Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Waterdown is $815,000, across 224 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 77 days.
72 new listings came to market in Waterdown in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $528 per square foot, based on the 120 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Waterdown are listed at an average of $1,355,925 across 66 active listings.
Condos in Waterdown are listed at an average of $461,974 across 59 active listings.
Townhouses in Waterdown are listed at an average of $820,151 across 45 active listings.
Homes in Waterdown are listed at an average of $2,512,325 across 21 active listings.
Escarpment Views, Main-Street Ease
Perched where the Niagara Escarpment starts to rise, Waterdown feels like a town that kept its old centre while quietly turning into one of the GTA’s most convenient edge communities. Dundas Street (the historic core) still does the heavy lifting: coffee, patios, local services, and the everyday run-ins that make a place feel lived-in. With a Walk Score around 88, many errands are genuinely doable on foot—rare in a suburb that’s also growing as quickly as this one.
The housing story is a blend of eras and expectations. Closer to the core you’ll find older detached homes and character properties on mature streets, while the south and east edges have filled in with newer subdivisions—larger semis and two-storey detached homes designed for family life, home offices, and garages that actually fit modern cars. Buyers tend to be move-up households and young families priced out of Toronto and parts of Halton, along with Hamilton professionals who want a quieter base without giving up access to Burlington, Aldershot GO, and the QEW/407 network.
What makes Waterdown stand out is the landscape as much as the streetscape: quick access to the Bruce Trail, Smokey Hollow’s falls and ravines, and the Royal Botanical Gardens’ trail network gives weekends an outdoors-first rhythm. The market here has historically leaned ownership-oriented and higher-income, with competition often strongest for newer, turnkey homes and well-kept properties near the village core. Inventory swings matter: when choices tighten, family-sized homes tend to move briskly; when listings rise, buyers get pickier about finishes, lot depth, and walkability to schools, parks, and Dundas Street amenities.
Waterdown currently has 237 active listings with a median asking price of $817,450 and an average of $532 per square foot, giving buyers a healthy amount of choice while keeping pricing relatively firm. Homes are taking an average of 75 days to sell, and with 73 new listings added in the past 30 days, the pace suggests a balanced-to-slightly buyer-leaning market where negotiation room may exist, especially on longer-standing inventory. For investors, the combination of ample supply and steady pricing points to a market where selectivity matters and deals are most likely to come from motivated sellers rather than broad price drops.
Walk Score 88 · Transit Score 24 · Bike Score 58
The median asking price in Waterdown is $815,000, across 224 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $988,567. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 224 active MLS® listings in Waterdown as of August 12, 2026. 72 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Waterdown have been on the market an average of 77 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 224 homes currently listed in Waterdown, 29% detached houses, 26% condos, 20% townhouses, 4% vacant land.
Waterdown has a Walk Score of 88 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Very Walkable — most errands can be accomplished on foot. Transit Score is 24. Bike Score is 58.