Brooklin used to be the quiet village at the top of Whitby. These days it is Whitby's main growth front. New subdivisions are filling in around the old Baldwin Street core, the population has grown from about 1,600 in the mid-1990s to roughly 25,000 to 30,000 today, and the Town has another 500 hectares earmarked for expansion out to 2051. At the same time, prices have come back a long way from the peak. Here is where the market actually stands.
What homes cost right now
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board reports Brooklin inside the wider Whitby numbers, so there is no official Brooklin-only average. The Whitby figures for October 2026 tell the story:
108 homes sold in Whitby in October, up 12.5% from September but down 22.3% from a year earlier. The average price was $876,275, down 0.7% from September and down 6.6% from October 2025. The median was $852,500. Homes took 27 days to sell on average and went for about 98% of asking. With 3.0 months of inventory and a sales-to-new-listings ratio of 44%, Whitby sits in balanced territory, not a seller's market and not a fire sale.
By home type in Whitby, detached homes averaged $984,525 in October and freehold townhouses averaged $723,921.
Neighbourhood level trackers that split Brooklin out of Whitby put the Brooklin median sold price between about $937,000 and $976,000 over the 12 months to October 2026, down roughly 9 to 10% from the year before, based on MLS sales compiled by Valery and HOMEH. Detached homes in Brooklin carried a median of about $1.11 million over that year, and townhouses about $789,000. In October alone, 24 Brooklin homes sold at a median of $896,500.
For context, the Durham Region average was $793,024 in October, with the benchmark price at $798,100, down 5.11% from a year earlier. The GTA average was $1,024,108. Whitby trades about $83,000 above the Durham average, and Brooklin trades above Whitby. Buyers pay for the schools, the village setting and the newer housing stock. On a year to date average basis, Whitby is still about a third below its February 2022 peak.
Right now there are about 64 homes listed for sale in Brooklin, with 38 of those new in the last 30 days, and a median list price near $880,000. Choice is there. Bidding wars mostly are not. Only about 16% of Brooklin sales over the past year closed over asking, the lowest share of any Whitby neighbourhood.
What is being built
Brooklin has one of the busiest new home pipelines in Durham. The active and upcoming projects include:
- Brooklin Towns and Brooklin Towns 2.0 by Madison Group, at Baldwin Street South and Roybrook Avenue. Phase 1 street towns are move-in ready, with first occupancy in October 2026, at 4 bedrooms and 2,010 to 2,467 square feet. Phase 2 is 99 smaller urban towns, 829 to 1,321 square feet, priced from $479,990 for eligible buyers after rebates, with first occupancy expected in late 2028 to early 2029.
- West Brooklin by Centurion Homes, Fernbrook Homes and Zancor Homes, at Ashburn Road and Highway 7. A master-planned community of townhomes, semis and detached homes, now open, with prices not yet published.
- Zancor Brooklin, on Columbus Road East. Detached homes on 32, 38 and 42 foot lots, 1,923 to 4,001 square feet, with 2026 occupancy.
- Brooklin Trails by Sorbara Group and Tribute Communities, at Baldwin Street North and Columbus Road West. Townhomes and detached homes.
- Brooklin Vue by Treasure Hill, at Columbus Road and Baldwin Street. More than 470 homes, detached and townhomes, from $669,900.
- Mirra Townhomes by Treasure Hill, at 6900 Baldwin Street North. From $599,900.
- Ashburn Hills by Mattamy Homes. Detached homes and townhomes, from $696,451.
- Minto Brooklin, on Columbus Road West, within walking distance of downtown Brooklin. Towns and detached homes in pre-construction.
Prices, incentives and occupancy dates change often, and some of the lower starting prices only apply to eligible buyers after rebates. Confirm the current price list with the builder before you plan around a number.
The bigger growth picture
This is not a short term burst. The Region's Envision Durham plan forecasts Whitby growing to about 244,000 people and more than 95,000 jobs by 2051, and the Brooklin Community Secondary Plan is being updated to guide the new expansion area to that same horizon. The province has assigned Whitby a target of 18,000 new homes by 2031. The roadwork is catching up too: Columbus Road is being widened from two lanes to five, and the Fieldgate Sports Complex on Baldwin Street South near Highway 407 is expected to open in 2026. A planned Lakeridge Health hospital and medical campus nearby would add thousands of health care jobs over time.
The honest trade-off for buyers is that construction will be part of daily life on Brooklin's south and west edges for years, and school boundaries get redrawn as the population grows. Confirm the school for a specific address before you buy.
What it means for your mortgage
Two things matter most for Brooklin buyers right now.
First, new construction. First-time buyers can get GST/HST relief on a new home, up to $50,000 on homes up to $1 million, phasing out to $1.5 million. Several Brooklin townhome releases sit under that $1 million line, which makes the relief worth checking before you sign. On a pre-construction purchase, also plan for the gap between signing and closing: rate holds typically run about 120 days, so a home closing in 2028 cannot be rate locked today, and the appraisal happens at closing, not at signing.
Second, the payment math at today's rates. Best 5-year fixed insured rates are around 4.44%, and prime is 4.70%. A $700,000 mortgage at 4.44% fixed on a 25 year amortization works out to about $3,851 a month in principal and interest, before property tax and fees. That is illustrative only and subject to approval. If December brings another Bank of Canada hike, variable rate payments move with it, while fixed rates follow bond yields, which have actually eased a little lately.
Brooklin gives you newer homes, more space and a real village core, at prices well below comparable York Region communities and well below the 2022 peak. The question is not whether Brooklin is growing. It is whether you buy resale, where you can negotiate and close in weeks, or buy new, where you pick your lot and wait. Both work. They just need different financing plans.
If you are weighing a Brooklin purchase, resale or new, reach out and we will run the numbers on your actual situation before you make an offer.
Suganthan, Mortgage Agent, @mortgagemadebetter
Information current as of November 13, 2026. Sources: TRREB Market Watch, October 2026; MLS sales compiled by HOMEH and Valery Real Estate; builder price lists, October 2026; Town of Whitby staff report PDP 60-25 and the Brooklin Community Secondary Plan; Envision Durham Regional Official Plan. Prices and project details change often. Confirm current figures before acting.
