Where to buy real estate in Durham in 2019

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Rank	Neighbourhood	Area	Average home price (2017)	Value	Momentum	Average price vs. area	Avg. price vs. metro district	Avg. price vs. outer region	1-year price change	5-year price change	Final Star Rating
1	Bowmanville	Clarington	$456,692	62.71%	93.64%	109.3%	92.49%	60.8%	20.86%	84.3%	★★★★
2	O'Neill	Oshawa	$438,398	86.02%	73.31%	86.6%	71.99%	47.3%	1.74%	75.7%	★★★★
3	Lakeview	Oshawa	$376,182	89.41%	72.88%	83.2%	69.10%	45.4%	-29.48%	85.6%	★★★½
4	Vanier	Oshawa	$511,824	92.80%	62.29%	71.4%	59.30%	39.0%	-10.94%	74.4%	★★★½
5	McLaughlin	Oshawa	$420,292	76.27%	72.88%	97.1%	80.68%	53.1%	0.54%	78.7%	★★★½
6	Cannington	Brock	$481,341	91.10%	65.25%	82.2%	66.25%	43.6%	-1.84%	101.6%	★★★½
7	Donevan	Oshawa	$553,431	81.78%	71.19%	91.3%	75.87%	49.9%	3.62%	76.0%	★★★½
8	Centennial	Oshawa	$474,627	70.76%	70.34%	105.0%	87.24%	57.4%	8.80%	76.4%	★★★½
9	Village East	Pickering	$581,441	86.86%	42.37%	59.4%	74.81%	49.2%	-24.03%	73.0%	★★★½
10	Sunderland	Brock	$601,386	63.14%	80.08%	113.7%	91.65%	60.3%	0.11%	90.6%	★★★½
11	Downtown Whitby	Whitby	$439,984	67.37%	77.54%	92.9%	94.79%	62.3%	9.33%	77.1%	★★★½
12	Beaverton	Brock	$690,014	87.71%	39.41%	86.0%	69.35%	45.6%	-8.87%	56.7%	★★★
13	Blue Grass Meadows	Whitby	$582,162	50.42%	76.27%	106.6%	108.76%	71.5%	12.90%	72.1%	★★★
14	Eastdale	Oshawa	$606,155	63.14%	75.42%	110.4%	91.76%	60.3%	15.76%	69.4%	★★★
15	Central	Ajax	$705,702	65.68%	59.75%	93.3%	95.55%	62.8%	27.29%	65.7%	★★★
16	Bay Ridges	Pickering	$594,227	50.85%	62.71%	88.3%	111.24%	73.1%	2.42%	79.7%	★★★
17	Samac	Oshawa	$589,178	58.47%	74.58%	112.7%	93.67%	61.6%	17.30%	71.2%	★★★
18	Pinecrest	Oshawa	$695,829	60.17%	51.69%	111.8%	92.87%	61.1%	11.11%	62.9%	★★★
19	Rural Brock	Brock	$671,247	35.17%	99.58%	136.0%	109.68%	72.1%	25.54%	123.4%	★★★
20	South West	Ajax	$775,982	54.66%	52.12%	103.3%	105.81%	69.6%	12.17%	61.6%	★★★
21	Taunton North	Whitby	$689,858	20.34%	67.37%	119.8%	122.32%	80.4%	15.91%	68.2%	★★★
22	Port Perry	Scugog	$691,427	52.54%	44.07%	105.5%	108.74%	71.5%	7.38%	61.3%	★★★
23	Lynde Creek	Whitby	$623,330	48.73%	52.54%	106.8%	108.99%	71.7%	11.21%	61.6%	★★★
24	Courtice	Clarington	$635,224	51.69%	66.95%	116.1%	98.25%	64.6%	17.57%	67.0%	★★★
25	Rural Scugog	Scugog	$538,162	59.32%	63.14%	97.2%	100.13%	65.8%	-1.11%	72.0%	★★★
26	Newcastle	Clarington	$707,335	73.31%	20.34%	100.2%	84.83%	55.8%	1.10%	54.7%	★★★
27	Pringle Creek	Whitby	$699,817	40.25%	59.32%	109.2%	111.49%	73.3%	15.67%	67.4%	★★★
28	Windfields	Oshawa	$713,017	34.75%	75.85%	132.8%	110.31%	72.5%	7.32%	79.7%	★★★
