Real Estate for Sale in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills, Waterloo, ON
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Neighbourhood in Waterloo
Columbia Forest/Clair Hills
Columbia Forest/Clair Hills is a family-friendly neighbourhood in Waterloo. It offers a mix of homes and good schools, making it a popular choice for families and professionals.
At a glance
Listed 2 days ago
524 Sundew Drive
Waterloo (Columbia Forest/Clair Hills), ON N2V 0B8
DetachedFor Sale
Listed 6 days ago
249 Ladyslipper Drive
Waterloo (Columbia Forest/Clair Hills), ON N2V 0H5
DetachedFor Sale
Listed 16 days ago
213 Ladyslipper Drive
Waterloo (Columbia Forest/Clair Hills), ON N2V 0E2
DetachedFor Sale
Listed 28 days ago
359 Beechdrops Drive
Waterloo (Columbia Forest/Clair Hills), ON N2V 0E8
DetachedFor Sale
Day to dayLivability
8.4
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 105 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
$897,450
In Columbia Forest/Clair Hills
$897,450
In Waterloo
$577,450
In Ontario
$718,000
Median monthly rent
$2,625/mo
In Columbia Forest/Clair Hills
$2,625
In Waterloo
$2,200
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 28.5 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
9
Median $897,450
Houses 6 · Condos 3
For rent
5
Median $2,625
Houses 4 · Condos 1
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-13. 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 system with high ratings
- Abundant parks for outdoor activities
- Family-oriented community
- Diverse population
- High home ownership rate
Keep in mind
- Home prices above city median
- Limited public transit options
- Higher rental prices than city average
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills is centered around family activities and community events. Residents enjoy access to parks and good schools.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
4.4 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
33
Parks
20
Playgrounds
1
Grocery stores
2
Restaurants
1
Cafés
1
Gyms
2
Pharmacies
Counted across all 4.4 km² of Columbia Forest/Clair Hills. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
8.2/10
Average rating of the 3 rated schools in this area
3
Elementary
Abraham Erb Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Waterloo Region DSB
9.3/108.9 over 5 yrs53rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
395 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Vista Hills Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo Region DSB
9.1/108.2 over 5 yrs77th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
775 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Edna Staebler Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Waterloo Region DSB
6.2/106.4 over 5 yrs1,444th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
575 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Columbia Forest/Clair Hills, 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
11,494
Population (2021)
9.0 km²
Area
1,275
People per km²
34.3
Median age
$125,132
Median income
81%
Own their home
3.4
People per household
3,405
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)23.1%
- Working age (15–64)69.3%
- Seniors (65+)7.6%
What is built here
- Detached houses72.6%
- Semi-detached5.8%
- Townhouses14.8%
- Duplexes0.6%
- Low-rise apartments1.3%
- High-rise apartments5%
Own or rent
81%Owners
19%Renters
Across 3,405 households
When it was built
Mostly 2001–2005
- 1960 or earlier1%
- 1961–19800%
- 1981–19901%
- 1991–20008%
- 2001–200531%
- 2006–201019%
- 2011–201515%
- 2016–202124%
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.
- 46%
- Born outside Canada
- 51.3%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 59.8%
- Employment rate
- 3.4%
- Commute by transit
- 91.3%
- Commute by car
- 1.9
- Children per family
- $106,640
- Median income after tax
- $149,267
- Average household income
- 8.8%
- Living on a low income
- $2,270/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $2,114/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $839,883
- Median home value at census
- 40.6%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 18.9%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 4 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 Columbia Forest/Clair Hills actually rent for
12 homes were leased in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $3,125 and half below, 3.0% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 22 days — 35 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $3,125
- +3.0% year over year
- Days to lease
- 22
- 35 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 12
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.91/mo
- from 12 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
$3,060/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — over ask by $60
- Of the asking rent
- 102.0%
- Leased over asking
- 16.7%
From 12 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Columbia Forest/Clair Hills, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 6 | $2,650 | $2,375 – $2,888 | 19 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2025 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
11 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 Columbia Forest/Clair Hills
How much is rent in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills?
The median lease in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills closed at $3,125 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 12 leases.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills 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
1 condo apartment and 3 condo townhouses are on the market in Columbia Forest/Clair Hills right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.