Published 2 November 2026 · By Jatin Dua, Broker of Record, RE/MAX Quantum Realty
The best places to live in Uxbridge for 2027 are downtown for walkability, the west side near Quaker Hill for town living, Goodwood for a village school, Leaskdale and the north end for farm country, and rural Uxbridge for acreage. The township’s median detached home sold for $1,126,750 from January to October 2026, down 8.8% (TRREB MLS data via REALM).
This guide is for families, downsizers and Toronto movers who are thinking about the Township of Uxbridge for 2027. You will get real 2026 prices by home type, my five best parts of the township to live in, who each one suits, and the checks I would make before buying in each.
Is Uxbridge a good place to live in 2027?
For the right buyer, yes. Uxbridge is a township in the north of Durham Region. It had 21,556 people in the 2021 census, spread over about 420 square kilometres, and grew just 1.8% from 2016 to 2021. About 11,800 of those people live in the town of Uxbridge itself. The rest live in hamlets and on country roads.
What people like about it:
- Trails and green space. Uxbridge was named the “Trail Capital of Canada” in 2009, with more than 220 km of managed trails. The Oak Ridges Trail and the Trans Canada Trail both pass through.
- A new provincial park. Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park opened on July 1, 2024. It is Ontario’s first urban provincial park, covers 532 hectares and is open all year for day use.
- A real small town. Downtown has a music hall, a local movie theatre called The Roxy, a fall fair held every year since 1886 and a small hospital.
- Protected land. Much of the township sits on the Oak Ridges Moraine, which Ontario protects as part of the Greenbelt.
The trade-off is distance. There is no GO train, most people drive, and many residents commute to other parts of Durham, York Region and Toronto. If you need to be downtown five days a week, Uxbridge is a hard sell.
What do homes cost in Uxbridge right now?
Prices fell in 2026 for most home types. These are township-wide medians. A median is the middle sale: half sold for more and half for less.
| Home type (Uxbridge) | Median Jan–Oct 2024 | Median Jan–Oct 2025 | Median Jan–Oct 2026 | Change vs 2025 | Sales 2026 | Avg days on market 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $1,260,000 | $1,235,000 | $1,126,750 | −8.8% | 138 | 34 |
| Freehold townhouse | $925,000 | $975,000 | $864,750 | −11.3% | 24 | 45 |
| Semi-detached | $917,000 | $886,500 | $858,000 | −3.2% | 5 | 27 |
| Condo townhouse | $750,000 | $850,000 | $770,000 | −9.4% | 7 | 46 |
| Condo apartment | $507,500 | $517,500 | $597,500 | +15.5% | 11 | 52 |
Source: TRREB MLS data via REALM, January–October 2026 vs the same period of 2025 and 2024. Township of Uxbridge, all areas combined, median sold prices.
Three things stand out. First, the detached median is down about 10.6% in two years, from $1,260,000 to $1,126,750. Second, detached homes are most of the market, and their sales fell 14.8%. Third, ignore the condo apartment jump: 11 sales is too few to call a trend.
TRREB’s October 2026 Market Watch shows the same slow pace. Uxbridge had 11 sales that month, 114 active listings and 5.4 months of inventory, against 3.6 months for Durham Region as a whole. Homes sold for 96% of their final asking price on average. That is a market where buyers can take their time and negotiate.
TRREB splits the township into just two communities, Uxbridge (the town) and Rural Uxbridge. My five picks below break those into areas people actually search for, but the prices above are for the whole township, not each area.
1. Downtown Uxbridge: walk to shops and the park
What it’s like: The town grew around Brock Street, which is still the main street. The railway arrived in 1871, and the Township owns the old railway station and rents it out for community events. Elgin Park is the town’s main gathering place. It hosts the Highlands of Durham Games each July and a drive-through holiday light show from December 4 to January 2. The Music Hall puts on plays and concerts, and The Roxy shows movies.
Who it suits: downsizers and couples who want to walk to coffee, the library and the park, and families who want older homes with character close to schools. Uxbridge Secondary School is the township’s high school, and the 30-bed Uxbridge Cottage Hospital is in town.
What it costs: Use the township’s detached median of $1,126,750 as a rough guide only. Older homes near the centre vary a lot by lot size and condition.
What to check: In an older house, ask about the age of the roof, wiring, windows and furnace. Ask whether the house is on the heritage register before you plan any big changes.
2. Quaker Hill and the west side of town
What it’s like: Quakers from Pennsylvania were the first settlers here, arriving from 1806. Their 1820 Friends Meeting House, the oldest building in the township, still stands on Quaker Hill, about a kilometre west of downtown. Quaker Village, one of the original settlements, gives its name to Quaker Village Public School.
Who it suits: families who want to be in town, on town services, with quick access to trails and the countryside to the west.
