Toronto Area Neighbourhood Profiles

Neighbourhoods » Old Town, Toronto

Old Town is a neighbourhood and retail district in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It takes its name from being on the site of the original Town of York, and its large number of 19th-century buildings. The neighbourhood's approximate boundaries are Queen Street on the north from Church Street east to Parliament Street, Parliament Street south to Front Street, Front Street west to Jarvis, one block north to King Street and Church Street north to Queen Street.

The area is filled with buildings predominantly two or three storeys tall. Along the main streets of Front, King and Queen are numerous first floor restaurants and stores with walk-up apartments on the upper floors. The area also has numerous older warehouses that have been converted to lofts or offices.

The area between Front Street on the south and Queen Street on the north, between Berkeley Street on the east and George Street on the west, is the original town-site of York, as laid out in 1793. While no buildings in the area date from that time, period, there are numerous heritage buildings such as Toronto's first post office on Adelaide within the area.

Old Town Statistics

Total Old Town Homes: 5310
Average Income: $96,549

Old Town Schools & Amenities

 

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School ratings provided by Fraser Institute.