Toronto neighbourhood 158 · 2021 census

Farming Islington: 9,285 doors, in numbers.

For a realtor farming Islington: 9,285 households and 23,460 residents in 2021. 68.4% of households own their home, owners put the median home value at $1,100,000, and 30.3% of residents had moved in within the previous five years.

Behind every 20 doors

68.4%own

31.6%rent

About 6,350 owner households

Median home value
$1,100,000
Median household income, 2020
$102,000
Moved in within 5 years
30.3%
Median age
43.6

01Housing stock

When the homes were built.

The largest share, 31.6%, dates from 1960 or before. 49.3% of homes are apartments, 45.7% single-detached houses, and 6.1% need major repairs.

  1. 31.6%1960 or before
  2. 30.8%1961–1980
  3. 11%1981–1990
  4. 6.1%1991–2000
  5. 4%2001–2005
  6. 3.9%2006–2010
  7. 7.8%2011–2015
  8. 4.8%2016–2021

02Households

Who opens the door.

  • 14.6%of residents are children under 15
  • 20.2%are 65 or older
  • 26.1%of households are one person
  • 54.1%of homes have 3 bedrooms or more
  • $1,440median monthly cost for owners
  • $1,580median monthly rent

03Farming plan

A farming plan for Islington.

  1. 01

    Your list

    9,285 households live here. 68.4% own their home, so about 6,350 owner households are the sellers you farm.

    Keep every door in your CRM
  2. 02

    Your timing

    30.3% of residents moved in during the five years before 2021, 9.4% 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
  3. 03

    Your pitch

    No single home type rules here: 45.7% detached, 3.3% semis and row houses, 49.3% apartments. Tailor each message to the street.

    Posts for each street
  4. 04

    Your audience

    20.2% of residents are 65 or older. Downsizing conversations start here, often a year or two before the sign goes up.

    Stay close to your sphere

ORBIT keeps the list in your CRM, posts a monthly Islington 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

Islington, in short.

All 158 Toronto neighbourhoods

What price point does a realtor farming Islington work with?

Owners in Islington put the median value of their homes at $1,100,000 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 Islington?

68.4% of households in Islington own their home, about 6,350 owner households, and 31.6% rent. 30.2% of homes are condominiums.

How many households are in Islington?

Islington had 9,285 households and 23,460 residents in 2021. It is neighbourhood number 158 in the City of Toronto's 158-neighbourhood model.

When were most homes in Islington built?

The largest share of homes, 31.6%, was built in 1960 or before.

How often does Islington turn over, and how often should a realtor reach out?

9.4% of residents had moved in the year before the 2021 census, and 30.3% 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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