Real Estate for Rent in Central, Oshawa, ON

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Neighbourhood in Oshawa

Central

community-focused family-friendly active

Central is a vibrant neighbourhood in Oshawa, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential options and amenities for families and individuals.

Diverse housing options available Good schools with an average rating of 4.2 Multiple parks and playgrounds Close to restaurants and cafes Affordable rental prices

Day to dayLivability

4.2

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 1,336 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

$599,000

17% below Oshawa 16% below Ontario

In Central

$599,000

In Oshawa

$724,444

In Ontario

$717,000

Median monthly rent

$1,700/mo

17% below Oshawa 32% below Ontario

In Central

$1,700

In Oshawa

$2,050

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 29.4 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $599,000

Houses 52 · Condos 8

For rent

Median $1,700

Houses 42 · Condos 11

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-10. 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

Lower median sale price compared to the city
Good access to parks for outdoor activities
Diverse population with a mix of ages

Keep in mind

Higher renter percentage at 55.4%
Limited grocery stores in the area
Some commute by car is necessary

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Central is active and community-oriented, with many local amenities. Residents enjoy a balance of urban living and access to nature.

Great for first-time buyers families renters

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

3.8 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

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 3.8 km² of Central. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

3.3/10

Average rating of the 3 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Village Union Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
4.0/103.2 over 5 yrs
2,564th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
625 students · EQAO 2024-2025
David Bouchard Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
3.0/103.2 over 5 yrs
2,825th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
505 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Hedwig Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–6 · Durham CDSB
2.8/10
2,853rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
190 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Adult & Continuing Education Centre
Public · Grades No Grades Applicable · Durham DSB
Not rated
Dce - Under 21 Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
Public · Durham DSB
Not rated
DCE- Literacy & Numeracy
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 Central, 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

11,892

Population (2021)

3.7 km²

Area

3,194

People per km²

40.5

Median age

$61,494

Median income

45%

Own their home

2.2

People per household

5,610

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)15.0%
Working age (15–64)69.0%
Seniors (65+)16.0%

What is built here

Detached houses39.3%
Semi-detached4.3%
Townhouses3.6%
Duplexes9.8%
Low-rise apartments22.2%
High-rise apartments19.7%
Other attached homes0.6%

Own or rent

45%Owners

55%Renters

Across 5,610 households

When it was built

Mostly 1960 or earlier

1960 or earlier54%
1961–198025%
1981–19908%
1991–20005%
2001–20050%
2006–20101%
2011–20151%
2016–20214%

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.

15.1%
Born outside Canada: 11.2%
Hold a degree or higher: 45.5%
Employment rate: 9.4%
Commute by transit: 80.2%
Commute by car: 1.7
Children per family: $55,730
Median income after tax: $72,195
Average household income: 20.6%
Living on a low income: $1,183/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,387/mo
Owners pay, per month: $496,698
Median home value at census: 37.6%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 27.2%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 22 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

HOMEH Market Pulse Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What homes in Central actually rent for

128 homes were leased in Central over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,097 and half below, 5.5% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 35 days — 7 days slower than a year ago.

Median rent: $2,097; -5.5% year over year
Days to lease: 35; 7 days slower
Leases closed: 128; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.17/mo; from 108 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.

$3,021$2,436$1,851$1,267

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: 7%

From 128 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Central

22.4 years

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

Median sold price

$563,161

125 sales

Median rent

$2,097/mo

128 leases

Gross rental yield

4.47%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Central 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

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

128leases

Detached$2,32414.1%
Multiplex$1,86513.3%
Condo town$2,3003.9%
Other kinds, too few of each —68.7%

How fast it moves

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

Sep 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Central, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Central
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	9	$2,400	$2,299 – $2,600	31	100.0%
Aug 2026	12	$2,175	$1,788 – $2,388	40	100.0%
Jul 2026	15	$1,849	$1,748 – $2,275	38	100.0%
Jun 2026	12	$1,900	$1,613 – $2,324	18	100.0%
May 2026	10	$1,863	$1,581 – $2,262	66	100.0%
Apr 2026	12	$2,300	$2,013 – $2,513	31	100.0%
Mar 2026	12	$1,988	$1,388 – $2,313	24	100.0%
Feb 2026	6	$2,200	$2,125 – $2,463	18	100.0%
Jan 2026	6	$2,280	$2,175 – $2,378	93	100.0%
Dec 2025	6	$2,150	$2,100 – $2,238	50	100.0%
Nov 2025	13	$2,100	$2,000 – $2,295	25	100.0%
Oct 2025	15	$2,200	$2,038 – $2,275	25	100.0%
Sep 2025	10	$2,150	$2,013 – $2,200	21	100.0%
Aug 2025	9	$2,000	$1,785 – $2,300	33	100.0%
Jul 2025	11	$2,350	$2,200 – $2,825	20	100.0%
Jun 2025	8	$2,150	$1,913 – $2,275	35	100.0%
May 2025	11	$1,900	$1,650 – $2,225	28	100.0%
Apr 2025	14	$2,350	$2,260 – $2,600	36	100.0%
Mar 2025	9	$2,300	$1,500 – $2,450	24	100.0%
Feb 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jan 2025	8	$2,350	$1,893 – $2,500	46	100.0%
Dec 2024	10	$2,000	$1,944 – $2,538	22	100.0%
Nov 2024	9	$2,400	$2,100 – $2,900	29	100.0%
Oct 2024	11	$2,350	$2,325 – $2,725	23	100.0%
Sep 2024	10	$2,300	$1,563 – $2,470	27	100.0%
Aug 2024	16	$2,400	$2,083 – $2,463	50	100.0%
Jul 2024	11	$2,300	$2,010 – $2,475	47	100.0%
Jun 2024	9	$2,250	$1,700 – $2,600	30	100.0%
May 2024	14	$2,435	$2,313 – $2,568	29	100.0%
Apr 2024	6	$2,400	$2,100 – $2,550	33	100.0%
Mar 2024	7	$2,199	$1,850 – $2,390	25	100.0%
Feb 2024	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jan 2024	5	$1,700	$1,650 – $1,895	36	100.0%
Dec 2023	6	$2,350	$2,200 – $2,369	41	100.0%
Nov 2023	6	$2,150	$1,918 – $2,375	30	100.0%
Oct 2023	8	$2,050	$1,775 – $2,350	24	100.0%

2 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

How much does a home cost in Central?

Homes in Central sold for a median of $563,161 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 125 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 6.9% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Central?

A home in Central took a median of 26 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.9% of the asking price on average, with 27.2% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Central?

The median lease in Central closed at $2,097 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 128 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Central?

A home in Central costs about 22.4 years of the rent on one — the median price of $563,161 against a median rent of $2,097 a month, a gross yield of 4.47%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Central?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Central was detached (63.2% of sales, median $587,823) and condo apartment (4.0% of sales, median $299,900).

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Central 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 Central

A condo here is 2.0× cheaper than detached houses

Half the condo apartments that changed hands in Central over the 12 months to September 2026 sold above $299,900. The neighbourhood's median across every kind of home was $563,161 — one number, two markets.

Condo apartment$299,900

Detached$587,823

Median closed prices over the 12 months to September 2026, from 125 sales in Central. Medians describe the group, never one home.

Median condo sold price: $300K; 5 closed sales
Days to sell: 25; median, condo apartments
Share of all sales: 4%; of everything that closed here

3condo apartments for sale 5condo apartments for rent