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Renting in Ancaster

Ancaster is a 177.3 km² area of Hamilton, home to about 44,845 people at the 2021 Census. It is a mostly owner-occupied area: 11.4% of households rented their home, and 4.9% of homes are apartments. Inside the boundary: 12 schools, 21 licensed child care facilities, 66 parks, 171 transit stops.

177.3 km²44,845 residents (2021)12 schools171 transit stops

The boundary this page uses

Ancaster is one of Hamilton's pre-amalgamation communities; this page uses the City of Hamilton's own boundary for it.

Everything counted below — schools, licensed child care, parks, transit stops — is counted inside that boundary, so the figures describe Ancaster rather than a radius around a point.

Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence. Layer retrieved August 2, 2026.

Who lives here

From the 59 Statistics Canada dissemination areas whose centre falls inside the boundary. Rates are population-weighted; counts are summed.

44,845
Residents (2021)
11.4%
Households that rent
88.7% own
4.9%
Homes that are apartments
$135,404
Median household income
2020 income, 2021 Census
63.4%
Households with children
44.1
Median age
2.9
Average household size
Age profile
  • 0 - 4 years old2,045 · 4.6%
  • 5 - 9 years old2,585 · 5.8%
  • 10 - 19 years old6,060 · 13.5%
  • 20 - 34 years old7,475 · 16.7%
  • 35 - 49 years old8,250 · 18.4%
  • 50 - 54 years old3,240 · 7.2%
  • 55 - 64 years old6,445 · 14.4%
  • 65 - 69 years old2,630 · 5.9%
  • 70 - 79 years old3,805 · 8.5%
  • 80 - 84 years old1,035 · 2.3%
  • 85+ years old1,230 · 2.7%

How Ancaster compares with Hamilton

11.4% of households in Ancaster rented their home at the 2021 Census, against 34.3% across Hamilton. Very little of Ancaster is rented, so rental supply is thin and depends largely on individual owners rather than purpose-built buildings.

Both figures are the share of households that rent, from the 2021 Census. The Ancaster figure is aggregated from the dissemination areas inside the boundary; the Hamilton figure is the city-wide count Statistics Canada publishes. Census figures describe 2021, and neighbourhoods change — treat them as context rather than as today’s market.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. Adapted under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Sum (population, age bands) or population-weighted mean (rates, medians) of the 2021 dissemination areas whose centre lies inside the municipal boundary.

Schools

12 publicly funded schools sit inside the boundary. Being inside an area is not the same as being assigned to it — attendance areas are set by the boards and must be checked per address.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2024–2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Licensed child care

21 licensed facilities are located inside the boundary. A licence is not a vacancy — contact operators directly about waiting lists and fees.

FacilityTypeProgrammes
Scenicview Childcare1194 Scenic DriveChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day)
Higher Learning Montessori Preschool211 Stonehenge DriveChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Half day(Less than 6 hours in a day)
Ancaster Forest And Nature School437 Wilson StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day)
Ancaster Little Gems Children Centre339 Wilson StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Before school, After school
Ancaster Montessori School Inc.265 Wilson StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day)
Ancaster Small Fry Pre-School20 Gilbert AvenueChild Care CentreHalf day(Less than 6 hours in a day)
Childventures Early Learning Academy - Ancaster1281 Mohawk RoadChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day)
Wee Watch Enriched Home Child Care - Hamilton1330 Sandhill DriveHome Child Care AgencyFull Day(6 hours or more in a day), Half day(Less than 6 hours in a day), Extended hours(more than 12 hours), Flexible Hours(e.g. shifts, evenings), Before school, After school, Overnight, Weekend
Holy Name Of Mary - Before And After School Program161 Meadowlands BoulevardChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
Immaculate Conception Before And After School Program470 Kitty Murray LaneChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
Regina Mundi Before And After School Program675 Mohawk RoadChild Care CentreBefore school, After school
Village Treehouse Childcare Inc.126 Wilson StreetChild Care CentreFull Day(6 hours or more in a day)
All 21 licensed facilities in Ancaster
  • Jacks' & Jills' Cooperative Preschool Of Ancaster, Inc. — 263 Jerseyville Road
  • Meadowlands Preschool — 900 Golf Links Road
  • Riverside Sunshine Daycare Of Hamilton — 1221 Wilson Street
  • St. Joachim Children'S Centre Of Ancaster — 75 Concerto Court
  • Today'S Family-Tiffany Hills — 255 Raymond Road
  • Umbrella Family - Ancaster Meadow — 93 Kitty Murray Lane
  • Ymca Sacc - Frank Panabaker North — 168 Huron Avenue
  • Ymca Sacc - Frank Panabaker South — 295 Nakoma Road
  • Ymca Sacc - Rousseau — 103 Mcniven Road

