Residential · Oshawa, Greater Toronto

O'Neill

Central neighbourhoods of mid-century houses

Families with kids
Renters
Owners on a budget

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

At a glance

O'Neill is a central Oshawa area of mid-century houses and apartments, near the Oshawa Centre and Highway 401. About 59% of homes are detached and 16% are apartments, 30% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $698K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $622K^*
Residents: 22,000
Households renting: 30%
Homes that are apartments: 16%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $698K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $622K, 32% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
30% of households rent, below the 34% city-wide.
21% are 65 or older, versus 16% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
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 19,539 at the 2021 census.

0-1415%

15-195%

20-246%

25-3414%

35-4412%

45-5412%

55-6416%

65+21%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,539 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached59%

Semi-detached14%

Row house5%

Duplex flat6%

Apartment under 5 storeys11%

Apartment 5+ storeys5%

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: $8,920

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.