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family-friendly community-oriented suburban

Northwest Ajax is a family-friendly neighbourhood in Ajax, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential homes and community amenities, making it a great place to live.

Strong community with many families Good schools with an average rating of 6.8 Multiple parks and playgrounds for outdoor activities Low unemployment rate at 13.4% High home ownership rate at 87.9%

Day to dayLivability

6.8

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 1,009 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

$999,000

11% above Ajax 41% above Ontario

In Northwest Ajax

$999,000

In Ajax

$899,000

In Ontario

$709,000

Median monthly rent

$1,938/mo

8% below Ajax 22% below Ontario

In Northwest Ajax

$1,938

In Ajax

$2,100

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 43 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $999,000

Houses 51 · Condos 3

For rent

Median $1,938

Houses 26 · Condos 2

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-27. 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

Affordable compared to city median prices
Diverse community with many immigrants
Spacious homes with an average household size of 3.8
Low percentage of low-income households

Keep in mind

Limited public transit options
Higher median rent compared to city average
Few restaurants and cafes in the area

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Northwest Ajax is centered around family and community activities. Residents enjoy parks and schools, with a quiet suburban feel.

Great for families first-time buyers those seeking a quiet lifestyle

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

13.0 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

Parks

Playgrounds

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Gyms

Pharmacies

Counted across all 13.0 km² of Northwest Ajax. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.8/10

Average rating of the 3 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Vimy Ridge Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
8.0/108.1 over 5 yrs
337th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
630 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St André Bessette Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Durham CDSB
7.1/107.1 over 5 yrs
808th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
325 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Nottingham Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
5.3/107.1 over 5 yrs
2,037th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
520 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Rosemary Brown Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
Not rated
290 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Trillium Woods Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
Not rated

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Northwest Ajax, 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

19,608

Population (2021)

15.1 km²

Area

1,300

People per km²

36.5

Median age

$137,038

Median income

88%

Own their home

3.8

People per household

5,210

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)20.4%
Working age (15–64)68.5%
Seniors (65+)11.1%

What is built here

Detached houses72.2%
Semi-detached8.2%
Townhouses14.4%
Duplexes1.3%
Low-rise apartments2.8%
High-rise apartments0.7%

Own or rent

88%Owners

12%Renters

Across 5,210 households

When it was built

Mostly 2001–2005

1960 or earlier1%
1961–19801%
1981–19902%
1991–20009%
2001–200536%
2006–201025%
2011–201514%
2016–202110%

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.

49.8%
Born outside Canada: 31.5%
Hold a degree or higher: 57.8%
Employment rate: 8.8%
Commute by transit: 87.3%
Commute by car: 2
Children per family: $118,364
Median income after tax: $153,729
Average household income: 4.6%
Living on a low income: $2,265/mo
Renters pay, per month: $2,529/mo
Owners pay, per month: $958,328
Median home value at census: 30.6%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 23.4%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 29 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 Market Pulse Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What homes in Northwest Ajax actually rent for

113 homes were leased in Northwest Ajax over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,556 and half below, 11.4% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 27 days — 4 days slower than a year ago.

Median rent: $2,556; -11.4% year over year
Days to lease: 27; 4 days slower
Leases closed: 113; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $1.32/mo; from 109 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.

$3,976$3,125$2,275$1,424

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$3,000/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 100.0%
Leased over asking: 15.9%

From 113 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Northwest Ajax

32.4 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.

Median sold price

$993,000

141 sales

Median rent

$2,556/mo

113 leases

Gross rental yield

3.09%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Northwest Ajax 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 Northwest Ajax

A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.

113leases

Detached$2,36557.5%
Freehold town$2,3689.7%
Other kinds, too few of each —32.8%

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Jul 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Northwest Ajax, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Northwest Ajax
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	9	$2,350	$1,700 – $3,300	23	100.0%
Aug 2026	9	$2,500	$1,700 – $3,350	37	100.0%
Jul 2026	12	$2,950	$1,800 – $3,350	18	100.0%
Jun 2026	15	$3,000	$2,250 – $3,150	14	100.0%
May 2026	10	$2,025	$1,833 – $2,750	46	100.0%
Apr 2026	11	$1,950	$1,625 – $3,100	30	100.0%
Mar 2026	11	$2,100	$1,698 – $2,895	26	100.0%
Feb 2026	10	$2,300	$1,913 – $2,838	20	100.0%
Jan 2026	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Dec 2025	7	$3,000	$2,625 – $3,225	27	100.0%
Nov 2025	9	$3,200	$2,000 – $3,300	11	100.0%
Oct 2025	6	$2,950	$2,725 – $2,988	38	100.0%
Sep 2025	14	$3,128	$2,688 – $3,200	21	100.0%
Aug 2025	8	$2,850	$2,225 – $3,125	20	100.0%
Jul 2025	13	$3,000	$2,750 – $3,325	18	99.3%
Jun 2025	6	$3,275	$2,200 – $3,300	22	100.0%
May 2025	7	$2,100	$1,725 – $3,050	46	97.0%
Apr 2025	16	$2,975	$1,788 – $3,200	17	100.0%
Mar 2025	10	$2,900	$1,900 – $3,298	19	100.0%
Feb 2025	3	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jan 2025	9	$3,200	$2,950 – $3,300	32	100.0%
Dec 2024	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Nov 2024	9	$2,500	$1,995 – $3,500	23	100.0%
Oct 2024	7	$3,200	$2,950 – $3,425	12	100.0%
Sep 2024	6	$3,200	$2,300 – $3,275	33	98.5%
Aug 2024	9	$2,050	$1,950 – $3,500	52	100.0%
Jul 2024	9	$3,025	$2,200 – $3,800	35	100.0%
Jun 2024	5	$1,895	$1,600 – $2,900	33	100.0%
May 2024	11	$3,000	$2,100 – $3,200	36	100.0%
Apr 2024	16	$2,975	$2,099 – $3,225	36	100.0%
Mar 2024	8	$3,000	$2,196 – $3,150	26	100.0%
Feb 2024	9	$2,200	$2,000 – $3,100	33	100.0%
Jan 2024	6	$2,250	$2,050 – $3,013	14	100.0%
Dec 2023	7	$1,900	$1,750 – $3,350	30	100.0%
Nov 2023	15	$3,200	$2,675 – $3,400	20	100.0%
Oct 2023	8	$3,050	$2,743 – $3,450	17	100.0%

3 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 Northwest Ajax

How much does a home cost in Northwest Ajax?

Homes in Northwest Ajax sold for a median of $993,000 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 141 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 3.0% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Northwest Ajax?

A home in Northwest Ajax took a median of 22 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 98.5% of the asking price on average, with 29.8% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Northwest Ajax?

The median lease in Northwest Ajax closed at $2,556 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 113 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Northwest Ajax?

A home in Northwest Ajax costs about 32.4 years of the rent on one — the median price of $993,000 against a median rent of $2,556 a month, a gross yield of 3.09%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Northwest Ajax?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Northwest Ajax was detached (66.7% of sales, median $1,103,176) and freehold town (3.5% of sales, median $780,000).

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Northwest Ajax 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.

Condos in Northwest Ajax

A condo here is its own market

5 condo townhouses are on the market in Northwest Ajax right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.

0condo apartments for sale 0condo apartments for rent