Real Estate for Rent in Southdale, Kitchener, ON
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Neighbourhood in Kitchener
Southdale
Southdale is a residential neighbourhood in Kitchener, Ontario. It offers a mix of housing options and amenities for families and individuals.
At a glance
Listed 18 days ago
Unit 2, 112 Heiman Street
Kitchener (Southdale), ON N2M 3L6
MultiplexFor Rent
Listed 25 days ago
Unit Unit # 3, 44 Heiman Street
Kitchener (Southdale), ON N2M 3L6
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 26 days ago
Unit 4, 11 Olympic Drive
Kitchener (Southdale), ON N2M 3S7
MultiplexFor Rent
Listed 27 days ago
Unit 3, 11 Southdale Avenue
Kitchener (Southdale), ON N2M 3V4
MultiplexFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
4.5
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 73 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
$602,450
In Southdale
$602,450
In Kitchener
$625,000
In Ontario
$710,000
Median monthly rent
$1,825/mo
In Southdale
$1,825
In Kitchener
$2,200
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 27.5 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
11
Median $602,450
Houses 9 · Condos 2
For rent
8
Median $1,825
Houses 7 · Condos 1
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-21. 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 housing compared to city median prices
- Family-friendly environment with parks and schools
- High percentage of renters allows for flexible living
- Strong community feel with a diverse population
Keep in mind
- Limited grocery store options in the area
- Higher renter strain percentage compared to owners
- Few dining and entertainment choices
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Southdale is relaxed, with families enjoying parks and schools. The area has a community-oriented feel, making it suitable for various lifestyles.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
2.6 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
23
Parks
15
Playgrounds
1
Transit stations
1
Restaurants
1
Cafés
1
Gyms
1
Pharmacies
Counted across all 2.6 km² of Southdale. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
3.3/10
Average rating of the 2 rated schools in this area
3
Elementary
Queen Elizabeth Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Waterloo Region DSB
3.8/103.1 over 5 yrs2,642nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
265 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Bernadette Catholic Elementary School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo CDSB
2.7/104.0 over 5 yrs2,878th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
435 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Remote Learning 1
Public · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo Region DSB
Not rated
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Southdale, 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
8,088
Population (2021)
2.5 km²
Area
3,282
People per km²
38
Median age
$65,954
Median income
43%
Own their home
2.1
People per household
3,750
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)14.2%
- Working age (15–64)70.8%
- Seniors (65+)15.0%
What is built here
- Detached houses34.7%
- Semi-detached3%
- Townhouses7.3%
- Duplexes5.8%
- Low-rise apartments38.8%
- High-rise apartments10.1%
Own or rent
43%Owners
57%Renters
Across 3,750 households
When it was built
Mostly 1960 or earlier
- 1960 or earlier42%
- 1961–198031%
- 1981–19907%
- 1991–20006%
- 2001–20052%
- 2006–20103%
- 2011–20153%
- 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.
- 26%
- Born outside Canada
- 21.1%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 58.3%
- Employment rate
- 8.1%
- Commute by transit
- 86.7%
- Commute by car
- 1.7
- Children per family
- $58,908
- Median income after tax
- $74,785
- Average household income
- 15.5%
- Living on a low income
- $1,181/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,375/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $523,176
- Median home value at census
- 38.2%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 14.8%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 11 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
What homes in Southdale actually rent for
12 homes were leased in Southdale over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $1,692 and half below, 12.1% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 21 days — 13 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $1,692
- -12.1% year over year
- Days to lease
- 21
- 13 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 12
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $2.11/mo
- from 11 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.
What renters actually paid
$3,000/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent
- Of the asking rent
- 100.0%
- Leased over asking
- 0%
From 12 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Southdale, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
20 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 Southdale
How much is rent in Southdale?
The median lease in Southdale closed at $1,692 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 12 leases.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Southdale 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.
A condo here is its own market
2 condo apartments and 1 condo townhouse are on the market in Southdale right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.