The Beaches real estate — Toronto's lakeside neighbourhood
The Beaches trades big-city intensity for boardwalk-and-sand living: a lakefront boardwalk, a Queen East village, and detached character homes on leafy streets. It's one of the few Toronto neighbourhoods where the beach is genuinely part of everyday life.
Why live in The Beaches?
The Beaches is Toronto's rare beach town within the city. A long sandy waterfront and the Boardwalk define the southern edge, Kew Gardens and Woodbine Beach anchor summer life, and Queen Street East threads a village of independent shops, patios and restaurants through it all. Residents talk about the neighbourhood the way people talk about a cottage community — because in many ways it lives like one.
Housing here leans toward detached and semi-detached character homes on tree-lined streets, from cozy century houses to fully rebuilt family homes closer to the water. Prices reflect the lifestyle premium and the limited supply, and the closer you get to the lake and the Boardwalk, the more competitive it becomes. It attracts families and professionals who prioritise outdoor life and a tight community feel.
It's also more connected than its relaxed pace suggests. The Queen streetcar runs into the core, the DVP and Lake Shore Boulevard are close for drivers, and GO service on the Lakeshore East line is within reach. You get a genuine beachfront lifestyle without leaving Toronto — which is exactly why demand rarely lets up.
The Beaches market snapshot
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- Median price
- $1,650,000
- Year over year
- +2.0%
- Avg days on market
- 19 days
- Most common
- Detached & semis
What The Beaches offers
- ✓The Boardwalk, Kew and Woodbine beaches on Lake Ontario
- ✓Queen Street East village shops, patios and cafés
- ✓Character detached and semi homes on leafy streets
Amenities & lifestyle
- ✓Kew Beach, Woodbine Beach and the lakefront Boardwalk
- ✓Queen Street East shopping, cafés, pubs and patios
- ✓Kew Gardens park, tennis, and the annual Jazz Festival
- ✓Streetcar transit plus DVP and Lake Shore access
- ✓Ashbridges Bay, cycling trails and watersports on the lake
Homes in Toronto
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For SaleDetached$2,600,000
89 ELMSTHORPE Avenue
TCFS - Forest Hill South, Toronto
For SaleCondo$689,900
100 DALHOUSIE Street Unit# 4710
TCCY - Church-Yonge Corridor, Toronto
NewCondo$478,888
25 FOUR WINDS Drive Unit# 405
TWYU - York University Heights, Toronto
The Beaches real estate FAQ
What is living in The Beaches like?+
The Beaches offers a relaxed, beachfront lifestyle within Toronto — a sandy waterfront and Boardwalk, a walkable Queen East village of shops and patios, leafy residential streets and a strong community feel, all with streetcar access to downtown.
What homes are available in The Beaches?+
The neighbourhood is known for detached and semi-detached character homes on tree-lined streets, ranging from century houses to rebuilt family homes, with the most competitive and expensive properties closest to the lake and the Boardwalk.
How do you commute from The Beaches?+
The Queen streetcar connects The Beaches to downtown Toronto, the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard are close for drivers, and GO Transit's Lakeshore East line is within reach for commuters heading further out.
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