Residential · Ajax, Greater Toronto

Ajax Waterfront

Lakeside parks and a waterfront trail

Nature lovers
Families with kids
Owners on a budget

Ajax Waterfront in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Toronto, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Ajax Waterfront is a south Ajax area of older houses and townhouses next to the lake, with a waterfront trail and Rotary Park. About 60% of homes are detached and 20% are apartments, 21% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $814K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $726K^*
Residents: 29,670
Households renting: 21%
Homes that are apartments: 20%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $814K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $726K, 21% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
21% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
60% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 40% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 26,349 at the 2021 census.

0-1417%

15-196%

20-246%

25-3412%

35-4414%

45-5414%

55-6415%

65+17%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 26,349 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached60%

Semi-detached6%

Row house11%

Duplex flat3%

Apartment under 5 storeys7%

Apartment 5+ storeys13%

Upfront closing costs¹

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Ontario land transfer tax: $11,000

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Ajax. Policing there is by a regional police service, and none publishes neighbourhood crime counts we can compare with Toronto's. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.