Renting a Furnished Room Near U of T's St. George Campus and the Annex

The University of Toronto's St. George campus occupies a huge stretch of downtown, bordered by some of the most sought-after student neighbourhoods in the country. The Annex, just north and west of campus along Bloor Street, has housed generations of U of T students in its old brick houses and low-rise apartments. It is leafy, walkable, and close to everything, which is exactly why rooms there are hard to find and rarely stay open for long.

This guide is for anyone weighing a furnished room near St. George. We will be upfront: rooms near campus are a small, sought-after slice of our Toronto rooms, and they fill quickly. What follows covers what the area is like to live in, what those rooms typically cost, and how to decide whether one of them fits your plans. For live availability, see our rooms near the University of Toronto.

Why Students Gravitate to the Annex

Living near campus changes the texture of a school year. When class, the library, and your bed are all within walking distance, you stop planning your day around a commute. The Annex adds character on top of convenience: Victorian houses, independent bookshops and cafes along Bloor, cheap eats that have fed students for decades, and a steady rhythm of campus life spilling into the neighbourhood.

Transit is the other quiet advantage. The Line 2 subway runs beneath Bloor Street with stations spaced along the corridor, and it connects to Line 1 for trips up Yonge or down to Union. Even if you live a little further from campus, the Bloor corridor keeps St. George within easy reach, and it keeps the rest of the city open for the evenings and weekends when you want more than the library.

Life Along the Bloor Corridor

Day to day, the Annex runs on a comfortable loop: coffee on Bloor, a study block at a campus library, groceries on the way home, and a quiet residential street waiting at the end of it. The neighbourhood is dense enough that everything you need sits within a few blocks, but low-rise enough that it never feels like the downtown core. Green space is close too, with campus quads and nearby parks filling the role of a backyard.

Evenings are what you make of them. There are pubs and cheap restaurants that have served students for generations, repertory cinema and live music within walking distance, and the rest of downtown one subway ride away when you want a bigger night. It is a neighbourhood that supports both a heads-down term and a social one.

An Honest Note on Availability

Rooms near U of T are in high demand, and some or all of them may be occupied at any given time; inventory changes constantly. Treat the details below as a picture of what these locations typically offer rather than a promise that a room is open on your dates. If nothing is available when you look, it is worth asking us about upcoming openings or nearby alternatives.

In a high-demand neighbourhood, good rooms go to the people who check early and move quickly when one opens.

Walmer Road: In the Heart of the Annex

Walmer Road runs north from Bloor Street West near Spadina Road, classic Annex territory: a quiet residential street a short walk from the Bloor strip and from the western edge of campus. We rent private rooms on this stretch.

• At the time of writing, rooms here typically range from $1,280 to $1,380 per 4 weeks, utilities and Wi-Fi included.
• The minimum stay is usually 3 months, which suits a single term or a summer research position.
• Rooms come furnished and move-in ready, so there is nothing to buy before day one.

Near St. Clair West: Quieter, Up by Casa Loma

Further north, where Walmer Road meets St. Clair Avenue West, we also rent rooms in a calmer midtown pocket near Casa Loma. It is a different feel from the Annex proper: more residential, less student bustle, with the Line 1 subway corridor nearby for the trip down to campus. At the time of writing, a room here is typically priced around $1,280 per 4 weeks with utilities included, usually on a 3-month minimum. If you want quiet evenings and do not mind trading a walkable campus commute for a subway ride, this is the one to watch.

Bloor Street East: The Eastern End of the Corridor

Around Bloor Street East and Sherbourne, at the opposite end of the Bloor corridor east of Yonge, is another option. It is not the Annex, but it shares the same practical logic: the Line 2 subway runs along Bloor, so campus is a straightforward ride away, and downtown is at your doorstep. Live rooms are on our Bloor East rooms page.

• At the time of writing, rooms typically range from $1,380 to $1,480 per 4 weeks, utilities and Wi-Fi included.
• The minimum stay is usually 6 months, so this area suits a full academic year better than a single term.
• Like all our rooms, they come fully furnished with shared common spaces.

What All-Inclusive Actually Covers

Every room above is priced with utilities and Wi-Fi included, so the figure you see is the figure you pay each 4-week period. There are no hydro accounts to open, no internet contracts to negotiate, and no bill-splitting arithmetic with housemates. If the co-living model is new to you, our explainer on what co-living includes covers how private rooms, shared spaces, and house logistics fit together.

One clarification we always make: we do not own these buildings. Sky Group Residence furnishes and manages the homes we offer, taking care of the practical details on your behalf.

Matching the Lease Minimum to Your Plans

The Walmer Road rooms usually carry a 3-month minimum, while rooms on Bloor Street East usually require 6 months; each listing shows its own minimum. That difference should drive your shortlist as much as price does. A 3-month minimum works for exchange students, summer terms, and co-op placements; a 6-month minimum rewards students who know they will be here from September through spring. Our guide to short-term versus long-term leases goes deeper on how to weigh flexibility against stability.

Timing matters as much as term length. Rooms near St. George see the heaviest demand in the weeks before September and January starts, so if your dates are fixed, begin looking earlier than feels necessary. A little lead time is usually the difference between choosing a room and settling for one.

Budgeting for a Room Near Campus

The rooms above are quoted per 4 weeks, so use that figure as your budgeting baseline. Because utilities and Wi-Fi are already included, your remaining costs are the predictable ones: food, transit, phone, and personal spending. That predictability is worth a great deal in a neighbourhood where unfurnished rentals often arrive with setup costs, furniture purchases, and variable bills stacked on top of the advertised rent.

It is also worth counting what you are not paying for. A furnished room means no mattress, desk, or kitchenware to buy in your first week, and no furniture to sell or abandon when your program ends. For a stay measured in months rather than years, those avoided costs often matter as much as the rent itself.

Your Next Step

If a furnished room in the Annex or along the Bloor corridor fits your year, check the current rooms near U of T to see what is open now, and do not be discouraged if these particular rooms are full: rooms turn over as terms end. Reach us by phone or WhatsApp at +1 416-573-2357, or by email at [email protected], tell us your dates and budget, and we will point you to the closest match we have.