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Living in West Queen West, Toronto

A Queen Street of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and bars beside Trinity Bellwoods Park, with condos to the south and older houses to the north. Here is what renting in West Queen West 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 West Queen West?

West Queen West is the stretch of Queen Street West from Bathurst Street toward Gladstone Avenue, with Trinity Bellwoods Park on its north side. It is a strip of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and bars, with arts spaces like Artscape Youngplace and the Theatre Centre close by. South of Queen, mid rise and high rise condos fill the blocks down toward King Street; north of it, older houses line the side streets around the park.The City's census splits the strip at Queen. Its West Queen West neighbourhood is the south side, down past King, and that is what the figures on this page describe; the north side is counted in Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Portugal. South of Queen, 68% of homes are in buildings of five or more storeys, 71% are condos, and 53% are studios or one bedrooms.Just under half of households rented in 2021, the median resident was 36, households averaged 1.7 people, and about one commuter in five walked to work. Rent runs above the city middle: in the 2021 census the median tenant household paid $1,840 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto. North of Queen, in Trinity-Bellwoods, the median was $1,700.Queen Street covers coffee, food and drink, from Jimmy's Coffee and Pilot Coffee Roasters to Montgomery's and Mamakas Taverna, with a Shoppers Drug Mart at Ossington. Groceries are a few minutes south: a No Frills, a Metro and a Longo's toward King Street, and Cote de Boeuf, a butcher, just north on Ossington. Trinity Bellwoods Park is about eight minutes east, the Trinity Community Recreation Centre about six, and the nearest library branches, Parkdale and College/Shaw, about 18 and 19 minutes away.There is no subway nearby. The 501 Queen streetcar reaches Osgoode Station on Line 1 in about 17 minutes, the 63 Ossington bus reaches Ossington Station on Line 2 in about ten, and the 504 King, a few minutes south, reaches King Station in about 20. Exhibition GO, about 15 minutes on foot, is nine minutes from Union. The trade-offs are late night noise from the bars, weekend crowds on Queen and in the park, and rents above the city middle.

Best suited for

  • Young professionals
  • Renters without a car
  • Food and nightlife lovers
  • Artists and designers
  • –Light sleepers
  • –Families wanting a yard

Quick facts

  • Population13,200
  • Renter households46%
  • Median age36
  • Studios and one bedrooms53%

Getting around

Streetcars on Queen and King, a bus north to Line 2, and the GO train from Exhibition.

96/100

WalkabilityCafés, restaurants and shops along Queen

76/100

Transit accessStreetcars on Queen and King, a bus to Line 2

80/100

CyclingFlat, central and close to downtown
Osgoode Station, Line 117 min by streetcar
King Station, Line 120 min by streetcar
Union Station, from Exhibition9 min by GO Train
Ossington Station, Line 210 min by bus
Exhibition GO station15 min walk
Trinity Bellwoods Park8 min walk
504 King
505 Dundas
63 Ossington
501 Queen

West Queen West on the map

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

Schools and childcare

Givins/Shaw Junior Public School is about four minutes from Queen and Ossington, and Alexander Muir/Gladstone Avenue, Niagara Street and Pope Francis Catholic schools are about 13. 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 West and Ossington Avenue.
SchoolTypeWalk time
Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
Public · Elementary4 min
Alexander Muir/Gladstone Avenue Junior and Senior Public School
Public · Elementary13 min
Pope Francis Catholic School
Catholic · Elementary13 min
Niagara Street Junior Public School
Public · Elementary13 min
Charles G. Fraser Junior Public School
Public · Elementary14 min
École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau
French public · Elementary15 min

Around the neighbourhood

Walk times from Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue. The supermarkets are a few minutes south, toward King Street.

Groceries

  • Cote de Boeuf5 min
  • No Frills6 min
  • Metro7 min
  • Longo's9 min

Coffee and bakeries

  • Jimmy's Coffee1 min
  • Pilot Coffee Roasters4 min
  • Sam James6 min
  • Mabel's Bakery & Specialty Foods8 min

Food and drink

  • Montgomery's1 min
  • Sweaty Betty's1 min
  • Union3 min
  • Mamakas Taverna3 min

Parks

  • Shaw Park3 min
  • Osler Park5 min
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park8 min
  • Massey Harris Park8 min

Fitness

  • Downward Dog Yoga Centre1 min
  • Ride Cycle Club4 min
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre6 min
  • GoodLife Fitness7 min

Everyday services

  • Shoppers Drug Mart1 min
  • Blacksmith Cycle2 min
  • Artscape Youngplace5 min
  • The Theatre Centre6 min

Rent with confidence in West Queen West

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

West Queen West rental questions

Is West Queen West expensive compared with the rest of Toronto?

Yes, on the census. In 2021 the median tenant household in the City's West Queen West neighbourhood, south of Queen, paid $1,840 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto, and in Trinity-Bellwoods, north of Queen, the median was $1,700. A unit listed today asks more than those medians. CMHC's citywide average for an occupied purpose built apartment was $1,916 in October 2025.

Is there a subway station in West Queen West?

No. The 501 Queen streetcar reaches Osgoode Station on Line 1 in about 17 minutes, and the 63 Ossington bus reaches Ossington Station on Line 2 in about ten. Exhibition GO, about 15 minutes on foot, is nine minutes from Union.

Is West Queen West noisy?

On Queen, at night. The bars and restaurants around Ossington stay busy late, especially at weekends, and units facing Queen hear it. The side streets north of Queen and the condo blocks further south are quieter.

How close is Trinity Bellwoods Park?

About eight minutes east of Queen and Ossington on foot, on the north side of Queen. It has baseball diamonds, a dog bowl and a farmers market.

Are West Queen West 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 condos south of Queen are older than that, but the newest are not, so ask before you sign.

Can I find pet-friendly rentals in West Queen West?

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 West Queen West 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 West Queen West 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.