Rural Burlington

The market

From April to June 2026, 16 homes sold in Rural Burlington. Half sold for more than $1,937,500 and half for less. A typical sale took 39 days and closed at 96% of the asking price, with 52 new listings coming on over the same three months.

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

Rural Burlington has no schools of its own. Children are usually bused to schools in north Burlington or nearby towns, so check your address with the HDSB school finder or the HCDSB.

Parks and getting around

Mount Nemo Conservation Area has five kilometres of trails and escarpment lookouts, and Lowville Park sits beside Bronte Creek. There's no public transit, so you'll drive. Guelph Line runs north to the 401 and south to the 407.

Nearest GO train: Burlington GO, a drive into the city, on the Lakeshore West line to Union Station. GO schedules

Everyday distances

Share of homes in Rural Burlington within a short walk of:

• A park · 500 m, about 6 min 8% city: 86%
• A bus stop · 400 m, about 5 min 2% city: 83%
• A multi-use trail or path · 500 m, about 6 min 1% city: 92%
• A library, pool, arena or community centre · 1,000 m, about 12 min 1% city: 56%

Closest parks for most homes: Kilbride Park, Lowville Park, Driftwood Park.

Nearest city centres: Brant Hills Community Centre.

Straight-line distance from every address in Rural Burlington, so real walks are a bit longer. Based on 1,592 addresses. Source: City of Burlington open data (addresses, parks, active bus stops, trails, city facilities), November 2026.

What's being built

Building permits in Rural Burlington since November 2025:

• 6 new houses
• 22 additions and renovations
• 6 houses torn down

Projects the city is reviewing or building in Rural Burlington (1):

• No. 2 Sideroad · Burlington Nelson Quarry Extension

Just outside Rural Burlington:

• 5421, 5453, 5463 Dundas St and 232 Tremaine Rd · Evergreen Community

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 Rural Burlington:

• 2026 City View Park - Sportsfield Development · New park
• 2026 Lowville Park · Park renewal
• 2026 Retaining Wall - Rehabilitation · Sidewalks and paths
• 2026 Rural Area Culverts Replacement · Creek and drainage
• 2028 Cedar Springs Road (Dundas Street to Britannia Road) · Road renewal
• 2028 City View 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 Rural Burlington (2 pieces):

• This is Our Home · Tamara Kwapich, 2019
• Soar · Hooman Mehdizadehjafari, 2022

Heritage

56 properties in Rural Burlington are on the city's heritage register, 19 of them 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.