Harrison: homes, schools, and local life in southwest Milton

Harrison occupies Milton's southwest corner between Tremaine Road, Derry Road, Louis St. Laurent Avenue, and the rail line, and includes the award-winning Hawthorne Village on the Escarpment built by Mattamy from roughly 2008 to 2015. It offers unobstructed Escarpment views, new-urbanist streetscapes with laneway townhomes, and the Mattamy National Cycling Centre, one of North America's only indoor velodromes, and the new Tremaine Road interchange has given it some of the best 401 access on the west side.

Why Do People Love Harrison?

The views, first. Many Harrison streets look straight at the Niagara Escarpment, unobstructed and protected. Then the one-of-a-kind amenity: the Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Canada's only international-standard indoor velodrome, sits right in the neighbourhood, with public ride sessions, a fitness studio, a walking track, and a cafe, a major draw for cycling enthusiasts. Add well-designed bike lanes, walkable parks, and the new Tremaine Road interchange for westbound 401 commuters, and Harrison has quietly become one of the west side's strongest positions.

What Is the Commute Like from Harrison?

The Tremaine connection has turned Harrison into one of the west side's best commuter positions, especially for anyone heading west on the 401.

What Is the Commute Like from Harrison?
Destination Via / Route Travel Time
Milton GO Station ~roughly 6 to 7 km via Derry Road or Louis St. Laurent. Drive 11-14 min
Highway 401 Tremaine Road north to the new 401 interchange, the fastest highway access west Milton has ever had, with Louis St. Laurent to James Snow Parkway as the eastern alternate. Drive 8-10 mins
Mississauga Hwy 401 East or 407 Drive 30-40 min
Oakville Bronte Road South or Tremaine south Drive 20-28 min
Downtown Toronto Hwy 401 East (off-peak) Drive 50-58 min GO Train available
Travel times are approximate and based on off-peak conditions. Peak-hour traffic and seasonal conditions may affect actual travel times.

What schools serve Harrison?

School Name Board Type Notes
Boyne Public School hdsb
public-elem
public elementary in the neighbourhood.
Queen of Heaven Catholic Elementary hcdsb
catholic
Catholic elementary in the neighbourhood on Savoline Boulevard.
P.L. Robertson Public School hdsb
public-elem
public elementary immediately north on Scott Boulevard.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School hcdsb
catholic-secondary
the Catholic secondary school minutes away on Bronte Street South.
Elsie MacGill Secondary School hdsb
secondary
the newer southwest public secondary option, with Craig Kielburger Secondary School across town to the east.

What Shops and Restaurants are Near are near Harrison?

Mattamy National Cycling Centre

Canada's only international-standard indoor velodrome, with public ride sessions, fitness studio, walking track, and cafe. The single most distinctive amenity of any Milton neighbourhood.

Derry Road corridor

the town's main big-box strip, with Home Depot, Sephora, Cineplex, and a strong restaurant lineup all a short drive away.

Parks

Optimist Park on Savoline Boulevard with basketball, tennis, sports fields, a spray pad, and an accessible playground, plus McDougall, Speyer, and Gastle parks, all walkable.

Nature and more

Rattlesnake Point, Kelso, and Crawford Lake conservation areas, nearby pick-your-own farms, and Escarpment views from many streets. Milton Fire Station 3 sits in the neighbourhood.

What Parks are in Harrison?

For a neighbourhood named after a park, Dorset Park delivers: six parks inside its borders, including the sports block on Wilson Drive.

Optimist Park

the neighbourhood's summer anchor on Garden Lane, with Milton's outdoor pool, a splash pad, three baseball diamonds, and two tennis courts, steps from the Mill Pond.

Gastle, Harrison, McDougall, and Speyer parks

illage greens spread through the community's crescents.

Neighbourhood Demographics in Harrison

  • 111 Ethnic Origins
  • 2,395 Households
  • 8,021 Population

68%

of households are families with children

21%

of households are couples without children

11%

of households are a person living alone

Age Groups

Home Ownership

Home Types

What are the homes like in Harrison?

Harrison is predominantly Mattamy, with a few other builders in the mix, and it was built across a period that left a visible mark on the housing. Construction began around 2007 and 2008, as the housing market went into the downturn, and the builder responded with a more basic product line: simpler floor plans, fewer upgrades, smaller lots, and lower prices. That section is still recognizable today.


