Welcome To Rougemount (Pickering)
Rougemount is Pickering’s west gate: a high, hilly plateau above the Rouge River, directly across the valley from Scarborough. The name is literal (Rouge, mount), and so is the geography… the Rouge forms the western edge, Petticoat Creek the eastern one, the CN rail line runs along the top and the 401 along the bottom.
It’s one of the city’s oldest and most expensive pockets. The first houses went up between the 1900s and 1940s, the subdivisions followed in the 1970s, and the result is an established neighbourhood of extra-large lots, mature trees and a growing number of very large custom rebuilds. People here bought privacy and topography, not a commute.
Properties For Sale
Rougemount (Pickering) FAQs
The far west edge of Pickering, on the plateau between the Rouge River and Petticoat Creek, south of the CN line and north of the 401. Toronto is literally across the river.
This is detached-house territory, and the priciest of Pickering’s established neighbourhoods. In Q1 2026, TRREB reported an average sale price of about $1.42M and a median of $1.22M… but that’s from just 6 sales, so the quarterly numbers bounce hard depending on which houses trade.
Better than most of Durham. Rouge Hill GO is just across the river in Scarborough, a few minutes’ drive, and Pickering GO runs about 45 minutes to Union on the Lakeshore East line. The 401 is at the foot of the neighbourhood, and DRT’s 900 and 920 buses run along Kingston Road to Pickering GO.
Yes, if the budget cooperates. There’s a K-8 public school right on Rougemount Drive, big yards, and the Rouge Valley as a backyard. It’s quiet in the way families with teenagers eventually appreciate.
If you want space, trees and the closest thing Durham has to a ravine-lot Toronto neighbourhood, this is it. If you want walkable shops or starter-home pricing, it isn’t.
Around the Neighbourhood
Cultural landmarks: the Rouge Valley itself… the river below the neighbourhood carries a Canadian Heritage River designation and connects north into Rouge National Urban Park, the largest urban park in North America.
Hot local spots: Rougemount is residential to its core; the nearest everyday shopping is along Kingston Road.
Parks & green space: Rouge National Urban Park trails on the neighbourhood’s doorstep, and Petticoat Creek Conservation Park along the eastern edge, with bluff-top lookouts over Lake Ontario.
Your Typical Neighbour
Pickering counted 99,186 people in the 2021 Census, with a median household income around $118,000… and Rougemount sits comfortably at the top end of that distribution. Think established owners on long tenures, professionals who traded a Toronto ravine lot for twice the land, and a steady trickle of builders and buyers doing custom rebuilds. (Community-level census figures aren’t published, so these are municipal numbers.)
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile, Pickering (City)
What We Love
The lots. Rougemount’s setbacks and mature trees give it a scale that simply doesn’t exist in newer Durham, and the plateau setting above the Rouge means actual topography… hills, valley views, forest at the end of the street. It’s also the shortest hop to Toronto in all of Pickering, which matters if someone in the house still commutes.
What We Don't Love
The entry price, obviously. Low turnover means thin selection: with a handful of sales a quarter, you wait for the right house rather than choosing between several. Rebuild construction is a steady presence on some streets. And while the 401 makes the neighbourhood convenient, the southern streets hear it.
Real Estate
Rougemount is almost entirely detached: original mid-century houses on big lots, 1970s two-storeys, and an increasing number of large custom homes replacing the older stock. Q1 2026 TRREB figures put the average around $1.42M and the median at $1.22M on just 6 sales… expect wide quarter-to-quarter swings, and treat any single quarter’s average with suspicion. New to the market? Start with our First-Time Buyer guide.
(Current prices and days on market appear in the live statistics block below, updated quarterly.)
Transit
Rouge Hill GO, just over the river in Scarborough, is the closest station; Pickering GO is the alternative, about 45 minutes to Union on the Lakeshore East line. Durham Region Transit’s 900 and 920 routes run along Kingston Road, and the 401 interchange at Whites Road anchors the driving options.
Schools
Rougemount is served by the Durham District School Board and the Durham Catholic District School Board. Elizabeth B. Phin PS sits right on Rougemount Drive (it started life as a two-room schoolhouse in 1940), with St. Elizabeth Seton the nearby Catholic elementary; high schoolers head to Dunbarton High School and St. Mary Catholic Secondary. For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Durham Region School Map.
Property Statistics in Rougemount (Pickering)
Detached Houses - Statistics
Q1 2026
$1,565,000
Average Price
12
New Listings
5
Properties Sold
39
Average Days on Market
105%
% of Asking Price
semi-detached - Statistics
Q1 2026
N/A
Average Price
0
New Listings
0
Properties Sold
N/A
Average Days on Market
N/A
% of Asking Price
townhome - Statistics
Q1 2026
N/A
Average Price
1
New Listings
1
Properties Sold
N/A
Average Days on Market
N/A
% of Asking Price
Condos - Statistics
Q1 2026
N/A
Average Price
0
New Listings
0
Properties Sold
N/A
Average Days on Market
N/A
% of Asking Price
All Properties - Statistics
Q1 2026
$1,421,033
Average Price
13
New Listings
6
Properties Sold
33
Average Days on Market
105%
% of Asking Price
Source: TRREB Statistics
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