Village · Whitby, Greater Toronto

Downtown Whitby

A walkable old downtown near the GO station

Commuters
Food lovers
Families with kids

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

At a glance

Downtown Whitby is the town's historic centre, with Brock Street shops and restaurants, the Whitby GO station and a mix of older houses and new condos. About 59% of homes are detached and 24% are apartments, 31% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $798K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $712K^*
Residents: 46,590
Households renting: 31%
Homes that are apartments: 24%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $798K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $712K, 22% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
31% of households rent, close to the 34% city-wide.
59% 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 41,379 at the 2021 census.

0-1416%

15-195%

20-245%

25-3413%

35-4413%

45-5412%

55-6415%

65+19%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 41,379 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached60%

Semi-detached4%

Row house10%

Duplex flat3%

Apartment under 5 storeys11%

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: $10,720

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 Whitby. 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.