EsnaDemitro wrote: ↑ Hello! My future husband and I are planning of moving to Ajax. We are looking to buy a house in a not so expensive area. We Would like to know what are nice neighbourhoods in Ajax and the 'not so nice areas' or neighbourhoods of the city. Thank you!
Ajax has become expensive over the last 2 decades so you won't find any cheap areas there. If you can't afford those detached, a cheaper alternative is probably those new condos they are building around Harwood and Bayly. The houses around Shoal Point and Audley near the lake are nice. And so are some of the new houses between Rossland and Taunton. However, these are also expensive. Ajax is generally a quiet suburb so you rarely hear any violence such as the one you hear happening in Toronto.EsnaDemitro wrote: ↑ Hello! My future husband and I are planning of moving to Ajax. We are looking to buy a house in a not so expensive area. We Would like to know what are nice neighbourhoods in Ajax and the 'not so nice areas' or neighbourhoods of the city. Thank you!
Sam9876 wrote: ↑ Ajax has become expensive over the last 2 decades so you won't find any cheap areas there. If you can't afford those detached, a cheaper alternative is probably those new condos they are building around Harwood and Bayly. The houses around Shoal Point and Audley near the lake are nice. And so are some of the new houses between Rossland and Taunton. However, these are also expensive. Ajax is generally a quiet suburb so you rarely hear any violence such as the one you hear happening in Toronto.
The map for Ajax over the last two weeks, looks a lot less congested then Toronto police map or even York region (Newmarket). Set your date range to the past 21 days, and find any area that's 4 major streets wide(east to west) by 7 major streets deep that has the same housing density.Jungle wrote: ↑ I would never move there, seems crime has really picked up now. A couple years ago a north neighbrohood shot up and bullet holes went into several houses, some reckless gangs shooting guns in family neighbourhoods, and this was in a "high end" area.
Check out the crime map for ajax, its covered in crime all over:
https://www.crimereports.com/home/#!/da ... &shapeIds=
This.akswun wrote: ↑ I moved into the Salem and Taunton area last June. IMO, I love this place. It's fairly quiet and lots of young families. As for crime, I wouldn't say it's crime free. There have been issues with people breaking into cars, garages & homes. But personally (knock on wood) haven't had any issues in my little neighbourhood.
If there were areas I'd avoid in Ajax it would probably be the south end closer to Bayly & Harwood area. It's run down and reminds me of Etobicoke. But I haven't had any problems in that area. Don't read too much into the crime reports. Theres crime everywhere. Ajax for the most part is fairly safe. Again, young families, lots of kids running around, & a friendly atmosphere. I'm originally from Malvern in Scarborough. If anything it feels like the new Malvern out here. Newer houses but the same bunch of hard working 2nd generation immigrant families. I have a bunch of friends who live in Durham which is cool. I don't mind the commute either.
Of course for a town of 110K, there is bound to have some crimes here and there but I find majority of the neighborhoods to be relatively safe.jonnyb wrote: ↑ Hrrmmm, how often do you read or watch the news?
https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-st ... ty-centre/
https://www.ontariopolicereports.com/20 ... bery-ajax/
http://www.cp24.com/news/several-gunsho ... -1.3181504
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/02/11/de ... ng-in-ajax
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/two-teens-cha ... -1.3278539
http://www.cp24.com/news/brothers-arres ... -1.2832347
My fiancee and I just moved to South Ajax and love it. We're near Salem and Bayly so very close to the lake. It's a beautiful area, lots of young families too. We're in the John Boddy development area. I would keep an eye out for their releases as they are going to be releasing more soon. There was also a previous development done by Tribute Communities a few years back. . They are one of the top builders, and rarely ever have delays. We were only delayed by 6 weeks because of the trades strike, pretty amazing.EsnaDemitro wrote: ↑ Hello! My future husband and I are planning of moving to Ajax. We are looking to buy a house in a not so expensive area. We Would like to know what are nice neighbourhoods in Ajax and the 'not so nice areas' or neighbourhoods of the city. Thank you!
Are you talking about Hardwood just north of the 401? With all those English named streets like York, Queen, George, Nelson? Most of them are 2 bedroom with crawl spaces. Anything other has generally been renovated over the years.JanetH19951 wrote: ↑ I moved to Ajax 8 years ago. I live in central Ajax which is the original development from WWII, lots of small bungalows, much like cottage country. The prices of housing in this little section tend to be lower priced than the rest of the town because they're smaller than the newer built homes. It' s a very quiet and family oriented neighbourhood and Ajax in general is far safer and less expensive than living in Toronto proper. Having said that, because it's a small town, property taxes are higher than a larger municipality, but generally property prices are lower. I like living here. it's small enough to feel like a community but big enough to have everything you need more or less on your doorstep. It is a bedroom community with a lot of big box plazas, so it is extremely car oriented and often quite congested for the size of the town, but that's the only drawback. It has a very good waterfront area and lots of community events.
There aren't any 'bad' areas in this town, but beware the housing in the newer developments are often converted with an apartment or two and planning for these homes was meant for single family residence, so there is never enough parking for all the vehicles at each house which in turn causes the streets to be very congested with parked cars and not very safe for children playing or crossing the road, that's one reason our area is so quiet, they are 99% single family owner occupied, but they rarely come up for sale, usually a handful each year if that.
I would think that you have moved by now since your post is an older one, but good luck on your move.
MrCeddy wrote: ↑ If "not so nice" means high violence/obvious drug usage/run down.... These area do not exist in Ajax. Previously the north end(Rossland) & lake driveway home owners were labled as those who took good care of their properties, while central Ajax was so so/mixed bag. You should be fine anywhere in Ajax to raise a family.
Ps. Ajax has been my home for the past 22+ years... Before Harwood exit was closed, and the rise of big box stores on Hwy2 between Westney and Salem. Let me know if you have other questions.
