Real Estate for Rent in Chatham, Chatham-Kent, ON
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Neighbourhood in Chatham-Kent
Chatham
Chatham is a welcoming neighbourhood in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential options and community amenities.
At a glance
Listed 5 days ago
244 Moonstone Crescent
Chatham-Kent (Chatham), ON N7M 0S1
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 13 days ago
149 Howard Road
Chatham-Kent (Chatham), ON N7M 5J6
DetachedFor Rent
Listed 28 days ago
100 Arrowhead Lane
Chatham-Kent (Chatham), ON N7M 0T2
DetachedFor Rent
Listed Sep 4, 2026
101 Grassland Grove
Chatham-Kent (Chatham), ON N7M 0S5
DetachedFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
4.7
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 217 past and present listings
Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more
Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.
What it costsAffordability
Median asking price
$399,900
In Chatham
$399,900
In Chatham-Kent
$469,900
In Ontario
$714,900
Median monthly rent
$2,300/mo
In Chatham
$2,300
In Chatham-Kent
$2,150
In Ontario
$2,500
$614
Per square foot
≈ 14.5 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
42
Median $399,900
Houses 39 · Condos 3
For rent
6
Median $2,300
Houses 6
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-19. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.
The honest readPros & cons
What people love
- Affordable median home prices at $399,900
- Good access to schools and parks
- Diverse housing types available
- Community-oriented with many amenities
Keep in mind
- Limited public transit options
- Higher unemployment rate at 12.5%
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Chatham is relaxed and family-friendly, with plenty of local amenities. Residents enjoy a strong sense of community.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
156.7 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
52
Parks
68
Playgrounds
1
Transit stations
13
Grocery stores
54
Restaurants
22
Cafés
17
Gyms
2
Libraries
12
Pharmacies
Counted across all 156.7 km² of Chatham. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
4.6/10
Average rating of the 18 rated schools in this area
18
Elementary
5
Secondary
Monsignor Uyen Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · St. Clair CDSB
7.3/106.9 over 5 yrs687th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
390 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Indian Creek Road Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Lambton Kent DSB
7.1/106.7 over 5 yrs808th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
665 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ursuline College Chatham Catholic Secondary School
Catholic · Grades 9–12 · St. Clair CDSB
6.6/106.6 over 5 yrs294th of 742 Ontario secondary schools
1,335 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St. Angela Merici Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · St. Clair CDSB
5.8/101,729th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
615 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Gregory Drive Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Lambton Kent DSB
5.7/106.5 over 5 yrs1,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
255 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Georges P Vanier
Catholic · St. Clair CDSB
5.4/106.4 over 5 yrs1,985th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
21 students
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Chatham, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.
The peopleWho lives here
48,323
Population (2021)
117.0 km²
Area
413
People per km²
45.9
Median age
$73,670
Median income
66%
Own their home
2.3
People per household
20,990
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)15.5%
- Working age (15–64)60.8%
- Seniors (65+)23.7%
What is built here
- Detached houses65.5%
- Semi-detached4.7%
- Townhouses3.9%
- Duplexes2%
- Low-rise apartments16.9%
- High-rise apartments6.7%
Own or rent
66%Owners
34%Renters
Across 20,990 households
When it was built
Mostly 1961–1980
- 1960 or earlier33%
- 1961–198037%
- 1981–199010%
- 1991–20009%
- 2001–20053%
- 2006–20102%
- 2011–20152%
- 2016–20213%
Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.
- 10.1%
- Born outside Canada
- 15%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 49.5%
- Employment rate
- 0.4%
- Commute by transit
- 92.1%
- Commute by car
- 1.7
- Children per family
- $65,922
- Median income after tax
- $86,403
- Average household income
- 13.2%
- Living on a low income
- $872/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $908/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $349,833
- Median home value at census
- 21.2%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 6.2%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 112 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.
Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry
What homes in Chatham actually rent for
13 homes were leased in Chatham over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $1,854 and half below, 4.2% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 42 days — 21 days slower than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $1,854
- +4.2% year over year
- Days to lease
- 42
- 21 days slower
- Leases closed
- 13
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $1.21/mo
- from 9 sized leases
Three years of rents
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.
What renters actually paid
$2,973/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $27
- Of the asking rent
- 99.1%
- Leased over asking
- 0%
From 13 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Chatham
15.3 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$341,328
29 sales
Median rent
$1,854/mo
13 leases
Gross rental yield
6.52%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Chatham over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.
Every month behind these charts — Chatham, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2026 | 5 | $1,725 | $1,195 – $1,725 | 45 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2024 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
17 of these months closed fewer than 5 leases. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one lease it is simply that lease — so the count is shown and the median is not. The leases themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Chatham
How much does a home cost in Chatham?
Homes in Chatham sold for a median of $341,328 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 29 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 25.0% lower than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Chatham?
A home in Chatham took a median of 57 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 94.2% of the asking price on average, with 6.9% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Chatham?
The median lease in Chatham closed at $1,854 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 13 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Chatham?
A home in Chatham costs about 15.3 years of the rent on one — the median price of $341,328 against a median rent of $1,854 a month, a gross yield of 6.52%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Chatham on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.
A condo here is its own market
3 condo apartments are on the market in Chatham right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.