Housing in East Credit, Mississauga
East Credit is the largest neighbourhood in Mississauga by population and the one most dominated by big houses: fifty-seven per cent detached, and fifty-seven per cent of its dwellings have four bedrooms or more, which is the highest share on this list. A quarter of it was built after 2000 and almost none of it before 1961. This is newer stock than most of the GTA, so the questions are about finishes, additions and permits rather than about wiring.
- People
- 63,320
- Households
- 17,920
- Median dwelling value
- $1M
What stands out about East Credit
- 57% of its dwellings have four or more bedrooms, higher than the middle of Mississauga's 39 neighbourhoods at 25%.
- 57% of its dwellings are detached houses, higher than the middle of Mississauga's 39 neighbourhoods at 32%.
- 17% of its households rent, lower than the middle of Mississauga's 39 neighbourhoods at 29%.
- 5% of its dwellings are in buildings of five storeys or more, lower than the middle of Mississauga's 39 neighbourhoods at 21%.
What is built here
- Detached house
- Semi-detached house
- Row house
- Duplex
- Apartment, under five storeys
- Apartment, five storeys or more
And how many bedrooms it has
- One bedroom
- Two bedrooms
- Three bedrooms
- Four or more bedrooms
When it was built
The most useful line on this page. Almost everything a home inspection turns up in Mississauga is a function of the decade the house went up in, and so is most of what an insurer asks about.
- 1960 or before
- 1961 to 1980
- 1981 to 2000
- 2001 to 2010
- 2011 to 2021
What to check before you buy in East Credit
Raised by the housing stock above, not by any particular house. Each one is a question to ask rather than a problem to expect.
- Kitec fittings, if it was plumbed in the late 1990s or 2000sA fifth or more of the housing here dates from the years when Kitec plumbing was installed. The fittings are usually brass in orange or blue pipe, most visible under a sink or at the water heater. It was the subject of a class action settlement and it is something a condominium corporation will know about its own building.
- What was added, and whether it was permittedIn a neighbourhood this detached, a large share of the houses have been added to or finished below grade at some point. The City's building records will say what was permitted. An unpermitted addition is not automatically a problem to walk away from, but it is a problem to know about rather than inherit.
- The party wall and the drainsA fifth or more of the housing here shares a wall with the house next door. Shared walls mean shared sound, sometimes shared drains, and occasionally a shared roof line where one side has been redone and the other has not. Look at both sides of the building from the street and from the lane.
What it costs to live here
- Owner monthly shelter cost
- $1,880
- Renter monthly shelter cost
- $1,520
- Owners with a mortgage
- 61%
- Households renting
- 17%
Shelter cost is the census measure: for an owner it is the mortgage payment, property taxes, condominium fees and utilities together, and for a renter it is rent and utilities. These are medians from 2021, so read them as the shape of the place rather than as a quote.
How people get to work
- Car, truck or van
- Public transit
- Walked
Where these numbers come from
the 2021 Census of Population, tabulated by the City of Mississauga as 2021 Census Data - By Neighbourhoods, with neighbourhood names and boundaries from Mississauga Official Plan (2010) Character Area and City Structure. Retrieved September 20, 2026. The figures are published under the Statistics Canada Open Licence and the boundaries under the City of Mississauga Open Data Terms of Use.
These are aggregate figures for a whole neighbourhood from a census taken in 2021, so they lag the market and they describe no individual home. Housey is not a real estate board and this is not MLS data: for what a specific house is worth today, ask a realtor.