Toronto neighbourhood 155 · 2021 census
Farming Downsview: 6,975 doors, in numbers.
For a realtor farming Downsview: 6,975 households and 17,970 residents in 2021. 52.7% of households own their home, owners put the median home value at $900,000, and 38.6% of residents had moved in within the previous five years.
Behind every 20 doors
52.7%own
47.3%rent
About 3,680 owner households
- Median home value
- $900,000
- Median household income, 2020
- $82,000
- Moved in within 5 years
- 38.6%
- Median age
- 40
01Housing stock
When the homes were built.
The largest share, 29.4%, dates from 1960 or before. 51.6% of homes are apartments, 33.6% single-detached houses, and 6.5% need major repairs.
- 29.4%1960 or before
- 26.5%1961–1980
- 5.8%1981–1990
- 8.2%1991–2000
- 4.2%2001–2005
- 6.9%2006–2010
- 4.6%2011–2015
- 14.3%2016–2021
02Households
Who opens the door.
- 14.2%of residents are children under 15
- 15.1%are 65 or older
- 26.2%of households are one person
- 46.7%of homes have 3 bedrooms or more
- $1,510median monthly cost for owners
- $1,300median monthly rent
03Farming plan
A farming plan for Downsview.
- 01
Your list
6,975 households live here. 52.7% own their home, so about 3,680 owner households are the sellers you farm, and 47.3% rent: tomorrow's buyers.
Keep every door in your CRM - 02
Your timing
38.6% of residents moved in during the five years before 2021, 11.7% in the last year alone. A steady pace. One useful touch a month keeps you in mind without wearing out your welcome.
How to farm a neighbourhood - 03
Your pitch
51.6% of homes are apartments and 24.9% are condominiums. Lead with unit sales, rents (median $1,300 a month) and building news.
A page for every listing - 04
Your audience
The median resident is 40 and households average 2.6 people: settled owners who move for a reason. Past clients and referrals carry the most weight.
Keep past clients close
ORBIT keeps the list in your CRM, posts a monthly Downsview update to your social media and follows up the moment someone replies.
One plan. All of it.
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Your AI team
- ORBIT, your AI partner, in your dashboard on your laptop or phone
- Scheduled jobs: a morning briefing, a weekly review, follow-ups on your schedule
- Approval mode by default, with an Action Center for anything that needs your OK
- AI Employees that each own a job: three on Pro, five on Ultra
Calls and messages
- Calls answered day and night in 100+ languages, put through to you when asked
- ORBIT places calls for you: call-backs, confirmations and whole lists
- A dedicated local business number and a dialer in your browser
- Every call recorded, transcribed and summarized on the client's record
- Two-way texting that qualifies new leads
- Email written and sent from your own Gmail or Outlook
Clients and deals
- A private CRM that fills itself from every call, text, email and form
- A pipeline from New to Closed Won, with commissions to collect
- Notes, tasks, documents and contracts on each client
- Instant Match with live MLS® listings
- Feeds: every client's whole story in one post
Website and marketing
- Your own website with listing search, home value, calculators and visitor chat
- Your own domain, connected to your website
- Property pages with a short link and a viewing request
- Posts to Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, now or scheduled
- Flyers designed by ORBIT on request
- A calendar that books inside your own rules
- Setup fee: None
- Month to month
- Live in under 5 minutes
- Prices in Canadian dollars
04Questions
Downsview, in short.
Similar home values in Toronto
What price point does a realtor farming Downsview work with?
Owners in Downsview put the median value of their homes at $900,000 in the 2021 census. These are owner estimates, not sale prices, so use them to pick your farm's price point, not to price a listing.
How many sellers can a realtor farm in Downsview?
52.7% of households in Downsview own their home, about 3,680 owner households, and 47.3% rent. 24.9% of homes are condominiums.
How many households are in Downsview?
Downsview had 6,975 households and 17,970 residents in 2021. It is neighbourhood number 155 in the City of Toronto's 158-neighbourhood model.
When were most homes in Downsview built?
The largest share of homes, 29.4%, was built in 1960 or before.
How often does Downsview turn over, and how often should a realtor reach out?
11.7% of residents had moved in the year before the 2021 census, and 38.6% within five years. One useful touch a month keeps a realtor's name in front of the owners who will move next.
Sources: City of Toronto, Neighbourhood Profiles, 2021 (158-neighbourhood model), from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population; contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Home values are owner estimates; income is for 2020.
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