Whitby, Ontario, is a quiet and family-friendly neighborhood located in the Greater Oshawa metropolitan area. With easy access to the Lakeshore East Line and around 10 bus lines, commuting is made convenient for residents. It is also within walking distance to primary schools, daycares, over 40 grocery stores, and more than 200 restaurants and coffee shops. Housing options consist mainly of single detached homes, large apartment buildings, and townhouses, offering mainly three or four-plus bedroom options. With a majority of homeowners, the neighborhood offers a sense of stability and community. If you are looking for a peaceful and convenient place to call home, Whitby is an excellent choice.
Whitby offers a slower-paced environment. Whitby is very quiet, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic.
Single detached homes are the predominant housing type, representing most buildings in Whitby, and the rest are mainly large apartment buildings. This town offers mainly three bedroom and four or more bedroom homes. Roughly 80% of the units in the town are occupied by homeowners and 20% are rented. The homes in this part of Durham Region are very new, since roughly 40% of its dwellings were built after the year 2000, while the majority of the remaining buildings were constructed in the 1960s and the 1980s.
The closest supermarket in Whitby is typically only a rather short walk away. Furthermore, those who like to dine in restaurants will have a good number of opportunities, and a limited variety of coffee shops can be found as well. As far as education is concerned, parents and their schoolchildren will value that wherever their property is located in Whitby, schools and daycares are close by.
Whitby is a very good part of the Greater Oshawa metropolitan area for driving. It is convenient to access a place to park. However, the transit system in this town is rather limited. Thankfully, there is the Whitby and Durham College Oshawa with access to the Lakeshore East. The town is served by approximately 20 bus lines, and the nearest bus stop is generally around the corner. This town is not particularly suited for biking as the terrain is not especially flat, and Whitby has somewhat poor bicycling infrastructure. There are also relatively few pedestrians out on the streets of this town, despite the fact that running common errands is convenient without a vehicle.
