Loading homes in Oshawa…

No listings match these filters in this area.

Try zooming out or widening your filters.

City in Ontario

Detached houses for sale in Oshawa

Name: HOMEH Market Pulse — Oshawa closed sales and leases
Creator: HOMEH
License: https://homeh.com/terms-of-use

There are 420 detached houses for sale in Oshawa today, with a median asking price of $799,999 (+10% vs. all homes in Oshawa). 110 are bungalows. The most active neighbourhoods are Taunton, O'Neill and Donevan.

community-focused suburban affordable

175,383 people lived in Oshawa at the 2021 Census, in 66,595 households. 64% of households owned their home and 36% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (56%) and apartments in buildings of five or more storeys (11%). 59% of homes were built before 1981, and 11% since 2011. 88% of commuters went to work by car and 6% by public transit.

Population of 175,383

Oshawa, Ontario

Bungalows & Detached Homes in Oshawa

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 135,090 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

5.3

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 135,090 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

$724,444

1% above Ontario

In Oshawa

$724,444

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,055/mo

18% below Ontario

In Oshawa

$2,055

In Ontario

$2,499

$457

Per square foot

≈ 29.4 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

694

Median $724,444

Houses 578 · Condos 116

For rent

426

Median $2,055

Houses 339 · Condos 87

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-08-16. 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 housing compared to provincial averages
Good number of parks for outdoor activities
Variety of restaurants and cafes
Strong community feel

Keep in mind

Walkability score is moderate at 58
Limited public transit options

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Oshawa offers a balance of urban and suburban living, with access to parks and local amenities. Residents enjoy a community-oriented environment.

Great for first-time buyers families young professionals

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

146.1 km²

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

201

Parks

223

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Grocery stores

117

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 146.1 km² of Oshawa. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

5.2/10

Average rating of the 50 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Seneca Trail Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
8.1/107.1 over 5 yrs
299th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
610 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Northern Dancer Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
7.9/10
387th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
840 students · EQAO 2024-2025
École élémentaire Antonine Maillet
Public · French · Grades JK–8 · Conseil scolaire Viamonde
7.8/107.2 over 5 yrs
433rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
235 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Kedron Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
7.2/107.5 over 5 yrs
751st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
530 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Stephen G Saywell Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
7.1/106.7 over 5 yrs
808th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
390 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St John XXIII Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–6 · Durham CDSB
7.0/106.5 over 5 yrs
888th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
300 students · EQAO 2024-2025

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

175,383

Population (2021)

145.7 km²

Area

1,204

People per km²

40.4

Median age

$93,918

Median income

64%

Own their home

2.7

People per household

66,595

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)17.5%
Working age (15–64)65.7%
Seniors (65+)16.7%

What is built here

Detached houses55.5%
Semi-detached8%
Townhouses9.6%
Duplexes5.4%
Low-rise apartments9.7%
High-rise apartments11.4%

Own or rent

64%Owners

36%Renters

Across 66,595 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier24%
1961–198035%
1981–199012%
1991–20008%
2001–20054%
2006–20105%
2011–20155%
2016–20216%

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.

22.1%
Born outside Canada: 19.1%
Hold a degree or higher: 52.1%
Employment rate: 5.7%
Commute by transit: 87.9%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $82,147
Median income after tax: $105,948
Average household income: 10.3%
Living on a low income: $1,576/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,660/mo
Owners pay, per month: $695,675
Median home value at census: 33.8%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 18.8%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 265 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: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Detached houses only Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What Houses in Oshawa Sell For

1,210 detached houses changed hands in Oshawa over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $743,793 and half below, 7.6% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its buyer in 20 days — 3 days slower than a year ago.

Median sold price: $744K; -7.6% year over year
Days to sell: 20; 3 days slower
Sales closed: 1,210; last 12 months
Per square foot: $493; from 1,195 sized sales

Three years of sold prices

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every sale — how wide it runs tells you how much one detached house here differs from the next.

