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Community overview
Kensington-Chinatown is one of the communities TRREB (Toronto Regional Real Estate Board) defines within Toronto C01, located in downtown Toronto, west of University Avenue and north of Queen Street West. Kensington-Chinatown is bounded on the north by College Street; bounded on the east by University Avenue; bounded on the south by Queen Street West; bounded on the west by Bathurst Street. Neighbourhood names you will see on maps include Alexandra Park, Chinatown and Kensington Market (names from OpenStreetMap labels, for orientation only).
Community boundaries
| Side | Approximate boundary | Neighbouring communities / areas |
|---|---|---|
| North | College Street | University |
| East | University Avenue | Bay Street Corridor |
| South | Queen Street West | Waterfront Communities C1 |
| West | Bathurst Street | Trinity-Bellwoods |
Boundaries are an approximate description based on TRREB's Toronto C01 community map checked against OpenStreetMap roads. For addresses near a boundary, please rely on the TRREB map, or just ask Ming.
Schools
| School | Board | Grades | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley School | Toronto District School Board (TDSB, public) | JK–8 | 64 Baldwin St |
| Heydon Park Secondary School | Toronto District School Board (TDSB, public) | 9–12 | 70 D'Arcy St |
| Ryerson Community School Junior Senior | Toronto District School Board (TDSB, public) | JK–8 | 96 Denison Ave |
Checking City of Toronto Open Data school locations, there is no TCDSB school inside this community; use the TCDSB school finder to find the designated Catholic school.
School boundaries are set by street address and may be adjusted temporarily as enrolment grows; a school being inside the community does not mean every address is in its boundary. Please confirm with the TDSB school finder and the TCDSB school finder. School locations are from City of Toronto Open Data (School Locations), and names and grades from the Ontario Ministry of Education's public school information data (2024–25); schools too close to a community boundary to place with confidence, special programs and temporary sites are not listed. This page does not rank schools.
Parks and recreation
- Alexandra Park Community Centre (105 Grange Court): community recreation centre (per OpenStreetMap)
- The University Settlement Recreation Centre (23 Grange Road): community recreation centre (per OpenStreetMap)
- Cecil Community Centre (58 Cecil Street): community recreation centre (per OpenStreetMap)
- Mount Sinai Hospital: hospital (per OpenStreetMap)
- Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas Street West): art gallery (per OpenStreetMap)
- Grange Park
- Bellevue Square Park
- Randy Padmore Park
- Butterfield Park
- Julius Deutsch Park
- Gallery Park
Park names and locations are per OpenStreetMap, listing only parks clearly inside this community; library names and addresses are from City of Toronto Open Data (Toronto Public Library branch information), and other places are per OpenStreetMap. Check the latest notices from the City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library for hours and amenities.
Getting around
- Subway Line 1 (Yonge-University): Stations on or next to the boundary: St. Patrick, Queen's Park and Osgoode (station positions per OpenStreetMap). Line 1 is U-shaped, running along Yonge Street and University Avenue through Union station downtown.
- Streetcar: TTC 501 Queen, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton, 510 Spadina and 511 Bathurst streetcars run through the community (routes per OpenStreetMap).
- Bus: TTC buses serve the community.
Subway, light rail and GO station locations and streetcar routes are per OpenStreetMap. Schedules and routes change often, so check the latest TTC and GO Transit timetables, and use the TTC trip planner for local bus routes in the community.
Shopping and daily life
In the community: Village by the Grange (275 Dundas Street West). Per OpenStreetMap; stores can change.
Housing types
(To be added: the mix of existing home types will be written once public census data that maps cleanly to this community's boundary is available. Statistics Canada's 2021 Census is published by dissemination area and census tract, which do not line up with TRREB's Kensington-Chinatown market boundary, so this page does not estimate the housing stock.) The by-type figures in "Recent sales and home prices" below are sales in that quarter, not the housing stock.
Recent sales and home prices
This section shows two kinds of data published by TRREB; please read them separately. The first is actual sales summarized in the quarterly community report. The second is the monthly MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) benchmark price, which describes a typical home. The quarterly report and the HPI are measured differently and cannot be added together. Where there are two or fewer sales, TRREB does not publish some price measures. These figures are for reference only and are not a guarantee of the value of any property.
This page does not show current listings or individual sale records. For recent sales on a particular street or home type, or a value estimate for your home, please contact Ming.
Kensington-Chinatown recent quarterly sales (all home types)
| Period | Sales | Dollar volume | Average price | Median price | New listings | Active listings | Sold/list price | Avg. days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 34 | $22,381,168 | $658,270 | $594,000 | 137 | 74 | 96% | 32 |
| Q1 2026 | 40 | $34,776,273 | $869,407 | $750,000 | 113 | 76 | 94% | 51 |
| Q2 2025 | 39 | $29,967,000 | $768,385 | $630,000 | 177 | 101 | 99% | 25 |
Source: TRREB's publicly released Toronto Central community reports, all home types: Q2 2026, Q1 2026, Q2 2025. As of this page's preparation (November 12, 2026), the Q3 2026 report had not yet been posted in TRREB's community report directory.
Q2 2026 by home type
| Home type | Sales | Average price | Median price | New listings | Sales/new listings | Avg. days on market | Sold/list price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Semi-Detached | 0 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Att/Row/Townhouse | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Condo Townhouse | 4 | $838,000 | $643,000 | 7 | 57% | 32 | 97% |
| Condo Apartment | 28 | $589,000 | $551,000 | 115 | 24% | 33 | 97% |
| Other | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
Source: the Kensington-Chinatown by-type page of the same TRREB Q2 2026 Toronto C01 community report. Of the 34 sales this quarter, 28 were condo apartments. By-type average and median prices are taken from the chart labels in thousands (e.g. $838K), not exact to the dollar; sales and new listings are whole numbers from the charts. For home types with two or fewer sales, or none, prices and some ratios are not published per the report's convention and are shown as "—".
