Don Valley Village in numbers

Crime and safety

The Toronto Police Service counted 314 major crimes in Don Valley Village in the most recent year of data, down from 429 the year before, a change of -26.8%. The trend is falling. Those figures cover assaults, break-ins, robberies, vehicle thefts and major thefts.

Assaults dominate the count: assaults account for 55.7% of major crimes recorded here. Break-ins are the category most people ask about when they move, and there were 29 of them, giving a rate of 0.9 against 1.9 for Toronto as a whole. That puts break-ins below the city average, and the year-over-year direction is falling.

Measured against the rest of the city, the overall major crime rate of 10.1 compares with 13.2 citywide, which ranks Don Valley Village 63 among the 158 neighbourhoods covered here, where the lowest rank means the lowest rate.

Housing stock

The census counts 10,235 occupied dwellings in Don Valley Village. Apartment living is the norm: 58.2% of homes sit in tall apartment buildings, and condominium tenure covers 32.9% of the stock, so a buyer here is far more likely to be looking at a unit with monthly fees than at a freehold house.

Renters hold 49.3% of households, close to the citywide share of 48.1%. Older housing is a small part of the picture, with 11.0% of dwellings dating from the early post-war period or before; most of what you will tour was built later, which usually means larger floor plates and elevator buildings rather than walk-ups.

Parks and outdoor life

The City of Toronto's municipal parks inventory lists 12 parks in Don Valley Village, covering 5.8% of its land against 12.5% citywide. Park area per dwelling comes to 23,721.0 on the measure shown in the table, compared with 69,239.0 for Toronto, which places the neighbourhood below the city average. With so many households in apartments, green space here is shared rather than private.

Dallington Park is the biggest of them. For families, the inventory also records 10 children's playgrounds, 9 outdoor sports fields and courts, and 3 community centres, which matters more in a place where most homes have no backyard. Privately owned or school grounds are not included in these counts.

Rents in regional context

CMHC's rent survey reports averages for the Toronto region as a whole, not for Don Valley Village specifically, so treat them as a benchmark rather than a price list for this neighbourhood. For the 2025 survey, bachelor units averaged $1,491 and smaller units $1,761.

Family-sized units averaged $2,045 across the region, and the largest units $2,294. Asking rents in a given building can sit well above or below these averages depending on age, condition and whether the unit is condominium stock, which is a sizeable part of what rents here given the 32.9% condominium share.

Moving here: what to check

Break-ins run below the city average in Don Valley Village, at a rate of 0.9 versus 1.9 citywide, so basic precautions are usually enough: know how your building handles visitor access and parcel delivery, and ask the property manager what is covered by building security and what is not.

Since 49.3% of households rent, tenant insurance is worth arranging before move-in day; most landlords ask for proof of it, and the building's policy does not cover your belongings. Buyers should remember that 32.9% of dwellings are condominiums: get a mortgage pre-approval that accounts for monthly fees, and read the reserve fund study and status certificate before committing.

If you are moving with children, check which of the 10 playgrounds and 3 community centres are within walking distance of the specific address, because parkland is unevenly spread across a neighbourhood where parks cover 5.8% of the land.