Single detached homes are the most common housing type, representing many dwellings in Oakville, and the rest of the dwellings are mainly large apartment buildings and townhouses. Roughly 30% of properties in this town were built after the year 2000, while many of the remaining buildings were constructed pre-1960 and in the 1960s. This part of the Greater Toronto Area metropolitan area offers mainly three bedroom and four or more bedroom homes. About 80% of the population of this town own their home and renters make up the remainder.