Mountainside
The typical home here is worth $771,800, +0.1% over the past year while Burlington as a whole moved +0.3%.
By Lennox C. James · Numbers updated October 2026
- Typical home price
- $771,800
- Change in a year
- +0.1%
- Property tax on a typical home
- $4,700a year, estimated
- Median sale, April to June 2026
- $830,652
- Days to sell
- 23
Property tax estimate: Burlington's 2026 rate on a typical Mountainside home, assessed at MPAC's 2016 value (about 60% of today's price). Work out a full monthly budget or see property tax help.
The read on Mountainside
What's moving. Detached homes are up 1.7% in a year. Condo townhouses fell 5.0% and condo apartments 7.8%.
The pace. Supply was among the tightest in Burlington: 22 homes for sale at the end of June, about a month and a half at the spring sales pace. Homes sold for 99% of asking on average, tied for the highest share in the city.
What it means. Detached homes here sell close to asking and fast. Condo buyers have more room.
What to watch. Applications at 1396 Guelph Line and on Meadowbrook Road are in city review. Burlington GO is about 2 km away.
The market
From April to June 2026, 46 homes sold in Mountainside. Half sold for more than $830,652 and half for less. A typical sale took 23 days and closed at 99% of the asking price, with 75 new listings coming on over the same three months.
| Home type | Typical price | Change in a year | Cost per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $855,000 | +1.7% | $5,494 |
| Condo townhouse | $555,200 | -5.0% | $3,664 |
| Condo apartment | $439,100 | -7.8% | $3,051 |
Cost per month: what it takes to live in a typical home of each type with 20% down at 4.7% over 25 years, including the mortgage, estimated property tax, heat, hydro, water, insurance, condo fees (about $550 for condos) and a repairs fund. Tap a number to change any of it in the budget calculator.
Typical price is the MLS® Home Price Index benchmark for all home types (TRREB MLS® HPI Benchmark Summary, October 2026). Sales figures: TRREB Community Housing Market Report, Burlington, Q2 2026. Averages shift with the mix of homes that sold, so treat them as a guide.
Schools
Schools in and near Mountainside, with the share of students meeting the provincial standard on EQAO tests.
| School | Board | Grades | Gr 3 reading | Gr 6 math | Gr 10 literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gabriel Catholic2227 Parkway Dr | HCDSB | JK-8 | 76% | 63% | – |
| Rolling Meadows Public School1522 Mountain Grove Ave | HDSB | JK-8 | 74% | 52% | – |
| Clarksdale Public School2399 Mountainside Dr | HDSB | JK-6 | 81% | 72% | – |
| Dr Charles Best Public School3110 Parkgate Cres | HDSB | JK-5 | 82% | – | – |
| Rattlesnake Point Public School2050 Guelph Line | HDSB | JK-8 | 59% | 52% | – |
| M.M. Robinson High School2425 Upper Middle Rd | HDSB | 9-12 | – | – | 86% |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary2333 Headon Forest Dr | HCDSB | 9-12 | – | – | 88% |
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (EQAO 2024–25). School boundaries change, so confirm your address with the HDSB school finder, or call the HCDSB. Test scores are one measure and don't tell the whole story of a school.
Parks and getting around
Mountainside Park has an outdoor pool with a waterslide, a splash pad and a skate park, beside the Mountainside Recreation Centre arena. A trail runs along the hydro corridor, and the QEW and 403 are a few minutes south.
Nearest GO train: Burlington GO, about 2 km by road, on the Lakeshore West line to Union Station. GO schedules
Everyday distances
Share of homes in Mountainside within a short walk of:
- A park · 500 m, about 6 min 96% city: 86%
- A bus stop · 400 m, about 5 min 84% city: 83%
- A multi-use trail or path · 500 m, about 6 min 95% city: 92%
- A library, pool, arena or community centre · 1,000 m, about 12 min 93% city: 56%
Closest parks for most homes: Crosstown Trail, Mountain Gardens Parkette, Clarksdale Park.
Nearest city centres: Mountainside Recreation Center (Arena/Pool), Angela Coughlan Pool.
Straight-line distance from every address in Mountainside, so real walks are a bit longer. Based on 3,143 addresses. Source: City of Burlington open data (addresses, parks, active bus stops, trails, city facilities), November 2026.
What's being built
Building permits in Mountainside since November 2025:
- 1 new house
- 8 basement or garden suites
- 10 additions and renovations
Projects the city is reviewing or building in Mountainside (2):
Each address links to the city's page for that project, with plans, meeting dates and how to comment. Source: City of Burlington open data, updated November 6, 2026. All development applications.
City work, art and heritage
Work the city has planned in Mountainside:
- 2026 Community Garden · Park renewal
- 2026 East Rambo Creek Erosion Control (Mountainside Drive to Industrial Street) · Creek and drainage
- 2026 Upper Middle Road · Road renewal
- 2029 Innswood Drive and Jefferson Road · Road and sewer work
- 2029 Mountainside Drive Area · Road renewal
- 2029 Mountainside Park · Park renewal
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- 2029 Rambo Creek Erosion Control (adjacent to Tyrell Road) · Creek and drainage
- 2030 Clarksdale Park · Park renewal
Years are the city's forecast in its capital budget, and can move. Road work usually means a few weeks of detours and parking limits on the street.
Public art in Mountainside (6 pieces):
- Bird's Nest (series of 2) · Ibrahim Rashid, 2011
- Log · Simon Frank, 2016
- Untitled (Boucher) · Cody Boucher, 2021
- Take a Step · Clear Eyes Collective (Adam Bates, Josh Kellett, Darian Poisson), 2023
- Our Voices Carry the Land · Tessa-Lynne Chartrand, 2025
Heritage
1 property in Mountainside is on the city's heritage register, 1 of it formally designated. Buying a listed or designated home can mean extra steps for renovations or demolition. How heritage rules work.
Source: City of Burlington open data (capital budget forecast, public art inventory, heritage register), updated November 6, 2026. Art links go to the city's cultural map.