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Etobicoke real estate guideEtobicoke
Etobicoke is Toronto's west end, stretching from the Humber River to Etobicoke Creek and from Lake Ontario north to Steeles Avenue.
TRREB average$965,845October 2026, districts W06 to W10
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- 372,240
- Own their home, 2021
- 59.5%
- Median age, 2021
- 38 to 45.2
- Population change, 2016 to 2021
- +3.2%
Sources: City of Toronto. Full citations at the foot of the page. Compiled November 2026.
Homes & prices
TRREB sales for October 2026, and the 2021 Census housing mix.
- Average price, all home types (W06 to W10)
- $965,845
- Sales
- 294
Average price by home type
- Detached(136 sales)$1,322,618
- Condo apartment(121 sales)$611,355
- W08 Kingsway / Islington / Markland Wood area(115 sales)$1,053,537
- W06 Mimico / New Toronto / Long Branch / Alderwood(79 sales)$909,737
- W07 Stonegate-Queensway(25 sales)$1,183,000
- W10 Rexdale / Thistletown / West Humber-Clairville area(42 sales)$761,976
Homes by type[1]
- Apartment, 5 or more storeys43.3%
- Single-detached house34.7%
- Apartment, fewer than 5 storeys10.1%
- Row house5.4%
- Apartment or flat in a duplex4.1%
- Semi-detached house2.5%
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The market in October 2026
TRREB districts W06 to W10 cover Etobicoke. In October 2026 they recorded 294 sales, and the combined dollar volume divided by those sales gives an average of $965,845. Detached houses and condo apartments were close in number, with 136 detached sales averaging $1,322,618 and 121 condo apartment sales averaging $611,355. W08, which runs from the Kingsway and Islington to Markland Wood, was the busiest district with 115 sales. Prices held up better in the south: the composite benchmark was higher than a year earlier in W06 and W07, while W08 was down 1.33% and W10 in the north end was down 4.98%.
The housing stock
Etobicoke combines one of the city's largest stocks of detached houses with a growing number of towers. Across the three wards, 34.7% of occupied homes are single-detached and 43.3% are in buildings of five or more storeys, while semis are rare at 2.5%. Ownership is above the city rate at 59.5%. The wards have moved in different directions. Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore, which includes the Humber Bay condo district and the old lakeshore villages, grew by 9.7% between 2016 and 2021 and has small households of about 2.13 people. Ward 1 in the north lost 1.6% of its population over the same period. Central Etobicoke, including the Kingsway, Princess-Rosethorn and Markland Wood, is mostly single-family housing on treed lots.
More figures
- Median total household income, 2020 (by ward)Range of ward medians; medians cannot be combined across wards
- $81,000 to $100,000[1]
- Homes in apartment buildings of 5+ storeys, 2021Share of 149,055 occupied private dwellings
- 43.3%[1]
- Single-detached houses, 2021Share of occupied private dwellings
- 34.7%[1]
- Immigrants, 2021Share of population in private households
- 45.1%[1]
- Mother tongue is a non-official language, 2021Single responses; neither English nor French
- 40.9%[1]
Getting around
Stations, rapid transit and highways.
- Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Kipling, Islington, Royal York, Old Mill[9]Subway
- Line 6 Finch West: Humber College terminus[4]LRT
- Long Branch GO (Lakeshore West)[5]GO train
- Etobicoke North GO (Kitchener line)[6]GO train
- Streetcar service to Long Branch Loop and Humber Loop[4]Streetcar
- Highways 427, 401, 409 and 27, the QEW and the Gardiner Expressway[9]Highway
Schools
Boundaries change. Confirm your address with the board before you buy.
- Etobicoke School of the Arts[7]SecondaryToronto District School Board
- Etobicoke Collegiate Institute[7]SecondaryToronto District School Board
- Richview Collegiate Institute[7]SecondaryToronto District School Board
- Martingrove Collegiate Institute[7]SecondaryToronto District School Board
- Bishop Allen Academy[7]SecondaryToronto Catholic District School Board
- Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic High School[7]SecondaryToronto Catholic District School Board
- École élémentaire Félix-Leclerc[7]ElementaryConseil scolaire Viamonde
- Humber Polytechnic, North Campus[7]Post-secondaryHumber Polytechnic
Lifestyle
Parks, neighbourhoods and who Etobicoke suits.
