An old town: 66% of the homes in Glenview West predate 1961, where Ontario’s towns have 22%
Owners valued the median home at $600,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $570,844. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what Glenview West’s homes actually sold for.
Two ways to price a home in Glenview West
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $571K
- Owners
- 1,125
- 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). · Not measured by town: assessed values, values by property type and building permits (the city of Hamilton)
On the assessment roll, Hamilton’s houses sit 52% above Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 178,695 residential properties in Hamilton for 2024, 71% of them detached houses and 6% condos.
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.
Major repairs needed: 9% of the homes in Glenview West, where Ontario’s towns have 6%
1,555 occupied homes stood in Glenview West in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 70% of them. 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
| Glenview West | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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.
Building at the pace of Ontario’s towns: 16 new homes a year per 1,000 in Hamilton, against 15
Some 3,396 homes a year: 20,374 in all were permitted in Hamilton from 2018 to 2023. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 15%, where Ontario’s towns built 66%.
Most in 2023: 5,130 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 3,048 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 8% more
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. · Area behind the monthly permits figures: the Hamilton metro area
Glenview West against Ontario’s towns: 14% under the $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Glenview West: Normanhurst, Bartonville and Mcquesten West
Next to Glenview West: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview West | $600K | $571K | 73% | |
| Normanhurst | $500K | $479K | 80% | 0.8 |
| Bartonville | $552K | $539K | 54% | 1 |
| Rosedale | $600K | $600K | 85% | 1.2 |
| Mcquesten West | $492K | $493K | 44% | 1.3 |
| Red Hill | $650K | $624K | 68% | 1.6 |
| Corman | $650K | $619K | 60% | 1.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Glenview West
How many households in Glenview West are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 12% of Glenview West’s households in core housing need, much as for Ontario’s towns (9%).
Is Glenview West expensive for Ontario?
Less than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and Glenview West sits below it.
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).