Average rent in Hamilton
A 2 bedrooms unit in Hamilton rented for $1,659 a month on average in October 2025 (▲ 1.4% in a year), rank 27 of 189 centres for two-bedroom rent (1 = highest). Check that a listing is fair before you sign.
Average monthly rent, October 2025
Bachelor
Oct 2024: $1,035 · ▲ 4.2%
$1,0781 bedroom
Oct 2024: $1,413 · ▼ 0.8%
$1,4022 bedrooms
Oct 2024: $1,636 · ▲ 1.4%
$1,6593+ bedrooms
Oct 2024: $1,851 · ▲ 0.8%
$1,866Other centres in Ontario (2 bedrooms)
Toronto$2,045Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part)$1,916Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo$1,816Guelph$1,803Saugeen Shores$1,790Kincardine$1,767Kingston$1,763Oshawa$1,762Barrie$1,749The Nation$1,692Stratford$1,663London$1,645Woodstock$1,645Collingwood$1,634Cobourg$1,610
Affordability calculator →Questions and answers
What is the average rent in Hamilton?
Bachelor: $1,078, 1 bedroom: $1,402, 2 bedrooms: $1,659, 3+ bedrooms: $1,866 a month (CMHC, October 2025).
Is rent going up in Hamilton?
The average 2 bedrooms rent changed 1.4% between October 2024 and October 2025.
What rents are included?
Average rents in purpose-built row and apartment structures of three or more units, from CMHC's Rental Market Survey.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0133-01, CMHC average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over (Statistics Canada Open Licence).