What it costs: Townhouses are the cheaper way into town living. The township’s freehold townhouse median was $864,750 in 2026, down 11.3%, and those homes took 45 days to sell on average. That slow pace gives buyers room to negotiate.
What to check: Ask the Township what is planned on vacant land near the home. Edges of town are where new building usually happens. My guide to choosing a realtor in Uxbridge covers how to price a home here when there are few true comparable sales.
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3. Goodwood: a small hamlet with its own school
What it’s like: Goodwood is a hamlet in the former Uxbridge Township. It had 689 people in 237 homes in the 2021 census, on about 1.4 square kilometres. It has its own elementary school, Goodwood Public School. TV fans may know it as the main outdoor filming location for Schitt’s Creek.
Who it suits: families who want a quiet village, a bigger lot and an elementary school close by, and who are fine driving to town for most errands.
What it costs: Only a handful of homes sell in a hamlet this size each year, so there is no reliable Goodwood median. Ask your agent for every sale in and around the hamlet over the past two years.
What to check: Find out whether the home is on a private well and septic system, and test the internet speed at the address if you work from home.
4. Leaskdale, Zephyr and the north end
What it’s like: The north of the township was once Scott Township, which merged with Uxbridge in 1974. Leaskdale is best known for the Leaskdale Manse, built in 1886, where Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, lived from 1911 to 1926. She wrote 11 of her 24 published books there. The manse became a National Historic Site in 1994 and is now a museum. Zephyr had 452 people in 2021, and Udora, further north, sits on the line between Uxbridge and Georgina, so part of it is in York Region.
Who it suits: buyers who want farm country, larger lots and a slower pace, and who work from home or drive.
What it costs: Rural sales here are few and varied, from small village homes to farms. Expect a wide range around the township’s detached median.
What to check: Distance. Udora is about 16 km north of the town of Uxbridge, so school bus routes, winter driving and grocery runs matter. If a property straddles the Georgina line, confirm which municipality and school board it falls under.
5. Rural Uxbridge: Glen Major, the ski hills and the moraine
What it’s like: Outside the town is the countryside of the Oak Ridges Moraine, with forests, ponds and hamlets such as Glen Major, Siloam and Altona. The new Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park is made up of separate parcels of land around Uxbridge, with trails for hiking, cycling, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Two ski resorts, Dagmar and Lakeridge, are in the area.
Who it suits: buyers who want acreage, a workshop, horses or simply privacy. This is where you find the biggest lots in the township.
What it costs: TRREB tracks rural properties as a separate community, Rural Uxbridge. Prices swing widely with acreage, outbuildings and road type, so ask for every rural sale near the home over the past year.
What to check: Ontario’s Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan sorts land into Natural Core, Natural Linkage, Countryside and Settlement Areas, and planning decisions must follow it. If you hope to build, add on or sever a lot, ask the Township and the conservation authority first. My guide to septic systems and wells for Ontario buyers explains the water and waste checks.
Many rural homes in Uxbridge use a private well and a septic system. Durham Region’s Health Department approves septic systems in the township and keeps records for them, so ask for those records early. Make your offer conditional on a water test and a septic inspection. Once a deal is firm, a failed system is your cost.
How do you get from Uxbridge to Toronto?
Mostly by car. Uxbridge has no GO train station. GO Transit runs buses to Uxbridge from Mount Joy GO in Markham, or from Old Elm GO in Stouffville during rush hours, and you change to the Stouffville line train. A plan to extend GO trains to Uxbridge has been talked about since 2001, but it is unfunded and could cost as much as $350 million. Do not pay extra for a train that may never come.
Durham Region Transit runs a local route inside Uxbridge and a route linking Uxbridge with Port Perry and Whitby. If you are comparing towns, my Stouffville vs Uxbridge comparison covers the GO train gap and a big difference in property tax rates between the two.
How much do you need to buy in Uxbridge?
At the 2026 detached median of $1,126,750, the minimum down payment in Canada is $87,675: 5% of the first $500,000 ($25,000) plus 10% of the remaining $626,750 ($62,675). At the freehold townhouse median of $864,750, it is $61,475. Both are under $1.5 million, so an insured mortgage is possible, with a CMHC premium added to the loan.
Rates matter too. The Bank of Canada raised its policy rate to 2.50% on October 28, 2026, and big-bank prime rose to 4.70%. The next decision is December 9, 2026. Get a pre-approval before you shop, and ask your lender how it treats rural homes and large lots.
In my view, Uxbridge is one of the best value small towns on the edge of the GTA right now, because prices are about 10% below 2024 and buyers have time to negotiate. Downtown and the west side of town are the safest picks for resale, since that is where most buyers look. Goodwood and the north end suit families who want space. Rural Uxbridge is wonderful for the right person, but plan to stay longer, because fewer buyers shop for acreage. This is my opinion, not a forecast.
What to do next
- Decide what you need most: a walkable town, a village school or acreage. That choice narrows Uxbridge to one or two areas.
