Oshawa boundaries: North to Scugog, East to Clarington, South to Lake Ontario, and West to Whitby.

The City of Oshawa was incorporated in 1850 and is located east of the City of Toronto. Home to over 140,000 people, Oshawa is known for being Canada's Motor City.

Rent a house or apartment in Oshawa and enjoy one of many wonderful parks including Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens, Harmony Creek Trail, and Lakeview Park.

You can rent a condo or apartment in Oshawa and visit one of many local attractions including the Robert McLaughlin Gallery and the Canadian Automotive Museum.

If you are a student, you can rent a basement apartment or townhouse in Oshawa for its many schools. Oshawa has 32 elementary schools and 6 high schools. There are 3 post-secondary institutions in Oshawa, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Trent University, and Durham College.

If you rent an apartment in Oshawa you will not need to worry much about public transportation. You will have access to frequent bus service provided by the Durham Region Transit. You can always take the GO Transit or use Highway 401.

* Oshawa home and apartment rental information (number of units)
-There over 8,000 apartments for rent in Oshawa (total units) with a vacancy rate of 4.9%
* Oshawa home and apartment rental rates (avg.)
Bachelor = $611
1 Bedroom =$764
2 Bedroom =$887
3 Bedroom+ =$1,028
*Source CMHC GTA Rental Market Report-Fall 2009