Half the owned homes in Gilkson are valued above $650,000
Behind it are the answers of 865 owners at the 2021 census. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Gilkson.
What Gilkson’s homes are worth, two ways
Each source sits beside its own median for Ontario’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $603K
- Owners
- 865
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits for the city of Hamilton
Houses in Hamilton carry assessments 52% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 178,695 homes in Hamilton: detached houses make 71% of them, condos 6%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
The homes of Gilkson, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 1,085 occupied homes in Gilkson; 51% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Gilkson | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 17% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Permits in Hamilton ran at 16 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Some 3,396 homes a year: 20,374 in all were permitted in Hamilton from 2018 to 2023. Only 15% went into single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2023: 5,130 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 8%: 3,048 new homes in the year to August 2026
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021. · Monthly permits: one figure for all of the Hamilton metro area
Gilkson sits close to the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Gilkson: Fessenden
Next to Gilkson: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
Questions about property prices in Gilkson
How many households in Gilkson are in core housing need?
In Gilkson, 5% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Gilkson expensive for Ontario?
In the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, and so, near enough, does Gilkson.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).