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Deep-dive into Toronto neighbourhoods — market stats, walk scores, schools, and active listings.
Toronto, ON
Green spaces, premier schools, and master-planned convenience.
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Don Mills is a master-planned mixed-use residential and commercial neighbourhood in Toronto with parks, shopping, schools, and strong community amenities.
Scores for a representative point in the neighbourhood. Walkability, transit and cycling from Walk Score; parks and amenities within walking distance from OpenStreetMap; schools within walking distance from our schools database; safety from Toronto Police Services via City of Toronto Open Data, 2025, ranked against 158 neighbourhoods by incidents per 100,000 residents. Toronto counts residents only, so business and entertainment districts rank worse than residents experience.
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Shops, schools, parks and transit inside the official boundary.
Schools located near the centre of Don Mills
Don Mills Collegiate Institute
Don Mills Middle School
Seneca Hill Private School
Greenland Public School
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Who lives in Don Mills, from the national Census.
Statistics Canada Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (City of Toronto neighbourhood profiles, 158-neighbourhood model), 2021 Census of Population — City of Toronto 158-neighbourhood model
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Don Mills is best suited to buyers who want a quieter Toronto address with planned streets, green pockets, shopping nearby, and a more residential rhythm than downtown.
The area works well for families and long-term owners because many homes sit close to schools, parks, community facilities, and low-rise residential streets.
CF Shops at Don Mills gives the neighbourhood a walkable retail and dining anchor, with restaurants, services, cinema, and everyday shopping grouped around Don Mills and Lawrence.
Bus service along Don Mills Road, Lawrence Avenue East, York Mills Road, and Leslie Street connects residents toward subway stations and other North York and midtown routes.
Drivers benefit from quick access to the Don Valley Parkway and nearby arterial roads, making the area practical for commuters who split trips between downtown, midtown, and the east end.
The Eglinton and Don Mills corridor is being planned around major public infrastructure, including a new community recreation centre near a planned Eglinton Crosstown LRT station.
CF Shops at Don Mills is the main amenity hub, with fashion, grocery, restaurants, services, and entertainment in an open-air mixed-use setting.
Grocery, pharmacy, medical, fitness, library, and professional services are concentrated around Don Mills Road, Lawrence Avenue East, and nearby retail plazas.
The Don Mills corridor is gaining a new City recreation centre, arena, and one-hectare park at 844 Don Mills Road, expanding year-round recreation access.
Don Mills is known for connected local parks, ravine access, and green walking routes, including links toward Edwards Gardens and the Don Valley trail system.
Bond Park, Three Valleys Park, local tennis courts, playgrounds, arena programming, and nearby library services give the neighbourhood a strong recreation base.
The City-backed recreation centre plan includes a new one-hectare park beside the facility at 844 Don Mills Road.
The neighbourhood includes detached homes, townhouses, older low-rise apartments, and newer condo buildings around major intersections and the Shops at Don Mills area.
Detached homes tend to attract families and move-up buyers, while condos and townhouses serve downsizers, professionals, and investors looking for North York access.
The strongest long-term appeal comes from stable residential demand, green space, established schools, and continued investment around Don Mills and Eglinton.
134 TTC stops inside the neighbourhood boundary. Routes scheduled to serve this area in the TTC’s published schedule, from the City of Toronto open data feed published September 4, 2026. Not a schedule for today, and not a frequency. Blue Night routes are those the TTC numbers in the 300s.
