Downtown Oshawa

At a glance

Downtown Oshawa is the city's core, with the Tribute Communities Centre arena, older apartments and houses and new condos, with a GO station nearby. About 43% of homes are detached and 37% are apartments, 48% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $568K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)

$507K^*

* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K

Residents

38,750

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 34,415 at the 2021 census

Households renting

48%

city 34%

Homes that are apartments

37%

city 38%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $568K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $507K, 45% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 48% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 34,415 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 34,415 at the 2021 census.

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

$6,620

on $507K

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 Oshawa. 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.