Bayview Village in numbers

Crime and safety

The Toronto Police Service recorded 259 major crimes in Bayview Village in the most recent year of data, down from 305 the year before — a change of -15.1%. That puts the major crime trend here as falling. These counts cover assaults, robberies, break-ins, vehicle thefts and major thefts.

Assaults, the most common category, account for 51.0% of the total. Measured against the resident population, Bayview Village works out to 8.6, compared with 13.2 for Toronto as a whole, a level below the city average. Among the neighbourhoods tracked across the city, it ranks 31 when they are ordered from the lowest major crime rate upward.

Break-ins are the figure most buyers ask about: 53 were reported, giving 1.8 against 1.9 citywide. That is close to the city average, and the break-in trend is falling.

Housing stock

The census counted 10,455 occupied dwellings in Bayview Village, and the mix is dominated by apartment living: 66.7% of homes are in tall apartment buildings and 66.0% are condominiums. Anyone shopping here is mostly shopping for a condo unit, with maintenance fees and reserve funds to read before signing.

Owners outnumber renters. Renter households make up 40.5% of the neighbourhood, below the Toronto figure of 48.1%, which in practice means fewer purpose-built rental listings and more units rented out by individual condo owners.

Older housing is scarce: only 10.3% of dwellings date from the early post-war period or before. Most of what you will tour is newer construction, so the maintenance questions tend to be about building systems and amenity costs rather than knob-and-tube wiring.

Parks and outdoor space

The City of Toronto's municipal park inventory lists 20 parks in Bayview Village, together covering 34.3% of the neighbourhood's land — well ahead of the citywide 12.5%. The largest is East Don Parkland. Park area per dwelling comes to 169,527.0, against 69,239.0 for Toronto, a level above the city average.

For families, the practical details are 11 children's playgrounds, 7 outdoor sports fields and courts, and 1 community centre. Note that this counts municipal parks only, so school yards, ravine lands under other jurisdictions and privately owned green space are not included.

What renting costs in the region

CMHC's rent survey reports averages for the Toronto census metropolitan area, not for Bayview Village on its own. Treat them as a regional benchmark rather than a price list for this neighbourhood; rents in a condo-heavy pocket like this one are set unit by unit.

For the 2025 survey, the regional averages were $1,491 for bachelor units, $1,761 for smaller units, $2,045 for family-sized units and $2,294 for the largest units. With renters at 40.5% of households here, much of the local supply comes from investor-owned condos, where asking rents often sit apart from the survey average.

Settling in

With break-ins close to the city average and 1.8 recorded, the sensible precautions are the ordinary ones: a deadbolt or smart lock on the unit door, nothing visible in a parked car, and a word with the building about garage and locker access. Vehicle theft is part of the major crime count, so underground parking habits matter.

If you are renting, tenant insurance covers your contents and liability; a condo corporation's policy does not. If you are buying into the 66.0% of homes that are condos, get a mortgage pre-approval before you shop and read the status certificate, since monthly fees change what you can actually carry.

Families weighing the move will find the park numbers do a lot of work here: 20 parks and 11 playgrounds in a neighbourhood where most homes have no yard.