Real Estate for Rent in Central West, Ajax, ON
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Neighbourhood in Ajax
Central West
Central West is a residential neighbourhood in Ajax, Ontario. It offers a mix of family-friendly homes and amenities suitable for various lifestyles.
Ajax, Ontario
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At a glance
Listed 3 days ago
16 Griffiths Drive
Ajax (Central West), ON L1T 3J4
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 5 days ago
Unit Main Floor, 137 Ravenscroft Road
Ajax (Central West), ON L1T 1X3
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 6 days ago
Unit Basement, 152 Elizabeth Street
Ajax (Central West), ON L1T 3X5
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 6 days ago
Unit Bsmt, 8 Mantell Crescent
Ajax (Central West), ON L1T 3N6
DetachedFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
6.4
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 1,042 past and present listings
Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more
Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.
What it costsAffordability
Median asking price
$929,900
In Central West
$929,900
In Ajax
$899,000
In Ontario
$714,900
Median monthly rent
$1,875/mo
In Central West
$1,875
In Ajax
$2,000
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 41.3 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
58
Median $929,900
Houses 48 · Condos 10
For rent
32
Median $1,875
Houses 30 · Condos 2
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-18. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.
The honest readPros & cons
What people love
- Family-friendly environment
- High median income of $131,982
- Low percentage of low-income households
- Strong home ownership at 89.3%
Keep in mind
- Housing prices are above city median
- Limited public transit options
- Few grocery stores and gyms
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with access to parks and schools. Daily life is quiet and community-oriented.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
7.2 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
12
Parks
15
Playgrounds
9
Restaurants
1
Cafés
2
Pharmacies
Counted across all 7.2 km² of Central West. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
6.5/10
Average rating of the 8 rated schools in this area
8
Elementary
2
Secondary
Alexander Graham Bell Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
8.3/106.7 over 5 yrs231st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
630 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Pickering High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · Durham DSB
7.8/107.3 over 5 yrs111th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,870 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Francis de Sales Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Durham CDSB
7.4/106.6 over 5 yrs626th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
155 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Lincoln Alexander Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
6.6/106.9 over 5 yrs1,165th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
500 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Eagle Ridge Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
6.5/107.3 over 5 yrs1,231st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
690 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Lester B Pearson Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
5.7/106.9 over 5 yrs1,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
340 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Central West, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.
The peopleWho lives here
24,077
Population (2021)
7.4 km²
Area
3,276
People per km²
41.3
Median age
$131,982
Median income
89%
Own their home
3.3
People per household
7,510
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)15.3%
- Working age (15–64)70.2%
- Seniors (65+)14.4%
What is built here
- Detached houses78.6%
- Semi-detached1.5%
- Townhouses8.2%
- Duplexes5.1%
- Low-rise apartments2.3%
- High-rise apartments4.6%
Own or rent
89%Owners
10%Renters
Across 7,510 households
When it was built
Mostly 1981–1990
- 1960 or earlier5%
- 1961–198014%
- 1981–199041%
- 1991–200029%
- 2001–20055%
- 2006–20102%
- 2011–20151%
- 2016–20211%
Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.
- 40.9%
- Born outside Canada
- 29.7%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 58.2%
- Employment rate
- 7.8%
- Commute by transit
- 86.7%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $112,373
- Median income after tax
- $149,620
- Average household income
- 4.9%
- Living on a low income
- $1,481/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,989/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $879,302
- Median home value at census
- 17.1%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 18.7%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 44 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.
Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
What homes in Central West actually rent for
89 homes were leased in Central West over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,396 and half below, 10.2% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 26 days — 6 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $2,396
- +10.2% year over year
- Days to lease
- 26
- 6 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 89
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.62/mo
- from 81 sized leases
Three years of rents
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.
What renters actually paid
$3,000/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent
- Of the asking rent
- 100.0%
- Leased over asking
- 14.6%
From 89 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Central West
31.2 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$897,036
171 sales
Median rent
$2,396/mo
89 leases
Gross rental yield
3.21%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Central West over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.
What actually rents in Central West
A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.
- Detached$2,27171.9%
- Other kinds, too few of each —28.1%
How fast it moves
Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.
Terracotta marks the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Central West, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 6 | $2,750 | $2,238 – $3,713 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 8 | $1,675 | $1,600 – $2,821 | 38 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 11 | $2,650 | $2,100 – $3,000 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | $1,700 | $1,600 – $2,600 | 19 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 6 | $2,825 | $2,588 – $2,988 | 38 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 12 | $2,198 | $1,750 – $2,700 | 33 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 7 | $2,500 | $2,325 – $2,950 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 8 | $2,700 | $1,575 – $3,113 | 20 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2025 | 5 | $2,000 | $1,675 – $3,100 | 43 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | $2,550 | $2,000 – $2,925 | 25 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 7 | $2,000 | $1,825 – $2,200 | 40 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 5 | $2,000 | $1,800 – $2,500 | 33 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 8 | $1,875 | $1,675 – $3,050 | 31 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 8 | $2,350 | $1,900 – $3,050 | 39 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 11 | $2,200 | $1,875 – $2,750 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 5 | $1,550 | $1,500 – $1,750 | 49 | 97.2% |
| Mar 2025 | 5 | $3,100 | $2,800 – $3,100 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 10 | $2,525 | $1,788 – $2,913 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 10 | $1,750 | $1,596 – $2,638 | 37 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 9 | $1,750 | $1,700 – $2,000 | 14 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 12 | $2,600 | $2,163 – $2,713 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | $2,600 | $1,900 – $3,250 | 19 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2024 | 7 | $1,800 | $1,775 – $3,150 | 14 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2024 | 12 | $2,200 | $2,000 – $3,063 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2024 | 5 | $2,850 | $1,950 – $3,100 | 32 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 6 | $2,825 | $2,800 – $3,038 | 35 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 6 | $2,050 | $1,775 – $2,325 | 46 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 9 | $3,250 | $2,650 – $3,400 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2024 | 6 | $2,575 | $1,913 – $3,275 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2023 | 9 | $3,000 | $2,000 – $3,000 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2023 | 6 | $2,325 | $2,125 – $2,863 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2023 | 6 | $2,900 | $2,825 – $3,346 | 14 | 100.0% |
4 of these months closed fewer than 5 leases. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one lease it is simply that lease — so the count is shown and the median is not. The leases themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Central West
How much does a home cost in Central West?
Homes in Central West sold for a median of $897,036 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 171 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 4.7% lower than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Central West?
A home in Central West took a median of 20 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 98.0% of the asking price on average, with 25.1% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Central West?
The median lease in Central West closed at $2,396 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 89 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Central West?
A home in Central West costs about 31.2 years of the rent on one — the median price of $897,036 against a median rent of $2,396 a month, a gross yield of 3.21%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Central West on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.
A condo here is its own market
10 condo apartments and 2 condo townhouses are on the market in Central West right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.