Home › Canada › Ontario › Hamilton Canada Find your neighbourhood in Hamilton Halfway down the city’s neighbourhoods sits Albion, ranked #1,676 of 2,556. The city splits into 106 neighbourhoods on this site. Its largest neighbourhood, Sheldon, has 25,488 people. Hamilton has grown 12.5% since the 2021 census, by Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate. The city’s best-graded neighbourhood is Leeming, #414 of 2,556 in the country. Measured nationally, walkability is where the city’s neighbourhoods shine and cost of living where they trail. The A range takes in 5 of the city’s neighbourhoods. Gibson has the lowest overall grade of the city’s neighbourhoods, #2,382 of 2,556 nationally.
105 graded towns
106 neighbourhoods
Sheldon largest · 25,488
The finder Find a town that’s… In national order: each neighbourhood is ranked in its province and across the country, not within the city.
105 towns · in national order
#414 in Canada A− Town · 2,849 people
Strongest A SchoolsA Jobs & incomeLowest B− Cost of living
#426 in Canada A− Town · 9,404 people
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− SchoolsLowest B− Cost of living
#459 in Canada A− Town · 4,175 people
Strongest A SchoolsA Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Walkability
#467 in Canada A− Town · 3,033 people
Strongest A WalkabilityA− Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Cost of living
#479 in Canada A− Town · 3,741 people
Strongest A SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Cost of living
#594 in Canada B+ Large town · 23,858 people
Strongest A− SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Cost of living
#600 in Canada B+ Town · 5,456 people
Strongest A SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Walkability
#606 in Canada B+ Town · 6,312 people
Strongest A SchoolsB+ Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Cost of living
#709 in Canada B+ Town · 3,690 people
Strongest A SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest B− Cost of living
#715 in Canada B+ Town · 7,447 people
Strongest A SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C Cost of living
#750 in Canada B+ Town · 4,931 people
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA SchoolsLowest C− Cost of living
#767 in Canada B+ Town · 2,646 people
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeA− SchoolsLowest C Cost of living
#801 in Canada B+ Town · 2,724 people
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− SchoolsLowest C+ Cost of living
#882 in Canada B Town · 4,961 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest C Cost of living
#901 in Canada B Town · 2,882 people
Strongest A SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C+ Cost of living
#950 in Canada B Town · 2,832 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Jobs & incomeLowest C− Cost of living
#974 in Canada B Town · 7,161 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C− Walkability
#987 in Canada B Town · 6,690 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#990 in Canada B Town · 6,306 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#992 in Canada B Town · 4,587 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#999 in Canada B Town · 2,708 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ WalkabilityLowest C− Cost of living
#1,054 in Canada B Town · 10,442 people
Strongest A SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C− Cost of living
#1,174 in Canada B− Town · 2,759 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Cost of living
#1,223 in Canada B− Town · 4,582 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest C− Cost of living
#1,239 in Canada B− Town · 3,808 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ WalkabilityLowest C− Cost of living
#1,259 in Canada B− Town · 5,271 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,264 in Canada B− Town · 4,534 people
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,281 in Canada B− Town · 4,048 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB SchoolsLowest C+ Jobs & income
#1,294 in Canada B− Large town · 22,497 people
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,296 in Canada B− Town · 6,394 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB SchoolsLowest C Cost of living
#1,300 in Canada B− Town · 3,006 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest C− Cost of living
#1,323 in Canada B− Town · 5,663 people
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,339 in Canada B− Town · 6,603 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,350 in Canada B− Town · 5,154 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,357 in Canada B− Town · 7,752 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityA− SchoolsLowest D Cost of living
#1,363 in Canada B− Town · 2,941 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB+ SchoolsLowest C Cost of living
#1,383 in Canada B− Town · 2,703 people
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,405 in Canada B− Town · 3,551 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest D Cost of living
#1,435 in Canada B− Town · 3,031 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,455 in Canada B− Town · 2,963 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,467 in Canada B− Town · 4,469 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C− Cost of living
#1,506 in Canada B− Town · 2,820 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB HealthLowest C− Cost of living
#1,523 in Canada C+ Town · 3,805 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest C Cost of living
#1,543 in Canada C+ Town · 2,967 people
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest D Walkability
#1,613 in Canada C+ Town · 3,181 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest D Cost of living
#1,625 in Canada C+ Town · 7,653 people
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest C− Cost of living
#1,640 in Canada C+ Town · 6,127 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityA− SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#1,641 in Canada C+ Large town · 25,488 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB SchoolsLowest C− Cost of living
#1,647 in Canada C+ Town · 5,864 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#1,649 in Canada C+ Town · 4,053 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#1,653 in Canada C+ Town · 4,188 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest C− Cost of living
#1,666 in Canada C+ Town · 4,931 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#1,676 in Canada C+ Town · 4,585 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB SchoolsLowest D Cost of living
#1,696 in Canada C+ Town · 3,917 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityA− SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#1,707 in Canada C+ Town · 3,416 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,749 in Canada C+ Town · 4,065 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,774 in Canada C Town · 2,922 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,834 in Canada C Town · 3,070 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,852 in Canada C Town · 4,171 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#1,862 in Canada C Town · 2,877 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,884 in Canada C Town · 9,348 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#1,900 in Canada C Town · 6,186 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,909 in Canada C Town · 6,124 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#1,914 in Canada C Town · 3,127 people
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,931 in Canada C Town · 3,621 people
