Highly educated neighbourhoods in Oshawa
Northglen leads Oshawa on education, with about 48% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median income around $130,000. That is well above the citywide rate of 19.3%.
Windfields Farm and Taunton follow close behind, at 42% and 40% university-educated, with incomes around $155,000 and $124,000. Both numbers show that education and income tend to move together here.
Oshawa overall runs at 3,220 people per square kilometre and only 5.8% of residents commute by transit, so these higher-education pockets are still mostly car-dependent, suburban-style neighbourhoods rather than dense, walkable ones.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Oshawaaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Oshawa by residents with a bachelor's degree or higher
| Neighbourhood | residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northglen · Oshawa | 48 | $130,000 |
| 2. Windfields Farm · Oshawa | 42 | $155,000 |
| 3. Taunton · Oshawa | 40 | $124,000 |
| 4. Kingmeadow · Oshawa | 40 | $98,000 |
| 5. Centennial · Oshawa | 38 | $120,000 |
| 6. Samac · Oshawa | 36 | $113,000 |
| 7. The Fields of Conlin · Oshawa | 32 | $112,000 |
| 8. Eastdale · Oshawa | 32 | $120,000 |
| 9. Pinecrest · Oshawa | 31 | $108,000 |
| 10. O'Neill · Oshawa | 30 | $121,000 |
| 11. Thornton Woods · Oshawa | 29 | $93,000 |
| 12. Harmony · Oshawa | 27 | $99,000 |
| 13. Stevenson & Phillip Murray · Oshawa | 25 | $92,000 |
| 14. Raglan · Oshawa | 23 | $122,000 |
| 15. Vanier · Oshawa | 23 | $63,200 |
| 16. Thornton's Corners · Oshawa | 23 | $93,000 |
| 17. Donevan · Oshawa | 22 | $105,000 |
| 18. Central · Oshawa | 22 | $89,000 |
| 19. Lakeview · Oshawa | 22 | $81,000 |
| 20. McLaughlin · Oshawa | 21 | $87,000 |
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Common questions
What is the most educated neighbourhood in Oshawa?
Northglen, where about 48% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Windfields Farm and Taunton are next, at 42% and 40%.
Do higher-income Oshawa neighbourhoods have more university graduates?
Generally yes. Windfields Farm has the highest median income on this list at $155,000 and 42% of residents with a degree. Northglen pairs 48% education with a $130,000 median income.
How does Oshawa compare on education citywide?
Citywide, about 19.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The top neighbourhoods on this list run well above that, from 30% to 48%.