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario (31 July 2026 snapshot); locations matched to the City of Hamilton’s open address register. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Parks, transit and public facilities

Counted inside the boundary from the City of Hamilton's own open data.

66
Parks inside the boundary
208.9 hectares in total
171
HSR (Hamilton Street Railway) stops
20 routes serve them
14.6 km
Nearest GO station
Hamilton GO Centre

Largest green spaces

  • (Hemming Park) Open Space · 27.9 ha
  • Robert E. Wade Ancaster Community Park · 18.2 ha
  • Ancaster High School · 17.3 ha
  • Cinema Park · 8.3 ha
  • Frank Panabaker Elementary School · 8.2 ha
  • Meadowlands Community Park · 7.7 ha

Public facilities inside the boundary

Library
Ancaster Library — 300 WIlson Street East
Recreation
Ancaster Old Town Hall — 310 Wilson Street East
Recreation
Ancaster Lions Outdoor Pool — 263 Jerseyville Road West
Recreation
Redeemer Sports Complex — 777 Garner Road East
Recreation
Lynden Lions Community Centre — 4070 Governor's Road
Recreation
Ancaster Aquatic Centre — 47 Meadowbrook Drive
Recreation
Ancaster Rotary Centre — 385 Jerseyville Road West
Recreation
Ancaster Senior Achievement Centre (ASAC) — 622 Alberton Road

Routes serving stops inside Ancaster: 01-Eastbound, 01-Westbound, 05-Eastbound, 05-Westbound, 16-Eastbound, 16-Westbound, 33-Northbound, 33-Southbound, 34-Northbound, 34-Southbound, 41-Eastbound, 41-Westbound, 43-Eastbound, 43-Westbound, 44-Eastbound, 44-Westbound, 51-Eastbound, 51-Westbound, ANCFAIR-Eastbound, ANCFAIR-Westbound. Stop counts say nothing about frequency — check the schedule for the trips you actually make.

Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence.

Renting in Ancaster

Hamilton is served by the HSR bus network, with the most frequent corridors running east–west across the lower city. Two GO stations sit in the city — Hamilton GO Centre downtown and West Harbour GO on the Lakeshore West line — and Aldershot GO just over the Burlington line is a common commuter station too. The escarpment limits north–south routes, so check the actual trip rather than the map distance.

Before you sign

Walk the block at the hour you would actually come home. Check what is included in the rent, how utilities are billed, what parking costs, and where the nearest stop for the trips you make daily is. Ontario’s standard lease and the Residential Tenancies Act apply here as everywhere in the province — the renter guide covers what to check.

Common questions

Do many people rent in Ancaster?
At the 2021 Census, 11.4% of households in Ancaster were renters and 4.9% of homes were apartments. Those figures come from the 59 Statistics Canada dissemination areas inside the municipal boundary, so they describe this area rather than Hamilton as a whole.
Which schools are in Ancaster?
12 publicly funded schools sit inside the boundary: Ancaster High School, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School, Frank Panabaker South Senior Public School, Frank Panabaker North School, St. Joachim Catholic Elementary School, Spring Valley School, and others listed on this page. Being inside the area is not the same as being assigned to it — attendance areas are set by the school boards and must be checked per address.
How is transit in Ancaster?
171 HSR (Hamilton Street Railway) stops are inside the boundary, on 20 routes, and Hamilton GO Centre is about 14.6 km away in a straight line. Check the actual trip at the times you travel — stop counts say nothing about frequency.
What green space does Ancaster have?
The municipality's parks layer records 66 parks inside the boundary, about 208.9 hectares in total.

Nearby neighbourhoods

Straight-line distance between the centres of each municipal boundary.

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Where this page’s data comes from

Full method notes, refresh cadence and the list of data this site deliberately does not publish are on the data page.