Find where you belong.
Not just where
you can afford.

NestScore ranks Toronto rentals by what actually matters to you: transit access, groceries, parks, noise, price value, amenities, and more. One number. Every tradeoff is visible.

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better apartments with NestScore.

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$2,450/mo
The Annex, Toronto
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How it works

Three steps to your next home

We do the math so you can spend your energy on what matters, like actually visiting the good ones.

01

Browse the scored map

Open Toronto's rental map and see every current listing colour-coded by NestScore. Green means it's a great fit. Red means you might be making compromises. No more guessing from old photos.

02

Tune it to your life

Pick a lifestyle preset — Transit Commuter, Family with kids, Foodie, Value Hunter, and three more — and the map re-ranks instantly. Pro unlocks Custom Mix, an 8th option where you set your own priority for each of the 14 factors and the map re-ranks live as you drag.

03

Save your shortlist

Heart the ones that look good and they're saved to your account. Filter by neighbourhood or draw your own area on the map. Your shortlist, your city, your terms.

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The score

What does the number actually mean?

NestScore combines fourteen neighbourhood and unit factors into a single 0–100 number. Here's how to read the colour bands.

92
Exceptional = 80–100
Everything's close. You'll wonder why you ever lived elsewhere.
80+
84
Strong = 60-79
A great neighbourhood with maybe one or two tradeoffs.
60+
73
Decent = 40–59
Good base, but worth knowing what you're giving up.
40+
63
Compromises = 20–39
The price might be right, but some things are genuinely inconvenient.
20+
48
Weak fit = <20
Worth looking into the details before booking a viewing.
<20
What we measure

Fourteen things that make your next rental more liveable

Transit
Distance to TTC streetcar stops, subway stations, and real-world bus frequency during peak hours.
Grocery
Walking distance to full-service grocery stores—not just corner shops and convenience stores.
Medical
Walkable pharmacies, walk-in clinics, and family doctors (sorry, we can't check availability).
Restaurants
How dense the food scene is around you, as a proxy for walkable, lively streets.
Cycling
Bike Share station access plus the dedicated bike lane network around you.
Parks
Access to green space, trails, and off-leash dog areas within 15 minutes on foot.
Schools
Nearest elementary and secondary schools, added for both parents and neighbourhood feel.
Square footage
How the unit's size compares to the neighbourhood average for its price point.
Pool
Whether the building has a pool—scored higher if you want it to.
Balcony
Outdoor private space, scored for both presence and size relative to the unit.
Quiet
Inverse score: penalizes highway corridors, GO and rail lines, and above-ground subway stops. Distance decay is steep — quiet two blocks away.
Price value
Rent compared to the median of similar nearby units to make sure you're getting bang for your buck.
Rent control
Whether the unit falls under Ontario's rent increase guidelines (occupied before November 2018).
Traffic
Vehicle volume + speed at the curb, from the City's own midblock counts. Toggle whether you want less or more (and question if your life choices if you want more).
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Our story

Built in Canada.
Built for Toronto.

The Toronto rental market is uniquely brutal. We know, because we've lived it. NestScore was built here, for us, with our data, our neighbourhoods, and our renters front of mind.

Toronto-first data. Every score is built on Toronto Open Data, TTC and GO feeds, and OpenStreetMap sources.

Value is front and centre. There's more to a home than price, square footage, and number of bedrooms. We make sure what matters to you most is considered first.

Expanding across Canada. Toronto is just the start. The greater GTA, Vancouver, Montréal, and Calgary are on the roadmap.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Every Toronto rental and every score is free, with 7 lifestyle presets that re-rank the map instantly. NestScore Pro unlocks Custom Mix — manual control over all 14 weights — plus saved-listings tools.

NestScore Pro
$10
one-time · 60 days
  • Everything in the Free tier
  • Custom Mix — set your own priority for all 14 factors
  • Roommate Mode — invite a roommate, see both scores on every listing
  • Commute scoring — rank listings against your real work or school address
  • Save your mix, save unlimited listings, export to CSV
  • Auto-expires after 60 days — no recurring charge
Get Pro
NestScore Pro+
$12
one-time · 90 days
  • Everything in NestScore Pro
  • 90 days of access for longer searches
  • Save your custom mix across visits
  • Save unlimited listings and export to CSV
  • Auto-expires after 90 days — no recurring charge
Get Pro+
Free
$0
forever
  • All Toronto listings, all neighbourhoods
  • 7 lifestyle presets — re-rank the map instantly
  • Filter by price, neighbourhood, score band, bedrooms
  • Draw-to-filter custom areas
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Both passes are a single payment — no subscription, no auto-renewal. Access simply ends when the pass expires.

Your next home
is already on the map.

Stop scrolling listings that look good in photos but score badly where it counts. See Toronto's rentals ranked by what actually matters to you.

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