Oshawa
Ontario
Statistics Canada geography code 3518013 · census subdivision
MARKET SCORE
Model CS-MI-1.0 · calculated 2026-09-30
Market snapshot
Average rent
$1,754
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "a".
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Confidence: high
Rental vacancy rate
3.7%
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "b".
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Confidence: high
Population trend
+19.4% 2013–2022 · CalculatedSource: Table 17-10-0142-01 — Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision (vector 1138981275) · published 2023-01-11
What drives this market?
These weightings are an interpretation of the local economy, not a measurement. They are shown to explain what appears to support rental demand here — treat them differently from the sourced statistics above.
- Manufacturing26% of local drivers
General Motors Oshawa Assembly, which closed in 2019 and restarted in 2021, remains the defining industrial employer and the reason the local economy tracks one company’s decisions.
- Education18% of local drivers
Ontario Tech University and Durham College share a north Oshawa campus.
- Health Care16% of local drivers
Lakeridge Health Oshawa is the largest hospital in Durham Region.
- Transportation14% of local drivers
GO Transit rail service and Highway 401 make Oshawa a commuter terminus for the eastern Greater Toronto Area.
- Construction14% of local drivers
Among the fastest residential growth rates in Ontario, driven by relative affordability against Toronto.
- Government12% of local drivers
Regional Municipality of Durham administration.
Rental market
Average rent
$1,754
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "a".
Vacancy rate
3.7%
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "b".
All data for this market
| Metric | Period | Value | Type | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| average rent | — | $1,754 | observed | high | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| population | 2022 | 187,813 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2021 | 182,793 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2020 | 179,504 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2019 | 175,279 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2018 | 170,837 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2017 | 166,860 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2016 | 164,602 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2015 | 161,148 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2014 | 159,033 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2013 | 157,278 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| rent change pct | — | Data unavailable | observed | low | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| unemployment rate | 2024 | 6.8% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2023 | 5.7% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2022 | 5.3% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2021 | 7.8% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2020 | 9.9% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2019 | 5.4% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2018 | 5.1% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2017 | 5.6% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| vacancy rate | — | 3.7% | observed | high | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
Rows showing Data unavailable are recorded deliberately, with the reason, rather than omitted — so you can tell the difference between a figure that is zero and one we simply do not have.