At a glance

Rosebank is a west Pickering suburb of mid-century houses, townhouses and apartments close to Rouge National Urban Park and the Scarborough border. About 72% of homes are detached and 3% are apartments, 11% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $981K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)
$875K*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K
Residents
41,960
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 37,263 at the 2021 census
Households renting
11%
city 34%
Homes that are apartments
3%
city 38%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $981K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $875K, close to the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 11% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 72% 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 37,263 at the 2021 census.

0-1417%
15-197%
20-247%
25-3413%
35-4413%
45-5414%
55-6415%
65+14%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 37,263 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached72%
Semi-detached9%
Row house11%
Duplex flat5%
Apartment under 5 storeys1%
Apartment 5+ storeys2%

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
$13,980
on $875K

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 Pickering. 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. ↩