Mississauga Valleys

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: the Mississauga Valley Community Centre and Library on Mississauga Valley Boulevard, the city’s largest, with a pool, arena, gym and library under one roof, and the Living Arts Centre a short way north, Mississauga’s main arts venue.

Hot local spots: this is residential more than restaurant-row, so the eating and shopping happens at Square One a short walk west, Ontario’s largest mall, with the food, cinema and services that come with it. 

Parks & green space: Mississauga Valley Park with its tennis courts, ball diamond and splash pad, plus the connected Stonebrook Park and Richard Jones Park running along the Cooksville Creek, good for a walk, run or bike.

Your Typical Neighbour

Mississauga Valleys is family-first and strikingly diverse. Close to half of households are families with children, well above the city average, and residents come from some 149 ethnic origins, with a majority being first-generation immigrants. It’s a mix of owners in the detached and townhome stock and renters in the older condo buildings on the west side, drawing people across their 20s through 50s. The through-line is practicality: this is where a lot of families land for the space, the schools and the price.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile, City of Mississauga  

What We Love

The combination of green space, family housing and location is hard to match at the price. You get real parkland and creek trails through the middle of the neighbourhood, the biggest community centre in Mississauga, and Square One, the GO and City Centre all within reach, while paying less than newer suburbs ask. For a growing family that wants room and amenities without a City Centre condo budget, the Valleys is one of the smarter buys in central Mississauga.

What We Don’t Love

It’s suburban and it feels it. There’s no walkable main street or restaurant scene inside the neighbourhood, so a night out means driving or heading to Square One. The 1980s condo stock on the west side is aging and varies a lot building to building, so condo fees and maintenance are worth a hard look. And the wide arterials around the edges, Hurontario and Burnhamthorpe, are for cars, not strolling.

Real Estate

Housing splits east and west. The east side is mostly single-family detached and semi-detached homes on quiet crescents; the west side has a concentration of older, larger-suite condo buildings, which is where the neighbourhood’s value reputation comes from. Townhomes fill in between. It’s a genuine mix of owners and renters, and the family-sized condos in particular offer square footage that’s hard to find at the price elsewhere in the city. New to the market? Start with our First-Time Buyer guide.

(Current prices and days on market appear in the live statistics block below, updated quarterly.)

Schools

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Corsair PS
The Valleys Sr PS
Applewood Heights SS
Briarwood PS
É Élém Horizon Jeunesse
Silver Creek PS
Thornwood PS
T. L. Kennedy SS
ÉS Gaétan Gervais

CATHOLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Innocent Hearts Secondary School – Mississauga
ÉSC Sainte-Famille
John Cabot Catholic SS
ÉÉC René-Lamoureux
Father Michael Goetz SS
Metropolitan Andrei Catholic School
Canadian Martyrs Catholic School

For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Mississauga school map.

Transit

MiWay buses run frequently along the ring road and the surrounding arterials, connecting to the City Centre Transit Terminal and Cooksville GO Station on the Milton line. The Hazel McCallion LRT is under construction along the Hurontario edge of the neighbourhood. Drivers reach Highway 403, the 401 and the QEW within minutes, with Square One and City Centre right next door.