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If you judged Toronto’s housing market based on media headlines you’d think there wasn’t a neighbourhood left that offered good value. You’d be wrong. While certain neighbourhoods—such as Old Oakville, Lambton Baby Point or High Park North—have been priced right out of competition, other neighbourhoods still offer the chance to buy a great place for $500,000 and up.

Topping the list is a little-known area in North York known as Pleasant View. Bordered by Victoria Park Avenue to the east and the Don Valley Parkway to the west, the benchmark price of a Pleasant View home is only a smidge higher than the average Greater Toronto Area benchmark. So rather than pay the average $1.2 million for a home in neighbouring Bayview Village, or $902,000 for a Henry Farm home, families can buy into Pleasant View for $600,000 or so and still get great access to Fairview Mall and Don Mills Station, the last subway stop on the Sheppard Line. But price only tells part of the story. According to Nazir Shivji, a broker with Century 21 Percy Fulton Ltd., the neighbourhood is a hot spot for mainland Chinese buyers and Iranian families. “These ethnic groups are willing to pay a lot more to get into this community.”

Photo gallery: Top 25 Toronto neighbourhoods to buy in »

If you want to live closer to downtown and a great school district is important, you might want to consider our No. 2 neighbourhood: East End-Danforth, a community bordered by Coxwell Avenue and Victoria Park Avenue.

Commonly referred to as the “Upper Beaches,” this area boasts good elementary schools and a top-ranking high school (Malvern Collegiate Institute ranks 46 out of 691 schools on Fraser Institute’s list). Yet the benchmark house price is just $592,200, in part because it isn’t viewed as desirable as the more affluent Beaches and Leslieville neighbourhoods nearby. While its lack of trendy commercial spaces can be a deterrent for some buyers, the area is changing fast says Diane Tobia, realtor with RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd. There’s a Starbucks now, although the real community hotspot is the cozy Fade In Cafe located beside the Main Street library.

For excellent access to the downtown core consider our No. 3 neighbourhood, Regent Park. The area’s century-old worker homes aren’t as majestic as the old Victorians found in nearby Cabbagetown, but the neighbourhood has come a long way from its former days as a respite for the down-and-out. These days, Regent Park offers the urban professional a short 15-minute walk to both the subway and downtown Toronto’s iconic Eaton Centre.

If you’re looking for a good school zone option however, check out our No. 4 neighbourhood Hillcrest. The Arbor Glen Public School ranks No. 1 out of 3,030 schools on the Fraser Institute’s school list, while Hillmount Public School, another neighbourhood elementary school, ranks No. 18.

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Rank

Rank

Neighbourhood (Area)

Neighbourhood (Area)

Average price

Average price

Average price vs. area

Neighbourhood price vs. metro district

Neighbourhood price vs. greater city area

Value grade

Value grade

1-year price appreciation

5-year price appreciation

Momentum grade

Momentum grade

Realtor grade

Realtor grade

1

1

Pleasant View (Toronto)

Pleasant View (Toronto)

$617,500

$617,500

69.8%

83.6%

102.2%

A

A

17.5%

52.8%

A

A

C

C

2

2

East End-Danforth (Toronto)

East End-Danforth (Toronto)

$592,200

$592,200

80.9%

80.2%

98.0%

A

A

10.1%

51.5%

B

B

B

B

3

3

Regent Park (Toronto)

Regent Park (Toronto)

$561,000

$561,000

77.1%

76.0%

92.8%

A

A

22.0%

44.9%

A

A

C

C

4

4

Hillcrest Village (Toronto)

Hillcrest Village (Toronto)

$815,300

$815,300

92.2%

110.4%

134.9%

D

D

18.2%

57.8%

A

A

B

B

5

5

Cornell (Markham)

Cornell (Markham)

$497,000

$497,000

67.8%

72.7%

82.2%

A

A

12.2%

41.4%

C

C

C

C

6

6

Village Green-South Unionville (Markham)

Village Green-South Unionville (Markham)

$623,100

$623,100

85.0%

91.1%

103.1%

B

B

11.8%

49.3%

A

A

B

B

7

7

Milliken Mills West (Markham)

Milliken Mills West (Markham)

