Where in Toronto can I downsize to a condo near the subway?

Of our twelve guides, Yonge and Eglinton, Willowdale and Bayview Village had the most condo apartment sales from April to June 2026, all within reach of Line 1, Line 4 or Line 5 stations. Islington Village and the downtown waterfront also sell mainly condo apartments.

Where can I find a condo townhouse in Toronto?

Willowdale East recorded 22 condo townhouse sales from April to June 2026 and Bayview Village 15, the most among our guides. South Riverdale recorded 11.

Can I downsize without leaving Leaside or Lawrence Park?

It is possible but the choice is narrow. Leaside recorded 11 condo apartment sales and Lawrence Park South 9 from April to June 2026, so many owners also look at Yonge and Eglinton nearby.

Is downsizing your specialty?

Yes. Later-life moves, downsizing and estate homes are the core of our team's work, from pricing the long-time family home to buying the smaller one.

Best Toronto Neighbourhoods to Downsize (2026)

Downsizing is the centre of our work, and the question that decides most moves is not the price of the house you are leaving. It is whether the smaller home you want exists nearby. Some Toronto neighbourhoods are almost all houses and sell only a handful of condos a quarter. Others sell dozens.

The neighbourhoods below had the most condo apartment, condo townhouse or semi-detached sales among our twelve guides from April to June 2026. The prices come from each guide and are split by property type, so a condo is never compared with a detached average.

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At a glance

Neighbourhood	Housing	Smaller-home prices, TRREB
Yonge and Eglinton	Mostly condo apartments (128 of 166 sales from April to June 2026), plus detached and semi-detached houses and a few condo townhouses. 85.7% to 89.9% of dwellings in the City's two Mount Pleasant West profiles were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys in the 2021 Census	Yonge-Eglinton, semi-detached: About $1,655,000 Yonge-Eglinton, condo apartment: About $533,000 Mount Pleasant West, condo apartment: About $603,000 Mount Pleasant West, condo townhouse: About $718,000 Mount Pleasant West, semi-detached: About $2,255,000
Willowdale	Condo apartments make up most sales in both communities, with detached houses, condo townhouses and some freehold townhouses; the Yonge-Doris area was 92.3% apartments of five or more storeys and East Willowdale 52.9% single-detached (2021 Census)	Willowdale East, freehold townhouse (TRREB att/row/townhouse): About $1,463,000 Willowdale East, condo townhouse: About $1,025,000 Willowdale East, condo apartment: About $570,000 Willowdale West, condo apartment: About $628,000
Bayview Village	Condo apartments make up most sales, with detached houses and condo townhouses; 66.7% of homes are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys and 19.2% are single-detached (2021 Census)	Condo townhouse: About $775,000 Condo apartment: About $535,000
Don Mills	Condo apartments (50 of 90 sales from April to June 2026) and detached houses (27), plus semi-detached houses and condo townhouses. In the 2021 Census 52.6% of dwellings were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys and 28.2% were single-detached	Semi-detached: About $1,225,000 Condo townhouse: About $739,000 Condo apartment: About $638,000 Freehold townhouse (TRREB att/row/townhouse): No price reported
Islington Village	Condo apartments in buildings of five or more storeys, detached houses and a smaller number of freehold and condo townhouses (TRREB sales mix and 2021 Census)	Freehold townhouse (TRREB att/row/townhouse): About $1,170,000 Condo townhouse: About $813,000 Condo apartment: About $518,000
Riverdale	Semi-detached houses above all, detached houses, freehold and condo townhouses, low-rise apartment buildings and condo apartments in South Riverdale (TRREB sales mix and 2021 Census)	North Riverdale: semi-detached: About $1,780,000 South Riverdale: semi-detached: About $1,464,000 South Riverdale: freehold townhouse (TRREB att/row/townhouse): About $1,297,000 South Riverdale: condo townhouse: About $705,000 South Riverdale: condo apartment: About $605,000
Downtown Waterfront	Condo apartments make up nearly all sales, with a few condo townhouses; 99.5% of homes in Harbourfront-CityPlace and 94.4% in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys (2021 Census)	Waterfront Communities C1, condo apartment: About $607,000 Waterfront Communities C1, condo townhouse: About $890,000 Waterfront Communities C8, condo apartment: About $595,000

Prices are the TRREB community figures for April to June 2026 in each neighbourhood guide, split by TRREB community where a guide covers two. Commutes are counted in stops on the TTC map to Union station.

