286 Saguenay Ave

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚆 Whitby GO6.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 46 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: One Love Caribbean Groceries (300 m). Nearest park: Saguenay Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Woodcrest Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 63%, math 17%14 min walk
• St. Christopher Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%15 min walk
• Mary Street Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 57%17 min walk
• École élémentaire Antonine Maillet French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 100%1.2 km

Secondary

• O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 49%, literacy test 84%19 min walk
• Durham Alternative Secondary School - Oshawa1.3 km
• R. S. Mclaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 53%, literacy test 84%1.7 km

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area L1J

Owners / renters

60% / 40%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

44% detached, 12% high-rise

Commute by transit

7%

Population

43,107

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Urdu 0.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.5%, Spanish 0.4%, Tamil 0.3%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area in Central Lake Ontario Conservation’s mapping.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax) police: 43 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.