Residential · Hamilton, Greater Toronto
Central Mountain
Bungalows, apartments and Limeridge Mall
- Families with kids
- Owners on a budget
- Commuters
At a glance
Central Mountain is Hamilton's biggest area: mid-century bungalow streets and apartment buildings around Limeridge Mall and Mountain Plaza, with the Mountain arena and the Mohawk Road retail strip. About 64% of homes are detached and 18% are apartments, 34% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $645K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $575K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K
- Residents
- 79,770 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 70,847 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 34% city 34%
- Homes that are apartments
- 18% city 38%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $645K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $575K, 37% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 34% of households rent, close to the 34% city-wide.
- 64% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 40% city-wide.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 70,847 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 70,847 at the 2021 census.
Upfront closing costs1
Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $7,980 on $575K
How it's changing
These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.
Safety
Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Hamilton. Policing there is by municipal and regional police services, and none publishes neighbourhood crime counts we can compare with Toronto's. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.