Yonge and Eglinton

Office towers and condos at the corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue in Midtown Toronto on a sunny day. — Photo: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Mount Pleasant West alone recorded 114 condo apartment sales from April to June 2026, around Eglinton station where Line 1 meets Line 5.

Getting around: Line 1 from Eglinton station to Union station, 11 stops.

Read the Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood guide

Willowdale

Willowdale East recorded 153 condo apartment and 22 condo townhouse sales from April to June 2026, along the Yonge subway at Finch, North York Centre and Sheppard-Yonge.

Getting around: Line 1 from Finch station to Union station, 16 stops; from North York Centre station, 15 stops.

Read the Willowdale neighbourhood guide

Bayview Village

Condo apartments and condo townhouses make up most sales, beside Bayview, Bessarion and Leslie stations on Line 4 and a City community centre and library.

Getting around: Line 4 from Bayview station to Sheppard-Yonge station, 1 stop, then Line 1 to Union station, 14 stops.

Read the Bayview Village neighbourhood guide

Don Mills

Condo apartments were 50 of 90 sales from April to June 2026, alongside semi-detached houses and condo townhouses, with Line 5 stations near the southern edge.

Getting around: 25 Don Mills bus to Don Valley station, then Line 5 to Eglinton station, 5 stops, then Line 1 to Union station, 11 stops.

Read the Don Mills neighbourhood guide

Islington Village

Aerial view of new high-rise towers and surrounding homes in Islington-City Centre West, Etobicoke. — Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0, resized

Condo apartments near Kipling station, plus freehold and condo townhouses, with Line 2 and Kipling GO connected at Kipling.

Getting around: Line 2 from Islington station to St George station, then Line 1 to Union station, 20 stops.

Read the Islington Village neighbourhood guide

Riverdale

South Riverdale had condo apartments, condo townhouses and freehold townhouses as well as semis from April to June 2026, with four Line 2 stations.

Getting around: Line 2 from Broadview station to Bloor-Yonge station, then Line 1 to Union station, 9 stops.

Read the Riverdale neighbourhood guide

Downtown Waterfront

The CN Tower and downtown Toronto towers seen across the harbour from the water on a clear morning. — Photo: Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com), CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Nearly every sale is a condo apartment, with Union station and its GO trains at the northern edge.

Getting around: Union station is in the area; from St Andrew station it is 1 stop on Line 1.

Read the Downtown Waterfront neighbourhood guide

Where there is less to downsize into

These neighbourhoods are mostly detached houses. Selling here is rarely the difficulty. Finding a smaller home nearby usually means looking at one of the neighbourhoods above.

Lawrence Park: Mostly detached houses (92 of 117 sales from April to June 2026), plus semi-detached houses and condo apartments. About 58.5% of private dwellings were single-detached in both City profiles in the 2021 Census.
Leaside: Mostly detached houses (41 of 63 sales from April to June 2026), plus semi-detached houses and condo apartments. 55.5% of private dwellings were single-detached in the 2021 Census (Leaside-Bennington).
The Beaches: Detached and semi-detached houses, low-rise apartment buildings under five storeys, a few freehold townhouses and a small condo apartment market (TRREB sales mix and 2021 Census).

Choose the destination, then plan the sale

Settle where you are going first and work back from it: what the smaller home costs, including both Toronto land transfer taxes, how much time you need between two closings and when the house needs to be emptied. Our Toronto downsizing guide covers each step and the downsizing costs post puts figures on them.

Every neighbourhood is open to every buyer. These pages group them by the homes and commutes people in each situation ask us about. Talk to us about your own list.

Where to downsize in Toronto