Whitby homes for sale

An older harbour town with a fast-growing edge

Whitby's downtown core, near the harbour on Lake Ontario, is one of the older parts of Durham Region, with established neighbourhoods of postwar and early-2000s homes on mature, tree-lined streets. Brooklin, on the town's north side, is a different story: a genuinely old village core that's been surrounded by newer subdivisions over the last two decades, and it's become one of the most in-demand pockets in Durham for buyers who want a small-town main street with new-build square footage nearby.

What the housing stock looks like

Detached homes dominate across most of Whitby, generally on larger lots than you'd find in comparable subdivisions closer to Toronto, which is a big part of the town's draw for buyers doing the math on space versus commute.

Who's searching here

Families trading commute time for a bigger detached home and a yard, particularly buyers comparing Whitby directly against Ajax and Oshawa on price per square foot, plus a steady flow of Brooklin-specific searches from buyers who want the village feel.

Getting around

GO Transit's Lakeshore East line runs through Whitby station into Union Station, and Highways 401 and 412 both serve the town, with the 412 providing a more direct route north toward Highway 407.