Real Estate for Rent in Riverdale, Hamilton, ON
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Neighbourhood in Hamilton
Riverdale
Riverdale is a residential neighbourhood in Hamilton, Ontario. It offers a mix of housing options and amenities for families and individuals.
Hamilton, Ontario
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At a glance
Listed 7 days ago
Unit 47, 2700 Barton Street E
Hamilton (Riverdale), ON L8E 2J7
Condo TownhouseFor Rent
Listed 8 days ago
Unit 803, 2782 Barton Street E
Hamilton (Riverdale), ON L8E 0L3
Condo ApartmentFor Rent
Listed 13 days ago
68 Riverdale Drive
Hamilton (Riverdale), ON L8E 1K3
Condo TownhouseFor Rent
Listed 20 days ago
Unit #bsmt, 64 Gainsborough Road
Hamilton (Riverdale), ON L8E 1E1
Semi-DetachedFor Rent
Day to dayLivability
4.8
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 384 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
$424,500
In Riverdale
$424,500
In Hamilton
$709,900
In Ontario
$710,000
Median monthly rent
$2,200/mo
In Riverdale
$2,200
In Hamilton
$2,165
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 16.1 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
29
Median $424,500
Condos 21 · Houses 8
For rent
8
Median $2,200
Condos 6 · Houses 2
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-21. 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
- Good schools with high ratings
- Many parks and playgrounds
- Diverse community with a mix of cultures
- Affordable compared to city median prices
Keep in mind
- Higher renter percentage
- Limited public transit options
- Fewer gyms and libraries
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Riverdale is relaxed, with access to parks and local shops. It is a community-oriented area suitable for families and young professionals.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
1.6 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
7
Parks
6
Playgrounds
1
Grocery stores
7
Restaurants
1
Cafés
Counted across all 1.6 km² of Riverdale. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
3.3/10
Average rating of the 2 rated schools in this area
2
Elementary
Lake Avenue Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
3.5/104.4 over 5 yrs2,726th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
730 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St. Agnes Catholic Elementary School
Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB
3.0/105.5 over 5 yrs2,825th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
330 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Riverdale, 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
10,220
Population (2021)
1.6 km²
Area
6,356
People per km²
41.1
Median age
$69,221
Median income
34%
Own their home
2.6
People per household
4,060
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)16.6%
- Working age (15–64)64.5%
- Seniors (65+)18.9%
What is built here
- Detached houses20.6%
- Semi-detached5%
- Townhouses11.5%
- Duplexes0.6%
- Low-rise apartments1%
- High-rise apartments62.2%
Own or rent
34%Owners
65%Renters
Across 4,060 households
When it was built
Mostly 1961–1980
- 1960 or earlier13%
- 1961–198063%
- 1981–199013%
- 1991–20008%
- 2001–20051%
- 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.
- 43.4%
- Born outside Canada
- 15%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 45.8%
- Employment rate
- 7.7%
- Commute by transit
- 83.7%
- Commute by car
- 1.8
- Children per family
- $62,767
- Median income after tax
- $77,217
- Average household income
- 16.5%
- Living on a low income
- $1,094/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,188/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $513,908
- Median home value at census
- 30.9%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 15%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 13 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, Photo: © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
What homes in Riverdale actually rent for
50 homes were leased in Riverdale over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $1,914 and half below, 1.3% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 27 days — 8 days slower than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $1,914
- -1.3% year over year
- Days to lease
- 27
- 8 days slower
- Leases closed
- 50
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $2.98/mo
- from 47 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
$2,999/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $1
- Of the asking rent
- 100.0%
- Leased over asking
- 12%
From 50 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Riverdale
25.5 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$586,129
35 sales
Median rent
$1,914/mo
50 leases
Gross rental yield
3.92%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Riverdale over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.
What actually rents in Riverdale
A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.
- Condo apartment$1,85824.0%
- Other kinds, too few of each —76.0%
How fast it moves
Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.
Terracotta marks the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Riverdale, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 8 | $2,025 | $1,800 – $2,400 | 17 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 5 | $1,799 | $1,750 – $1,800 | 22 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2026 | 6 | $1,775 | $1,750 – $1,838 | 32 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2025 | 7 | $1,900 | $1,813 – $2,113 | 40 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 14 | $1,900 | $1,763 – $2,119 | 28 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 22 | $1,850 | $1,781 – $1,900 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 10 | $1,800 | $1,756 – $2,393 | 13 | 99.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 7 | $1,850 | $1,813 – $2,100 | 18 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 12 | $1,847 | $1,800 – $2,013 | 16 | 97.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 5 | $2,550 | $1,850 – $2,600 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2023 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
15 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 Riverdale
How much does a home cost in Riverdale?
Homes in Riverdale sold for a median of $586,129 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 35 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 4.5% higher than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Riverdale?
A home in Riverdale took a median of 52 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 96.3% of the asking price on average, with 8.6% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Riverdale?
The median lease in Riverdale closed at $1,914 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 50 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Riverdale?
A home in Riverdale costs about 25.5 years of the rent on one — the median price of $586,129 against a median rent of $1,914 a month, a gross yield of 3.92%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Riverdale 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
17 condo apartments and 10 condo townhouses are on the market in Riverdale right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.
- Median condo rent
- $1,858/mo
- 12 leases