Is Hamilton a good place to live?
YesYes — Hamilton works well for highly-educated households.
How Hamilton stacks up vs Ontario
Bars show the percentile rank of each axis among Ontario's 20,000+ census Dissemination Areas. The vertical mark is the Ontario median (p50).
Why Hamilton works
- 25.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher — meaningfully above Ontario's ~20% average.
- 21.8% of households spend 30%+ on housing — more affordable than Ontario's ~27% average.
Honest tradeoffs
- Median family income of $92,000 — roughly $4,000 below the Ontario DA median.
5 neighbourhoods to look at in Hamilton
- Dundas & Avonsyde — $129,000 residents · 33.2 income · age 44.8%
- Garners Corners — $123,000 residents · 35.6 income · age 46.4%
- Parkside & Avonsyde — $126,000 residents · 35.6 income · age 42.2%
- Harmony Hall II — $125,000 residents · 36.0 income · age 40.9%
- Winona Park — $128,000 residents · 36.8 income · age 33.3%
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