Village · Hamilton, Greater Toronto
Westdale and McMaster
A walkable village main street beside McMaster University
- Students
- Families with kids
- Nature lovers
At a glance
Westdale and McMaster combine the university campus and the walkable Westdale Village main street with leafy streets of older houses beside the Royal Botanical Gardens and Cootes Paradise. About 54% of homes are detached and 32% are apartments, 44% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $748K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $667K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K
- Residents
- 30,200 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 26,817 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 44% city 34%
- Homes that are apartments
- 32% city 38%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $748K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $667K, 27% below the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 44% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide.
- 29% of residents are 20 to 34. It skews young-professional.
- 54% 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 26,817 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 26,817 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
- $9,820 on $667K
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.