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,962 in Canada C Town · 13,338 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#1,970 in Canada C Town · 3,773 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#1,989 in Canada C Town · 3,945 people
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,017 in Canada C Town · 4,310 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,040 in Canada C− Town · 8,952 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Jobs & income
#2,043 in Canada C− Town · 3,828 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,048 in Canada C− Town · 3,580 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,052 in Canada C− Town · 3,698 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,060 in Canada C− Town · 4,816 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,062 in Canada C− Town · 10,011 people
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,073 in Canada C− Town · 3,296 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,076 in Canada C− Town · 3,262 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,090 in Canada C− Town · 6,021 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,130 in Canada C− Town · 2,567 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,132 in Canada C− Town · 4,496 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,135 in Canada C− Town · 5,024 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,161 in Canada C− Town · 2,584 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,181 in Canada C− Town · 6,338 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,189 in Canada C− Town · 6,531 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,192 in Canada C− Town · 3,431 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,193 in Canada C− Town · 6,566 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,195 in Canada C− Town · 3,686 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB HealthLowest D Cost of living
#2,210 in Canada C− Town · 6,804 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,218 in Canada C− Town · 3,260 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,225 in Canada C− Town · 7,113 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,273 in Canada C− Town · 3,498 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,276 in Canada C− Town · 4,007 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,286 in Canada C− Town · 4,311 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,289 in Canada C− Town · 6,132 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,300 in Canada C− Town · 4,540 people
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB WalkabilityLowest D− Cost of living
#2,313 in Canada D Town · 6,349 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,322 in Canada D Town · 6,011 people
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,332 in Canada D Town · 5,215 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Jobs & income
#2,342 in Canada D Town · 3,201 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,348 in Canada D Town · 3,969 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,349 in Canada D Town · 3,151 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,352 in Canada D Town · 6,572 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,354 in Canada D Town · 3,723 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D Cost of living
#2,361 in Canada D Town · 7,681 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Cost of living
#2,382 in Canada D Town · 7,581 people
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Jobs & income
Show all 105 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
Rankings Hamilton’s neighbourhoods, list by list Of the 14 lists that rank the neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Leeming leads 4, more than any other.
No overall grade Towns without an overall grade Each has its page and the subject grades it has; the reason it has no overall grade is beside it.
How do the biggest towns in Hamilton grade? Sheldon grades C+ overall, with its best grade in hazard risk. Next in size, Waterdown grades B+, best in schools.
Is every town in Hamilton on TownRatings? Yes: every neighbourhood of Hamilton has its page, listed here.
Why isn’t my town ranked? Neighbourhoods are ranked in their province and nationally, not against each other within the city. Ainslie Wood East has no overall grade; its page shows the grades it has, and why.
Photos: Sulphur Springs, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Spring Valley, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Waterdown, Laslovarga (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Colborne, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · York Road, Jason Zhang (CC0 ) · Freelton, Laslovarga (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Falkirk East, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Shaver, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain ) · Carlisle, Laslovarga (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Lynden, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Binbrook, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain ) · Valley Park, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain ) · Fessenden, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Highway Valley, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Gilbert, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Fruitland, Gogerr (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Central Business Dis, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Sheldon, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Kirkendall North, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Centremount, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Westdale South, Dillan Payne (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Albion, Laslovarga (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Ainslie Wood West, Yunbing Song (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Balfour, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Crerar, DouglasGoldman (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Strathcona, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Delta East, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Durand, Nhl4hamilton (Public domain ) · Corktown, Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro) (Public domain ) · Stoney Creek, Joey Coleman from Hamilton, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0 ) · Burkholme, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Central, Rick Cordeiro (Public domain ) · North End East, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Hill Park, This image is Image Number 569299 at Mushroom Observer , a … (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Eastmount, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Beasley, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Battlefield, RichardBH from Hamilton, Canada (CC BY 2.0 ) · Parkview West, Akos Kokai (CC BY 2.0 ) · Kentley, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Bartonville, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Crown Point East, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Stinson, Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro) (Public domain ) · Stipeley, Jim Charlton (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Industrial Sector A and Keith, Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0 ) · Landsdale, Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat (Public domain ) · Gibson, Joey Coleman from Hamilton, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026 · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population and population estimates. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
