Half the owned homes in Westcliffe East are valued above $750,000
That figure comes from 895 owner households at the 2021 census. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Westcliffe East.
Two ways to price a home in Westcliffe East
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. 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. Westcliffe East doesn’t get its own assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Hamilton.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $784K
- Owners
- 895
- 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).
A detached house in Hamilton is assessed 52% higher than across 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.
A town of houses: 96% of the homes in Westcliffe East stand alone (Ontario’s towns: 60%)
At the 2021 census, Westcliffe East had 1,045 homes with someone living in them. The majority date from before 1961. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Westcliffe East | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
16 new homes a year per 1,000 in Hamilton: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Hamilton issued permits for 20,374 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 3,396 a year. 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
3,048 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 8% on the year before
Measured across the Hamilton metro area: monthly permits
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.
Westcliffe East against Ontario’s towns: about level with the $695,000 median
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 Westcliffe East: Buchanan, Gilbert and Mountview
Next to Westcliffe East: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westcliffe East | $750K | $784K | 85% | |
| Buchanan | $700K | $740K | 82% | 0.9 |
| Gilbert | $695K | $655K | 64% | 1 |
| Mountview | $665K | $715K | 67% | 1.2 |
| Fessenden | $552K | $580K | 65% | 1.3 |
| Kirkendall South | $900K | $974K | 80% | 1.5 |
| Rolston | $650K | $606K | 56% | 1.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Westcliffe East
How many households in Westcliffe East are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 3% of Westcliffe East’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Westcliffe East expensive for Ontario?
In the middle: Ontario’s towns come to $695,000, and so, near enough, does Westcliffe East.
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).