Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario

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MISSISSAUGAcity of villages.

Port Credit harbour & the lighthouse

Canada's seventh-largest city still behaves like a collection of villages — Port Credit on the water, Streetsville on the Credit River, Clarkson and Lorne Park under the old oaks — with a genuine downtown rising around Square One in the middle of it.

Average price
$1.0M
Typical range
$450K – $8M+
Region
Peel Region, Ontario
1.0M

Average price

All property types

717K

Residents

Canada's 7th largest city

7×

GO stations

Lakeshore & Milton lines

10min

To Pearson

Canada's largest airport

The case for Mississauga

Why live here.

Five things that keep bringing buyers back to Mississauga.

Port Credit, Mississauga
01The Village on the Lake

Port Credit

A working harbour, a lighthouse, patios along Lakeshore Road and a GO station in the middle of it. Port Credit is the reason people who swore they'd never leave downtown Toronto end up in Mississauga.

The New Downtown, Mississauga
02Square One & City Centre

The New Downtown

Square One, the Living Arts Centre, Sheridan's HMC campus, the Celebration Square skating rink and a forest of towers — plus the Hurontario LRT stitching it all together.

The Credit River, Mississauga
03Valley & Trails

The Credit River

The Credit cuts a wooded valley from Streetsville down to the lake, with the Culham Trail, Erindale Park and salmon runs every autumn — the city's actual spine.

Old-Growth Estates, Mississauga
04Lorne Park & Mineola

Old-Growth Estates

South Mississauga's estate belt — half-acre lots, oak and pine canopy, quiet crescents and a rebuild market that has been running hot for a decade.

Everything Connects, Mississauga
05Pearson · 401 · 403 · QEW

Everything Connects

Two GO lines, seven stations, four highways and Canada's biggest airport ten minutes away. If your work is anywhere in the GTA, Mississauga is inside the commute shed.

Culture, sport & the outdoors

Life in Mississauga.

What a weekend looks like once the paperwork is done and the keys are yours.

Port Credit & the Waterfront Trail, Mississauga
01Harbour, patios & the lake

Port Credit & the Waterfront Trail

A lighthouse, a marina, a main street of restaurants and 22 km of Waterfront Trail running from Rattray Marsh east to the Toronto boundary.

Celebration Square & the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
02Culture & city life

Celebration Square & the Living Arts Centre

Free summer concerts, a winter skating rink and a 1,300-seat theatre — the civic heart the city built for itself beside Square One.

Credit Valley Trails & Erindale Park, Mississauga
03River valley & recreation

Credit Valley Trails & Erindale Park

The Culham Trail, Erindale Park's river flats and the autumn salmon run — a continuous green corridor from Streetsville to the lake.

Square One & Sheridan HMC, Mississauga
04Retail & campus

Square One & Sheridan HMC

Ontario's largest shopping centre and a downtown Sheridan campus, with the Hurontario LRT connecting both to Port Credit and Brampton.

Eating Across the Villages, Mississauga
05Restaurants & cafés

Eating Across the Villages

Port Credit's patio strip, Streetsville's main-street kitchens, and one of the most genuinely global restaurant scenes in the country spread through Cooksville, Malton and the Hurontario corridor.

Seven GO Stations, an LRT & an Airport, Mississauga
06Transit & commute

Seven GO Stations, an LRT & an Airport

Two GO lines with seven stations, the Hurontario LRT running Port Credit to Brampton, MiWay's full bus grid, four highways and Canada's largest airport ten minutes away. Nothing in the GTA is out of reach from here.

Everyday essentials

What's around the corner.

The Mississauga amenities that decide how a street actually lives — not just how it shows.

01·

Dining & cafés

One of the most genuinely international restaurant scenes in the country.

  • Port Credit's Lakeshore strip

    patios, pubs and waterfront kitchens through the harbour village

  • Streetsville main street

    independent restaurants and cafés along the Credit River village core

  • Cooksville & the Hurontario corridor

    the city's deepest run of global kitchens and specialty grocers

  • Celebration Square & City Centre

    restaurant rows serving the downtown towers and Sheridan campus

02·

Shopping & retail

Ontario's largest mall, plus a town centre in nearly every quadrant.

  • Square One Shopping Centre

    the largest shopping centre in Ontario, at the heart of the City Centre

  • Erin Mills Town Centre

    west-end mall serving Erin Mills, Churchill Meadows and Streetsville

  • Sheridan Centre & Clarkson Crossing

    south-west everyday retail, grocery and services

  • Heartland Town Centre

    one of Canada's largest big-box power centres, in the north end

03·

Transit & commute

Two GO lines, an LRT, a full bus network and Pearson on the doorstep.

