Greenwood Coxwell

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: the Gerrard India Bazaar, billed as North America’s largest South Asian marketplace, running along Gerrard between Coxwell and Greenwood, whose Festival of South Asia takes over the street each summer.

Hot local spots: Lahore Tikka House on Gerrard East is the long-standing anchor for Pakistani and North Indian cooking, surrounded by the grocers, sweet shops and sari stores that give the strip its character.

Parks & green space: Monarch Park to the north, with its pool, rink and fields, and Greenwood Park to the south, which adds a winter rink and a seasonal farmers market.

Your Typical Neighbour

Greenwood-Coxwell is diverse, family-leaning and steadily gentrifying. The population sits around 14,000, drawn from some 142 ethnic origins, with about a third first-generation immigrants. Families with kids make up roughly 39% of households and the median household income runs modestly above the city average. Education levels have climbed with the newer arrivals, with close to half of adults now holding a bachelor’s degree or higher. Expect long-time South Asian families along Gerrard, newer professional households in the renovated semis, and a real mix in between.

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profile, Greenwood-Coxwell, 2021 Census

What We Love

The value and the texture. You get an east-end house with two subway stations close and the Danforth, Leslieville and the lake all within reach, usually for less than the neighbours charge. The Gerrard India Bazaar gives the area a genuine identity and some of the best, most affordable South Asian food in the city, and the two big parks at either end cover the rink-and-field bases. It is diverse in a way that feels lived-in rather than marketed.

What We Don’t Love

The Gerrard India Bazaar has thinned out over the years, with some long-time shops closing as the South Asian community has spread to the suburbs, so the strip is quieter than its peak. The houses are mostly narrow semis on small lots, so space comes at a premium, and the streets nearest the rail corridor get noise from the GO and freight lines. As more renovators move in, the value advantage that defined the area is slowly eroding.

Real Estate

Greenwood-Coxwell is mostly early-twentieth-century semis and the occasional detached home on tight east-end lots, with newer townhouse and low-rise condo pockets near the rail line and Gerrard. It has long been the affordable entry point to the east end, which keeps first-time buyers and renovators active, though prices have firmed as the area gentrifies. Well-renovated semis move quickly, and the rougher houses that once went cheap now tend to attract competing offers. 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

There are a number of schools in the area, and you’ll find all major programming is available (fairly) close to home. 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

École élémentaire La Mosaïque
Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public SchooL
Bruce Public School
Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School
Earl Haig Public School
Roden Public School

SENIOR SCHOOLS

Monarch Park Collegiate Institute
Riverdale Collegiate Institute
Collège français secondaire

CATHOLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Kew Park Montessori Day School
St. Brigid Catholic School
ÉÉC Georges-Étienne-Cartier
ÉÉC du Bon-Berger
ÉSC Saint-Frère-André
St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School
St. Joseph Catholic School

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

Transit

A strong point. Coxwell and Greenwood stations on the Bloor-Danforth line sit on the northern edge, so the subway and downtown are a quick, reliable trip. Buses run along Coxwell, Greenwood and Gerrard, and the 506 Carlton streetcar covers Gerrard into the core. Drivers reach Lake Shore and the Don Valley without much trouble via the south or west.