Oakwood-Vaughan

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: St Clair Avenue West is the cultural spine here, a long, diverse commercial strip run by the Oakwood Village BIA, and the new Oakwood station on Line 5 is reshaping the Eglinton end of the neighbourhood.

Hot local spots: Nodo at 794 St Clair West does handmade Italian, pizza and pasta, and Ferro Bar & Cafe at 810 St Clair West has been a neighbourhood Italian standby for years, with the rest of the strip turning over fast enough that it’s worth a fresh walk.

Parks & green space: the side streets feed into the wider midtown green network, with the Cedarvale Ravine and Beltline a short walk east through Humewood-Cedarvale.

Your Typical Neighbour

Oakwood Vaughan is one of Toronto’s most multicultural neighbourhoods, with residents tracing roots to well over a hundred ethnic origins and a large first-generation immigrant share. It’s a real mix by tenure too, with owners and renters in close to even numbers, and by housing, from detached and semi-detached houses to low-rise apartments. Families make up a big part of the population. It’s long been a landing spot for newcomers and working families, and it’s increasingly drawing younger buyers and professionals priced out of the neighbourhoods to the east.

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profile, Oakwood Village 

What We Love

Value and variety. You get a central location, a food street that punches above its weight, and a genuine mix of people and housing, all at prices that still beat Wychwood, Hillcrest and Forest Hill. The new LRT adds a fast east-west ride the area never had, and the St Clair streetcar has always made downtown easy. For buyers willing to bet on a neighbourhood mid-change, the upside is real.

What We Don’t Love

Mid-change means uneven. The strip and the streets can shift block to block, some of the housing needs work, and the gentrification that’s bringing the nice cafes is also pushing prices and changing the character that long-time residents valued. The restaurant scene turns over quickly, so don’t get too attached to any one spot. And the Eglinton end is still settling after years of Crosstown construction.

Real Estate

Oakwood Vaughan is a mix: detached and semi-detached houses, a fair number of which are older and ripe for renovation, plus low-rise apartments and the occasional newer infill. That variety keeps the entry price lower than the neighbourhoods to the east, and it’s drawn a steady wave of renovators and first-time buyers. With Line 5 now open, expect more development interest along Eglinton over time. New to the market? Start with our First-Time Buyer guide.

(Current prices and days on market appear in the live statistics block below, updated quarterly.)

Schools

Separate, public and even private schools are all nearby.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

JR Wilcox Community School
St.Thomas Aquinas
Rawlinson Community School
Fairbank Public School
Humewood Community School

SENIOR SCHOOLS

Vaughan Road Academy
Oakwood Collegiate Institute

CATHOLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS

St Alphonsus Catholic School
Darcy McGee Catholic School
St. Clare Catholic School
Lycee Francais Toronto

For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Toronto school map.

Transit

Line 5 Eglinton, open since February 2026, runs along the north edge with an Oakwood station at Eglinton. The 512 St Clair streetcar runs in a dedicated right-of-way to St Clair West station on Line 2, and the Allen Road feeds drivers north to the 401. Between the LRT and the streetcar, this is a well-served central neighbourhood.