  • Port Credit & Clarkson GO

    Lakeshore West line, roughly 30 minutes to Union

  • Hurontario LRT

    light rail linking Port Credit to Brampton through the City Centre

  • MiWay & City Centre Transit Terminal

    the region's busiest bus terminal, with GO and LRT connections

  • Toronto Pearson & four highways

    the 401, 403, 407 and QEW all cross the city; Pearson is ten minutes out

04·

Sport & recreation

Community centres, arenas and a lakefront that runs the width of the city.

  • Paramount Fine Foods Centre

    four-pad arena and events venue, home to the city's junior hockey

  • Huron Park & Meadowvale community centres

    pools, gyms, rinks and racquet courts across the quadrants

  • Port Credit & Lakefront Promenade marinas

    sailing, boating and the region's largest recreational harbours

  • BraeBen & Lakeview golf courses

    municipal courses on either side of the city

05·

Parks & trails

A river valley down the middle and 22 km of shoreline along the bottom.

  • Waterfront Trail

    22 continuous kilometres from Rattray Marsh east to the Toronto line

  • Rattray Marsh Conservation Area

    the last remaining lakefront marsh between Toronto and Burlington

  • Erindale Park & the Culham Trail

    the city's largest park, on the Credit River flats

  • Kariya Park & Celebration Square

    a Japanese garden and the civic square at the centre of downtown

06·

Health & essentials

Three hospital sites, eighteen library branches and services everywhere.

  • Trillium Health Partners

    Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre, both full-service sites

  • Credit Valley Hospital

    west-end hospital serving Erin Mills, Streetsville and Meadowvale

  • Mississauga Library

    eighteen branches, anchored by the Central Library at Celebration Square

  • Peel Regional Police

    multiple divisions serving the city, with headquarters in the north end

Want to know what sits within a five-minute walk of a specific address? Ask us — we run that check on every property before our clients see it.

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Education

Schools & catchments.

In Mississauga, catchment moves price as much as square footage does. Boundaries are reviewed periodically — confirm the current one before you firm up.

01

Public Secondary

Peel District School Board

John Fraser Secondary School

Top Provincial Rankings

Central Erin Mills secondary school with a long record near the top of provincial rankings and an intensely competitive catchment.

Lorne Park Secondary School

South Flagship

Serves the Lorne Park and Clarkson estate belt, with strong academics, arts and one of the city's best-known athletic programmes.

The Woodlands School

Regional Sports & Arts

Home to regional enhanced programmes in sport and the arts, drawing students from across the city rather than just its catchment.

02

Catholic Secondary

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

St. Francis Xavier Secondary School

IB & Regional Arts

One of Peel's strongest Catholic secondary schools, offering the International Baccalaureate diploma alongside regional arts programming.

Iona Catholic Secondary School

South Mississauga

Central Catholic secondary school with established French Immersion and specialist high skills major pathways.

03

Post-Secondary

Universities & colleges in-city

University of Toronto Mississauga

Full U of T Campus

A 225-acre campus on the Credit River offering U of T degrees, including the Institute for Management & Innovation, without leaving the city.

Sheridan College — Hazel McCallion Campus

Downtown Campus

Sheridan's business and creative campus in the City Centre, steps from Square One and the LRT corridor.

Straight answers

Mississauga, asked & answered.

The questions that come up on almost every first call.

Around $1.0M across all property types, though the range is enormous. City Centre condos start well under half a million, while Lorne Park and Mineola estate lots regularly clear several million.

Central Erin Mills, on the strength of John Fraser and Stephen Lewis, is the most sought-after public catchment in the city. Lorne Park Secondary anchors the south end and carries a similar premium.

For walkability, yes — it is one of the few GTA addresses with a harbour, a real main street and a GO station inside the same ten-minute walk. The Brightwater development is adding supply, which is worth watching if you are timing an entry.

Lakeshore West GO from Port Credit or Clarkson runs about 30 minutes to Union. The Milton line serves the north, and the Hurontario LRT now links Port Credit to Brampton through the City Centre.

The City Centre has the deepest rental pool in Peel, driven by Sheridan's downtown campus, the LRT and the office cluster along Hurontario. Yields differ sharply building to building — we can pull the comparables before you commit.

The People

Your Mississauga team.

Mark Jensen

Markjensen.

Broker of Record

With over 15 years in the Oakville and Burlington markets, Mark has built his reputation on honest guidance and exceptional results. He specialises in move-up buyers, luxury properties, and seller strategy — personally closing 400+ transactions across Halton Region.

TEL(289) 815-2822MAILmark@thejensenteam.ca

Leahjensen.

Realtor®

Leah brings warmth and market depth to every buyer journey. Known for her patience and deep neighbourhood knowledge across Oakville, Mississauga and Burlington, she ensures her clients find not just a house — but the right home.

TEL(647) 424-3576MAILleah@thejensenteam.ca

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