Real Estate for Rent in Merlin, Chatham-Kent, ON
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Neighbourhood in Chatham-Kent
Merlin
Merlin is a quiet neighbourhood in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential options and local amenities for families and individuals.
At a glance
What it costsAffordability
Median asking price
$444,999
In Merlin
$444,999
In Chatham-Kent
$469,900
In Ontario
$715,000
Median monthly rent
$2,200/mo
In Merlin
$2,200
In Chatham-Kent
$2,150
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 16.9 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
1
Median $444,999
Houses 1
For rent
1
Median $2,200
Houses 1
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-17. 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
- Lower median sale price than city average
- Good school ratings for families
- Plenty of green spaces available
- Diverse housing types for buyers
Keep in mind
- Limited public transit options
- Higher rent prices compared to city median
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Merlin is relaxed, with access to parks and local shops. It is a family-friendly area with a strong sense of community.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
184.9 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
23
Parks
22
Playgrounds
1
Transit stations
5
Grocery stores
27
Restaurants
11
Cafés
11
Gyms
1
Libraries
6
Pharmacies
Counted across all 184.9 km² of Merlin. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
4.5/10
Average rating of the 5 rated schools in this area
6
Elementary
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
Merlin Area Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Lambton Kent DSB
5.8/101,729th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
135 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Winston Churchill Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Lambton Kent DSB
5.3/103.6 over 5 yrs2,037th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
250 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Ursula
Catholic · St. Clair CDSB
3.4/104.7 over 5 yrs2,751st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
32 students
Victor Lauriston Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Lambton Kent DSB
0.9/103.6 over 5 yrs2,994th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
320 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · St. Clair CDSB
Not rated
565 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Merlin, 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
18,731
Population (2021)
110.8 km²
Area
169
People per km²
41.9
Median age
$68,635
Median income
60%
Own their home
2.3
People per household
8,000
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)16.8%
- Working age (15–64)64.2%
- Seniors (65+)19.0%
What is built here
- Detached houses63%
- Semi-detached6.5%
- Townhouses3.9%
- Duplexes3.6%
- Low-rise apartments17.5%
- High-rise apartments5.8%
Own or rent
60%Owners
40%Renters
Across 8,000 households
When it was built
Mostly 1960 or earlier
- 1960 or earlier44%
- 1961–198031%
- 1981–19907%
- 1991–20008%
- 2001–20052%
- 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
- 13.4%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 51.4%
- Employment rate
- 0.6%
- Commute by transit
- 90.9%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $61,790
- Median income after tax
- $82,696
- Average household income
- 15.2%
- Living on a low income
- $840/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $949/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $323,161
- Median home value at census
- 22.6%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 8%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 43 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