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Little Italy
Little Italy is the College Street strip west of downtown — Italian cafés, espresso bars, and patio-lined restaurants that carry into the evening, with quiet blocks of semis and Victorian houses just behind the shopfronts. It is an informal pocket within the City of Toronto's official Palmerston-Little Italy neighbourhood, where the older housing stock leaves real room to renovate, add a garden suite, or build new.
13,120
Population
36.8
Median Age
$88,000
Median Household Income
2.1
Avg. Household Size
What It Rents For
Renting in Palmerston-Little Italy
$1,945
Average Rent / Month
3.9%
Rental Vacancy Rate
+1%
vs. GTA Average ($1,917)
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (Toronto (West) zone). Adapted from CMHC data; this does not constitute CMHC endorsement.
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