$621,900

$621,900

84.8%

91.0%

102.9%

B

B

12.5%

65.2%

A

A

C

C

8

8

Central (Oshawa)

Central (Oshawa)

$244,000

$244,000

82.3%

64.6%

40.4%

A

A

16.1%

48.5%

A

A

D

D

9

9

Little Portugal (Toronto)

Little Portugal (Toronto)

$657,200

$657,200

86.7%

89.0%

108.7%

B

B

12.4%

39.3%

C

C

A

A

10

10

Crosby (Richmond Hill)

Crosby (Richmond Hill)

$635,600

$635,600

79.3%

93.0%

105.2%

B

B

12.8%

59.2%

A

A

D

D

11

11

Greenwood-Coxwell (Toronto)

Greenwood-Coxwell (Toronto)

$575,000

$575,000

87.6%

77.8%

95.1%

B

B

9.0%

50.3%

B

B

B

B

12

12

Langstaff (Richmond Hill)

Langstaff (Richmond Hill)

$634,000

$634,000

79.1%

92.7%

104.9%

B

B

7.4%

58.3%

B

B

B

B

13

13

Oak Ridges (Richmond Hill)

Oak Ridges (Richmond Hill)

$719,600

$719,600

89.8%

105.3%

119.1%

C

C

11.8%

52.8%

A

A

B

B

14

14

Bayview Wellington (Aurora)

Bayview Wellington (Aurora)

$478,600

$478,600

81.3%

70.0%

79.2%

A

A

10.8%

48.5%

B

B

D

D

15

15

Maple (Vaughan)

Maple (Vaughan)

$606,600

$606,600

86.1%

88.7%

100.4%

B

B

8.1%

46.4%

C

C

B

B

16

16

North Richvale (Richmond Hill)

North Richvale (Richmond Hill)

$637,400

$637,400

79.6%

93.2%

105.5%

B

B

11.6%

44.8%

B

B

C

C

17

17

Crescent Town (Toronto)

Crescent Town (Toronto)

$458,900

$458,900

77.4%

62.1%

75.9%

A

A

15.1%

41.9%

B

B

D

D

18

18

Shoreacres (Burlington)

Shoreacres (Burlington)

$558,100

$558,100

99.0%

90.2%

92.3%

D

D

11.7%

51.0%

A

A

A

A

19

19

Concord (Vaughan)

Concord (Vaughan)

$585,000

$585,000

83.1%

85.6%

96.8%

B

B

9.3%

40.9%

D

D

B

B

20

20

Newtonbrook East (Toronto)

Newtonbrook East (Toronto)

$1,052,800

$1,052,800

91.1%

142.5%

174.2%

D

D

14.9%

59.1%

A

A

C

C

21

21

Lakeview (Oshawa)

Lakeview (Oshawa)

$258,800

$258,800

87.3%

68.5%

42.8%

A

A

16.1%

57.6%

A

A

D

D

22

22

Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox (Richmond Hill)

Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox (Richmond Hill)

$692,400

$692,400

86.4%

101.3%

114.6%

B

B

10.5%

52.3%

A

A

C

C

23

23

Old Markham Village (Markham)

Old Markham Village (Markham)

$709,800

$709,800

96.8%

103.8%

117.4%

D

D

15.9%

66.6%

A

A

C

C

24

24

Town Centre (Pickering)

Town Centre (Pickering)

$428,400

$428,400

87.6%

113.4%

70.9%

B

B

13.3%

51.8%

A

A

C

C

25

25

Middlefield (Markham)

Middlefield (Markham)

$658,500

$658,500

89.8%

96.3%

109.0%

C

C

14.0%

53.5%

A

A

C

C

26

26

Village East (Pickering)

Village East (Pickering)

$382,300

$382,300

78.1%

101.2%

63.3%

A

A

12.2%

45.9%

B

B

D

D

27

27

Stouffville (Whitchurch-Stouffville)

Stouffville (Whitchurch-Stouffville)

$598,500

$598,500

84.8%

87.6%

99.0%

B

B

13.1%

43.9%

B

B

C

C

28

28

Harding (Richmond Hill)

Harding (Richmond Hill)

$671,400

$671,400

83.8%

98.2%

111.1%

B

B

14.1%

42.9%

B

B

C

C

29

29

Weston-Pellam Park (Toronto)

