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community-oriented family-friendly walkable

Downtown Whitby is a vibrant neighbourhood in Whitby, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential options and community amenities.

Median home price is $799,450 Median rent price is $2,300

Day to dayLivability

6.6

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 937 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

$799,450

14% below Whitby 13% above Ontario

In Downtown Whitby

$799,450

In Whitby

$934,900

In Ontario

$709,000

Median monthly rent

$2,300/mo

17% below Whitby 8% below Ontario

In Downtown Whitby

$2,300

In Whitby

$2,775

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 29 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $799,450

Houses 34 · Condos 10

For rent

Median $2,300

Houses 24 · Condos 2

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-27. 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

Good access to schools and parks
Diverse housing options including condos
Community feel with local shops and restaurants
Lower median sale price than city average

Keep in mind

Higher rental prices compared to the province median
Limited transit options available

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Downtown Whitby is relaxed, with a focus on community and local amenities. Residents enjoy easy access to schools and parks.

Great for families first-time buyers young professionals

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

4.9 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

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 4.9 km² of Downtown Whitby. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.7/10

Average rating of the 4 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Earl A Fairman Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
7.9/108.1 over 5 yrs
387th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
350 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Henry Street High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · Durham DSB
6.8/107.1 over 5 yrs
254th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,120 students · EQAO 2024-2025
ÉÉC Jean-Paul II
Independent · French · Grades JK–6 · CSC MonAvenir
6.3/106.6 over 5 yrs
1,366th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
200 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Sir William Stephenson Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
5.7/105.3 over 5 yrs
1,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
515 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Grove Secondary School - OS6
Public · Grades 9–12 · Durham DSB
Not rated
Hatch House Montessori
Independent
Not rated

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

12,062

Population (2021)

4.7 km²

Area

2,546

People per km²

46.7

Median age

$80,392

Median income

51%

Own their home

2.2

People per household

5,410

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)13.4%
Working age (15–64)63.2%
Seniors (65+)23.4%

What is built here

Detached houses43.4%
Semi-detached4.7%
Townhouses5%
Duplexes4.5%
Low-rise apartments25.4%
High-rise apartments17%

Own or rent

51%Owners

49%Renters

Across 5,410 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier33%
1961–198039%
1981–199010%
1991–200010%
2001–20052%
2006–20101%
2011–20152%
2016–20211%

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.

20.9%
Born outside Canada: 22.5%
Hold a degree or higher: 50.6%
Employment rate: 6.6%
Commute by transit: 87.1%
Commute by car: 1.6
Children per family: $70,127
Median income after tax: $97,406
Average household income: 13.3%
Living on a low income: $1,147/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,435/mo
Owners pay, per month: $739,249
Median home value at census: 35.6%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 14.5%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 24 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 Market Pulse Through September 2026 Moderate sales history

What homes in Downtown Whitby actually rent for

96 homes were leased in Downtown Whitby over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,283 and half below, 7.2% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 25 days — 3 days quicker than a year ago.

Median rent: $2,283; -7.2% year over year
Days to lease: 25; 3 days quicker
Leases closed: 96; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.00/mo; from 86 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.

$3,328$2,709$2,091$1,472

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: 9.4%

From 96 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Downtown Whitby

27.8 years

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

Median sold price

$761,929

120 sales

Median rent

$2,283/mo

96 leases

Gross rental yield

3.6%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Downtown Whitby 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 Downtown Whitby

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

96leases

Detached$1,98320.8%
Other kinds, too few of each —79.2%

How fast it moves

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

Jul 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Downtown Whitby, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Downtown Whitby
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	11	$2,500	$1,915 – $3,000	27	100.0%
Aug 2026	11	$2,150	$1,750 – $2,638	22	100.0%
Jul 2026	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jun 2026	10	$1,930	$1,675 – $2,475	22	100.0%
May 2026	7	$2,550	$2,250 – $2,775	30	100.0%
Apr 2026	9	$2,300	$1,625 – $2,650	21	100.0%
Mar 2026	9	$2,200	$1,700 – $2,650	27	100.0%
Feb 2026	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jan 2026	9	$2,330	$2,000 – $2,650	36	100.0%
Dec 2025	7	$2,250	$2,200 – $2,300	25	100.0%
Nov 2025	11	$2,250	$1,713 – $2,445	18	100.0%
Oct 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Sep 2025	16	$2,400	$1,798 – $2,809	32	100.0%
Aug 2025	9	$2,500	$1,600 – $2,500	34	100.0%
Jul 2025	12	$2,400	$1,838 – $2,665	35	100.0%
Jun 2025	14	$2,625	$2,263 – $2,998	19	100.0%
May 2025	10	$2,400	$2,300 – $3,000	25	100.0%
Apr 2025	10	$2,263	$1,925 – $2,600	17	100.0%
Mar 2025	13	$2,600	$2,400 – $2,800	23	100.0%
Feb 2025	19	$2,300	$1,950 – $2,400	44	100.0%
Jan 2025	13	$2,050	$1,825 – $2,400	20	100.0%
Dec 2024	5	$2,850	$1,750 – $2,950	19	100.0%
Nov 2024	5	$3,190	$3,000 – $3,200	16	100.0%
Oct 2024	11	$2,700	$2,200 – $2,975	26	100.0%
Sep 2024	10	$3,050	$2,406 – $3,188	22	100.0%
Aug 2024	14	$3,000	$2,663 – $3,200	22	100.0%
Jul 2024	13	$2,500	$1,850 – $3,150	40	100.0%
Jun 2024	13	$2,900	$2,100 – $3,050	36	100.0%
May 2024	14	$3,000	$2,513 – $3,100	29	100.0%
Apr 2024	6	$2,498	$2,174 – $2,900	19	100.0%
Mar 2024	5	$2,600	$2,550 – $2,900	16	100.0%
Feb 2024	1	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jan 2024	9	$2,750	$2,000 – $2,850	9	100.0%
Dec 2023	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Nov 2023	3	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Oct 2023	9	$2,500	$2,300 – $2,850	34	100.0%

6 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 Downtown Whitby

How much does a home cost in Downtown Whitby?

Homes in Downtown Whitby sold for a median of $761,929 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 120 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 2.0% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Downtown Whitby?

A home in Downtown Whitby took a median of 23 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 99.1% of the asking price on average, with 35.0% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Downtown Whitby?

The median lease in Downtown Whitby closed at $2,283 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 96 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Downtown Whitby?

A home in Downtown Whitby costs about 27.8 years of the rent on one — the median price of $761,929 against a median rent of $2,283 a month, a gross yield of 3.60%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Downtown Whitby 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 Downtown Whitby

A condo here is its own market

9 condo apartments and 3 condo townhouses are on the market in Downtown Whitby right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.

9condo apartments for sale 0condo apartments for rent