Welcome To Dixie

Dixie is the part of east Mississauga most Torontonians have driven through without realizing it, the wedge of land around Dixie Road and Dundas Street East, right up against the Etobicoke border. It is more commercial and industrial than residential, so the housing is tucked into pockets… small clusters of detached and semi-detached homes from the 1960s, townhouse complexes, a few rental towers and one of the west GTA’s last land-lease trailer parks. It is not a postcard neighbourhood. It is a working one, and the prices reflect that.

What you get for the money here is access. The Dixie GO station puts you on the Milton line into Union, the QEW and Highway 427 are minutes away, and the food along Dundas runs from Middle Eastern to Chinese to Caribbean without anyone trying to make a scene about it. If you want walkable charm, this isn’t it. If you want a foothold in the GTA with a real commute and room to grow as the area redevelops, Dixie is worth a serious look.

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DIxie FAQs

How much does it cost to live in Dixie?

Dixie is one of the more affordable entry points in Mississauga. Condos and townhomes generally trade in the rough range of the high $400,000s to the high $600,000s, semi-detached homes tend to land in the $800,000s to low $900,000s, and detached homes typically run from the high $800,000s into the $1.2M-plus range depending on lot and condition. The land-lease trailers are a category of their own, often $50,000 to $100,000. These are ballparks… see the live stats block above for current numbers and browse current Dixie listings.

Where exactly is Dixie?

It is in east Mississauga, centred on Dixie Road and Dundas Street East, hard against the Etobicoke/Toronto border. The historic community was named after Dr. Beaumont Dixie, a 19th-century area physician.

Is Dixie good for families?

It can be, with caveats. There are detached and semi-detached homes on quieter interior streets, parks like Etobicoke Valley, and the indoor CJ’s Skatepark nearby. But the area is heavily commercial and industrial, green space is limited, and you’ll want to be deliberate about which street you choose.

What's the commute downtown like?

Strong for a suburb. The Dixie GO station runs the Milton line into Union Station, and as of June 29, 2026 the MiWay Route 51 Tomken extension connects directly to Dixie GO, making the train easier to reach without a car. Drivers have the QEW and Highway 427 close by.

Is Dixie walkable?

Not really. It is built around arterial roads and big-box plazas, so most errands mean a short drive. The exception is the Dundas strip, where you can string together groceries, a bakery and a meal on foot.

What's parking like?

Easy and plentiful. This is suburban Mississauga… driveways, surface lots and free parking are the norm, not the exception.

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: The Mississauga Chinese Centre at 888 Dundas Street East, a long-standing mall anchored by Chinese, Taiwanese and Filipino restaurants and shops, is the closest thing Dixie has to a community hub.

Hot local spots: Golden Dough Bakery & Grill at 800 Dundas Street East has been doing Middle Eastern food and fresh baking in the area since 1990. CJ’s Skatepark at 560 Hensall Circle is a 50,000-square-foot indoor skatepark with lessons and camps, a genuine draw for families. The food court and restaurants inside the Mississauga Chinese Centre round out the everyday eating.

Parks & green space: Etobicoke Valley Park, at the end of Southcreek Road off Mattawa Avenue, is a naturalized ravine with an off-leash dog area along the Etobicoke Creek (not fully fenced, so recall-trained dogs only, and watch for ticks and poison ivy in season). Coram Park is a small neighbourhood playground tucked under the hydro corridor.

Your Typical Neighbour

Dixie-specific census numbers aren’t broken out cleanly, but at the municipal level the picture is clear. Mississauga had a population of 717,961 in 2021, a median age of 40.8, a median household income of roughly $102,000, and a homeownership rate of about 70 percent across some 244,575 households with an average size of 2.9 people. On the ground, Dixie skews more renter-heavy and more newcomer-oriented than the city average, with a mix of long-time homeowners in the 1960s housing stock and newer arrivals in the rental and townhouse clusters.

Source: StatCan 2021 Census, Mississauga, City

What We Love

The price of entry, the genuinely good and unpretentious food along Dundas, and the Dixie GO connection to Union. It is one of the easier places in the GTA to own something with a real commute attached. The area is also on the cusp of change, with the broader Dixie/Lakeview lands flagged for redevelopment under Mississauga’s new Official Plan.

What We Don’t Love

It is not pretty, and it is not walkable. You are surrounded by industrial and commercial land, the green space is thin (two parks, essentially), and the Dixie Outlet Mall to the south went into receivership in 2026 with a long, uncertain redevelopment ahead of it. Buyers who want polish and street life should look elsewhere. The Hazel McCallion (Hurontario) LRT, now pushed to roughly 2028, runs well west of here and does not serve Dixie.

Real Estate

Dixie’s housing is a patchwork: 1960s detached and semi-detached homes on the interior streets, townhouse and rental complexes, newer condo projects like Highlight at 4070 Dixie Road, and those land-lease trailers. It rewards buyers who do their homework street by street. If you like the east-Mississauga value story but want more residential feel, compare it against nearby Applewood and the lakefront options in Lakeview or Port Credit before deciding.

Transit

The Dixie GO station on the Milton line is the headline, running into Union Station. As of June 29, 2026, MiWay’s Route 51 Tomken was extended to serve Dixie GO, with better Saturday frequency, making the train reachable without driving. The QEW and Highway 427 are both close for drivers. The Hazel McCallion LRT does not run through Dixie.

Schools

There are no schools within the boundaries of Dixie but there are many schools in the surrounding neighbourhoods.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Camilla Road Sr PS
ÉS Gaétan Gervais
ÉÉ Micheline-Saint-Cyr
Dixie PS
Clifton PS
Brian W. Fleming PS
Tomken Road MS
Westacres PS
Corsair PS
Applewood Heights SS
Cawthra Park SS
Glenforest SS

CATHOLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Average Days on Market

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% of Asking Price

Source: TRREB Statistics

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