Best Places to Live in the GTA, and 6 With No GO Train
We ranked all 25 GTA municipalities on the 2026 property tax rate and the fastest scheduled GO trip to Union Station, with CMHC rent and Census growth beside them.
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Municipality · Toronto
Toronto
Places in Toronto
- Alderwood1
- Black Creek2
- Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills1
- Casa Loma1
- Centennial Scarborough1
- Clairlea-Birchmount1
- Danforth4
- Dovercourt Village1
- Downsview1
- Downtown Yonge East1
- Dufferin Grove1
- East End-Danforth1
- East York3
- Etobicoke14
- Forest Hill North1
- Guildwood1
- Henry Farm1
- Islington1
- Kensington-Chinatown1
- Lambton Baby Point1
- Lawrence Park North1
- Long Branch2
- Mimico-Queensway1
- Mount Dennis1
- New Toronto1
- North Riverdale1
- North York11
- Old East York1
- Old Toronto5
- Palmerston-Little Italy1
- Scarborough15
- Stonegate-Queensway1
- Thorncliffe Park1
- West Hill1
- Wychwood2
Guides for Toronto · page 2
Toronto Fence Cost Runs $45 to $110 a Foot for Cedar
We read the pricing pages of 20 GTA fence operators. Here is every published per-foot rate by material, what each price actually covers, and who tells you about HST.
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The Moving to Toronto Checklist That Prices 16 Steps
Sixteen registrations a Toronto move puts in front of you, nine of them priced and seven with a deadline, read from the statute, by-law or page that sets each one.
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Average Water Bill in Toronto Is $1,118, Below 21 GTA Bills
One household's 230 cubic metres a year, priced on all 25 GTA municipal water and wastewater rate sheets: $908.30 in Mississauga, $1,118.47 in Toronto, $1,911.00 in Georgina.
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Wedding Flowers Cost $69 to $325 a Bouquet in the GTA
We read 23 GTA wedding florists' own price pages. Eight price all five items, six price nothing, and the bridal bouquet median is $160.
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GTA House Painting Cost Runs $400 to $750 a Bedroom
What 23 GTA painting companies publish for one bedroom, a whole interior and an exterior, and the square-foot question that changes a quote by thousands.
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Best Toronto Neighbourhoods for Families: We Scored 158
We scored every one of Toronto's 158 neighbourhoods on licensed child-care spaces, City parkland, TDSB and TCDSB schools and TTC stops. Here is the top 15 and the method.
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Furnace Maintenance Cost: 9 of 20 GTA Companies Post It
Nine of 20 GTA heating companies publish a furnace tune-up price, from $90 to $179. Here is every price, every plan, and the warranty clause behind them.
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Toronto Flower Delivery: A Dozen Roses Runs $54 to $200
What florists that deliver in Toronto charge for a dozen roses, the delivery fee and same-day cutoff on top, and the premium four of them add for Valentine's Day.
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Toronto's Safest Neighbourhoods, Ranked From 1 to 158
All 158 Toronto neighbourhoods ranked on 2025 police data, per 1,000 residents, with the method in the open and the one neighbourhood whose number is a jail rather than a street.
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Plumber Cost in Toronto: 5 of 27 Post a Call-Out Fee
Five of 27 GTA plumbing companies publish a call-out fee, from a $49 fee waived on any repair up to $220, four publish an hourly rate, and only two of those eight say whether HST is in it.
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When to Plant Tulip Bulbs in Ontario: October, Not Frost
October is the planting month at five of the seven GTA weather stations, and the first frost is not your deadline. Here is the window, the depth and the price, from seven stations and nine GTA sources.
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