Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Permits in Burlington added just 6.6 homes a year for every 1,000, where Ontario’s towns added 15
The middle home was worth $900,000 at the 2021 census, the average $1,024,000. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Burlington’s homes actually sold for. Assessors valued the median residential property at $528,000 for 2024. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
Burlington’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.02M
- Owners
- 54,935
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Burlington’s houses sit at 2.5 times Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 58% of the 64,240 properties on Burlington’s 2024 roll; condos for 16%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
More condos than most: 24% of the homes in Burlington (Ontario’s towns: 7%)
Burlington had 73,180 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 50% of them single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Burlington | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 24% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
The peak came in 2023, when Burlington permitted 670 new homes
Some 501 homes a year: 3,008 in all were permitted in Burlington from 2018 to 2023. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 17% were single-unit, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 8%: 3,048 new homes in the year to August 2026
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Hamilton metro area
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Burlington is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 29% above their $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Burlington: North End East, Industrial Sector A and Keith and Beasley
Next to Burlington: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | $900K | $1.02M | 75% | |
| Waterdown | $900K | $923K | 84% | 7.9 |
| North End East | $592K | $591K | 55% | 11.1 |
| Industrial Sector A and Keith | $400K | $409K | 67% | 11.4 |
| Beasley | $500K | $554K | 19% | 12 |
| Central | $580K | $581K | 28% | 12 |
| Parkview West | $500K | $658K | 79% | 12.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Burlington
Is Burlington expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Burlington’s census median is above the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Burlington are in core housing need?
In line with Ontario’s towns (9%): 8% in Burlington, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).