Aurora occupies a niche unique to our time in that it is both an independent town and a suburb of the vast urban metropolis that is Toronto. As such Aurora maintains a suburban character in many of its neighborhoods while also offering some smaller apartments and downtown Toronto real estate type accommodation for workers wishing to live outside the noise and pollution of Toronto but who either can't afford a whole house or don't have enough connections to fill one up.
The population of Aurora is always increasing so more and more housing is being constructed to meet the need. This means that although there are a few older or heritage homes in the area most housing can be found in pre-planned developments of townhouses or single-family detached homes. The primary areas of expansion in Aurora are in the northeast and eastern ends of town, where a lot of these residential suburban neighborhoods are being constructed. With construction comes a certain amount of upheaval, however you will end up with a brand new beautifully landscaped home in a shady tree-lined area of town much like Acton Homes in Georgetown.
Statistically these single-family detached homes far outweigh any other type of home in numbers, just like real estate in Hamilton, Ontario and other suburbs. In 2006 there were 9,931 single-family detached homes forming 66.8% of the housing market in Aurora. This was followed by 2,382 town houses at 16% of the market. Semi-detached houses and apartments were approximately equal in that there were 1,178 semi-detached homes and 1,383 apartments representing 7.9% and 9.3% of the market respectively. Average prices for these types of homes during that year ran as follows: single-family detached - $515,642, semi-detached - $306,000, townhouse - $278,525 and condominium - $205,000.
As you can see these prices are significantly more expensive than one would find in smaller less connected towns further towards rural Ontario or in more rural provinces, but on the whole much cheaper than Toronto condos and lofts.
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