Burlington real estate guide 2026: market, neighbourhoods and what’s being built

At a glance: Burlington has one of the GTA’s largest approved tower clusters: 2,494 units in seven towers beside Burlington GO, with site plan approved. Burlington Mall and Aldershot GO have bigger plans behind it. Months of inventory (3.6) is lower than the GTA average.

Checked on 3 October 2026 against TRREB, municipal, regional, provincial and Metrolinx sources. Anything I could not confirm on an official page is left out or labelled.

Burlington market snapshot: September 2026

Numbers below are for Burlington, all home types, from TRREB’s September 2026 Market Watch. October data is due in early November; this page is updated monthly.

September 2026	Burlington	GTA
Sales	177	5,040
Average price	$1,033,458	$1,006,409
Median price	$880,000	$860,000
New listings	519	16,500
Active listings	761	26,131
Months of inventory	3.6	4.6
Sale-to-list price	97%	98%
Average days on market	34	34
MLS® HPI benchmark (year over year)	$840,600 (-2.81%)	$917,600 (-4.65%)

How I read it: Under about 4 months of inventory, well-priced homes still sell close to asking. Sellers have leverage if the home is presented and priced to the right comparables.

Where to live in Burlington

• Burlington GO / Fairview: Approved high-rise cluster. Condo buyers and GO commuters.
• Aldershot: GO station with a proposed provincial community, plus established freeholds.
• Downtown / Brant St waterfront: Downsizers and lifestyle condo buyers.
• Alton Village / Orchard: Newer family freeholds in north Burlington.

Neighbourhood notes are my professional view, not official data.

What’s approved and being built in Burlington

Only projects with an official source are listed, with the exact stage each has reached. “Approved” means a planning decision; it is not a construction start. Where a building permit has been issued, that is the strongest sign a project is actually starting.

Project	What	Stage (official)	Transit
Fairview St & Drury Ln (Fairview LP)	7 towers of 29–37 storeys, 2,494 units	Site plan approved	Burlington GO
Aldershot GO transit-oriented community	6 buildings of 30–48 storeys, about 2,713 units	Under review; public meetings Jul 2026	Aldershot GO
Burlington Mall central parcel (777 Guelph Line)	11 towers up to 37 storeys, 3,476 units	Pre-application only	Guelph Line bus

For a GTA-wide view of what is permitted and under construction, see the GTA developments tracker and mall and plaza redevelopments.

Transit: running today vs. coming later

• Lakeshore West GO: the target is 15-minute, all-day service between Toronto and Burlington, with no completion date. Metrolinx

Taxes and closing costs in Burlington

2026 residential property tax rate: about 1.015% of assessed value ($1,015.29 per $100,000 of urban residential assessment: City $528.11 + Halton $334.18 + education $153.00). Official 2026 rates. Taxes are charged on MPAC’s assessed value, which is usually well below today’s market price, so ask for the property’s actual tax bill.

• Ontario land transfer tax applies (no municipal land transfer tax outside Toronto). First-time buyers can claim up to $4,000 back if they qualify. Ontario

Buying new? Read the Ontario pre-construction buyer guide for the 2026 HST rebates (up to $50,000 federal for first-time buyers, and Ontario relief on the provincial part).

For business owners and commercial tenants

Commercial corridors: Fairview St, Plains Rd E, Brant St downtown and Guelph Line (Burlington Mall area).

• Housing incentives: open since 22 Jun 2026 while funding lasts, including up to 100% of the City share of development charges for purpose-built rental. City of Burlington

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Schools in Burlington: how to check rankings and boundaries

School zone is one of the first things Burlington buyers search for, and one of the easiest things to get wrong. A listing that says “in the X school zone” is not a guarantee. Here is how I check it for clients before they offer.

Who runs the schools: English public schools in Burlington are run by the Halton District School Board (HDSB), English Catholic schools by the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB). French-language schools are run by Conseil scolaire Viamonde (public) and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Catholic).

1. Use the board’s own school locator with the exact address, not the listing description. Boundaries follow streets, and two sides of the same street can go to different schools.
2. Check results from two sources: EQAO publishes each school’s provincial test results, and the Fraser Institute ranks Ontario elementary and secondary schools at compareschoolrankings.org. Rankings measure test scores, not the whole school, so visit too.
3. Ask about “holding schools”. When a local school is full, new students in growing areas can be directed to a school farther away until space opens. This matters most in new subdivisions.
4. Programs have their own boundaries. French Immersion, IB, gifted and arts programs often draw from a different area than the home school, and some need an application.
5. Get it in writing before you waive conditions. Boundaries can change. Call the board’s planning or admissions office with the address, and keep the answer.

Want homes in a specific Burlington school zone? Tell me the school and your budget. I check each home’s address against the board locator before I send it to you.

Selling or buying in Burlington: how I would approach it

Selling: price against the homes a buyer will actually compare with yours (same type, condition and recent enough), not the area average above. Then work out what you would keep after the mortgage payout and costs.Buying: decide what matters more, existing transit or a project that is only approved, and check the stage of anything near the address before you firm up.

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General information about Burlington, not a valuation, investment, tax or legal advice. Planning status and incentives change; confirm with the municipality before relying on them. Inderpal Sidhu, Salesperson · HomeLife Silvercity Realty Inc., Brokerage.

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