Real Estate for Rent in Gilkson, Hamilton, ON
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Neighbourhood in Hamilton
Gilkson
Gilkson is a small neighbourhood in Hamilton, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential living with a community feel.
At a glance
Listed Sep 15, 2026
Unit 45, 25 Garrow Drive
Hamilton (Gilkson), ON L9C 2X2
Condo TownhouseFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
5.2
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 112 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
$599,000
In Gilkson
$599,000
In Hamilton
$719,999
In Ontario
$718,000
Median monthly rent
$3,000/mo
In Gilkson
$3,000
In Hamilton
$2,125
In Ontario
$2,500
$2,569
Per square foot
≈ 16.6 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
12
Median $599,000
Houses 7 · Condos 5
For rent
3
Median $3,000
Condos 2 · Houses 1
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-13. 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
- Community-oriented atmosphere
- Affordable compared to Hamilton median prices
- High ownership rate at 78.8%
- Diverse demographic with many families
Keep in mind
- Limited public transit options
- Few amenities like grocery stores and gyms
- Higher rent prices compared to city median
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Gilkson is quiet and family-friendly, with local parks and schools nearby. Residents enjoy a suburban feel with essential services close by.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
0.8 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
1
Parks
7
Playgrounds
2
Restaurants
1
Cafés
1
Pharmacies
Counted across all 0.8 km² of Gilkson. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
3.4/10
Average rating of the 1 rated school in this area
1
Elementary
R A Riddell Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
3.4/105.7 over 5 yrs2,751st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
735 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Gilkson, 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
2,963
Population (2021)
0.8 km²
Area
3,842
People per km²
43.1
Median age
$92,119
Median income
79%
Own their home
2.8
People per household
1,085
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)15.3%
- Working age (15–64)63.5%
- Seniors (65+)21.2%
What is built here
- Detached houses50.5%
- Semi-detached14.8%
- Townhouses31.5%
- Duplexes2.3%
Own or rent
79%Owners
21%Renters
Across 1,085 households
When it was built
Mostly 1961–1980
- 1960 or earlier3%
- 1961–198063%
- 1981–199025%
- 1991–20005%
- 2001–20050%
- 2006–20100%
- 2011–20150%
- 2016–20210%
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.
- 30.6%
- Born outside Canada
- 16.6%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 51.9%
- Employment rate
- 5.8%
- Commute by transit
- 88.8%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $81,615
- Median income after tax
- $106,837
- Average household income
- 8.3%
- Living on a low income
- $829/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,149/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $596,779
- Median home value at census
- 23.2%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 7.3%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 7 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
What homes in Gilkson actually sell for
23 homes changed hands in Gilkson over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $633,878 and half below, 0.6% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its buyer in 37 days — 7 days slower than a year ago.
- Median sold price
- $634K
- +0.6% year over year
- Days to sell
- 37
- 7 days slower
- Sales closed
- 23
- last 12 months
- Per square foot
- $573
- from 23 sized sales
Three years of sold prices
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every sale — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.
What buyers actually paid
$977,700
on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $22,300
- Of the asking price
- 97.8%
- Sold over asking
- 21.7%
From 23 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Gilkson, sales
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 6 | $675,250 | $644K – $721K | 32 | 98.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2025 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 4 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 6 | $555,000 | $514K – $690K | 20 | 99.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| May 2025 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2024 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2024 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| May 2024 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2024 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2024 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2024 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2023 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2023 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
27 of these months closed fewer than 5 sales. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one sale it is simply that home's closing price — so the count is shown and the median is not. The sales themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Gilkson
How much does a home cost in Gilkson?
Homes in Gilkson sold for a median of $633,878 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 23 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 0.6% higher than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Gilkson?
A home in Gilkson took a median of 37 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.8% of the asking price on average, with 21.7% selling over asking.
Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in Gilkson 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
7 condo townhouses are on the market in Gilkson right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.