29	Taunton	Oshawa	$664,898	29.24%	58.90%	135.3%	112.39%	73.9%	12.10%	68.1%	★★½
30	South East	Ajax	$508,132	56.36%	40.25%	102.3%	104.81%	68.9%	6.72%	61.8%	★★½
31	Orono	Clarington	$215,000	79.24%	31.36%	94.6%	80.10%	52.7%	1.49%	55.3%	★★½
32	Rouge Park	Pickering	$119,667	97.03%	5.51%	26.9%	33.89%	22.3%	-77.82%	-38.4%	★★½
33	Farewell	Oshawa	$756,671	100.00%	5.08%	22.7%	18.86%	12.4%	-73.12%	-27.2%	★★½
34	Central East	Ajax	$780,121	29.66%	58.90%	116.5%	119.27%	78.4%	15.52%	66.4%	★★½
35	Liverpool	Pickering	$692,056	29.66%	56.78%	97.6%	122.97%	80.9%	15.03%	67.8%	★★½
36	Central West	Ajax	$767,328	48.31%	37.29%	106.5%	109.09%	71.7%	4.28%	62.2%	★★½
37	Uxbridge	Uxbridge	$774,240	38.14%	41.95%	95.0%	120.95%	79.5%	11.31%	56.4%	★★½
38	Duffin Heights	Pickering	$575,977	33.47%	40.25%	96.9%	122.04%	80.3%	7.73%	60.3%	★★½
39	Blackstock	Scugog	$606,455	76.69%	29.66%	88.1%	90.79%	59.7%	-15.22%	45.8%	★★½
40	Northglen	Oshawa	$781,828	53.81%	46.61%	115.0%	95.59%	62.9%	-6.37%	64.0%	★★½
41	Brock Ridge	Pickering	$277,005	27.97%	60.17%	97.8%	123.24%	81.0%	11.04%	70.2%	★★½
42	Woodlands	Pickering	$711,065	95.34%	4.24%	34.7%	43.66%	28.7%	-68.63%	-50.2%	★★½
43	Port Whitby	Whitby	$720,971	38.14%	45.34%	109.8%	112.08%	73.7%	12.79%	60.1%	★★½
44	West Shore	Pickering	$756,459	45.34%	35.17%	90.2%	113.64%	74.7%	-9.40%	59.4%	★★½
45	Williamsburg	Whitby	$693,499	30.51%	61.86%	116.8%	119.24%	78.4%	16.45%	71.0%	★★½
46	Rolling Acres	Whitby	$772,543	45.76%	46.61%	107.1%	109.31%	71.9%	10.03%	63.0%	★★½
47	Brooklin	Whitby	$760,153	23.31%	41.95%	119.3%	121.77%	80.1%	11.90%	61.7%	★★½
48	Kedron	Oshawa	$833,235	22.88%	62.71%	144.2%	119.82%	78.8%	-5.59%	71.4%	★★½
49	Northwest Ajax	Ajax	$1,105,721	12.71%	44.07%	128.3%	131.34%	86.4%	16.78%	61.0%	★★½
50	Rosebank	Pickering	$769,374	2.97%	70.76%	138.3%	174.29%	114.6%	5.46%	116.9%	★★½
51	Amberlea	Pickering	$934,418	36.44%	27.12%	96.3%	121.27%	79.7%	3.64%	55.6%	★★½
52	Highbush	Pickering	$810,197	13.56%	55.08%	116.9%	147.29%	96.9%	17.05%	62.9%	★★
53	Northeast Ajax	Ajax	$784,158	14.41%	36.86%	124.7%	127.71%	84.0%	18.02%	55.6%	★★
54	Rural Clarington	Clarington	$985,364	12.29%	47.03%	146.1%	123.60%	81.3%	-2.98%	62.7%	★★
55	Rougemount	Pickering	$1,052,839	9.75%	18.22%	123.3%	155.32%	102.1%	-18.79%	59.1%	★★
56	Dunbarton	Pickering	$199,000	7.20%	13.14%	131.7%	165.96%	109.1%	-15.49%	52.8%	★★
57	Rural Oshawa	Oshawa	$1,069,546	97.46%	2.54%	37.8%	31.37%	20.6%	-84.26%	-65.3%	★★
58	Rural Whitby	Whitby	$935,596	2.97%	36.86%	165.2%	168.59%	110.9%	0.62%	47.8%	★½
59	Rural Uxbridge	Uxbridge	$925,000	13.98%	14.83%	115.8%	147.47%	97.0%	-12.96%	51.5%	★½