- Get a mortgage pre-approval, and ask the lender about rural and large-lot properties.
- Drive the commute at rush hour from the actual street, and test the GO bus if you plan to use it.
- For any rural home, ask for well tests and Durham Region septic records before you make an offer.
- Compare Uxbridge with nearby towns in my Durham housing market outlook for 2027 before you decide.
Need help with this? Talk to me.
I’m Jatin Dua, Broker of Record at RE/MAX Quantum Realty, and I’m the best agent to do this kind of work for you in Toronto and across the GTA. Over $100 million in GTA sales and 100+ families helped sell. Feel free to contact me any time: call or text 833-330-1925 or email [email protected].
Frequently asked questions
Is Uxbridge a good place to live?
Yes, Uxbridge is a good place to live for families and downsizers who want a small town, trails and space in 2027. The township had 21,556 people in 2021 and more than 220 km of managed trails. Its median detached home sold for $1,126,750 from January to October 2026. The main drawbacks are no GO train and longer drives to Toronto.
What is the best area to live in Uxbridge?
For 2027, downtown Uxbridge is the best area for walking to shops and Elgin Park, and the west side near Quaker Hill suits families who want town services. Goodwood offers a village with its own school, the north end around Leaskdale offers farm country, and rural Uxbridge offers the largest lots. The right pick depends on your commute and budget.
How much is a house in Uxbridge in 2026?
The median detached house in Uxbridge sold for $1,126,750 from January to October 2026, down 8.8% from $1,235,000 a year earlier, according to TRREB MLS data via REALM. Freehold townhouses had a median of $864,750. These are township-wide figures, so a home on a large rural lot or an older house downtown can sell well above or below them.
Are house prices dropping in Uxbridge?
Yes. Uxbridge detached prices fell 8.8% from January to October 2026 compared with 2025, and are about 10.6% below the same period of 2024, per TRREB MLS data via REALM. In October 2026 the township had 5.4 months of inventory, which favours buyers. No one can promise where prices go in 2027, so buy for your own timeline.
Does Uxbridge have a GO train?
No. As of November 2026, Uxbridge has no GO train station. GO Transit runs buses from Uxbridge to Mount Joy GO in Markham, or to Old Elm GO in Stouffville during rush hours, where riders switch to the Stouffville line. A train extension to Uxbridge has been proposed since 2001 but is unfunded, so most residents drive.
How far is Uxbridge from Toronto?
The town of Uxbridge is in north Durham Region, northeast of Markham and Stouffville, and most commuters to Toronto drive or take a GO bus to a Stouffville line station. Travel time depends heavily on traffic and where in Toronto you work, so test the trip at rush hour from the actual street before you buy in 2027.
Is Uxbridge on the Oak Ridges Moraine?
Yes. As of 2026, much of the Township of Uxbridge is on the Oak Ridges Moraine, which Ontario protects under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan as part of the Greenbelt. The plan sorts land into Natural Core, Natural Linkage, Countryside and Settlement Areas. Outside settlement areas, building, adding on or severing land is tightly limited, so check before you buy.
What schools are in Uxbridge?
Uxbridge Secondary School is the township’s high school. Public elementary schools include Joseph Gould, Quaker Village, Scott Central, Uxbridge Public School and Goodwood Public School, and St. Joseph’s is the Catholic elementary school. School boundaries can change, so confirm the exact address with the Durham school boards before you buy a home in Uxbridge in 2027.
What is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park is Ontario’s first urban provincial park. It opened on July 1, 2024, covers 532 hectares and is open all year for day use. It is made up of separate parcels of land around Uxbridge, with trails for hiking, cycling, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, and leashed dogs are welcome on the trails.
Do I need a well and septic inspection when buying in rural Uxbridge?
Yes. Many rural homes in Uxbridge use a private well and a septic system. Durham Region’s Health Department approves septic systems in the township and holds their records. In 2027, make your offer conditional on a water test and a septic inspection, and ask for the septic records early, because replacing a failed system can be costly.
Sources
- Uxbridge, Ontario: history, communities, census, trails, schools and transit (Wikipedia)
- Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park – Ontario Parks
- Oak Ridges Moraine – Government of Ontario
- Sewage and septic systems – Region of Durham
- Leaskdale Manse (Wikipedia)
- Goodwood, Ontario: 2021 census (Wikipedia)
- TRREB Market Watch, October 2026
- Bank of Canada rate announcement, 28 October 2026
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About the author — Jatin Dua, Toronto and GTA real estate broker
I am Jatin Dua, Broker of Record and co-founder of RE/MAX Quantum Realty Inc., Brokerage, Unit 101, 799 The Queensway, Toronto. I work with buyers and sellers across Toronto and the GTA and have helped more than 100 families sell. Four-plus years of active GTA transactions and over $100 million in sales volume.
Reach me at [email protected] or 833-330-1925, or book a call.