Highlands East, Ontario
As of November 12, 2026, the median asking price in Highlands East is $569,000, across 55 active public listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 115 days.
4 new listings came to market in Highlands East in the last 30 days.
Detached homes in Highlands East are listed at an average of $758,341 across 54 active listings.
Highlands East had a population of 3,830, a median household income of $63,600, 89% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population.
Explore Highlands East
Highlands East is a rural, cottage-country area in Haliburton County with small settlement areas such as Wilberforce and Cardiff set among broad stretches of forest and lakes, plus a notable seasonal-home presence. Day-to-day life is quiet and outdoors-oriented, and many errands are handled by car because amenities are limited and spread out across the area’s 753 km². Most housing is detached houses, including year-round homes and properties used seasonally. Nearby amenities are small and practical—places like Foodland, Lucky Dollar Store, Linkert Country Bakery, and local country stores—while community touchpoints include Wilberforce Elementary School and Cardiff Elementary School, plus the Haliburton County Public Library and Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Historic House Museum. Recreation is a big part of the local identity, with options such as Paudash Lake Marina, YMCA Wanakita, and several camps and trailer parks across the area.
Highlands East is a rural, cottage-country area in Haliburton County with small settlement areas such as Wilberforce and Cardiff set among broad stretches of forest and lakes, plus a notable seasonal-home presence. Day-to-day life is quiet and outdoors-oriented, and many errands are handled by car because amenities are limited and spread out across the area’s 753 km². Most housing is detached houses, including year-round homes and properties used seasonally. Nearby amenities are small and practical—places like Foodland, Lucky Dollar Store, Linkert Country Bakery, and local country stores—while community touchpoints include Wilberforce Elementary School and Cardiff Elementary School, plus the Haliburton County Public Library and Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Historic House Museum. Recreation is a big part of the local identity, with options such as Paudash Lake Marina, YMCA Wanakita, and several camps and trailer parks across the area.
Selling in Highlands East comes down to two comparisons buyers make: your home against what else is for sale, and this location against the alternatives.
Buyers weigh your home against the homes listed in Highlands East right now. The current listings and asking prices are in the Market section of this page.
Put the places a buyer will use in the listing: McCue Lake, Long Lake and Buckskin Lake.
State it plainly, so the buyers it suits find your home.
Photography, condition and first impressions decide which listings buyers book to see. Have the home ready before it goes live.
Highlands East offers McCue Lake and Long Lake nearby. It suits buyers comfortable relying on a vehicle for most errands.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Highlands East’s current for-sale market is moderately supplied, with 55 active listings spanning a mix of rural cottages, waterfront properties, and year-round homes across its different hamlets and lake areas, with a median asking price of $569,000. Homes are sitting longer on average at 115 days on market so far, suggesting buyers may have more room to compare options and negotiate depending on location, waterfront access, and property condition. With just 4 new listings in the past 30 days, fresh inventory is limited, so well-priced, turnkey homes in sought-after pockets can still draw quicker attention.
AI-written commentary on the active public listing snapshot as of November 12, 2026. Not financial advice.
Highlands East covers about 753 km², so a single Walkability, Transit access or Bikeability score measured at one point would not describe it. How easily you can get around depends on which part of Highlands East you are in — check the score for a specific address.
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