Toronto neighbourhood 78 · 2021 census

Farming Kensington-Chinatown: 9,520 doors, in numbers.

For a realtor farming Kensington-Chinatown: 9,520 households and 18,120 residents in 2021. 31.6% of households own their home, owners put the median home value at $850,000, and 52.3% of residents had moved in within the previous five years.

Behind every 20 doors

31.6%own

68.4%rent

About 3,010 owner households

Median home value
$850,000
Median household income, 2020
$62,000
Moved in within 5 years
52.3%
Median age
34.8

01Housing stock

When the homes were built.

The largest share, 25.7%, dates from 1960 or before. 88.6% of homes are apartments, 0.6% single-detached houses, and 8% need major repairs.

  1. 25.7%1960 or before
  2. 24.2%1961–1980
  3. 13.2%1981–1990
  4. 7.2%1991–2000
  5. 3.7%2001–2005
  6. 4.6%2006–2010
  7. 7.9%2011–2015
  8. 13.4%2016–2021

02Households

Who opens the door.

  • 6.9%of residents are children under 15
  • 15.5%are 65 or older
  • 49.1%of households are one person
  • 21%of homes have 3 bedrooms or more
  • $1,680median monthly cost for owners
  • $1,530median monthly rent

03Farming plan

A farming plan for Kensington-Chinatown.

  1. 01

    Your list

    9,520 households live here. 31.6% own their home, so about 3,010 owner households are the sellers you farm, and 68.4% rent: tomorrow's buyers.

    Keep every door in your CRM
  2. 02

    Your timing

    52.3% of residents moved in during the five years before 2021, 22.1% in the last year alone. This area turns over fast. Show up every month, or the newcomers meet another realtor first.

    How to farm a neighbourhood
  3. 03

    Your pitch

    88.6% of homes are apartments and 42.8% are condominiums. Lead with unit sales, rents (median $1,530 a month) and building news.

    A page for every listing
  4. 04

    Your audience

    49.1% of households are one person. First-time buyers and investors make up much of this market.

    Follow up with every lead

ORBIT keeps the list in your CRM, posts a monthly Kensington-Chinatown 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

Kensington-Chinatown, in short.

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What price point does a realtor farming Kensington-Chinatown work with?

Owners in Kensington-Chinatown put the median value of their homes at $850,000 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 Kensington-Chinatown?

31.6% of households in Kensington-Chinatown own their home, about 3,010 owner households, and 68.4% rent. 42.8% of homes are condominiums.

How many households are in Kensington-Chinatown?

Kensington-Chinatown had 9,520 households and 18,120 residents in 2021. It is neighbourhood number 78 in the City of Toronto's 158-neighbourhood model.

When were most homes in Kensington-Chinatown built?

The largest share of homes, 25.7%, was built in 1960 or before.

How often does Kensington-Chinatown turn over, and how often should a realtor reach out?

22.1% of residents had moved in the year before the 2021 census, and 52.3% 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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