Urban centre · Burlington, Greater Toronto

Downtown Burlington

A waterfront downtown on Spencer Smith Park

Young professionals
Food lovers
Seniors

Downtown Burlington in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Toronto, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Downtown Burlington is a lakeside district with Spencer Smith Park, a pier, Brant Street shops and restaurants, and a growing cluster of condo towers. About 35% of homes are detached and 50% are apartments, 47% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $904K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $807K^*
Residents: 37,260
Households renting: 47%
Homes that are apartments: 50%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $904K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $807K, 12% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
47% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide.
26% are 65 or older, versus 16% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
Housing is a mix: 50% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 33,095 at the 2021 census.

0-1412%

15-194%

20-245%

25-3413%

35-4412%

45-5412%

55-6415%

65+26%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 33,095 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached35%

Semi-detached1%

Row house13%

Duplex flat1%

Apartment under 5 storeys11%

Apartment 5+ storeys38%

Upfront closing costs¹

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Ontario land transfer tax: $12,620

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Burlington. Policing there is by a regional police service, and none publishes neighbourhood crime counts we can compare with Toronto's. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.