Looking to live with a roommate in Toronto?
TorontoRoommates.ca is your online guide to finding a suitable shared accommodation in the city of Toronto. This site organizes online roommate listings in multiple ways, and also provides links to other roommmate sites and resources.Whether you're looking for 'anyone', a specific type of roommate, or to live in a specific Toronto neighbourhood, try the listings below:
- All roommate listings - Not looking for anything specific? Try this!
- Neighbourhood roommate listings - Browse by neighbourhood (The Annex, Liberty Village, Yonge & Eglinton, etc.)
- Student roommate listings - Roommate listings under $1000 that are with other students - or near to campus.
- Specific group roommate listings (Gay, Christian, Muslim, Indian, etc.)
In addition to our roommate listings, check out the following web sites that bring Toronto roommates together. Whether you're a college student, university student or in the working world, living with a roommate can help you live affordably in Toronto.
- Roomster
- Homestay (Rooms are fully furnished. Short term stays are possible.)
- Roomlala
- Coliving.com
- MORE
View the full list of Toronto Roommate Sites.
Toronto Roommate Rental Information
Are you an informed renter? Below are some statistics about apartment rentals in Toronto.
- The vacancy rate for Toronto was just over 1%, as of Fall 2019 [source: CMHC].
- The average rent paid for a two bedroom in Toronto was $1,590, as of Fall 2019 [source: CMHC]. Thus, sharing an 'average' two bedroom apartment in Toronto with a roommate you're looking at around at least $800 each (but expect to pay quite a bit more downtown -- likely no less than $1,200 per person - and more as well if you rent a condo versus a rental apartment).
- Landlords in Ontario can legally raise the rent for existing tenants 2.2% in 2020. Note that there are some exceptions to this, including for units first occupied after November 15, 2018. Learn more.
View more detail regarding rental prices for two bedroom apartments in Toronto.
Potential Roommate Questionnaire
Once you've found some potential roommates, use this helpful roommate questionnaire to weed out those roommates and/or apartments that won't fit with your lifestyle. It's better to get these questions answered ahead of time to avoid a potentially disastrous roommate experience. This won't guarantee you won't get the 'roommate from hell', but it should help lessen those chances. We'll make this available in a more printable format shortly.
Questions to ask, or find answers to, before agreeing to be a roommate:
- Sleeping habits: Early riser? Night owl? Light sleeper?
- Music habits: Likes to crank their music? If so, what type?
- Friends: Friends or family over all the time? Frequent parties? Have boyfriends/girlfriends stay over? If so, any 'rules'?
- Cleanliness: Wash their dishes immediately? Is there a dishwasher? How often is the bathroom cleaned? Is there a schedule for this or just whenever required?
- MORE
View the entire Roommate Questionnaire.
Hope these roommate tips and information help!