Who Etobicoke suits
- Buyers deciding between a lakefront condo and a house on a larger lot
- Commuters to Mississauga
- Downsizers and established households
- Families who need room
Neighbourhoods within Etobicoke
- Mimico
- New Toronto
- Long Branch
- Alderwood
- Stonegate-Queensway
- Kingsway South
- Edenbridge-Humber Valley
- Princess-Rosethorn
- Islington-City Centre West
- Markland Wood
- Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
- Etobicoke West Mall
- Humber Heights
- Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview
- Kingsview Village-The Westway
- Rexdale-Kipling
- Elms-Old Rexdale
- Thistletown-Beaumonde Heights
- Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
- West Humber-Clairville
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Overview
Etobicoke is Toronto's west end, stretching from the Humber River to Etobicoke Creek and from Lake Ontario north to Steeles Avenue. It splits roughly into three parts: the lakeshore villages of Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch, central Etobicoke around Islington and the Kingsway, and the north end around Rexdale. Its three wards held 372,240 people in 2021.
Day-to-day life
Much of daily life in south and central Etobicoke happens on older main streets. Lake Shore Boulevard West runs through Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch, each of which was once its own municipality, and the Kingsway and Markland Wood also have their own main street shopping. The waterfront is lined with parks, from Humber Bay Park near the condo towers to Colonel Samuel Smith Park and Marie Curtis Park further west. James Gardens on the Humber River has rock gardens, streams and walking paths. Humber Polytechnic has two campuses here, one shared with the University of Guelph-Humber. North Etobicoke mixes apartment buildings with a large industrial park that grew up near Pearson airport.
Is Etobicoke a good fit for you?
- Buyers deciding between a lakefront condo and a house on a larger lot: Humber Bay has a cluster of condo towers, while 34.7% of homes across the three wards are single-detached houses.
- Commuters to Mississauga, Pearson or the 400-series highways: Kipling station connects to MiWay buses, and Highways 427, 401 and the QEW all cross the district.
- Downsizers and established households: Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre has a median age of 45.2 and the highest ward median household income at $100,000.
- Families who need room: Ward 1 Etobicoke North averages about 3.02 people per household.
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What was the average home price in Etobicoke in October 2026?
Across TRREB districts W06 to W10 there were 294 sales with a combined average of $965,845. Detached houses averaged $1,322,618 and condo apartments averaged $611,355.
Were Etobicoke prices up or down from last year?
It depended on the district. In October 2026 the composite benchmark was up 1.16% in W06 and 0.38% in W07, but down 1.33% in W08, 2.96% in W09 and 4.98% in W10.
Which GO stations are in Etobicoke?
There are four: Mimico and Long Branch on the Lakeshore West line, Kipling on the Milton line and Etobicoke North on the Kitchener line.
What share of Etobicoke households own their home?
In Etobicoke's three wards, 59.5% of households owned their home in 2021, above the City of Toronto rate of 51.9%.
Sources (9)
- [1] City of Toronto, Ward Profiles (25-Ward Model), 2021 and 2016 Census custom tabulations (Statistics Canada), file 2023-WardProfiles-2011-2021-CensusData (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [2] Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Market Watch, October 2026 (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [3] TRREB Community Housing Market Report, Toronto West, Q2 2026 (district and community list) (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [4] Toronto Transit Commission, Subway, Light Rail and Streetcar Map (edition 09/26) (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [5] GO Transit, Long Branch GO station details (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [6] GO Transit, Etobicoke North GO station details (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [7] City of Toronto Open Data, School Locations - All Types (includes school board and former municipality code) (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [8] City of Toronto Open Data, Parks and Recreation Facilities (names, addresses, amenities) (accessed 2026-10-12)
- [9] Wikipedia, Etobicoke (accessed 2026-10-12)
Photos are stock or Creative Commons images for illustration, not homes listed or sold by Ishwar Garg. Photo credits.
Market figures are averages for the period shown and vary by property type and street. They are not an appraisal of any home. Try the home value calculator for a rough range on a specific property.
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