Weston-Pellam Park (Toronto)

$463,600

$463,600

92.7%

62.8%

76.7%

B

B

12.3%

57.3%

A

A

D

D

30

30

Uptown Core (Oakville)

Uptown Core (Oakville)

$483,100

$483,100

66.9%

78.1%

79.9%

A

A

11.7%

21.9%

D

D

A

A

31

31

Parkwoods-Donalda (Toronto)

Parkwoods-Donalda (Toronto)

$792,500

$792,500

87.6%

107.3%

131.1%

C

C

11.6%

47.6%

B

B

C

C

32

32

Appleby (Burlington)

Appleby (Burlington)

$489,300

$489,300

86.8%

79.1%

81.0%

B

B

9.8%

39.4%

D

D

B

B

33

33

Dufferin Grove (Toronto)

Dufferin Grove (Toronto)

$710,600

$710,600

93.7%

96.2%

117.6%

D

D

10.2%

50.4%

B

B

B

B

34

34

Raymerville (Markham)

Raymerville (Markham)

$633,800

$633,800

86.5%

92.7%

104.9%

B

B

11.9%

43.4%

B

B

C

C

35

35

Lakeview Estates (Vaughan)

Lakeview Estates (Vaughan)

$594,900

$594,900

84.5%

87.0%

98.4%

B

B

10.8%

38.7%

D

D

B

B

36

36

Wychwood (Toronto)

Wychwood (Toronto)

$766,000

$766,000

66.9%

103.7%

126.7%

B

B

3.4%

48.2%

D

D

B

B

37

37

Jefferson (Richmond Hill)

Jefferson (Richmond Hill)

$738,600

$738,600

92.2%

108.0%

122.2%

D

D

10.4%

50.5%

B

B

B

B

38

38

Greensborough (Markham)

Greensborough (Markham)

$666,500

$666,500

90.9%

97.5%

110.3%

C

C

13.4%

53.3%

A

A

D

D

39

39

Don Valley Village (Toronto)

Don Valley Village (Toronto)

$851,000

$851,000

96.3%

115.2%

140.8%

D

D

16.1%

56.7%

A

A

C

C

40

40

Milliken Mills East (Markham)

Milliken Mills East (Markham)

$684,100

$684,100

93.3%

100.1%

113.2%

D

D

12.4%

59.0%

A

A

D

D

41

41

Schomberg (King)

Schomberg (King)

$562,000

$562,000

77.6%

82.2%

93.0%

A

A

9.5%

41.5%

C

C

C

C

42

42

German Mills (Markham)

German Mills (Markham)

$661,300

$661,300

90.2%

96.7%

109.4%

C

C

11.9%

45.1%

B

B

C

C

43

43

Bayview Northeast (Aurora)

Bayview Northeast (Aurora)

$527,600

$527,600

89.7%

77.2%

87.3%

B

B

10.3%

41.3%

C

C

C

C

44

44

West Hill (Toronto)

West Hill (Toronto)

$481,900

$481,900

86.0%

65.2%

79.7%

A

A

12.1%

40.7%

C

C

D

D

45

45

Aurora Heights (Aurora)

Aurora Heights (Aurora)

$548,800

$548,800

93.3%

80.3%

90.8%

C

C

8.4%

51.2%

B

B

C

C

46

46

Blake-Jones (Toronto)

Blake-Jones (Toronto)

$673,400

$673,400

102.6%

91.2%

111.4%

D

D

14.8%

57.1%

A

A

C

C

47

47

Orchard (Burlington)

Orchard (Burlington)

$562,400

$562,400

99.8%

90.9%

93.1%

D

D

11.0%

45.5%

B

B

B

B

48

48

Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates (Markham)

Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates (Markham)

$646,500

$646,500

88.2%

94.6%

107.0%

C

C

11.4%

40.9%

C

C

C

C

49

49

Church-Yonge Corridor (Toronto)

Church-Yonge Corridor (Toronto)

$566,000

$566,000

77.8%

76.6%

93.6%

A

A

15.3%

22.3%

D

D

B

B

50

50

Creditview (Mississauga)

Creditview (Mississauga)

