Pickering Real Estate Market Report, October 2026

Housing stock

What kind of homes are in Pickering?

Pickering's housing stock over the last 12 months of sales was 70 percent detached homes and 20 percent att/row/townhouse, with detached homes selling for a median of $1,042,500.

Market behaviour

When do homes sell in Pickering?

Homes in Pickering recently took an average of 26 days to sell. Across roughly twenty years of sales, June has been the busiest month for closings and December the quietest, which matters when timing a listing.

Getting around

How is the commute from Pickering?

From Pickering map centre, Pickering GO is about a 10 minute drive (7.1 km), with Lakeshore East trains into Toronto's Union Station. From Pickering map centre, the nearest 400-series access is Highway 401 at Brock Rd, roughly 9 minutes away by car.

Drive times use Mapbox Directions from Pickering map centre in typical traffic. They are not a route from a specific address and vary with conditions.

Living in Pickering

What is it like to live in Pickering?

The housing stock is primarily detached homes, 70 percent of recent sales, alongside a meaningful att/row/townhouse segment at 20 percent. Green space in and around the area includes The Esplanade Park, S Town Club Pickering - Play Place and Birthday Party Center, The Fun Factory Indoor Playground and Party Centre, Melati Mas Sports, among others.

Schools

Schools near Pickering

In Pickering, public schools are run by the Durham District School Board (DDSB) and Catholic schools by the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB). Conseil scolaire Viamonde also serves Pickering with French-language schools. Boundaries are set by the boards, they change, and the only authority on which school an address attends is the board's own locator. The schools named below come from map data, checked against the boards' and the Ministry of Education's school lists; they are not a catchment list. Schools in and around the area include Glengrove Public School.

• Glengrove Public School (DDSB)

School names come from map data and are shown only when the school is on a board's or the Ministry of Education's school list. School names, boards and grades were checked on October 29, 2026 against the school boards' own directories and the Ontario Ministry of Education school lists. Confirm the school for any specific address with the board locators above. Boundaries and programs are determined solely by the boards.