3090 Mearns Avenue

Getting around Car-dependent

No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 0 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks. Nearest park: Bowmanville Heights Park (700 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Harold Longworth Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 30%13 min walk
• St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 36%1.5 km
• Charles Bowman Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 46%1.6 km
• John M. James School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 50%1.9 km

Secondary

• St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 53%, literacy test 80%1.9 km
• Durham Christian High School Private2.2 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 L1C

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$109,000

Average age

38

Children under 15

21%

Homes

70% detached, 3% high-rise

Commute by transit

2%

Population

50,217

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 0.9%, Urdu 0.5%, Spanish 0.3%, Dari 0.3%.

Flood and conservation Regulated area

This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Central Lake Ontario Conservation): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.

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.

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 65 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.