The Iconic ‘Gilmore Girls’ House in Stars Hollow Is Now on the Market for $2.7 Million

GILMORE GIRLS, Clockwise from far left): Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop, Edward Hermann, Liz Torres, (Season 1), 2000-2007, photo: Warner Bros. Television courtesy Everett Collection Warner Bros Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWarnerxBros CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TCDGIGI EC001
GILMORE GIRLS, Clockwise from far left): Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop, Edward Hermann, Liz Torres, (Season 1), 2000-2007, photo: Warner Bros. Television courtesy Everett Collection Warner Bros Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWarnerxBros CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TCDGIGI EC001
The iconic Gilmore Girls house in Stars Hollow is now on the market for $2.7 million, proving that even fictional real estate can serve a very expensive cup of nostalgia. After all, the Gilmore Girls universe has always been defined by Lorelai Gilmore's coffee obsession, Rory Gilmore's love of books, rapid-fire banter, and the cozy, chaotic home that made Stars Hollow feel like family. With its eccentric festivals, quirky community, and unforgettable mother-daughter bond, the house was practically another character.
Now, it seems nostalgia does not come cheap, as Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore prepare to bid a very expensive goodbye to their beloved Stars Hollow home.
The Gilmore Girls House is up for grabs at $2.7 Million
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According to the real estate listing represented by Sylvia Morris of Century 21 Leading Edge Realty Inc., the real-life Gilmore Girls house is officially on the market for $2.76 million. Located at 31 Victoria Avenue in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, the 1875-era heritage property served as the original visual backdrop for Stars Hollow in the pilot episode before the production moved to a Hollywood studio backlot.
The 2,840-square-foot heritage home comes with three bedrooms, four bathrooms, original pine floors, three fireplaces, and a wraparound veranda, making it almost offensively perfect for a Stars Hollow fantasy. The private lot also includes a detached 550-square-foot heritage building that operated as a local village bakery for decades, adding another delicious layer to the property's small-town charm.

GILMORE GIRLS, from left: Keiko Agena, Alexis Bledel, (2000), 2000-2007. ph: Marsha Blackburn ?The CW Courtesy Everett Collection Ref:TSDGIGI VW029 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xx TSDGIGI VW029
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Of course, the house's Gilmore Girls history comes with one important plot twist. The production rented the Unionville property for the pilot, but filming subsequently moved to the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California, where the exterior was recreated for the rest of the series. The Canadian house, therefore, never returned as Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore's television home.
The current owners, who purchased the property in 1994, have primarily used the heritage house as a private residence and occasional rental. Still, the property remains the original real-life face of the Gilmore Girls home, making its $2.7 million listing a rather expensive invitation to own a small piece of Stars Hollow history.
While the Canadian house had a complicated history with Gilmore Girls, nobody can deny that Rory Gilmore and Lorelai Gilmore's fictional home was practically a character in its own right.
Why Lorelai and Rory’s house was the third Gilmore girl
Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore's house was never merely a place where scenes happened. With its mismatched furniture, monkey lamp, terrifying clown painting, and dancing rabbi, the home was practically Lorelai Gilmore in architectural form: rebellious, chaotic, warm, and proudly unlike the rigid Gilmore mansion she had escaped. While the house stood as a monument to Lorelai Gilmore's rebellion against her parents, its unconventional layout quietly mapped the unusually intimate, peer-like bond she shared with Rory Gilmore.
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GILMORE GIRLS, Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kiss & Tell , (Season 1, episode 7, aired November 16, 2000), 2000-2007, photo: Warner Bros. Television Courtesy: Everett Collection. Warner Bros Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWarnerxBros CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TSDGIGI EC008
GILMORE GIRLS, Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kiss & Tell , (Season 1, episode 7, aired November 16, 2000), 2000-2007, photo: Warner Bros. Television Courtesy: Everett Collection. Warner Bros Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWarnerxBros CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TSDGIGI EC008
The house also seemed to evolve alongside its residents, from the termite crisis that pushed Lorelai Gilmore back toward Richard Gilmore and Emily Gilmore to the planned renovations that hinted at a future with Luke Danes. With a reboot still inspiring endless curiosity about where these characters and their homes might be now, one thing remains clear: Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore's house was one of Gilmore Girls' most quietly compelling characters.
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Would you buy Lorelai and Rory's house for $2.7 million? Let us know in the comments!
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Edited By: Adiba Nizami
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