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City in Ontario
Houses for rent in Highlands East
3,830 people lived in Highlands East at the 2021 Census, in 1,885 households. 88% of households owned their home and 11% rented. 52% of homes were built before 1981, and 9% since 2011. 94% of commuters went to work by car and 0% by public transit.
Highlands East, Ontario
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At a glance
Day to dayLivability
51
Walkability
out of 100 · averaged over 12 past and present listings
Average walk score reported on listings here
4
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 12 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
$517,000
In Highlands East
$517,000
In Ontario
$716,900
Median monthly rent
In Ontario
$2,499
$769
Per square foot
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
116
Median $517,000
Houses 116
For rent
0
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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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
- Affordable median sale price compared to province
- Good school rating of 4
- Low average days on market at 22
Keep in mind
- Limited rental options with only 1 available
- No parks or transit services in the area
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Highlands East is calm, with basic services available. Residents can enjoy a peaceful environment.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
753.3 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
3
Parks
4
Playgrounds
1
Grocery stores
4
Restaurants
1
Gyms
4
Libraries
1
Pharmacies
Counted across all 753.3 km² of Highlands East. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
1
Elementary
Wilberforce Elementary School
Public · Grades 4–8 · Trillium Lakelands DSB
Not rated
50 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Highlands East, 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
3,830
Population (2021)
688.2 km²
Area
6
People per km²
58.7
Median age
$63,580
Median income
88%
Own their home
2.1
People per household
1,885
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)8.6%
- Working age (15–64)57.9%
- Seniors (65+)33.6%
What is built here
- Detached houses97.3%
- Townhouses0.5%
- Low-rise apartments0.5%
- Other attached homes0.5%
Own or rent
88%Owners
11%Renters
Across 1,885 households
When it was built
Mostly 1961–1980
- 1960 or earlier24%
- 1961–198028%
- 1981–199016%
- 1991–20009%
- 2001–20058%
- 2006–20105%
- 2011–20156%
- 2016–20213%
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.
- 7.6%
- Born outside Canada
- 12.6%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 34.5%
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Commute by transit
- 94.4%
- Commute by car
- 1.6
- Children per family
- $57,948
- Median income after tax
- $76,156
- Average household income
- 17.5%
- Living on a low income
- $895/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $700/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $440,858
- Median home value at census
- 6.4%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 15.6%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 6 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)
What detached houses in Highlands East actually sell for
At least 92 detached houses changed hands in Highlands East over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $548,187 and half below, 1.2% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its buyer in 29 days — 5 days quicker than a year ago.
9 of the last 11 months had at least 5 closed detached houses sales in Highlands East. Quieter months are left out rather than shown as a median over a handful of homes, so the totals here are a floor.
- Median sold price
- $548K
- -1.2% year over year
- Days to sell
- 29
- 5 days quicker
- Sales closed
- 92
- last 12 months
- Per square foot
- $457
- from 88 sized sales
Three years of sold prices
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every sale — how wide it runs tells you how much one detached house here differs from the next.
What buyers actually paid
$960,300
on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $39,700
- Of the asking price
- 96.0%
- Sold over asking
- 13%
From 92 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.
How fast it moves
Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.
Terracotta marks the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Highlands East, sales
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 13 | $589,900 | $389K – $650K | 36 | 95.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 9 | $465,000 | $356K – $500K | 31 | 94.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 11 | $620,000 | $350K – $788K | 23 | 93.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 14 | $546,250 | $358K – $716K | 32 | 98.2% |
| May 2026 | 12 | $600,000 | $394K – $754K | 20 | 97.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 7 | $478,500 | $415K – $782K | 23 | 97.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 8 | $375,000 | $348K – $414K | 34 | 94.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 7 | $350,000 | $316K – $886K | 22 | 96.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 11 | $737,500 | $403K – $1.07M | 34 | 96.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | $405,000 | $325K – $663K | 61 | 95.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 16 | $470,000 | $421K – $555K | 27 | 98.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 12 | $542,000 | $364K – $781K | 31 | 97.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 20 | $570,000 | $428K – $730K | 18 | 96.7% |
| May 2025 | 6 | $887,500 | $791K – $1.09M | 13 | 97.4% |
| Apr 2025 | 9 | $620,000 | $520K – $760K | 41 | 97.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 5 | $710,000 | $600K – $810K | 50 | 93.4% |
| Oct 2024 | 12 | $512,500 | $319K – $703K | 42 | 94.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 18 | $453,750 | $412K – $721K | 51 | 96.8% |
| Aug 2024 | 12 | $473,500 | $377K – $753K | 57 | 96.8% |
| Jul 2024 | 11 | $549,000 | $420K – $783K | 42 | 98.3% |
| Jun 2024 | 10 | $790,000 | $582K – $943K | 35 | 96.1% |
| May 2024 | 6 | $572,000 | $309K – $818K | 37 | 98.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 7 | $410,000 | $353K – $863K | 9 | 98.5% |
Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in Highlands East 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.