Tam O'Shanter maps 20 amenities across schools, parks and transit stops

Key facts and reporting periods

Market summary

OpenStreetMap data attributes 20 amenity points to Tam O'Shanter. The set includes three schools, three parks and 14 transit stops.

Central finding

The neighbourhood contains mapped infrastructure for education, recreation and transit without evidence of service quality or demand. Sources: [Tam O'Shanter Junior Public School]

Infrastructure Presence

OpenStreetMap Overpass API data identifies 20 amenity points within the Tam O'Shanter boundary. These include three junior public schools: Tam O'Shanter Junior Public School, Inglewood Heights Junior Public School, and Lynngate Junior Public School. The dataset also lists three parks, including Inglewood Heights Park and Ron Watson Park.

Fourteen transit stop points are attributed to the neighbourhood, with multiple locations along Birchmount Road and Sheppard Avenue East. Specific stops include Birchmount Road at Sheppard Avenue East and Birchmount Road at Bonis Avenue. These points indicate physical infrastructure locations rather than service frequency or route connectivity. Sources: [Tam O'Shanter Junior Public School]

The strongest counter-case

Mapped point counts do not establish catchment boundaries, transit frequency, park accessibility, or buyer preference. Sources: [Tam O'Shanter Junior Public School]

Living here

Three schools, three parks, and 14 transit stops are mapped within the neighbourhood.

Schools: Insufficient evidence. The Fraser Institute cautions that the choice of a school should not be made solely on the basis of any one source of information. Recreation: City-wide programs exist, but no facility is mapped inside Tam O'Shanter. Sources: [Tam O'Shanter Junior Public School] [Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Cmty Rec Centre recreation programs]

City market context

From the Toronto market article, 22 September 2026:

Toronto's housing market exhibits a sharp divergence in supply conditions, with semi-detached inventory tightening to 2.4 months while condominium apartments remain at 5 months. This segment-specific pressure contrasts with a city-wide sales-to-new-listings ratio of 41.9%, signaling that buyer leverage varies significantly by property type. Toronto's resale market shows divergent supply tightness by property type, with semi-detached homes falling to 2.4 months of inventory and condominium apartments dropping from 7 to 5 months between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026. This segment-specific absorption outpaces the broader city-wide sales-to-new-listings ratio of 41.9%, indicating that buyer competition is concentrated in lower-inventory freehold and mid-tier condo segments rather than across the entire market.