Urban centre · Hamilton, Greater Toronto
Downtown Hamilton
Gore Park, James Street North and a rebuilding core
- Young professionals
- Renters
- Transit commuters
At a glance
Downtown Hamilton is the lower city's centre: a mix of older apartment buildings, new condo towers and rowhouses around Jackson Square, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the concert hall and the Hamilton GO Centre. About 19% of homes are detached and 69% are apartments, 71% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $513K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $458K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K
- Residents
- 68,280 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 60,640 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 71% city 34%
- Homes that are apartments
- 69% city 38%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $513K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $458K, 50% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 71% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- 30% of residents are 20 to 34. It skews young-professional.
- 69% of homes are apartments (38% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 60,640 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 60,640 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
- $5,640 on $458K
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.