Photo: The Town of Ajax · CC BY 3.0Homes from 2001 on make up 41% of Ajax, where Ontario’s towns have 17%
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $850,000; the average was $874,000. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Ajax. Assessors valued the median residential property at $468,000 for 2024. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Ajax’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $874K
- Owners
- 32,960
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Ajax’s detached houses are assessed at 2 times the median of Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Ajax had 36,310 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 74% of them and condos 3%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
How Ajax’s homes break down, by age and kind
The 2021 census counted 39,490 occupied homes in Ajax; 65% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Ajax | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Building at the pace of Ontario’s towns: 13 new homes a year per 1,000 in Ajax, against 15
Some 529 homes a year: 3,176 in all were permitted in Ajax from 2018 to 2023. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 14% were single-unit, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 1,090 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
35,927 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 13% on the year before
The monthly permits numbers here cover the Toronto metro area
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Ajax is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 22% above their $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Ajax: Oshawa
The places around Ajax at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | $850K | $874K | 84% | |
| Pickering | $880K | $929K | 85% | 6.6 |
| Whitby | $850K | $894K | 82% | 8.5 |
| West Rouge | $900K | $916K | 80% | 12.1 |
| Centennial Scarborough | $960K | $1.07M | 92% | 13.1 |
| Highland Creek | $1M | $1.14M | 86% | 14.2 |
| Oshawa | $695K | $705K | 64% | 15 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Ajax
Is Ajax expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Ajax’s census median is above the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Ajax are in core housing need?
In Ajax, 11% of households are in core housing need, close to the 9% of Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).