Scott: homes, schools, and local life beside the Escarpment

Scott is west Milton's Escarpment neighbourhood, developed from roughly 2005 as part of the Sherwood Survey between Derry Road, Bronte Street, Tremaine Road, and Main Street. It is the closest community in town to the Niagara Escarpment, with protected conservation land, ponds, and Escarpment views, and the new Tremaine Road interchange has transformed its Highway 401 access.

Why Do People Love Scott?

The Escarpment is the back fence here. Scott residents live beside protected conservation land, with Rattlesnake Point, Kelso, and Crawford Lake all about 10 minutes away, which means summer beach days, winter skiing at Glen Eden, and year-round trails are simply part of the routine. The housing runs from larger detached homes toward the west to starter product toward the tracks, and the Sherwood Community Centre has given the west side its newest major civic amenity.

What Is the Commute Like from Scott?

The new Tremaine interchange has rewritten the west side's highway story in Scott's favour. The train to Union runs about an hour from the Milton GO station, and Scott's west-side position puts the Escarpment closer than the highway.

What Is the Commute Like from Scott?
Destination Via / Route Travel Time
Milton GO Station ~roughly 1 to 2.5 km via Main Street Drive 8-10 min
Highway 401 Tremaine Road, Scott's western boundary, connects north to the new Highway 401 interchange, with Main Street to Highway 25 as the alternate route. Drive 8-12 mins
Mississauga Hwy 401 East Drive 28-38 min
Oakville Bronte Road South Drive 20-30 min
Downtown Toronto Hwy 401 East (off-peak) Drive 50-55 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 Dorset Park?

School Name Board Type Notes
P.L. Robertson Public School hdsb
public-elem
in the neighbourhood, named for Milton's famous screw inventor.
Escarpment View Public School hdsb
public-elem
public elementary in the neighbourhood.
Lumen Christi Catholic Elementary hcdsb
catholic-secondary
Catholic elementary in the Scott are
Milton District High School and Elsie MacGill Secondary School hdsb
secondary
Secondary options a short drive away.

For the accurate assignment for any specific address, use the school board finders:

What Shops and Restaurants are Near Scott?

Derrybrook Plaza

At the neighbourhood's eastern edge at Main and Ontario, with 80+ stores.

Sherwood Community Centre

the west side's newest major civic amenity, with a library branch, ice pads, and pools, beside Sherwood District Park's baseball, cricket field, and basketball.

Bronte Street eats

Sunrise Grill, Memphis BBQ and Wicked Wings, and Winnie's Jerk on the neighbourhood's east approach.

Nature anchors

Rattlesnake Point, Kelso and Glen Eden, and Crawford Lake are the lifestyle sell, and Scott is the jumping-off neighbourhood for all of them. Downtown Main Street is a short drive east.

What Parks are in Scott?

Scott's park lineup runs from a full district park on Main Street West to pocket greens along the neighbourhood's spine streets.

Sherwood District Park

a district park beside the Sherwood Community Centre and Library, with a cricket pitch, ball diamond, and two basketball courts.

Scott Neighbourhood Park East

Saturday mornings from Victoria Day through Thanksgiving, on Main Street.

Scott Neighbourhood Park West

two soccer fields on the Savoline side of the community.

Bakery

Holloway, McCready, and Savoline parks

pocket greens along Scott and Savoline Boulevards.

Neighbourhood Demographics in Scott

  • 110 Ethnic Origins
  • 3,240 Households
  • 11,955 Population

78%

of households are families with children

15%

of households are couples without children

7%

of households are a person living alone

Age Groups

Home Ownership

Home Types

What are the homes like in Scott?

Scott was built from roughly 2005 by a variety of builders, so the streetscape has more variation than Milton's single-builder communities. The housing itself is very much of its era.


  • Open concept main floors are the norm, with dark wood kitchens and flooring typical of the original finishes.
  • Nine foot ceilings are common: buyers paid the builder upgrade at this point because they understood it was the one thing that cannot be added later.
  • Finished basements are widespread, simply because the homes have been standing long enough for owners to get to them.
  • Green space is built into the plan: Scott has quiet streets with larger homes backing directly onto green space, which is one of the neighbourhood's strongest features and one of its scarcer offerings.
  • Range of product: larger detached homes sit toward the west side, with more entry-level product toward the rail corridor.

What should buyers and sellers know about the Scott market?

  • The maintenance window is approaching, not open: roofs, windows, and furnaces are not yet needed across most of Scott, but the neighbourhood is close enough that buyers should budget for them and sellers should expect the question.
  • Finished basements are common enough to matter: an unfinished basement stands out here in a way it would not in a newer neighbourhood.
  • The Tremaine interchange rewrote the commuter case: Scott spent most of its life as a difficult address for commuters, because reaching the 401 meant crossing the entire town. The interchange at the neighbourhood's western boundary changed that, and it also takes pressure off in-town traffic.
  • It suits westbound commuters particularly well: for anyone working toward Cambridge or Kitchener, Scott is now one of the best positions in Milton.

Explore Scott on the Map

Located in Northwest Milton

"We wanted Milton, but our work is west toward Kitchener, and for years that combination did not really work. We bought in Scott specifically because of the Tremaine interchange. We get the Escarpment out the back and a highway on-ramp at the end of the neighbourhood.”


Scott neighbourhood buyer

If your ideal weekend starts on a trail, Scott is the shortest walk to it in Milton. Call the Flowers Team at 905-878-6232 or book a free home evaluation.

Frequently Asked Scott Questions

  • Can you hear the train in Scott?

    Yes. The CN rail line runs directly through Scott and Harrison, and it is audible from parts of both neighbourhoods, more on some streets than others. It is one of the things buyers are most often surprised by if nobody tells them, so we tell them. Visit at different times of day and decide for yourself: for some buyers it is a non-issue, and for others it is the deciding factor.

  • How has the Tremaine interchange changed the commute from Scott?

    Substantially. For most of Scott's history, reaching Highway 401 meant driving across town to the far east side, which made the west side a hard sell for commuters. The interchange on Tremaine Road, Scott's western boundary, gives the neighbourhood direct highway access and takes a share of cross-town traffic off Milton's roads at the same time.


  • Is Scott a good neighbourhood for people who work west of Milton?

    It is one of the best in town for that. Scott sits on the far west side with the Tremaine interchange at its boundary, which puts Cambridge and Kitchener commuters on the highway in minutes rather than after a cross-town drive.


  • What schools serve Scott?

    P.L. Robertson Public School (HDSB) and Escarpment View Public School (HDSB) are both in the neighbourhood, with Lumen Christi Catholic Elementary (HCDSB) in the Scott area. Milton District High School and Elsie MacGill Secondary School (HDSB) are a short drive away. Scott is an easy neighbourhood to walk to school in. Schools are as per zoning to your home address.


  • What are the parks like in Scott?

    Different from east Milton. Instead of many small pocket parks, Scott has larger parks reached from the main streets, with tennis courts and splash pads, plus the Sherwood Community Centre and Sherwood District Park as a full recreation anchor. Several streets back directly onto green space.


  • Do homes in Scott need work yet?

    Generally not yet, but it is coming. Scott homes are approaching the age where roofs, windows, and furnaces reach the end of their service life. It is the single most useful thing to check on any home you are considering here, and the most useful thing to address before listing.


  • Is Scott close to the conservation areas?

    Yes. Scott is the closest Milton neighbourhood to the Niagara Escarpment, with Rattlesnake Point, Kelso and Glen Eden, and Crawford Lake all roughly 10 minutes away. Trails, beach days, and winter skiing are part of the weekly routine here rather than a day trip.

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