$1.10M$920K$745K$569K

Jan ’24Dec ’24Oct ’25Sep ’26

Median sold price Middle half of sales

What buyers actually paid

$981,700

on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $18,300

−10%Asking price+10%

Of the asking price: 98.2%
Sold over asking: 27.7%

From 1,210 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Oshawa

26.2 years

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

Median sold price

$743,793

1,210 sales

Median rent

$2,370/mo

794 leases

Gross rental yield

3.82%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Oshawa over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

How fast it moves

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

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Oshawa, sales

Monthly closed sales in Oshawa
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	88	$700,000	$624K – $870K	25	97.4%
Aug 2026	94	$705,000	$605K – $808K	21	97.6%
Jul 2026	114	$742,500	$633K – $889K	18	98.4%
Jun 2026	122	$770,000	$636K – $919K	16	98.4%
May 2026	110	$750,000	$656K – $879K	15	98.5%
Apr 2026	102	$727,000	$642K – $915K	15	98.1%
Mar 2026	113	$750,000	$656K – $905K	16	98.6%
Feb 2026	83	$735,000	$665K – $910K	15	99.0%
Jan 2026	69	$770,000	$695K – $952K	31	97.5%
Dec 2025	82	$750,000	$651K – $928K	28	97.3%
Nov 2025	117	$755,000	$650K – $886K	21	97.9%
Oct 2025	116	$760,000	$668K – $881K	21	98.6%
Sep 2025	108	$792,500	$665K – $933K	23	98.3%
Aug 2025	117	$768,000	$660K – $930K	21	98.6%
Jul 2025	135	$770,000	$658K – $962K	18	98.7%
Jun 2025	117	$830,000	$715K – $968K	17	98.8%
May 2025	154	$825,000	$716K – $950K	15	98.9%
Apr 2025	131	$825,000	$748K – $968K	14	100.0%
Mar 2025	119	$810,000	$699K – $945K	12	100.0%
Feb 2025	90	$850,000	$737K – $980K	15	99.3%
Jan 2025	99	$815,000	$695K – $950K	16	99.4%
Dec 2024	91	$794,500	$700K – $968K	17	98.6%
Nov 2024	122	$806,500	$697K – $969K	16	99.4%
Oct 2024	152	$788,000	$700K – $975K	18	98.7%
Sep 2024	121	$825,000	$730K – $993K	16	100.0%
Aug 2024	103	$820,000	$729K – $963K	14	99.4%
Jul 2024	123	$820,000	$725K – $979K	16	99.3%
Jun 2024	148	$850,000	$752K – $1.04M	14	102.0%
May 2024	149	$845,000	$745K – $1.06M	9	104.8%
Apr 2024	144	$858,500	$750K – $1.02M	11	102.9%
Mar 2024	155	$852,500	$746K – $1.01M	11	105.9%
Feb 2024	85	$850,000	$751K – $1.06M	7	103.9%
Jan 2024	5	$912,000	$837K – $995K	8	104.6%

What people ask about Oshawa

How much does a detached house cost in Oshawa?

Detached houses in Oshawa sold for a median of $743,793 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,210 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 7.6% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a detached house in Oshawa?

A detached house in Oshawa took a median of 20 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Detached houses there closed at 98.2% of the asking price on average, with 27.7% selling over asking.

How much is rent for a detached house in Oshawa?

The median detached house lease in Oshawa closed at $2,370 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 794 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy a detached house in Oshawa?

A detached house in Oshawa costs about 26.2 years of the rent on one — the median price of $743,793 against a median rent of $2,370 a month, a gross yield of 3.82%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in Oshawa 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 detached house. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Keep looking

More Homes for Sale in Oshawa

694 homes are for sale in Oshawa. Browse by neighbourhood or home type below — and get the industry's highest Cashback Rebate when you buy with HOMEH.

At a glance