London

Roughly halfway between Toronto and Windsor, London grew up at the forks of the Thames River and still carries its Forest City nickname in a tree canopy that shades century neighbourhoods across the city.

Downtown centres on Richmond Row's shops and restaurants, with Budweiser Gardens hosting concerts and hockey a few blocks from the forks of the Thames. Old North, just up Richmond Street, holds some of the city's grandest heritage homes within walking distance of Western University.

South of downtown, Wortley Village anchors Old South with an independent, walkable strip of shops along Wortley Road, and Byron in the far west end offers an established, family oriented pace near the Thames Valley Golf Course. Masonville in the north sits beside Western University and University Hospital, with one of the city's largest malls at its centre.

Western University and Fanshawe College anchor a large student population that supports steady rental demand across the city, and the Highway 401 corridor keeps London within easy reach of both Toronto and Windsor. For buyers, London offers a genuinely walkable downtown, deep neighbourhood character and prices that remain well below the Greater Toronto Area.