Value: Measures how affordable the neighbourhood is compared to the surrounding area and the region overall
Momentum: Measures how quickly prices are appreciating in this neighbourhood, with an emphasis on long term appreciation

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Durham Region’s top 3 neighbourhoods to buy

1. Bowmanville, Clarington

About 75 kilometre east of Toronto, the community of Bowmanville is its own thriving city, surrounded by rural agricultural land to the north, east and west. That’s because the humid, warm summers and relatively mild winters here create extraordinarily fertile soil.

In recent years, Toyota Canada announced plans to open a new parts distribution site, which really helped to boost Bowmanville’s employment. Meanwhile, Toyota is committed to creating a new nature trail, which will be known as the Toyota Trail, connecting Soper Creek Trail to the new car parts plant, which is scheduled to open this year.

In terms of housing, Bowmanville offers exceptional deals for first-time buyers in the Greater Toronto Area. While it’s a bit pricier than surrounding communities—primarily because of how connected it is to current employment opportunities—it is almost 40% cheaper than the average house price in the GTA, and about 7% cheaper than the average house price in Clarington.

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2. O’Neill, Oshawa

As recently as three or four years ago, the community of O’Neill, in central Oshawa, was not the ideal spot to buy a home.

The housing stock is older, the schools weren’t considered the best and the central location attracted transient elements. But as home prices in the GTA kept climbing and climbing and climbing, desperate buyers started looking further and further—and some landed in O’Neill. Many were drawn to the area because of its proximity to transit, commuter highways, parks, a local golf course and the neighbourhood’s exceptional YMCA facility.

That’s when the area finally started to develop. Buyers will an eye for curb appeal started to update the post-war bungalows that dominate the single-family home stock in this neighbourhood.

Homes in this community still offer exceptional value, with the average-priced home in O’Neill selling for 13% less than surrounding communities, 28% less than Oshawa, and more than 50% less than the Greater Toronto Area.

3. Lakeview, Oshawa

Want a community that offers even more value? Look to Lakeview in Oshawa. In our 2015 ranking, this neighbourhood ranked No. 21; in our 2016 ranking, it slipped to No. 26, and again to No. 36 in 2017. Part of the reason for its up-and-down journey through our rankings is that, like O’Neill, the community is in need of updating. Still, you can’t beat the location’s convenience and, if you’re willing to put in the effort to update an older home, it’s a community just waiting to explode in value.

In addition to value-priced homes, you’ll find Lakeview Park and Cordova Park, with the Oshawa Creek running through them. Money has been poured into these parks, particularly in the south end where Lakeview Park is located, to help create a more attractive, family-friendly place. And it’s worked.

While Realtors are still on the fence about the community—as it still has a bit of work to gentrify—the value here is excellent, with the average home sitting at just above $375,000, a whopping 54% less than the average GTA home.

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