Taunton (Oshawa)

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: this is a newer suburban area rather than a heritage core, so the anchors are recreational and natural. The Delpark Homes Centre on Harmony Road is the standout, a roughly 200,000-square-foot complex with four NHL-sized ice pads, a leisure pool, fitness centre and library.

Parks & green space: Harmony Valley Conservation Area sits just east of the subdivisions with trails, meadows and an off-leash dog area, and neighbourhood parks including Coldstream Park and Stonecrest Parkette serve the surrounding streets.

Your Typical Neighbour

Taunton skews toward established, move-up families: larger detached homes, two incomes, kids in the local schools. Oshawa as a whole had a population of about 175,000 in 2021 and a median household income around $86,000, and this newer, higher-priced north-end community runs well above that city average, drawing buyers who want more house and land than they’d get closer to Toronto. It’s a settle-in-and-stay kind of neighbourhood.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, Oshawa (City)

What We Love

You get real house and lot for the money here: larger, newer detached homes at prices that still undercut comparable Whitby and west-GTA product. The Delpark Homes Centre is a genuinely good rec facility, the schools are new, and Harmony Valley Conservation Area and the moraine give the area a green, semi-rural backdrop that the older parts of Oshawa can’t match. For move-up families, it’s one of the strongest value plays in north Durham.

What We Love

It’s a long haul to the train, and the drive-plus-hour to Union is a serious daily commitment, so cost the commute before the square footage wins you over. The area is car-dependent and still building out, with active construction and thin tree cover on the newest streets. And there’s no walkable main street or nightlife… this is a drive-to-everything suburb, full stop.

Real Estate

Taunton is dominated by newer, larger detached homes, with some freehold townhomes filling out the mix. It’s one of the higher-priced Oshawa communities, and the consistent, move-in-ready stock appeals to move-up families who want space without the Whitby premium. 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

This is car country. The nearest GO service is Oshawa GO on the Lakeshore East line, a 15-to-20-minute drive south, running about 60 to 70 minutes to Union. Durham Region Transit buses serve the Harmony and Taunton corridors, and Highway 407 across the north plus the 401 farther south put the rest of the GTA within reach by car.

Schools

Taunton is served by the Durham District School Board and the Durham Catholic District School Board. Schools in and around the area include Queen Elizabeth Public School and, on the Catholic side, Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School (set to open September 2027), plus other Durham board options. Confirm exact catchments for a given address before relying on them. For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Durham Region School Map.