Affluent families looking for high-end, executive-style Mississauga homes near conservation land.

Meadowvale Village boasts deep roots, starting in the 1820s when it was settled as a mill town. This heritage-designated community is known for its beautiful, tree-lined streets, large, executive family homes and acres of conservation land. The Credit River runs through this neighbourhood and it has miles of scenic walking trails.

Despite its historic roots, Meadowvale Village homes for sale tend to be modern, custom-built homes and affluent subdivisions. Its location close to the 407 in the north-central pocket of Mississauga make it a popular choice with commuters.

Meadowvale Village is a quiet, eco-conscious and family-friendly community and has a rare but lovely combination of new housing in a mature neighbourhood. So, you get well-built, modern homes without losing that sense of history and charm that most buyers are looking for in their “forever neighbourhood” of choice.

Mississauga is one of our favourite GTA hot spots to buy real estate in not only for its amenities and proximity to Toronto and the lake but also for its value for money (in comparison to Toronto proper that is; value here is, of course, subjective). The average, annual rate of value appreciation for Mississauga homes is also strong making the right Mississauga property purchase a wise investment.

That said, one of the strikes against this city if you’re a history buff is that some of the younger, burgeoning neighbourhoods lack the historic architecture and “patina” that make many Toronto neighbourhoods so beautiful and interesting.

Meadowvale Village, however, together with Meadowvale, boast a long and storied history starting in the 1820s when it was settled by Irish immigrants from New York and turned into a mill town thanks to its location near the Credit River. Gooderham and Worts also moved into the area to run various businesses in the 1860s and 70s and you’ll see the remains of some of these buildings still standing in Meadowvale today.

In fact, Meadowvale Village was recognized as a Heritage Conversation District in the early 1980s – the first area to be awarded this designation in Ontario.

Meadowvale Village residents make good use of the area’s natural features including the walking and hiking trails around the Credit River and the beautiful flora and fauna of the Meadowvale Conservation Area.

But locals do more than just benefit from the area’s natural beauty – they help contribute to its preservation. Residents routinely volunteer to help clean up local parks and there are a number of environmental associations like Credit Valley Conversation that do great work like teach residents how to naturescape their own yards to attract butterflies, birds and/or bees.