Hamilton Real Estate Market

CREA MLS® HPI · June 2026

As of June 2026, the typical single-family home reaches 832 500 $, or −4.7 % year over year. A former steel city turned Greater Toronto overflow: demand closely tracks the metropolis, with a price gap that keeps narrowing.

Prices declining. The benchmark price is down over one year: negotiating room tends to widen in this phase.

Benchmark price by property type in Hamilton

Single-family

832 500 $ (−4.7 % year over year)

Condo

452 800 $ (−8.9 % year over year)

Townhouse

621 100 $ (−8.6 % year over year)

CREA’s MLS® HPI publishes quality-constant benchmark prices; it publishes no sales volume, no active listings and no days-on-market for this region. It also publishes no benchmark for income properties: the third series is a townhouse, and is presented here as such.

How Hamilton ranks in Canada

With a benchmark price of 832 500 $, Hamilton is the 4th most expensive market of 19, or +39.7% above the median of markets covered outside Quebec (596 100 $).

Rental vacancy rate

A vacancy rate of 3.6% in 2025 in Hamilton (source: CMHC).

Asking rents in Hamilton

studio : 1 450 $ · 1 bedroom : 1 760 $ · 2 bedrooms : 2 190 $ · 3+ bedrooms : 2 580 $. Average asking rent for apartments listed for rent (Hamilton CMA, 2026-01, experimental estimates from Statistics Canada). Asking rents run higher than the average rent of an occupied stock: read this as a market ceiling, not as income already earned.

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of a home in Hamilton?

In June 2026, the benchmark price of a single-family home in Hamilton is 832 500 $ (−4.7 % year-over-year), according to CREA's MLS® Home Price Index.

Does the Hamilton real estate market favour buyers or sellers?

Prices declining. The benchmark price is down over one year: negotiating room tends to widen in this phase.

What is the price of a condo or a townhouse in Hamilton?

In June 2026, the benchmark price is 452 800 $ for a condo and 621 100 $ for a townhouse in Hamilton. CREA publishes no benchmark for income properties.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

Figures come from the MLS® Home Price Index published monthly by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). They are benchmark prices for a typical property — a quality-constant measure, not a median of observed sales — provided for informational purposes.

Source : MLS® Home Price Index, Canadian Real Estate Association · June 2026.