  • Open concept main floors, with dark wood kitchens and flooring as the original finish palette.
  • Nine foot ceilings are common in the homes built outside the recession-era product line, for the same reason as in Scott: buyers paid for the one upgrade that cannot be added later.
  • Finished basements are widespread, given how long the homes have been standing.
  • New-urbanist streetscapes: Hawthorne Village on the Escarpment brought laneway townhomes and rear-garage design to this part of Milton, which is why the streets look different from the rest of town.
  • Escarpment views are real but not universal: many Harrison streets look straight at protected Escarpment land, and those lots are valued accordingly. Others do not have the view at all.

What should buyers and sellers know about the Harrison market?

  • The maintenance window is approaching: roofs, windows, and furnaces are not yet due across most of Harrison, but they are close enough to belong in a buyer's budget and a seller's preparation.
  • Not all Harrison homes were built to the same specification: the recession-era product line means two homes of similar size and age can differ in lot size, floor plan, and finish level. It is a neighbourhood where comparing the right homes matters.
  • The Tremaine interchange changed the commuter case, giving Harrison the fastest highway access west Milton has had.
  • The velodrome is a genuine differentiator: no other Milton neighbourhood has an amenity like it, and for a specific kind of buyer it is the entire reason they are looking here.

Explore Harrison on the Map

Located in West Milton.

"Our family spends more hours on the track than anywhere else, so living minutes from the velodrome was not a nice extra, it was the requirement. Harrison was the only neighbourhood that made the schedule work, and the Escarpment views were the part we did not expect to love as much as we do.”


Harrison neighbourhood buyer

Escarpment views do not come up everywhere, and Harrison buyers know it. Call the Flowers Team at 905-878-6232 or book a free home evaluation.

Frequently Asked Questions About Harrison

  • What is the Mattamy National Cycling Centre, and can anyone use it?

    The Mattamy National Cycling Centre is Canada's only international-standard indoor velodrome, and it sits inside the Harrison neighbourhood. It is open to the public, not only to athletes, with public ride sessions, a fitness studio, a walking track, and a cafe. It is the most distinctive amenity in any Milton neighbourhood.

  • Can you hear the train in Harrison?

    Yes. The CN rail line runs through Harrison and Scott and is audible from parts of both, more on some streets than others. Buyers should hear it before they decide rather than after they close. For some it is background noise, and for others it rules a street out.


  • How is the Highway 401 commute from Harrison?

    Better than it has ever been. Tremaine Road connects north to the Highway 401 interchange in roughly 8 to 10 minutes, which is the fastest highway access west Milton has had, with Louis St. Laurent to James Snow Parkway as the eastern alternate. Oakville is roughly 20 to 28 minutes by way of Bronte Road or Tremaine south.


  • Are all the homes in Harrison the same?

    No, and the differences matter when you are comparing. Harrison is mostly one builder, but part of it was built during the housing downturn to a deliberately more basic specification, with simpler floor plans, fewer upgrades, and smaller lots. Two homes of the same size and age here can be quite different properties.


  • What schools serve Harrison?

    Boyne Public School (HDSB) and Queen of Heaven Catholic Elementary (HCDSB) are both in the neighbourhood, with P.L. Robertson Public School (HDSB) immediately north. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary (HCDSB) is minutes away on Bronte Street South, and Elsie MacGill Secondary School (HDSB) is the newer southwest public option. Harrison is an easy neighbourhood to walk to school in. Schools are as per zoning to your home address.


  • Do Harrison homes have Escarpment views?

    Many do. Harrison sits at the southwest edge of town where a number of streets look directly at protected Escarpment land, which means the view is not going to be built out. It is not every street, so it is worth being specific about which homes you are looking at if the view is what you are buying.

  • Is Harrison still being built?

    The neighbourhood is essentially complete. Ongoing construction in southwest Milton is in the newer communities to the south and east of Harrison.

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Harrison News

Row of suburban brick houses with garages, front lawns, and driveways on a sunny day
By Amy Flowers | Flowers Team Real Estate August 20, 2026
Harrison Milton was built through the 2008 downturn, which shaped its lots, its plans and its prices. Plus Escarpment views and Canada's only indoor velodrome
A man is riding a bike on a track in a velodrome.
By Flowers Team Real Estate May 21, 2025
Get ready to ride at Milton’s Mattamy National Cycling Centre velodrome. Learn booking steps, resident perks, gear rentals, and track etiquette.