpose built apartment was $1,916 in October 2025.

Is there a subway station in Moss Park?

No. The 501 Queen streetcar reaches Queen Station on Line 1 in about eight minutes, the 75 Sherbourne bus reaches Sherbourne Station on Line 2 in about 13, and King Station is about 15 minutes on foot.

Is Moss Park the same as Corktown?

They are neighbours. Moss Park is the stretch of Queen around Sherbourne, west of Parliament, and Corktown runs east of Parliament toward the Don River. The City's census counts both in its Moss Park neighbourhood.

How far is the St. Lawrence Market?

About ten minutes on foot south west of Queen and Sherbourne, with Seaton Butchers, Parsian Fine Foods and a No Frills closer to home for everyday shopping.

Are Moss Park 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. Many of the newer towers here opened after that date, so ask before you sign.

Can I find pet-friendly rentals in Moss Park?

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 Moss Park rentals?

Often not. Many condo units have no parking space, and where one exists it may be rented separately at a high monthly cost. Street parking is scarce and expensive, and 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 Moss Park 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.