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Homes for sale in Cambridge
Cambridge is three towns that never quite agreed to become one. Galt, Preston and Hespeler each kept their own downtown, their own river crossing and their own way of doing things, and locals will still tell you which one they are from before they say Cambridge. Galt has the limestone. The old commercial blocks along Main and Water Street sit right on the Grand, and the streets climbing away from the river hold some of the finest century stone houses in the province. Preston keeps its own main street and its spa-town history. Hespeler sits on the Speed with the old mill at its heart and a village feel that has survived everything built around it.
Median sold price · Cambridge · 12 months to August 2026 · Cornerstone Association of REALTORS®
Median days on market · Cambridge · August 2026 · Cornerstone Association of REALTORS®
New listings · Cambridge · August 2026 · Cornerstone Association of REALTORS®
Sale price range · Cambridge · 12 months to August 2026 · Cornerstone Association of REALTORS®
Listings
Everything currently for sale in Cambridge
Active listings for Cambridge — all brokerages, attribution required
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Living in Cambridge
Cambridge, in a bit more detail
The homes
The range here is unusually wide. Century brick and stone nearest the water, post-war bungalows spreading south and west, the seventies and eighties subdivisions through Preston and Hespeler, and a growing number of loft conversions in the old industrial buildings downtown.
The spread between a properly restored century home and one that has only been painted is wider here than almost anywhere in the region. That is exactly the kind of thing worth having someone look at properly before you offer.
Who lives here
First-time buyers priced out of Kitchener and Waterloo, investors drawn to the rental demand around the downtown and the Conestoga campus, and a steady stream of people leaving the GTA for a walkable centre without Toronto pricing.
Schools and everyday life
Public school children attend schools within the Waterloo Region District School Board. Catholic families are served by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.
The Gaslight District has changed the character of downtown Galt considerably. The Cambridge Farmers' Market has been running since 1830. Riverside Park, Churchill Park and the Grand River trail system thread through all three towns.
Highway 401 runs along the north edge with interchanges at Hespeler Road and Franklin Boulevard. Grand River Transit runs local routes and the 302 iXpress to Kitchener. The ION light rail does not reach here, which is a genuine difference from Kitchener and Waterloo.
What is changing
Infill and conversion downtown rather than large greenfield subdivisions. Our head office is in the old bread factory on Grand Avenue South, so this is the market we know street by street.
Buying in Cambridge
Hear about it the morning it lists.
Set your criteria once and we will send matching Cambridge listings as they hit the board.
Selling in Cambridge
A number built the way an appraiser builds one.
The comparables, the adjustments, and a price that survives the lender at closing.
Who works Cambridge
Agents who actually know these streets.
Designation shown for each agent as required. Global Platinum Realty Inc., Brokerage.
Around Cambridge
The places we send people first
What we love about
Cambridge, in three things
The Gaslight District
A former foundry turned public square, and the single biggest reason downtown Galt feels different than it did ten years ago. Concerts in summer, skating in winter, and the Cambridge Arts Theatre alongside it.
The river through all three towns
The Grand runs through Galt and Preston, the Speed through Hespeler, and the trail system connects most of it. You can walk from the middle of downtown to open water in about ten minutes.
The stone
More nineteenth-century limestone and fieldstone per block than almost anywhere in Ontario. The old commercial buildings along Main and Water Street are worth the walk on their own.
Asked and answered
Buying or selling in Cambridge
What is the average house price in Cambridge?
The median sold price is shown at the top of this page, drawn live from the Cornerstone MLS® and dated. It moves monthly, and a single average across Galt, Preston and Hespeler hides a lot — ask us for the number on a specific street.
Which part of Cambridge should I look at?
Depends what you want. Galt for the century stone and the walkable downtown, Preston for value and its own main street, Hespeler for village feel and newer housing nearby. They price differently and they move differently.
Is Cambridge good for first-time buyers?
It is one of the more accessible entry points in Waterloo Region, which is why so many buyers priced out of Kitchener and Waterloo end up here. The trade-off is that the older stock varies enormously in condition.
How long is the commute to Toronto?
There is no GO train from Cambridge. Most Toronto commuters drive to a station in Kitchener or Guelph, or drive the 401 directly. That is a genuine difference from Kitchener and worth factoring in.
What about flooding near the Grand?
Grand River Conservation Authority mapping matters here more than almost anywhere in the region. We check the designation on any property near the water before an offer goes in, and you should too.
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