Half the owned homes in Westmeria are valued above $600,000
Some 825 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Ontario; the census value stands in for Westmeria.
Westmeria’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Ontario still assesses at 2016 values (MPAC’s 1 January 2016 base): a figure to set against other Ontario towns, not against prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $720K
- Owners
- 825
- 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). · Shared with the rest of the city of Hamilton: assessed values, values by property type and building permits
Houses in Hamilton carry assessments 52% over the middle of Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 71% of the 178,695 properties on Hamilton’s 2024 roll; condos for 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.
33% of Westmeria’s homes are condos, where Ontario’s towns have 7%
At the 2021 census, 53% of Westmeria’s 885 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000. 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
| Westmeria | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 33% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Permits in Hamilton ran at 16 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 20,374 homes were permitted in Hamilton, close to 3,396 each 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
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
Westmeria 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 Westmeria: Lakeshore
The places around Westmeria at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeria | $600K | $720K | 93% | |
| Guernsey | $695K | $681K | 94% | 0.7 |
| Highway Valley | $800K | $823K | 93% | 1.5 |
| Poplar Park | $800K | $752K | 93% | 1.8 |
| Lakeshore | $452K | $580K | 72% | 2.4 |
| Trillium | $800K | $913K | 87% | 2.5 |
| Eastdale | $650K | $701K | 92% | 2.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Westmeria
How many households in Westmeria are in core housing need?
In Westmeria, 3% 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 Westmeria expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Westmeria sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
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).