$523,400

$523,400

88.7%

102.4%

86.6%

C

C

7.5%

43.8%

D

D

B

B

51

51

Uptown (Burlington)

Uptown (Burlington)

$427,900

$427,900

75.9%

69.1%

70.8%

A

A

9.4%

35.5%

D

D

C

C

52

52

Oakwood-Vaughan (Toronto)

Oakwood-Vaughan (Toronto)

$576,800

$576,800

55.6%

78.1%

95.4%

A

A

5.5%

47.5%

D

D

C

C

53

53

Aurora Village (Aurora)

Aurora Village (Aurora)

$554,800

$554,800

94.3%

81.2%

91.8%

C

C

7.5%

58.7%

B

B

C

C

54

54

Markham Village (Markham)

Markham Village (Markham)

$664,000

$664,000

90.6%

97.1%

109.9%

C

C

10.0%

48.0%

B

B

C

C

55

55

Wismer (Markham)

Wismer (Markham)

$709,300

$709,300

96.8%

103.8%

117.4%

D

D

12.9%

53.7%

A

A

C

C

56

56

Bullock (Markham)

Bullock (Markham)

$715,500

$715,500

97.6%

104.7%

118.4%

D

D

18.1%

60.1%

A

A

D

D

57

57

Bay Ridges (Pickering)

Bay Ridges (Pickering)

$412,400

$412,400

84.3%

109.2%

68.2%

B

B

9.1%

42.9%

C

C

C

C

58

58

Blackstock (Scugog)

Blackstock (Scugog)

$308,100

$308,100

77.0%

81.6%

51.0%

A

A

10.4%

37.6%

D

D

D

D

59

59

Woodbine Corridor (Toronto)

Woodbine Corridor (Toronto)

$623,200

$623,200

85.2%

84.4%

103.1%

B

B

7.4%

42.3%

D

D

C

C

60

60

Cedarwood (Markham)

Cedarwood (Markham)

$534,500

$534,500

72.9%

78.2%

88.4%

A

A

5.7%

45.9%

D

D

C

C

61

61

Devonsleigh (Richmond Hill)

Devonsleigh (Richmond Hill)

$697,400

$697,400

87.1%

102.0%

115.4%

C

C

6.1%

49.5%

C

C

C

C

62

62

College Park (Oakville)

College Park (Oakville)

$570,400

$570,400

79.0%

92.2%

94.4%

A

A

7.4%

37.7%

D

D

B

B

63

63

Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction (Toronto)

Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction (Toronto)

$636,600

$636,600

88.0%

86.2%

105.3%

B

B

1.2%

52.1%

D

D

C

C

64

64

Bristol-London (Newmarket)

Bristol-London (Newmarket)

$423,200

$423,200

83.3%

61.9%

70.0%

A

A

9.9%

42.0%

C

C

D

D

65

65

Woodbine-Lumsden (Toronto)

Woodbine-Lumsden (Toronto)

$532,800

$532,800

89.8%

72.1%

88.2%

B

B

10.9%

37.7%

D

D

C

C

66

66

Mt Albert (East Gwillimbury)

Mt Albert (East Gwillimbury)

$413,900

$413,900

80.5%

60.5%

68.5%

A

A

4.2%

48.0%

D

D

D

D

67

67

Berczy (Markham)

Berczy (Markham)

$746,000

$746,000

101.8%

109.1%

123.4%

D

D

16.9%

59.0%

A

A

C

C

68

68

Huron Heights-Leslie Valley (Newmarket)

Huron Heights-Leslie Valley (Newmarket)

$483,200

$483,200

95.1%

70.7%

79.9%

C

C

8.5%

48.2%

C

C

C

C

69

69

Steeles (Toronto)

Steeles (Toronto)

$601,500

$601,500

94.4%

81.4%

99.5%

C

C

10.6%

48.8%

B

B

D

D

70

70

Vinegar Hill (Markham)

Vinegar Hill (Markham)

$529,800

$529,800

72.3%

77.5%

87.7%

A

A

6.2%

39.5%

D

D

C

C

71

71

Brant Hills (Burlington)

Brant Hills (Burlington)

$400,300

$400,300

71.0%

64.7%

66.2%

A

A

12.2%

24.1%

D

D

C

C

72

72

Agincourt North (Toronto)

