For many Greater Toronto Area homebuyers, the size of a home’s lot matters, well, a lot.
Whether they’re first-time homebuyers looking for a large backyard for the kids to play, or an investor considering redevelopment potential, lot size is one of the top six factors affecting a house’s value. Now, new analysis from digital real estate platform Wahi points to where homebuyers are purchasing homes with the biggest (and smallest) lots. “Over the pandemic, many families left urban centres in pursuit of larger properties, in part for more private outdoor space,” says Wahi CEO Benjy Katchen. “While this trend has cooled down post-pandemic, there is still sales activity in places like King, Scugog, Uxbridge, and Brock, the areas with the largest-sized lots,” Katchen adds.
Wahi’s data team looked at 2023 listings data for non-condo (including detached and semi-detached homes as well as row and townhouses) transactions across the 25 municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area, breaking down the City of Toronto into an additional six submarkets (East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto, Scarborough, and York) for more detailed analysis. Wahi has identified the cities and towns with the widest and narrowest lots, the deepest and shallowest lots, and the largest overall lots.
Municipality | Median lot width (ft.) | Median lot depth (ft.) | Median lot size (sq. ft.) | Median sold price (2023) |
Ajax, Durham | 36 | 102 | 3592 | $990,000.00 |
Aurora, York | 44 | 112 | 4910 | $1,355,000.00 |
Brampton, Peel | 35 | 100 | 3420 | $1,040,000.00 |
Brock, Durham | 64 | 150 | 8811 | $730,000.00 |
Burlington Halton | 45 | 105 | 4832 | $1,128,500.00 |
Caledon, Peel | 46 | 115 | 5220 | $1,270,000.00 |
Clarington, Durham | 39 | 109 | 4146 | $851,000.00 |
East Gwillimbury, York | 42 | 110 | 4382 | $1,280,000.00 |
East York, Toronto | 25 | 110 | 4406 | $1,304,000.00 |
Etobicoke, Toronto | 45 | 120 | 4514 | $1,300,000.00 |
Georgina, York | 50 | 128 | 7200 | $840,000.00 |
Halton Hills, Halton | 50 | 115 | 5500 | $1,058,000.00 |
King, York | 80 | 151 | 14273 | $1,970,000.00 |
Markham, York | 35 | 108 | 3694 | $1,520,000.00 |
Milton, Halton | 32 | 89 | 2949 | $1,080,000.00 |
Mississauga, Peel | 37 | 115 | 4327 | $1,225,000.00 |
Newmarket, York | 43 | 110 | 4810 | $1,175,000.00 |
North York, Toronto | 50 | 121 | 4574 | $1,520,000.00 |
Oakville, Halton | 45 | 107 | 4604 | $1,540,050.00 |
Old Toronto, Toronto | 25 | 116 | 4507 | $1,530,000.00 |
Oshawa, Durham | 40 | 111 | 4784 | $806,000.00 |
Pickering, Durham | 36 | 108 | 4070 | $1,065,000.00 |
Richmond Hill, York | 40 | 110 | 4263 | $1,562,944.00 |
Scarborough, Toronto | 40 | 114 | 4525 | $1,107,550.00 |
Scugog, Durham | 75 | 138 | 10725 | $920,000.00 |
Vaughan, York | 35 | 105 | 3707 | $1,465,000.00 |
Whitby, Durham | 39 | 110 | 4330 | $1,000,000.00 |
Whitchurch-Stouffville, York | 40 | 100 | 3995 | $1,280,000.00 |
York, Toronto | 36 | 120 | 4478 | $1,010,000.00 |
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