Cabbagetown Real Estate

Thanks to Alexia for this picture.

All of the following statistics on Cabbagetown real estate were done by Statistics Canada in 2006. All statistics are in comparison to other Toronto neighbourhoods. Call us, Semone Duerr and Jojo Plachta, if you have any questions at 416-699-9292 or email me at homes@greatTorontohomes.com

Time is Money
Income and Prices

• Average gross rent: $890
• Renters spending 30-99% of income: 34.4%
• Owners spending 30-99% of income: 27.4%
• Average value of dwellings: $408,810
• Average mortgage payment: $1,508
• Average Income: Census Family: $123,696; Private Household: $79,849;  One- Person Private Household: $48,327

Learn more about Cabbagetown life on Cabbagetown’s Wikipedia page.

Family Life
Homes and Families

• Cabbagetown is home to the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in North America
• There are more Renters
  

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• There are less Lone Parents
• There are more Lone Seniors
• There are less One- family dwellings
• There are less Multi- family dwellings
• There are more dwellings requiring major repairs
• Rented: 54% and Owned: 46%
• Majority of Private Dwellings in this area are apartment buildings that are five storey’s tall or more

View information on Cabbagetown in the Toronto Life Neighbourhood Guide.

How many people live here?
Age doesn’t matter…

• There are much less children age 0-14
• There are less youth age 15-24
• There are the same amount of seniors 65+ who are less dependent
• The Total Population Change is higher
• Working Age Group (25-64) makes up two- thirds of the population
• Total Population is around 11,000
• History and Overview of Cabbagetown.

Who lives here?
Life and Society

• The area is home to many musicians, artists, journalists, writers, professors, doctors and social workers
• There is the Forsythia Festival, the Toronto Dance Theatre, Cabbagetown Festival, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and the Danny Grossman Dance Company
• Boundaries: Gerrard Street and Shuter Street to the South, Wellesley Street East to the North, Sherbourne Street to the West and the Don River to the East
• There are much more Canadian citizens
• There are less Visible Minorities
• Top 5 languages spoken after English and French: Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Spanish, Persian
• Must See’s: Sharon’s Second Thoughts, Sweet Creamery, School of the Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre
• Must Do’s: Rashnaa Gallery, Jetfuel Coffee
• Must Eat’s: Omi, Jam Café, St. Jamestown Steak and Chops, Stonegrill, The Coburg
• Great Bars: House on Parliament, Cranberries Bar and Grill, Big Mamma’s Boy
• Subway Stops: Castle Frank, Sherbourne, Broadview
• View more cool facts about Cabbagetown on the Old Cabbagetown Site.