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Pickering Village

The historic heart of old Ajax

  • Families with kids
  • Long-term owners
  • Quiet streets
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Pickering Village in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Toronto, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Pickering Village is a historic Ajax district with a small main street, older houses and newer infill. About 77% of homes are detached and 6% are apartments, 12% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $867K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)
$773K*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K
Residents
31,400
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 27,886 at the 2021 census
Households renting
12%
city 34%
Homes that are apartments
6%
city 38%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $867K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $773K, 16% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 12% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 77% 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 27,886 at the 2021 census.

0-1416%
15-197%
20-248%
25-3414%
35-4413%
45-5413%
55-6417%
65+14%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 27,886 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached77%
Semi-detached1%
Row house11%
Duplex flat4%
Apartment under 5 storeys2%
Apartment 5+ storeys4%

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
$11,940
on $773K

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.

Sources and notes

  1. Source: Government of Ontario, Calculating Land Transfer Tax. 2026 rules, applied to this neighbourhood's median census home value, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. Ontario's first-time buyer refund (up to $4,000) is not deducted. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