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Best places to live in Greater Oshawa

5 places with 497,932 residents within about 15 km of Oshawa, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Oshawa, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Brooklin
    Ontario, 25,000 residents    52
  2. 2Ajax
    Ontario, 119,677 residents    52
  3. 3Oshawa
    Ontario, 175,383 residents    51
  4. 4Whitby
    Ontario, 138,501 residents    49
  5. 5Bowmanville
    Ontario, 39,371 residents    42

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For retired couples

  1. 1Brooklin
    Ontario, 25,000 residents    62
  2. 2Ajax
    Ontario, 119,677 residents    58
  3. 3Oshawa
    Ontario, 175,383 residents    56
  4. 4Whitby
    Ontario, 138,501 residents    54
  5. 5Bowmanville
    Ontario, 39,371 residents    50

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For remote workers

  1. 1Brooklin
    Ontario, 25,000 residents    55
  2. 2Ajax
    Ontario, 119,677 residents    54
  3. 3Oshawa
    Ontario, 175,383 residents    52
  4. 4Whitby
    Ontario, 138,501 residents    51
  5. 5Bowmanville
    Ontario, 39,371 residents    44

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For commuters

  1. 1Ajax
    Ontario, 119,677 residents    81
  2. 2Whitby
    Ontario, 138,501 residents    80
  3. 3Oshawa
    Ontario, 175,383 residents    79
  4. 4Brooklin
    Ontario, 25,000 residents    70
  5. 5Bowmanville
    Ontario, 39,371 residents    62

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For single professionals

  1. 1Ajax
    Ontario, 119,677 residents    70
  2. 2Whitby
    Ontario, 138,501 residents    70
  3. 3Oshawa
    Ontario, 175,383 residents    68
  4. 4Brooklin
    Ontario, 25,000 residents    51
  5. 5Bowmanville
    Ontario, 39,371 residents    40

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Ajax
    Ontario, 119,677 residents    29
  2. 2Whitby
    Ontario, 138,501 residents    28
  3. 3Oshawa
    Ontario, 175,383 residents    27
  4. 4Brooklin
    Ontario, 25,000 residents    25
  5. 5Bowmanville
    Ontario, 39,371 residents    20

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Towns in Greater Oshawa