Compared with Toronto C01 (Q2 2026, all home types)
All community figures below are taken directly from the summary table of the same quarterly report. Kensington-Chinatown's average price this quarter was $658,270 and its median price $594,000; among the 9 communities in the table with price figures, it ranked number 9 by average price and number 9 by median price (highest first). The combined row adds up the rows that have figures for sales, dollar volume, new listings and active listings; the combined average is combined dollar volume ÷ combined sales, not a district-wide average published separately by TRREB. Median price, sold/list price and days on market cannot be summed from community figures, so the combined row omits them. The community's average price is $176,340 below the combined average.
| Community | Sales | Dollar volume | Average price | Median price | New listings | Active listings | Sold/list price | Avg. days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Street Corridor | 141 | $115,999,210 | $822,689 | $630,000 | 323 | 169 | 97% | 37 |
| Dufferin Grove | 26 | $32,119,600 | $1,235,369 | $1,030,000 | 50 | 14 | 103% | 15 |
| Kensington-Chinatown | 34 | $22,381,168 | $658,270 | $594,000 | 137 | 74 | 96% | 32 |
| Little Portugal | 32 | $30,995,226 | $968,601 | $882,000 | 102 | 52 | 105% | 18 |
| Niagara | 185 | $138,546,107 | $748,898 | $625,000 | 421 | 227 | 98% | 29 |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 21 | $32,891,110 | $1,566,243 | $1,435,000 | 46 | 18 | 102% | 20 |
| The Islands | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 45 | $63,666,001 | $1,414,800 | $1,375,000 | 105 | 44 | 101% | 27 |
| University | 22 | $27,337,000 | $1,242,591 | $1,265,000 | 50 | 28 | 98% | 31 |
| Waterfront Communities C1 | 401 | $293,055,785 | $730,812 | $610,000 | 1,090 | 621 | 97% | 34 |
| Ten communities combined* | 907 | $756,991,207 | $834,610* | — | 2324 | 1247 | — | — |
Source: summary table of TRREB's Q2 2026 Toronto C01 community report (publicly released). *Combined sales, dollar volume, new listings and active listings are the sum of the ten rows; the combined average of $834,610 is $756,991,207 ÷ 907, rounded to the dollar. Active listings are a point-in-time figure from the report. The report notes that quarterly community statistics may not match the quarterly sums of earlier TRREB publications.
MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) benchmark prices
TRREB's October 2026 HPI public tables include Toronto C01's district-wide composite and by-type benchmark prices, but no separate row for Kensington-Chinatown, so this page lists only the district-wide figures and does not make up a community-level benchmark.
| Area | Home type | Benchmark price | Index | Year-over-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto C01 (district) | Composite | $638,900 | 250.9 | -7.38% |
| Single Family Detached | $1,619,300 | 351.2 | -6.92% | |
| Single Family Attached | $1,245,900 | 327.0 | -7.99% | |
| Townhouse | $712,800 | 314.7 | -3.29% | |
| Apartment | $543,300 | 240.3 | -8.42% |
Source: TRREB MLS® Home Price Index public tables, October 2026 (generated November 2, 2026). HPI benchmark prices are measured differently from the quarterly average and median sale prices above and cannot be compared or added directly.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Kensington-Chinatown?
On TRREB's Toronto C01 community map, Kensington-Chinatown is in downtown Toronto, west of University Avenue and north of Queen Street West: bounded on the north by College Street; on the east by University Avenue; on the south by Queen Street West; and on the west by Bathurst Street. This is an approximate description based on the map; for a specific address please check the TRREB map.
Which schools are in the community?
According to the City of Toronto Open Data school locations (TDSB and TCDSB), the community has Beverley School, Heydon Park Secondary School and Ryerson Community School Junior Senior. School boundaries are set by street address and can change, so please confirm with the TDSB and TCDSB school locator tools.
What community facilities and parks are nearby?
Parks in the community include Grange Park, Bellevue Square Park, Randy Padmore Park, Butterfield Park, Julius Deutsch Park and Gallery Park; facilities include Alexandra Park Community Centre, The University Settlement Recreation Centre, Cecil Community Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital and Art Gallery of Ontario. Check the City of Toronto website for amenities and hours.
Is public transit convenient?
Options include subway Line 1 (Yonge-University), TTC streetcars and TTC buses. Check the latest TTC and GO Transit schedules for service and routes.
Where can I find recent sales and prices for this community?
The "Recent sales and home prices" section on this page cites TRREB's publicly released quarterly community report (currently Q2 2026) and the MLS® Home Price Index. These are statistical summaries, not the sale price of any single home. For recent sales on a particular street or home type, or a value estimate for your home, contact Ming directly or request a free home evaluation.
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Community information on this page is compiled from public sources including the TRREB community map and publicly released quarterly community reports, TRREB MLS® HPI public tables, Toronto Public Library, TDSB, TCDSB, TTC, GO Transit and OpenStreetMap. It is for reference only and is not a guarantee of school boundaries, transit, planning or property value. This page does not publish individual MLS® sales or current listings. Ming Ren, Broker, RE/MAX Realtron Realty Inc., Brokerage.