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Homes for rent in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

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family-friendly suburban community-oriented

Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres is a residential neighbourhood in Guelph. It offers a mix of family-friendly amenities and a variety of housing options.

Family-friendly community Good schools Parks and playgrounds Diverse housing types Close to grocery stores

Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres, Guelph — HOMEH neighbourhood guide

Guelph, Ontario

Day to dayLivability

5.6

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 995 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

$747,450

6% above Guelph 5% above Ontario

In Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

$747,450

In Guelph

$707,495

In Ontario

$709,000

Median monthly rent

$2,548/mo

2% above Guelph 2% above Ontario

In Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

$2,548

In Guelph

$2,500

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 24.4 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $747,450

Houses 36 · Condos 21

For rent

Median $2,548

Condos 7 · Houses 6

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-27. 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 community feel
High school rating average of 5.6
Many parks and recreational areas
Variety of housing options

Keep in mind

Higher median sale price than city average
Limited public transit options

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with access to parks and schools. The area is suitable for families and those seeking a quieter environment.

Great for families first-time buyers young professionals

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

12.1 km²

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

Parks

Playgrounds

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 12.1 km² of Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

5.6/10

Average rating of the 6 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

St Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Wellington CDSB
8.0/106.7 over 5 yrs
337th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
495 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Taylor Evans Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Upper Grand DSB
7.9/107.2 over 5 yrs
387th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
460 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Mitchell Woods Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Upper Grand DSB
6.8/105.6 over 5 yrs
1,026th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
515 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Peter Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Wellington CDSB
5.1/104.5 over 5 yrs
2,146th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
525 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Gateway Drive Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Upper Grand DSB
3.4/103.5 over 5 yrs
2,751st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
305 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Westwood Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Upper Grand DSB
2.4/104.0 over 5 yrs
2,916th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
315 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres, 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

21,566

Population (2021)

7.5 km²

Area

2,869

People per km²

39.3

Median age

$105,055

Median income

71%

Own their home

2.9

People per household

7,590

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)17.0%
Working age (15–64)69.3%
Seniors (65+)13.8%

What is built here

Detached houses52.6%
Semi-detached4.3%
Townhouses17.7%
Duplexes5.7%
Low-rise apartments7.9%
High-rise apartments11.7%

Own or rent

71%Owners

29%Renters

Across 7,590 households

When it was built

Mostly 1981–1990

1960 or earlier1%
1961–198025%
1981–199029%
1991–200018%
2001–20059%
2006–20103%
2011–20154%
2016–202110%

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.

31.1%
Born outside Canada: 25.6%
Hold a degree or higher: 60.7%
Employment rate: 2.7%
Commute by transit: 91.3%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $91,835
Median income after tax: $115,295
Average household income: 7.6%
Living on a low income: $1,541/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,575/mo
Owners pay, per month: $667,784
Median home value at census: 27%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 14.2%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 35 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, Photo: © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

HOMEH Market Pulse Through September 2026 Moderate sales history

What homes in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres actually rent for

83 homes were leased in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,129 and half below, 4.4% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 31 days — 5 days slower than a year ago.

Median rent: $2,129; -4.4% year over year
Days to lease: 31; 5 days slower
Leases closed: 83; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.24/mo; from 82 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 home here differs from the next.

$3,417$2,852$2,286$1,721

Feb ’24Dec ’24Nov ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$2,983/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $17

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 99.4%
Leased over asking: 9.6%

From 83 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

28.1 years

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

Median sold price

$719,148

168 sales

Median rent

$2,129/mo

83 leases

Gross rental yield

3.55%

before costs

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

What actually rents in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.

83leases

Condo apartment$2,11239.8%
Other kinds, too few of each —60.2%

How fast it moves

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

Mar 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	5	$2,100	$1,900 – $2,390	14	100.0%
Aug 2026	6	$2,100	$2,050 – $2,225	18	99.4%
Jul 2026	11	$2,300	$1,975 – $2,495	36	100.0%
Jun 2026	9	$2,200	$1,975 – $2,650	49	100.0%
May 2026	12	$1,925	$1,838 – $2,175	36	100.0%
Apr 2026	9	$2,199	$1,975 – $2,250	31	100.0%
Mar 2026	6	$1,950	$1,881 – $2,263	25	100.0%
Feb 2026	9	$2,200	$1,930 – $2,450	25	97.8%
Jan 2026	1	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Dec 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Nov 2025	7	$2,100	$1,975 – $2,375	11	100.0%
Oct 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Sep 2025	7	$2,300	$2,225 – $2,600	23	100.0%
Aug 2025	7	$3,000	$2,900 – $3,300	11	100.0%
Jul 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jun 2025	8	$2,325	$2,175 – $2,488	17	100.0%
May 2025	10	$2,100	$2,013 – $2,463	30	100.0%
Apr 2025	13	$2,200	$2,100 – $2,350	22	100.0%
Mar 2025	26	$2,073	$1,963 – $2,169	20	100.0%
Feb 2025	5	$2,150	$2,100 – $2,300	14	97.7%
Jan 2025	5	$2,150	$2,100 – $2,200	54	100.0%
Dec 2024	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Nov 2024	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Oct 2024	11	$2,200	$2,150 – $2,349	25	100.0%
Sep 2024	11	$2,150	$2,025 – $2,325	55	100.0%
Aug 2024	27	$2,350	$2,200 – $2,600	31	100.0%
Jul 2024	8	$2,798	$2,450 – $3,055	23	100.0%
Jun 2024	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
May 2024	7	$2,300	$2,300 – $2,675	50	100.0%
Apr 2024	9	$2,400	$2,200 – $2,550	58	100.0%
Mar 2024	10	$2,200	$2,200 – $2,750	38	100.0%
Feb 2024	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median

8 of these months closed fewer than 5 leases. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one lease it is simply that lease — so the count is shown and the median is not. The leases themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.

What people ask about Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

How much does a home cost in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres?

Homes in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres sold for a median of $719,148 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 168 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 7.3% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres?

A home in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres took a median of 30 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 98.0% of the asking price on average, with 15.5% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres?

The median lease in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres closed at $2,129 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 83 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres?

A home in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres costs about 28.1 years of the rent on one — the median price of $719,148 against a median rent of $2,129 a month, a gross yield of 3.55%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres was detached (53.6% of sales, median $804,922) and condo town (13.7% of sales, median $477,435).

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres 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 home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Condos in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres

A condo here is its own market

15 condo apartments and 12 condo townhouses are on the market in Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.