Buying Real Estate in Brampton, ON

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About Brampton

Brampton is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Canada and the third most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe urban area, behind Toronto and Mississauga.

Indigenous peoples have inhabited the Brampton area for thousands of years and the city is situated on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg. Named after the town of Brampton in Cumberland, England, Brampton was incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a town in 1873, and became a city in 1974. Immigration has greatly increased Brampton’s population, from 10,000 in the 1950s to over 700,000 today.

The city was once known as “The Flower Town of Canada”, a title referring to its large greenhouse industry. Nowadays, Brampton’s major economic sectors include advanced manufacturing, retail administration, logistics, information and communication technologies, food and beverage, life sciences, and business services.

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The City Of Brampton

Population: 735, 754

Overview

  • Brampton has a Livability Score of 87/100, which is considered exceptional
  • Brampton Crime Rates are 4% lower than the Ontario average
  • Cost of Living in Brampton is 8% lower than the Ontario average
  • Brampton Real Estate prices are 10% lower than the Ontario average
  • Rental Prices in Brampton are 17% lower than the Ontario average

The #1 guide to living in Metro Toronto, ON for 2021, is compiled using the AreaVibes Livability Score which is calculated from a score out of 100 and based on various categories. These categories include amenities, cost of living, crime rates, education, employment, housing, and weather.

Greater Toronto Area

The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater Toronto Area begins in Burlington in the Halton Region, and extends along Lake Ontario past downtown Toronto eastward to Clarington in the Durham Region.

According to the 2021 census, the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Toronto has a total population of 6,202,225.

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