Hamilton
market report.
The Hamilton housing market in May 2026 — pricing, momentum, inventory, and the agents driving the city's strongest outcomes. Updated monthly from verified MLS data.
Hamilton, in one paragraph.
Hamilton's median sale price rose to $818,000 in May 2026, a +1.8% change year-over-year. The appreciation pattern places Hamilton in line with the broader Canadian market, though specific neighbourhoods within the city continue to outperform — and underperform — the headline number by meaningful margins.
The average property in Hamilton now sits on market for 22 days before going firm, with approximately 967 transactions closing each month across the city's 4,100 active real estate professionals.
Within these aggregate numbers, the gap between top-performing agents and the median is wider than at any point in the last decade. Top-decile agents in Hamilton are consistently selling listings 4–7% above benchmark — a gap that compounds over thousands of transactions.
The Hamilton market in five metrics.
Median sale price
$818,000
+1.8% year-over-year
Avg days on market
22 days
From list to firm sale
Active agents
4,100
Avg ~3 transactions per agent / year
Monthly transactions
967
~11,600 per year
Population
580,000
Census metropolitan area
Neighbourhoods covered
10
With individual rankings
The Hamilton agents driving outcomes
Ranked by verified MLS transaction data, list-to-sale ratio, and consistency
Hamilton top-agent rankings publish in our next data release.
Headline numbers
hide a lot.
The "median price" tells you almost nothing about the neighbourhood you're actually looking at. Hamilton has 10 indexed neighbourhoods, each with its own price band, days-on-market, and ranked specialist agents.
Hamilton,
at a glance.
- What is the current median home price in Hamilton?
- As of May 2026, the median sale price in Hamilton is $818,000, a +1.8% change year-over-year. Average days on market across the city is 22 days.
- Is the Hamilton real estate market hot or cool right now?
- Hamilton is currently in a moderately appreciating market. Year-over-year price change of +1.8% indicates demand is outpacing supply, but the magnitude remains well below the highs of 2021–2022.
- How many real estate transactions happen in Hamilton per year?
- Hamilton sees approximately 11,600 residential transactions per year — roughly 967 per month. The market is supported by 4,100 active real estate professionals.
- Who are the top real estate agents in Hamilton?
- Our Hamilton top-agent rankings publish in the next data refresh. Verified transaction data from MLS and provincial land registry sources will rank every active agent in the market.
The right Hamilton agent
moves the numbers.
Median price is a market average. Top agents in Hamilton consistently outperform it. See who, and by how much.