Where to buy real estate in Halton Hills

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Rank	Neighbourhood	Area	Average home price (2017)	Value	Momentum	Average price vs. area	Avg. price vs. metro district	Avg. price vs. outer region	1-year price change	5-year price change	Final Star Rating
1	Uptown Core	Oakville	$620,373	81.77%	81.77%	74.1%	90.17%	83.2%	4.98%	270.1%	★★★★
2	Acton	Halton Hills	$833,210	94.79%	65.10%	81.7%	69.70%	64.3%	20.50%	51.5%	★★★★
3	Appleby	Burlington	$644,662	68.23%	70.83%	101.0%	93.62%	86.4%	18.65%	59.4%	★★★½
4	Mountainside	Burlington	$828,995	93.75%	58.85%	78.1%	72.43%	66.8%	3.48%	58.0%	★★★½
5	Dempsey	Milton	$805,275	70.31%	71.35%	103.9%	93.14%	85.9%	17.89%	58.7%	★★★½
6	Georgetown	Halton Hills	$715,312	69.79%	52.60%	106.1%	90.48%	83.5%	20.15%	51.2%	★★★½
7	Bronte Meadows	Milton	$693,012	84.90%	43.23%	89.6%	80.37%	74.1%	-2.54%	50.1%	★★★½
8	Palmer	Burlington	$721,842	91.15%	50.52%	84.0%	77.87%	71.8%	0.90%	58.5%	★★★½
9	Dorset Park	Milton	$715,237	82.29%	48.96%	90.4%	81.10%	74.8%	-2.03%	53.2%	★★★½
10	Old Milton	Milton	$859,984	86.98%	39.58%	89.6%	80.36%	74.1%	-9.59%	55.8%	★★★
11	Beaty	Milton	$835,348	55.21%	68.75%	107.7%	96.63%	89.1%	18.43%	56.6%	★★★
12	Harrison	Milton	$837,699	63.02%	56.25%	104.6%	93.86%	86.6%	16.02%	53.2%	★★★
13	Clarke	Milton	$1,079,673	60.94%	68.23%	104.9%	94.12%	86.8%	13.39%	58.6%	★★★
14	West Oak Trails	Oakville	$755,808	45.83%	79.17%	99.6%	121.31%	111.9%	20.13%	106.0%	★★★
15	Brant Hills	Burlington	$882,396	78.65%	48.96%	91.6%	84.92%	78.3%	14.48%	53.2%	★★★
16	Orchard	Burlington	$1,206,809	54.17%	55.73%	107.0%	99.14%	91.5%	12.98%	53.5%	★★★
17	Clearview	Oakville	$745,776	27.60%	81.25%	111.4%	135.59%	125.1%	16.45%	72.4%	★★★
18	Timberlea	Milton	$834,586	79.69%	30.21%	93.4%	83.79%	77.3%	5.32%	41.8%	★★★
19	Coates	Milton	$991,957	65.10%	36.98%	104.6%	93.77%	86.5%	15.52%	47.6%	★★★
20	Alton	Burlington	$938,237	40.10%	64.06%	120.2%	111.45%	102.8%	27.54%	55.6%	★★★
21	Brant	Burlington	$1,211,392	45.31%	51.04%	113.7%	105.42%	97.3%	12.67%	57.9%	★★★
22	Rose	Burlington	$1,518,019	18.23%	92.71%	146.8%	136.11%	125.6%	27.57%	109.9%	★★★
23	Palermo West	Oakville	$903,182	9.90%	91.15%	140.1%	170.56%	157.4%	28.89%	80.6%	★★½
24	Scott	Milton	$850,720	50.52%	41.67%	113.1%	101.48%	93.6%	16.43%	49.4%	★★½
25	Willmont	Milton	$1,305,517	57.81%	44.27%	106.6%	95.59%	88.2%	14.59%	40.5%	★★½
26	Bronte East	Oakville	$1,256,989	17.71%	63.02%	120.5%	146.69%	135.3%	-12.11%	60.6%	★★½
27	Glen Abbey	Oakville	$1,151,948	22.92%	61.98%	116.0%	141.23%	130.3%	32.24%	51.6%	★★½
28	River Oaks	Oakville	$1,118,251	31.77%	66.67%	106.3%	129.43%	119.4%	27.30%	53.0%	★★½
29	Bronte West	Oakville	$979,000	38.02%	33.85%	103.2%	125.64%	115.9%	6.16%	43.3%	★★½
30	Limehouse	Halton Hills	$832,121	100.00%	2.08%	0.0%	0.00%	0.0%	-100.00%	-100.0%	★★½
31	Headon	Burlington	$315,917	70.31%	31.77%	100.9%	93.50%	86.3%	2.71%	44.8%	★★½
32	Trafalgar	Milton	$1,013,696	97.92%	4.17%	39.6%	35.50%	32.7%	-75.65%	-21.1%	★★½
33	Iroquois Ridge South	Oakville	$978,079	49.48%	26.56%	93.6%	113.90%	105.1%	4.63%	20.8%	★★½
34	College Park	Oakville	$2,424,615	54.69%	33.33%	90.3%	109.90%	101.4%	17.65%	16.8%	★★½
35	Eastlake	Oakville	$1,385,491	2.08%	84.38%	223.8%	272.43%	251.3%	16.45%	84.2%	★★½
36	Iroquois Ridge North	Oakville	$1,343,578	14.06%	55.73%	127.9%	155.67%	143.6%	15.28%	59.2%	★★½
37	Nassagaweya	Milton	$700,413	11.46%	80.21%	168.3%	150.96%	139.3%	6.22%	95.4%	★★½
38	Bayview	Burlington	$1,658,597	89.06%	53.65%	84.9%	78.70%	72.6%	-32.53%	434.4%	★★½
39	Rural Burlington	Burlington	$918,788	5.73%	85.94%	201.1%	186.36%	171.9%	13.72%	142.7%	★★½
40	LaSalle	Burlington	$1,102,385	48.44%	17.71%	111.4%	103.23%	95.2%	-9.69%	42.4%	★★½
41	Shoreacres	Burlington	$1,274,419	28.13%	41.67%	133.6%	123.86%	114.3%	20.40%	23.6%	★★
42	Rural Oakville	Oakville	$911,724	20.83%	61.46%	117.6%	143.19%	132.1%	16.26%	60.2%	★★
43	Glen Williams	Halton Hills	$1,094,439	46.88%	25.52%	120.1%	102.44%	94.5%	-17.27%	25.8%	★★
44	Roseland	Burlington	$1,932,786	32.29%	18.23%	132.7%	122.97%	113.4%	3.69%	32.1%	★★
45	Old Oakville	Oakville	$1,100,403	4.69%	35.94%	178.4%	217.16%	200.3%	23.56%	41.6%	★★
46	Tyandaga	Burlington	$938,000	30.21%	22.92%	133.4%	123.64%	114.1%	-0.16%	37.8%	★★
47	Rural Halton Hills	Halton Hills	$1,140,682	33.85%	25.00%	139.3%	118.80%	109.6%	-12.55%	44.3%	★★
48	Campbellville	Milton	$1,700,000	23.44%	25.00%	142.9%	128.16%	118.2%	-1.46%	44.1%	★★

