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Houses for rent in Burlington

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There are 41 houses and homes for rent in Burlington today, with a median rent of $3,850/mo (+33% vs. all rentals in Burlington). 12 are 3-bedroom houses. The most active neighbourhoods are Brant, Alton and Appleby.

family-friendly suburban commuter-friendly

186,948 people lived in Burlington at the 2021 Census, in 73,200 households. 75% of households owned their home and 25% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (50%) and row houses (19%). 47% of homes were built before 1981, and 8% since 2011. 89% of commuters went to work by car and 4% by public transit.

Population of 186,948

Burlington, Ontario

Houses & Homes for Rent in Burlington

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 87,245 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 87,245 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$935,000

30% above Ontario

In Burlington

$935,000

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,900/mo

16% above Ontario

In Burlington

$2,900

In Ontario

$2,499

$1,005

Per square foot

≈ 26.9 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

694

Median $935,000

Houses 381 · Condos 313

For rent

150

Median $2,900

Condos 76 · Houses 74

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-08-16. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

Strong school ratings
Diverse housing types available
Good transit options
Active community with amenities

Keep in mind

Median home prices are high
Limited parks in the area

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Burlington includes access to schools and transit, making it convenient for families and commuters. The city has a suburban feel with a close-knit community.

Great for families commuters first-time buyers

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

185.5 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

153

Parks

219

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Grocery stores

164

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 185.5 km² of Burlington. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.9/10

Average rating of the 52 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Pauline Johnson Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Halton DSB
8.3/106.0 over 5 yrs
231st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
270 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Alton Village Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Halton DSB
8.2/108.0 over 5 yrs
262nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
940 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Nelson High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · Halton DSB
8.2/107.8 over 5 yrs
65th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,330 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Paul A Fisher Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Halton DSB
8.2/107.7 over 5 yrs
262nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
320 students · EQAO 2024-2025
École élémentaire Renaissance
Public · French · Grades JK–6 · Conseil scolaire Viamonde
8.2/108.2 over 5 yrs
262nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
220 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School
Catholic · Grades 9–12 · Halton CDSB
8.1/107.6 over 5 yrs
79th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,140 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Burlington, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

186,948

Population (2021)

186.1 km²

Area

1,004

People per km²

45.4

Median age

$123,261

Median income

75%

Own their home

2.6

People per household

73,200

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)16.0%
Working age (15–64)63.1%
Seniors (65+)21.0%

What is built here

Detached houses50.3%
Semi-detached4.2%
Townhouses18.8%
Duplexes0.8%
Low-rise apartments8.1%
High-rise apartments17.5%

Own or rent

75%Owners

25%Renters

Across 73,200 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier14%
1961–198033%
1981–199014%
1991–200014%
2001–20059%
2006–20107%
2011–20154%
2016–20214%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

25.7%
Born outside Canada: 35.6%
Hold a degree or higher: 58.4%
Employment rate: 3.8%
Commute by transit: 88.8%
Commute by car: 1.7
Children per family: $103,290
Median income after tax: $147,477
Average household income: 6.2%
Living on a low income: $1,733/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,725/mo
Owners pay, per month: $966,511
Median home value at census: 30.7%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 14.3%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 286 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Detached houses only Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What a House Rents For in Burlington

311 detached houses were leased in Burlington over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $3,668 and half below, 1.6% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its tenant in 24 days.

Median rent: $3,668; -1.6% year over year
Days to lease: 24; 1 day slower
Leases closed: 311; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.28/mo; from 291 sized leases

Three years of rents

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one detached house here differs from the next.

$5,240$4,080$2,920$1,760

Feb ’24Dec ’24Nov ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$2,998/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $2

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 99.9%
Leased over asking: 12.2%

From 311 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Burlington

28 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a detached house here costs.

Median sold price

$1,233,969

1,147 sales

Median rent

$3,668/mo

311 leases

Gross rental yield

3.57%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Burlington over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Burlington, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Burlington
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	26	$3,625	$3,000 – $4,275	20	100.0%
Aug 2026	35	$3,225	$2,000 – $4,050	18	100.0%
Jul 2026	34	$3,700	$3,113 – $4,088	13	100.0%
Jun 2026	29	$4,000	$3,300 – $4,400	18	100.0%
May 2026	28	$3,750	$3,275 – $4,350	16	100.0%
Apr 2026	22	$3,300	$2,000 – $4,263	46	99.1%
Mar 2026	23	$3,900	$3,450 – $4,288	32	100.0%
Feb 2026	22	$3,825	$3,413 – $4,375	17	100.0%
Jan 2026	21	$3,800	$3,250 – $4,000	57	100.0%
Dec 2025	31	$3,500	$3,125 – $4,050	26	100.0%
Nov 2025	19	$3,800	$3,300 – $4,100	21	100.0%
Oct 2025	21	$3,800	$3,600 – $4,500	20	100.0%
Sep 2025	27	$3,700	$3,475 – $4,200	20	100.0%
Aug 2025	20	$3,800	$3,575 – $4,163	22	100.0%
Jul 2025	32	$3,850	$3,400 – $4,525	17	100.0%
Jun 2025	28	$4,050	$3,575 – $4,700	33	100.0%
May 2025	26	$3,750	$3,025 – $4,200	19	100.0%
Apr 2025	22	$3,300	$2,638 – $3,750	18	100.0%
Mar 2025	34	$3,700	$3,263 – $3,850	20	100.0%
Feb 2025	19	$3,600	$3,075 – $4,350	19	100.0%
Jan 2025	15	$3,700	$3,125 – $4,050	30	100.0%
Dec 2024	20	$3,400	$2,500 – $3,871	33	100.0%
Nov 2024	29	$3,780	$3,350 – $4,000	26	100.0%
Oct 2024	26	$3,900	$2,988 – $4,400	22	100.0%
Sep 2024	27	$4,100	$3,450 – $4,215	22	100.0%
Aug 2024	41	$4,100	$3,700 – $5,000	35	100.0%
Jul 2024	23	$4,000	$3,600 – $4,550	35	100.0%
Jun 2024	26	$3,950	$3,400 – $4,200	40	100.0%
May 2024	17	$3,650	$3,600 – $3,900	48	100.0%
Apr 2024	22	$4,125	$3,563 – $4,575	52	98.3%
Mar 2024	26	$3,350	$2,125 – $3,788	37	100.0%
Feb 2024	9	$3,900	$3,600 – $3,950	28	100.0%

What people ask about Burlington

How much is rent for a detached house in Burlington?

The median detached house lease in Burlington closed at $3,668 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 311 leases.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Burlington on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one detached house. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Questions, answered

Common questions about houses for rent in Burlington

How much does it cost to rent a house in Burlington?

The median rent of the 41 houses for rent in Burlington is $3,850/mo, from $1,700 to $10,000 a month. That is 33% above the median of all rentals in Burlington.

All rentals in Burlington

Are there 3- and 4-bedroom houses for rent in Burlington?

Yes. Burlington has 12 3-bedroom houses (median $3,275/mo) and 15 4-bedroom houses (median $4,600/mo) for rent right now.

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