The Beaches vs Long Branch: Two Ends of the 501 Streetcar
The Beaches averaged $1,394,823 and Long Branch $995,150 in Q1 2026. Two lakefront high streets at opposite ends of the 501 — and one is torn up right now.
Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guides to living, buying and selling across Toronto, written by Jatin Dua of RE/MAX Quantum Realty.
The Beaches averaged $1,394,823 and Long Branch $995,150 in Q1 2026. Two lakefront high streets at opposite ends of the 501 — and one is torn up right now.
A detached house in The Beaches averaged $2,163K in Q1 2026 and $1,184K in Birchcliffe-Cliffside. Same lake, same Line 2. Here is what the gap buys.
Leslieville or Humber Bay Shores? One is 63.7% pre-1960 brick, the other 47.5% built since 2011. Compare price, transit and the risk each stock carries.
Leslieville or Mimico? Semis averaged $1,155K in one and $968K in the other in Q1 2026, both at 114% of asking. See what the map trap does to each number.
Leslieville or Long Branch? Two old working districts on the same streetcar line, roughly $227K apart on semis in Q1 2026. Here is the real trade-off.
Leslieville or Birch Cliff? One is a semi market at $1,155K, the other is 51.4% detached with almost no semis. See which one has room for your budget.
Leslieville or The Beaches? Semis averaged $1,155K on one side of Coxwell and $1,399K on the other in Q1 2026. See what the extra money actually buys.
Riverdale or Mimico? One is a Victorian semi market, the other is 75% condo sales. Here is the Q1 2026 evidence and the honest cost of each direction.
Same streetcar, opposite ends, both torn up in 2026. Compare Riverdale and Long Branch on Q1 2026 prices, housing mix, flood risk and what is coming next.
A Riverdale semi averaged $1,761K in Q1 2026. A Birch Cliff detached averaged $1,184K. Here is exactly what that gap costs you in schools, transit and risk.