Value: Measures how affordable the neighbourhood is compared to the surrounding area and the region overall
Momentum: Measures how quickly prices are appreciating in this neighbourhood, with an emphasis on long term appreciation

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Halton Region’s top 3 neighborhoods to buy

1. Uptown Core, Oakville

Uptown Core is located in Central Oakville at the major intersection of Trafalgar and Dundas. The area is unique in that is offers single-family homes, as well as a wide variety of high-rise condos and stacked townhouses. According to Visualizing Density, a pilot project created by the Canadian Urban Institute to help planners, designers, politicians, residents and builders create communities that are self-sustaining, the multi-family complexes in this neighbourhood create a much higher density in than is typical of other suburban neighbourhoods within the Greater Toronto Area. And, as a result, the community offers exceptional access to a variety of amenities, including community centres, schools, shops and restaurants.

There’s a reason for this strong mix of commercial and residential uses. The City of Oakville has a multi-plan to turn the area into a government, institutional, cultural, recreational and public open space community that is available to all residents. This means Uptown Oakville (like Midtown Oakville) is going to be pedestrian-oriented, walkable and transit supportive, making it a commuter’s dream and a go-to place in the city.

The great news, particularly for first-time buyers, is that homes in this area sell, on average, for 25% less than surrounding areas (and almost 10% less than the City of Oakville). While price appreciation has been moderate in the last year (about 5%), the five-year appreciation for this community is a whopping 270%—price growth that reflects the money invested in creating an exceptionally livable neighbourhood.

2. Acton, Halton Hills

Those old enough to remember commercials for The Olde Hide House, a store that specialized in leather goods, may recall the tag line: “It’s worth the drive to Acton.” It seems the sentiment has prevailed, as our No. 2 neighbourhood in this year’s Halton Region ranking is Acton.

On the outer edge of the Greater Toronto Area, Acton is one of two of the primary population centres of Halton Hills (the other is Georgetown). Not surprisingly, the community was a major hub for the tanning and leather goods industry from 1842 until 1986, and was often referred to as Leathertown.

These days, the city offers residents a great blend of city living with strong ties to rural life.

Most homes in Acton are newer two-storey, or back- and side-split builds—although you can find the odd bungalow that dates back 50 or 75 years. The neighbourhood’s housing stock gives families generous space to live and grow. Most come with garages and private driveways, and many offer three or four bedrooms as a standard.

Homes here don’t sound “cheap,” with the average price coming in at just under $840,000. But when compared to the price of surrounding communities, homes in Acton are a good deal. On average, buyers can purchase a home for about 40% less in Acton than in Halton Hills, and almost 45% less than the average GTA home.

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3. Appleby, Burlington

Close to both Oakville and Burlington’s downtown core, Appleby has a range of home options, from condos, to row-townhouses, to bungalows, to side splits and, on the most expensive end, two-storey family homes with two-car garages. The average price for a family home in this neighbourhood is just under $645,000.

Commuters like this neighbourhood, as it has its own GO Train station (aptly named Appleby) that offers a direct run to Union Station in Toronto in about an hour. Car commuters have a short distance to travel to get to the QEW, which is directly north of this community.

Homes here sell for 6% less than the average-priced home in Burlington, and for 13% less than the average priced home in the GTA.

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