Aurora Grove gave Aurora its strangest small dataset of Q1 2026: six sales, split evenly between detached and townhouses, where the townhouses absorbed 100% of their new listings and sold at 97% of asking while detached slipped to 93%, the softest detached pricing in town. The blended numbers, a $1,131,365 average and $1,017,650 median at 95%, sit uselessly between those two stories. This is a thin-data neighbourhood where the segments matter and the averages don't.
For a broader look at how Aurora Grove fits within the rest of Aurora, take a look at our Aurora Neighbourhoods Guide.
Where is Aurora Grove in Aurora?
Aurora Grove sits just east of the downtown core, with industrial and commercial uses along its western border and southwest corner, residential through the centre, and Bayview Avenue on the east. The streets wind, the terrain rolls, and the neighbourhood is organized around its schools and its trail and bike-path network. Families end up here for exactly those two reasons, and the SmartCentres Aurora retail node at Wellington and Highway 404 handles the errands.
What the Data Actually Shows in Aurora Grove
Here is what TRREB recorded for Aurora Grove in Q1 2026:
Aurora Grove Market Snapshot — Q1 2026
| Metric | Q1 2026 |
|---|---|
| Sales | 6 |
| Dollar Volume | $6,788,188 |
| Average Price | $1,131,365 |
| Median Price | $1,017,650 |
| New Listings | 8 |
| Active Listings | 8 |
| Sale-to-List Ratio | 95% |
| Avg Days on Market | 44 |
Source: TRREB Aurora Community Market Report, Q1 2026.
Aurora Grove Property Type Breakdown — Q1 2026
| Property Type | Sales | Avg Price | Median Price | New Listings | SNLR | DOM | SP/LP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 3 | $1,351,000 | $1,129,000 | 4 | 75% | 44 | 93% |
| Att/Row/Townhouse | 3 | $912,000 | $920,000 | 3 | 100% | 45 | 97% |
| Semi-Detached | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: TRREB Aurora Community Market Report, Q1 2026. SNLR = Sales-to-New-Listings Ratio. TRREB does not report detailed stats for segments with two or fewer sales.
What six sales can and can't tell you:
The townhouses cleared everything. Three sales, three new listings, 100% absorption, at 97% of asking. The freehold townhouse product here keeps proving it has a waiting buyer pool. If that's your segment, don't expect leverage; expect to move when a listing appears.
Detached at 93% is the softest print in Aurora, and it's three sales. On a $1,351,000 average, seven points off asking is nearly $100,000 of negotiating room, which sounds dramatic until you remember one motivated seller can produce that number in a three-sale quarter. Treat it as a flag that detached sellers here negotiated this winter, not as a law of nature.
Supply is genuinely scarce. Eight new listings all quarter, across every property type, is the thinnest flow in Aurora. Aurora Grove doesn't really have market cycles; it has waiting lists punctuated by listings.
What Kind of Homes Does Aurora Grove Have?
Mostly post-1990s construction: detached homes, freehold townhouses, and a small amount of condo product, newer than the Aurora Heights and Village stock to the west. The draw is the combination of newer homes, trails, and the school pipeline, with the hilly, winding streetscape giving it a different feel from the flat subdivision grid most towns produce.
What Schools are in Aurora Grove?
The school pipeline is the neighbourhood's engine. Aurora Grove P.S. and Hartman P.S. cover YRDSB elementary, Holy Spirit C.E.S. is the Catholic option, and Lester B. Pearson P.S. catches French Immersion families. Everyone feeds into Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary, Fraser 8.3 with the IB Diploma Programme. A family that wants a clean elementary-through-IB path will likely shortlist this neighbourhood automatically. Verify the exact address on the YRDSB School Locator before making an offer.
How is the Commute from Aurora Grove?
Bayview Avenue and Wellington Street East are the local arteries, with the SmartCentres node and Highway 404 access minutes east.
Aurora's transit story is rail, not subway. The Aurora GO Station at Wellington and Industrial Parkway runs about 54 minutes to Union at peak on the Barrie Line, with heavily peak-direction service today and construction underway (since August 2023) toward all-day, two-way 15-minute service. The Yonge North Subway Extension terminates in Richmond Hill and is not coming to Aurora. Viva Blue runs Yonge Street with 5-to-10-minute peak headways down to Finch subway, Highway 404 runs the town's eastern edge, and Highway 400 sits west via Wellington or Bloomington.
What to Consider Before Buying in Aurora Grove
Thin data cuts both ways. Six sales a quarter means every average here is provisional. Lean on comparable sales from adjacent neighbourhoods when Aurora Grove's own comps run out, because they will.
The townhouse market rewards readiness, not patience. With 100% absorption, the freehold towns sell as fast as they list. Pre-approval and alerts are the whole strategy.
Detached negotiability is real but fragile. The 93% print gives you an opening this quarter; it can vanish on the next three sales. Use it while it's on the table.
Insider Tip
Two patterns worth knowing. First, Aurora Grove's townhouse segment has now outperformed its detached segment on pricing in back-to-back readings, which is unusual anywhere in York Region and says the mid-range family product is the scarce commodity here. Second, with only eight active listings, a single new subdivision release or estate sale materially changes this market; ask us what's coming before you assume the picture you see on MLS is the whole picture. Confirm both with the Team Zold team before you act.
Similar Neighbourhoods to Consider
If Aurora Grove is on your shortlist, three other Aurora pockets are worth a look:
Rural Aurora to the north for the same newer-construction, trail-adjacent family formula with far more inventory: 68 new listings in Q1 against Aurora Grove's eight.
Bayview Wellington for the starter version of the east-side family neighbourhood, with townhouses around $898,000 carrying its Q1 volume.
Bayview Northeast for buyers who want the 404 commute and the big-box convenience one node east, where detached averaged $1,303,000 in Q1 with real negotiating room at 93% of asking.