Agincourt North (Toronto)

$565,900

$565,900

96.2%

76.6%

93.6%

C

C

9.3%

59.6%

A

A

D

D

73

73

Mountainside (Burlington)

Mountainside (Burlington)

$395,700

$395,700

70.2%

63.9%

65.5%

A

A

11.1%

34.8%

D

D

D

D

74

74

Glen Shields (Vaughan)

Glen Shields (Vaughan)

$545,900

$545,900

77.5%

79.9%

90.3%

A

A

10.2%

36.2%

D

D

D

D

75

75

Cathedraltown (Markham)

Cathedraltown (Markham)

$726,300

$726,300

99.1%

106.2%

120.2%

D

D

15.5%

49.4%

A

A

C

C

76

76

Briar Hill-Belgravia (Toronto)

Briar Hill-Belgravia (Toronto)

$540,900

$540,900

101.6%

73.2%

89.5%

D

D

11.7%

47.5%

B

B

C

C

77

77

Newtonbrook West (Toronto)

Newtonbrook West (Toronto)

$865,600

$865,600

100.0%

117.2%

143.2%

D

D

11.6%

55.4%

A

A

C

C

78

78

Gorham-College Manor (Newmarket)

Gorham-College Manor (Newmarket)

$513,100

$513,100

101.0%

75.1%

84.9%

D

D

10.8%

45.2%

B

B

C

C

79

79

Malton (Mississauga)

Malton (Mississauga)

$433,000

$433,000

73.4%

84.7%

71.6%

A

A

10.7%

45.0%

B

B

D

D

80

80

Northgate (Brampton)

Northgate (Brampton)

$364,800

$364,800

84.7%

71.4%

60.4%

A

A

5.8%

37.6%

D

D

C

C

81

81

Brownridge (Vaughan)

Brownridge (Vaughan)

$642,100

$642,100

91.2%

93.9%

106.2%

C

C

12.5%

38.8%

C

C

C

C

82

82

Aurora Grove (Aurora)

Aurora Grove (Aurora)

$460,100

$460,100

78.2%

67.3%

76.1%

A

A

8.3%

33.1%

D

D

C

C

83

83

Downtown Whitby (Whitby)

Downtown Whitby (Whitby)

$367,800

$367,800

88.2%

97.4%

60.9%

B

B

9.5%

36.6%

D

D

C

C

84

84

Keelesdale-Eglinton West (Toronto)

Keelesdale-Eglinton West (Toronto)

$506,300

$506,300

101.3%

68.5%

83.8%

D

D

13.3%

54.9%

A

A

D

D

85

85

Holland Landing (East Gwillimbury)

Holland Landing (East Gwillimbury)

$458,100

$458,100

89.1%

67.0%

75.8%

B

B

6.1%

45.1%

D

D

D

D

86

86

Central Park (Brampton)

Central Park (Brampton)

$357,800

$357,800

83.1%

70.0%

59.2%

A

A

5.4%

38.4%

D

D

C

C

87

87

Victoria Village (Toronto)

Victoria Village (Toronto)

$641,200

$641,200

70.9%

86.8%

106.1%

A

A

6.3%

40.0%

D

D

C

C

88

88

Central Newmarket (Newmarket)

Central Newmarket (Newmarket)

$457,400

$457,400

90.0%

66.9%

75.7%

B

B

8.7%

47.8%

C

C

D

D

89

89

Port Perry (Scugog)

Port Perry (Scugog)

$405,400

$405,400

101.3%

107.3%

67.1%

D

D

14.0%

43.8%

B

B

C

C

90

90

Mount Dennis (Toronto)

Mount Dennis (Toronto)

$438,800

$438,800

82.5%

59.4%

72.6%

A

A

11.4%

37.0%

D

D

D

D

91

91

Milliken (Toronto)

Milliken (Toronto)

$584,900

$584,900

99.4%

79.2%

96.8%

D

D

10.3%

54.3%

A

A

D

D

92

92

Rouge River Estates (Markham)

Rouge River Estates (Markham)

$637,900

$637,900

87.0%

93.3%

105.5%

B

B

5.8%

45.5%

D

D

C

C

93

93

Woburn (Toronto)

Woburn (Toronto)

$502,700

$502,700

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