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Detached houses for sale in Scarborough

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There are 622 detached houses for sale in Scarborough today, with a median asking price of $1,088,444 (+45% vs. all homes in Scarborough). 227 are bungalows. The most active neighbourhoods are Cliffcrest, Woburn and Birchcliffe-Cliffside.

diverse family-friendly suburban

630,145 people lived in Scarborough at the 2021 Census, in 218,980 households. 64% of households owned their home and 36% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (37%) and apartments in buildings of five or more storeys (35%). 59% of homes were built before 1981, and 5% since 2011. 70% of commuters went to work by car and 25% by public transit.

Population of over 630,000 residents Diverse community with various cultures Good schools with a score of 5.8

Scarborough, Ontario

Bungalows & Detached Homes in Scarborough

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 14 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

5.8

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 14 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

$749,000

4% above Ontario

In Scarborough

$749,000

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,350/mo

6% below Ontario

In Scarborough

$2,350

In Ontario

$2,499

$643

Per square foot

≈ 26.6 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

1,519

Median $749,000

Houses 776 · Condos 743

For rent

1,103

Median $2,350

Houses 686 · Condos 412

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 median sale price compared to the province
Variety of housing types available
Strong community feel with diverse cultures
Good access to schools and educational facilities

Keep in mind

Walkability score of 35 indicates limited pedestrian access
Median rent is slightly below provincial average
Population density may feel crowded in some areas

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Scarborough offers a mix of suburban comfort and community activities. Residents enjoy access to parks, schools, and shopping.

Great for first-time buyers families renters

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

192.4 km²

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

321

Parks

471

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Grocery stores

416

Restaurants

166

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

121

Pharmacies

Counted across all 192.4 km² of Scarborough. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.1/10

Average rating of the 187 rated schools in this area

230

Elementary

Secondary

Sathya Sai
Independent · TO Private Non-Inspected
10.0/10
1st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
24 students
St Sylvester Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
9.6/10
35th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
140 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Iroquois Junior Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Toronto DSB
9.4/108.7 over 5 yrs
48th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
285 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Chine Drive Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
9.3/108.4 over 5 yrs
53rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
130 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Henry Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Toronto CDSB
9.3/108.8 over 5 yrs
53rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
245 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Agnes Macphail Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
8.9/108.3 over 5 yrs
108th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
250 students · EQAO 2024-2025

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

630,145

Population (2021)

187.2 km²

Area

3,366

People per km²

42.4

Median age

$89,098

Median income

64%

Own their home

2.9

People per household

218,980

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)14.9%
Working age (15–64)66.2%
Seniors (65+)18.9%

What is built here

Detached houses37.2%
Semi-detached4.4%
Townhouses9.5%
Duplexes7.5%
Low-rise apartments5.7%
High-rise apartments35.1%

Own or rent

64%Owners

36%Renters

Across 218,980 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier22%
1961–198037%
1981–199015%
1991–200010%
2001–20055%
2006–20104%
2011–20153%
2016–20213%

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.

55.5%
Born outside Canada: 29.7%
Hold a degree or higher: 48.7%
Employment rate: 24.6%
Commute by transit: 69.6%
Commute by car: 1.7
Children per family: $79,765
Median income after tax: $102,433
Average household income: 12.9%
Living on a low income: $1,375/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,528/mo
Owners pay, per month: $812,192
Median home value at census: 25.7%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 24.9%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 867 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 Scarborough Sell For

1,848 detached houses changed hands in Scarborough over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $951,683 and half below, 10.4% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its buyer in 19 days — 3 days slower than a year ago.

Median sold price: $952K; -10.4% year over year
Days to sell: 19; 3 days slower
Sales closed: 1,848; last 12 months
Per square foot: $664; from 1,834 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.

$1.43M$1.20M$982K$760K

Jan ’24Dec ’24Oct ’25Sep ’26

Median sold price Middle half of sales

What buyers actually paid

$977,500

on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $22,500

−10%Asking price+10%

Of the asking price: 97.8%
Sold over asking: 31.1%

From 1,848 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Scarborough

32 years

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

Median sold price

$951,683

1,848 sales

Median rent

$2,478/mo

1,389 leases

Gross rental yield

3.12%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Scarborough 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 — Scarborough, sales

Monthly closed sales in Scarborough
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	174	$908,500	$806K – $1.09M	21	97.5%
Aug 2026	151	$928,000	$845K – $1.10M	23	97.7%
Jul 2026	183	$925,000	$840K – $1.08M	18	97.6%
Jun 2026	189	$950,000	$839K – $1.16M	16	98.3%
May 2026	182	$950,000	$841K – $1.16M	16	97.9%
Apr 2026	188	$960,000	$844K – $1.12M	15	98.7%
Mar 2026	134	$949,500	$849K – $1.15M	16	98.5%
Feb 2026	116	$940,000	$850K – $1.20M	17	97.9%
Jan 2026	77	$995,000	$860K – $1.14M	30	96.5%
Dec 2025	103	$956,000	$860K – $1.14M	27	97.2%
Nov 2025	158	$956,000	$835K – $1.17M	21	97.2%
Oct 2025	193	$1,015,000	$901K – $1.19M	19	97.2%
Sep 2025	175	$1,025,000	$919K – $1.18M	18	97.1%
Aug 2025	175	$983,500	$900K – $1.18M	19	97.5%
Jul 2025	195	$1,040,000	$900K – $1.22M	22	97.8%
Jun 2025	207	$1,040,000	$920K – $1.22M	17	98.1%
May 2025	212	$1,047,500	$920K – $1.21M	17	99.0%
Apr 2025	178	$1,080,000	$950K – $1.27M	15	99.4%
Mar 2025	134	$1,100,000	$971K – $1.30M	13	99.9%
Feb 2025	124	$1,123,950	$962K – $1.29M	12	101.4%
Jan 2025	104	$1,071,500	$954K – $1.25M	17	99.3%
Dec 2024	108	$1,059,000	$956K – $1.21M	15	98.7%
Nov 2024	171	$1,100,000	$973K – $1.27M	16	99.9%
Oct 2024	218	$1,100,000	$985K – $1.28M	15	99.2%
Sep 2024	156	$1,099,000	$975K – $1.27M	14	100.0%
Aug 2024	158	$1,069,500	$951K – $1.25M	20	98.5%
Jul 2024	196	$1,125,000	$981K – $1.28M	14	98.9%
Jun 2024	184	$1,113,000	$998K – $1.32M	10	104.6%
May 2024	202	$1,202,500	$1.04M – $1.38M	9	107.9%
Apr 2024	172	$1,140,000	$1.02M – $1.31M	9	105.2%
Mar 2024	141	$1,151,000	$1.02M – $1.32M	9	109.1%
Feb 2024	98	$1,175,000	$1.06M – $1.32M	8	104.6%
Jan 2024	10	$1,190,000	$1.12M – $1.25M	10	105.9%

What people ask about Scarborough

How much does a detached house cost in Scarborough?

Detached houses in Scarborough sold for a median of $951,683 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,848 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 10.4% lower than the 12 months before it.

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

A detached house in Scarborough took a median of 19 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Detached houses there closed at 97.8% of the asking price on average, with 31.1% selling over asking.

How much is rent for a detached house in Scarborough?

The median detached house lease in Scarborough closed at $2,478 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,389 leases.

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

A detached house in Scarborough costs about 32.0 years of the rent on one — the median price of $951,683 against a median rent of $2,478 a month, a gross yield of 3.12%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in Scarborough 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.

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