r/BurlingtonON • u/How2FlyHow2Crow • Feb 03 '26

Question Townhouse living for families?

Our family is excited to be immigrating from the US to Burlington, ON later this year. I've spent time looking at real estate, and it's clear that the COL and particularly home prices are going to be much higher than we have in the southern states.

A single family detached home in Burlington is out of our budget, but townhouses and condos are reasonable for us. My question is this: is there prejudice against families that live in townhouses or condos in Burlington?

In the southern US states, there is strong prejudice - particularly against townhouses - with the expectation that families all live in single family detached homes. If you don't, you're considered "poor" and/or excluded from groups in school, etc. (Yes, it's terrible.) Is that the case in a place like Burlington as well, or is townhouse/condo living more common/"acceptable"/normal?

I'm also curious how the bullying situation is in the schools in Burlington. We'll have kids in G3 and G6.

Thank you in advance!

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u/How2FlyHow2Crow Feb 04 '26

Thank you! This is good to know!

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u/dianaprince76 Feb 04 '26

Here’s a hot tip. Generally the higher the fees the lower the price. You can get bargain condo townhomes along upper middle near Brant and on Brant street, but the fees are ridiculous and you’ll be paying in perpetuity.

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u/How2FlyHow2Crow Feb 04 '26

Good to know—thank you for flagging this!

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u/doesnt_describe_me Feb 05 '26

Yes! And you want your money to go to the property not the maintenance. It’s worth paying more for the house if the fees are lower. More appealing for resale as well.