Loading homes in Northwest…
No listings match these filters in this area.
Try zooming out or widening your filters.
Neighbourhood in Oakville
Homes for rent in Northwest
Northwest is a residential neighbourhood in Oakville, Ontario. It offers a mix of family homes and local amenities.
At a glance
Day to dayLivability
8.2
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 24 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
$1,049,999
In Northwest
$1,049,999
In Oakville
$1,439,000
In Ontario
$710,000
Median monthly rent
$3,125/mo
In Northwest
$3,125
In Oakville
$3,000
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 28 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
9
Median $1,049,999
Houses 9
For rent
2
Median $3,125
Houses 2
Recently sold
Sign in to see sold data
Recently leased
Sign in to see leased data
Market data as of 2026-10-22. 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 community with a median age of 37.6
- Diverse population with 48.2% immigrants
- High median income of $142,103
- Low crime rate with only 8.2% low-income households
Keep in mind
- Housing prices are above the city median
- Limited public transit options available
- Only one secondary school in the area
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with access to parks and schools. It is a quiet area suitable for families.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
8.2 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
2
Parks
1
Restaurants
1
Pharmacies
Counted across all 8.2 km² of Northwest. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
1
Elementary
St. George Christian Academy
Independent
Not rated
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Northwest, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source.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
7,282
Population (2021)
3.8 km²
Area
1,943
People per km²
37.6
Median age
$142,103
Median income
79%
Own their home
3.2
People per household
2,270
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)23.0%
- Working age (15–64)69.3%
- Seniors (65+)7.7%
What is built here
- Detached houses59.2%
- Semi-detached5.7%
- Townhouses29.3%
- Duplexes0.7%
- Low-rise apartments5.2%
Own or rent
79%Owners
21%Renters
Across 2,270 households
When it was built
Mostly 2016–2021
- 1960 or earlier1%
- 1961–198010%
- 1981–19902%
- 1991–200016%
- 2001–200517%
- 2006–201018%
- 2011–201512%
- 2016–202123%
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.
- 48.2%
- Born outside Canada
- 51.2%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 63.9%
- Employment rate
- 6.5%
- Commute by transit
- 82.8%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $118,266
- Median income after tax
- $155,886
- Average household income
- 8.2%
- Living on a low income
- $2,731/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $2,407/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $1,164,740
- Median home value at census
- 45%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 20%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 7 census areas around the listings we hold here. 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
What homes in Northwest actually rent for
50 homes were leased in Northwest over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $3,690 and half below, 0.2% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 23 days — 6 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $3,690
- +0.2% year over year
- Days to lease
- 23
- 6 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 50
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.78/mo
- from 50 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
$2,989/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $11
- Of the asking rent
- 99.6%
- Leased over asking
- 10%
From 50 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
What actually rents in Northwest
A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.
- Freehold town$3,75036.0%
- Other kinds, too few of each —64.0%
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 — Northwest, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5 | $3,900 | $3,700 – $4,400 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | $3,750 | $3,685 – $3,800 | 11 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 7 | $3,800 | $3,700 – $3,900 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 5 | $3,600 | $3,600 – $3,700 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2026 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2025 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2025 | 8 | $3,690 | $3,613 – $3,800 | 20 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 6 | $3,675 | $3,613 – $3,849 | 53 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 7 | $3,650 | $3,625 – $3,750 | 27 | 99.1% |
| May 2025 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2025 | 7 | $3,800 | $3,575 – $4,100 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2025 | 7 | $3,600 | $3,575 – $4,050 | 47 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 5 | $3,600 | $3,600 – $3,800 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2024 | 8 | $3,600 | $3,563 – $3,700 | 17 | 99.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 8 | $3,675 | $3,575 – $3,913 | 41 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | $3,800 | $3,650 – $3,800 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2024 | 20 | $3,775 | $3,675 – $3,913 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2024 | 29 | $3,800 | $3,650 – $3,950 | 34 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2024 | 22 | $3,775 | $3,600 – $3,950 | 25 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 11 | $3,550 | $3,500 – $3,845 | 31 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 9 | $3,750 | $3,625 – $3,800 | 52 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 5 | $3,800 | $3,650 – $3,990 | 51 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2024 | 7 | $4,000 | $3,700 – $4,220 | 25 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2023 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
14 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
How much is rent in Northwest?
The median lease in Northwest closed at $3,690 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 50 leases.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Northwest 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.