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Homes for sale in Oshawa

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Browse all Oshawa real estate listings in one place: 687 homes for sale in Oshawa, ON, from $129,900 to $23,000,000, with a median asking price of $720,000. Most are detached houses and condo townhouses; 3 were listed in the last 24 hours.

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

Oshawa MLS® Listings

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

$720,000

On par with Ontario

In Oshawa

$720,000

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,049/mo

18% below Ontario

In Oshawa

$2,049

In Ontario

$2,499

$457

Per square foot

≈ 29.3 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

687

Median $720,000

Houses 570 · Condos 117

For rent

430

Median $2,049

Houses 333 · Condos 97

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 2026-10-12.

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 Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What Homes in Oshawa Actually Sell For

1,886 homes changed hands in Oshawa over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $679,544 and half below, 7.5% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its buyer in 21 days — 4 days slower than a year ago.

Median sold price: $680K; -7.5% year over year
Days to sell: 21; 4 days slower
Sales closed: 1,886; last 12 months
Per square foot: $478; from 1,841 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 home here differs from the next.

$956K$807K$657K$508K

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’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: 26.7%

From 1,886 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Oshawa

24.9 years

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

Median sold price

$679,544

1,886 sales

Median rent

$2,275/mo

1,958 leases

Gross rental yield

4.02%

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.

What actually trades in Oshawa

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

1,886sales

Detached$744K64.2%
Semi-detached$615K11.2%
Condo town$530K7.4%
Freehold town$670K6.9%
Condo apartment$345K5.2%
Multiplex$753K1.6%
Link home$650K1.0%
Other kinds, too few of each —2.5%

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	133	$653,000	$565K – $763K	27	97.6%
Aug 2026	144	$645,000	$539K – $754K	25	97.6%
Jul 2026	177	$663,000	$554K – $820K	21	98.3%
Jun 2026	186	$697,500	$595K – $845K	18	98.4%
May 2026	184	$670,000	$590K – $796K	17	98.5%
Apr 2026	170	$670,000	$602K – $799K	17	98.4%
Mar 2026	159	$685,000	$597K – $823K	17	98.5%
Feb 2026	130	$690,000	$602K – $834K	17	98.5%
Jan 2026	131	$690,000	$591K – $782K	31	97.5%
Dec 2025	118	$722,750	$605K – $839K	28	97.6%
Nov 2025	169	$690,000	$624K – $815K	21	98.1%
Oct 2025	185	$685,000	$600K – $820K	22	98.5%
Sep 2025	173	$715,000	$605K – $835K	23	98.5%
Aug 2025	183	$690,000	$620K – $800K	21	98.5%
Jul 2025	215	$700,000	$616K – $854K	18	98.7%
Jun 2025	190	$730,000	$630K – $867K	18	98.9%
May 2025	222	$750,000	$660K – $910K	16	98.9%
Apr 2025	208	$779,444	$669K – $918K	15	99.7%
Mar 2025	187	$735,000	$650K – $870K	13	100.0%
Feb 2025	167	$753,000	$671K – $878K	14	100.0%
Jan 2025	161	$760,000	$660K – $860K	17	99.4%
Dec 2024	156	$729,000	$659K – $855K	20	98.4%
Nov 2024	204	$725,000	$614K – $870K	20	99.2%
Oct 2024	238	$750,000	$646K – $871K	19	99.0%
Sep 2024	192	$752,500	$650K – $881K	18	99.4%
Aug 2024	163	$752,000	$659K – $898K	16	99.5%
Jul 2024	208	$757,500	$634K – $853K	16	99.3%
Jun 2024	231	$780,000	$690K – $926K	14	100.0%
May 2024	245	$775,000	$660K – $901K	11	104.2%
Apr 2024	251	$775,000	$670K – $900K	13	101.3%
Mar 2024	269	$775,000	$660K – $910K	12	102.7%
Feb 2024	204	$780,000	$684K – $915K	10	100.0%
Jan 2024	170	$780,000	$626K – $875K	20	100.0%
Dec 2023	144	$716,250	$610K – $830K	21	100.0%
Nov 2023	162	$722,500	$639K – $858K	14	100.0%
Oct 2023	155	$730,000	$611K – $869K	12	100.0%

What people ask about Oshawa

How much does a home cost in Oshawa?

Homes in Oshawa sold for a median of $679,544 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,886 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 7.5% lower than the 12 months before it.

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

A home in Oshawa took a median of 21 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 98.2% of the asking price on average, with 26.7% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Oshawa?

The median lease in Oshawa closed at $2,275 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,958 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Oshawa?

A home in Oshawa costs about 24.9 years of the rent on one — the median price of $679,544 against a median rent of $2,275 a month, a gross yield of 4.02%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Oshawa?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Oshawa was detached (64.2% of sales, median $743,793), semi-detached (11.2% of sales, median $615,250) and condo town (7.4% of sales, median $530,268).

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 home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Questions, answered

Common questions about homes for sale in Oshawa

How many homes are for sale in Oshawa, ON right now?

687 homes are for sale in Oshawa on MLS® right now, and 3 were listed in the last 24 hours. The busiest neighbourhood is Windfields, with 95 homes for sale.

Homes for sale in Windfields

What is the average house price in Oshawa?

The median asking price of the 687 homes for sale in Oshawa is $720,000: half are listed above it and half below. By type, the median is $829,000 for detached houses, $514,950 for condo townhouses and $399,450 for condo apartments.

Houses for sale in Oshawa

Where can I find cheap houses for sale in Oshawa?

434 homes in Oshawa are listed under $800K and 573 under $1M. The lowest asking price today is $129,900.

Homes under $800K in Oshawa

Are there new homes for sale in Oshawa?

Yes. 60 of the 687 homes for sale in Oshawa are new construction.

New construction homes in Oshawa

How do I get cash back when I buy a home in Oshawa?

Buy through HOMEH and you get a Cashback Rebate of 1.5% of the purchase price, paid at closing, subject to eligibility and your buyer agreement. On Oshawa’s median asking price of $720,000, that would be $10,800.

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