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Best neighbourhoods in Ajax

Ajax's best neighbourhoods lean comfortable and well-educated. Pickering Beach tops the list with a median income around $140,000 and nearly 43% of residents holding a university degree. Eagle Woods and Deckers Hill sit close behind, both around $125,000, with education levels similarly high across the board.

Across the city, the typical family income is about $110,000 and almost 30% of people have a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are manageable too, with under a quarter of households spending 30%+ of income on housing citywide. It's a fairly young city overall, with about 19% of residents under 15.

How Ajax stacks up vs Ontario

Median family income
$110,000p70
Bachelor's degree or higher
29.7%p89
Residents under 15
18.8%p64
Population density
4,512 /km²p70
Households spending 30%+ on housing
24.0%p41

Bars are the Ajaxaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census Dissemination Areas.

Top neighbourhoods in Ajax

NeighbourhoodMedian incomeMedian ageUniversity-educated
1. Pickering Beach · Ajax$140,00040.443.0%
2. Eagle Woods · Ajax$125,00034.842.7%
3. Deckers Hill · Ajax$126,00033.235.7%
4. Taunton & Harwood · Ajax$120,00035.237.1%
5. Pickering Village · Ajax$124,00045.234.7%
6. Harwood & Williamson · Ajax$130,00032.830.4%
7. Bayly & Salem · Ajax$110,00035.240.7%
8. Harwood & Lake Driveway · Ajax$111,00052.436.1%
9. Audley · Ajax$117,00034.032.7%
10. Salem & Taunton · Ajax$118,00035.231.4%
11. Westney & Williamson · Ajax$122,00036.028.0%
12. Nottingham · Ajax$116,00034.426.4%
13. Riverside · Ajax$124,00036.823.7%
14. Rossland & Westney · Ajax$107,00045.230.2%
15. Squires Beach · Ajax$91,00054.436.8%
16. Harwood & Bayly · Ajax$96,00038.433.2%
17. Rossland & Ravenscroft · Ajax$107,00034.027.5%
18. Westney & Delaney · Ajax$101,00040.430.5%
19. Harwood & Achilles · Ajax$101,00035.228.3%
20. Kingston & Harwood · Ajax$108,00038.424.3%

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Common questions

What are the best neighbourhoods in Ajax?

Pickering Beach ranks first, with a median income near $140,000 and strong education levels. Eagle Woods and Deckers Hill follow close behind, both around $125,000.

What is the nicest area to live in Ajax?

Pickering Beach comes out on top on this list, combining higher incomes with nearly 43% of residents holding a university degree. Eagle Woods is a close second.

What is the average income in Ajax?

Ajax's typical family income is about $110,000. Several neighbourhoods, like Pickering Beach and Eagle Woods, run well above that.

Is Ajax a good place to live?

Ajax skews young, with about 19% of residents under 15, and housing costs stay reasonable for most households. Neighbourhoods like Pickering Beach and Deckers Hill combine solid incomes with strong education levels.