Glen Shields, Vaughan Real Estate Real Estate,
The neighbourhood of Glen Shields is older in the fact that most homes were build in the 1980's and there has been no construction ever since. The area has many great features as Glen Shields Elementary School which is one of the top ranked schools by the Fraser Institute in Ontario, it has many parks and open space to spend time in with your family, and it has just two entrances which makes it perfect for traffic to never use it as a pass through. There is quick access to Dufferin Street which can take you North to Highway 7 &Highway 407, South to Highway 401 & Allen Expressway, and is close enough to Highway 400. There is also York Region Transit & T.T.C. busses that go along Dufferin Street which can take you south to Downsview Subway Station at Sheppard Avenue & Dufferin Street. The area also has quick access to Glen Shields Park, Marita Payne Park, & the Dufferin Clark Community Centre. Here you will find soccer fields, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, playgrounds and a nice biking path. The community centre also has an indoor pool and is the closest library in the area. There are many retail plazas around including the Tim Horton'splaza at Dufferin Street & Centre Street, as well as many shops, coffee shops, & restaurants, along Steeles Avenue West including Superstore, East Side Mario's, Tim Horton's, Starbucks,Home Depot, Winner's, Dollarama, Cora's, Shopper's Drug Mart and much more.
Glen Sheilds Vaughan Real Estate
The houses & homes in Glen Shields represent two different types of consturction. Both are detached home, but one is standard detached and the second are link detached homes. The difference between the two is in one feature which are the basements of the homes. Standard detached homes have independent basements of one another. Link detached homes have basements that are connected by their foundations which at the time was a cheaper method of construction as it allowed the builder to pour concrete into one large hole. The link type houses in Glen Shields from $1,100,000 and up to $1,800,000 and feature 2-storey construction with 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom models. The area is very small and family oriented with only a couple of access points to the neighbourhood and without much in the way of throughway traffic making this a great place for first time homebuyers and families alike. This is also one of the few neighbourhoods which does NOT house any condos or condo townhomes.
Glen Shields Vaughan Schools -
| School Name | Type of School | School Website | School Rankings | |
| Glen Shields PS | K - Grade 8 | site | ranking | |
Westmount Collegiate E J Sand PS |
Secondary K - 8 |
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| 2022 | 2021 | % Difference | ||
| Sales | 9 | 8 | 13 % | |
Sold Price Listing Price % of Sold to Listing Days on Market Detached Homes Semi - Detached Townhouses |
$1,340,556 $1,117,765 121 % 8 9 0 0 |
$1,141,563 $1,069,099 108 % 6 8 0 0 |
17 % 18 % 13 % 33 % 13 % 0 % 0 % |
| 2022 | 2021 | % Difference | ||
| Sales | 13 | 19 | - 32 % | |
Sold Price Listing Price % of Sold to Listing Days on Market Detached Homes Semi - Detached Townhouses |
$1,284,385 $1,213,661 106 % 14 13 0 0 |
$1,187,842 $1,117,937 107 % 10 19 0 0 |
8 % 8 % - 1 % 40 % - 32 % 0 % 0 % |