Housing in Leaside-Bennington, Toronto
Seven in ten households in Leaside own, more than half of its dwellings are detached, and two thirds of the neighbourhood was built before 1961. A third of its dwellings have four or more bedrooms, which in a stock that age usually means an original house that has been added to. What was added, and under what permit, is the question here.
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- People
- 16,535
- Households
- 6,435
- Median dwelling value
- $2M
- Median household income
- $148K
What stands out about Leaside-Bennington
- The median dwelling value is $2,000,000, higher than the middle of Toronto's 158 neighbourhoods at $900,000.
- The median household income is $148,000, higher than the middle of Toronto's 158 neighbourhoods at $84,500.
- 67% of its housing was built before 1961, higher than the middle of Toronto's 158 neighbourhoods at 29%.
- 55% of its dwellings are detached houses, higher than the middle of Toronto's 158 neighbourhoods at 26%.
What is built here
- Detached house
- Semi-detached house
- Row house
- Duplex
- Apartment, under five storeys
- Apartment, five storeys or more
And how many bedrooms it has
- One bedroom
- Two bedrooms
- Three bedrooms
- Four or more bedrooms
When it was built
The most useful line on this page. Almost everything a home inspection turns up in Toronto is a function of the decade the house went up in, and so is most of what an insurer asks about.
- 1960 or before
- 1961 to 1980
- 1981 to 2000
- 2001 to 2010
- 2011 to 2021
What to check before you buy in Leaside-Bennington
Raised by the housing stock above, not by any particular house. Each one is a question to ask rather than a problem to expect.
- Wiring, and what the insurer will say about itA large share of the housing here was built before 1961, which is the stock where knob and tube wiring turns up. Some insurers will not bind a policy on it, and finding that out after the offer is firm is expensive. Ask what the panel is, whether the house has been rewired, and get the answer before the financing condition comes off.
- The supply line into the houseHouses of this age often still have the original galvanized supply line, which narrows with age and shows up as poor pressure upstairs. Replacing it is a road cut and a permit, not an afternoon. Run a tap on the top floor while something else is running downstairs.
- What was added, and whether it was permittedIn a neighbourhood this detached, a large share of the houses have been added to or finished below grade at some point. The City's building records will say what was permitted. An unpermitted addition is not automatically a problem to walk away from, but it is a problem to know about rather than inherit.
What it costs to live here
- Owner monthly shelter cost
- $1,740
- Renter monthly shelter cost
- $1,480
- Owners with a mortgage
- 49%
- Households renting
- 28%
Shelter cost is the census measure: for an owner it is the mortgage payment, property taxes, condominium fees and utilities together, and for a renter it is rent and utilities. These are medians from 2021, so read them as the shape of the place rather than as a quote.
How people get to work
- Car, truck or van
- Public transit
- Walked
- Bicycle
Where these numbers come from
2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada, tabulated by the City of Toronto Open Data as Neighbourhood Profiles, with neighbourhood names and boundaries from Neighbourhoods. Retrieved September 18, 2026. The City publishes both packages with their licence recorded as "License not specified".
These are aggregate figures for a whole neighbourhood from a census taken in 2021, so they lag the market and they describe no individual home. Housey is not a real estate board and this is not MLS data: for what a specific house is worth today, ask a realtor.