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Clarington
Room to grow, with lakefront, historic downtowns and newer homes.
Clarington in numbers.
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Price trend, Jan to Sep 2026
Clarington average sale price by month, against the Durham average. The selected month is highlighted.
Average price by town
What the typical home sold for in each Durham town. Clarington is highlighted.
Durham sales by property type
Share of sales across all of Durham Region by style of home.
Supply vs. demand in Clarington
New listings against homes sold, month by month.
Clarington breakdown
Clarington against the Durham Region figure, for the period you picked above.
Clarington month by month, 2026
Every month of 2026 so far for Clarington. The period you picked is highlighted.
10-year average
2016 to 2025Terms: MOI = months of inventory. SNLR = sales-to-new-listings ratio. DOM = days on market. SP/LP = sale price as a percent of list price. Data from the Central Lakes Association of REALTORS® (CLAR) and Habistat, January to September 2026. Property type figures are for all of Durham Region. For general information only.
Why people choose Clarington.
Why people move here
A lower average price than Whitby or Pickering, with the Waterfront Trail, Darlington Provincial Park and a real small-town feel.
Homes and neighbourhoods
Bowmanville, Newcastle, Courtice and Orono. Newer subdivisions, townhomes, historic downtown homes and some rural properties.
Events and community
Santa Claus parades in Bowmanville and Newcastle, Hometown Holiday and the municipality's festivals and events.
Clarington is growing steadily.
How many people call Clarington home, and how fast that number is rising.
Growth, 2021 to 2025
Census check: Clarington counted 92,013 people in the 2016 census and 101,427 in 2021, a change of up 10.2%.
Census counts: 2021 Census of Population summary from the Region of Durham. Estimates: Region of Durham Monitoring of Growth Trends, which adds an allowance for census undercount, so estimates run higher than census counts. The 2026 figure is our projection, not an official count. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.
How Clarington became Clarington.
From the first settlers to today, the moments that shaped the town.
Where the name comes from
The name blends Clarke and Darlington, the two former townships that make up much of the municipality.
John Burk and his family arrive on the Lake Ontario shore, about a mile west of what is now Bowmanville Creek, drawn by the Crown's land grant program. A mill soon follows and the settlement grows rapidly.
Charles Bowman buys a store in Darlington Mills and opens the settlement's first post office. The community that grows up around it is later named Bowmanville in his honour.
The Enniskillen General Store opens its doors. It is still operating today, more than 180 years later, and remains a reminder of the rural village life that shaped the Clarington countryside.
Bowmanville is incorporated as a town, six years after becoming a village. By Confederation in 1867 it is described as a prosperous, growing community, with a bank and mills serving the surrounding farms.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company begins operations in Bowmanville, bringing a major industrial employer to town. Together with the Dominion Organ and Piano factory, it provided steady work through the twentieth century.
In October the Battle of Bowmanville breaks out, a prisoner uprising at Camp 30, which held German officers during the Second World War. It is one of the town's most remarkable wartime stories.
Bowmanville, Newcastle Village, Clarke and Darlington combine as the Town of Newcastle on January 1. The municipality is renamed Clarington in the 1990s, blending the names of the two former townships.
The GO Lakeshore East extension to Bowmanville is announced, promising train service toward Toronto. The Durham-York Energy Centre also opens that year, and the news puts Clarington firmly on commuters' radar.
Highway 407 is extended east to Highway 35/115 on December 9, and Highway 418 opens alongside it. The new links make driving across Durham and toward the rest of the GTA far easier for residents.
In January Metrolinx awards the major construction contract for the GO Lakeshore East extension to Bowmanville, and work is underway by March. The 18.7 km line is planned to bring all-day, two-way train service. By September the average home sells for $780,332, up 6.5% since January.
History summarized from Wikipedia: Clarington, Wikipedia: Bowmanville, Region of Durham: GO extension to Bowmanville. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.
Famous people from Clarington.
Politicians, athletes, Olympians and entertainers who were born, raised or have lived in and around Clarington.
Samuel McLaughlin
Business leaderBorn in Enniskillen, in what is now Clarington. Built the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became General Motors of Canada.
Anne Ottenbrite
Olympic swimmerBorn in Bowmanville. Won gold in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Greg Nemisz
Hockey playerFrom Courtice. Two-time Memorial Cup champion, drafted by the Calgary Flames in 2008.
Ricky Foley
Football playerFrom Courtice. Defensive end who played in the Canadian Football League.
Tom Gibney
BroadcasterLongtime CFTO television news anchor, listed among Courtice’s notable people.
Compiled from public sources, mainly Wikipedia: Clarington, and the people’s public biographies. “From” means born, raised or lived here, and some have since moved away. This list is for local interest only. We have no connection to the people listed, and they do not endorse us or our services.
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