Residential · Oshawa, Greater Toronto

Lakeview Oshawa

Lakeside parks and older bungalows

Owners on a budget
Nature lovers
Families with kids

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

At a glance

Lakeview is a south Oshawa area of older houses beside Lakeview Park and the lakeshore, with affordable homes. About 29% of homes are detached and 29% are apartments, 45% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $551K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $491K^*
Residents: 20,860
Households renting: 45%
Homes that are apartments: 29%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $551K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $491K, 46% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
45% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide.
Housing is a mix: 29% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,529 at the 2021 census.

0-1418%

15-195%

20-246%

25-3417%

35-4414%

45-5412%

55-6415%

65+13%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,529 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached29%

Semi-detached20%

Row house15%

Duplex flat8%

Apartment under 5 storeys14%

Apartment 5+ storeys15%

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: $6,300

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.