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Best places to live in Greater Hamilton

6 places with 924,954 residents within about 25 km of Hamilton, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Hamilton, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Hamilton (Ontario)
    Ontario, 569,353 residents    60
  2. 2Burlington
    Ontario, 186,948 residents    58
  3. 3Stoney Creek
    Ontario, 76,382 residents    56
  4. 4Waterdown
    Ontario, 24,400 residents    54
  5. 5Ancaster
    Ontario, 40,557 residents    47
  6. 6Grimsby
    Ontario, 27,314 residents    43

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For retired couples

  1. 1Hamilton (Ontario)
    Ontario, 569,353 residents    67
  2. 2Stoney Creek
    Ontario, 76,382 residents    59
  3. 3Waterdown
    Ontario, 24,400 residents    58
  4. 4Grimsby
    Ontario, 27,314 residents    57
  5. 5Burlington
    Ontario, 186,948 residents    54
  6. 6Ancaster
    Ontario, 40,557 residents    49

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For remote workers

  1. 1Hamilton (Ontario)
    Ontario, 569,353 residents    67
  2. 2Stoney Creek
    Ontario, 76,382 residents    61
  3. 3Waterdown
    Ontario, 24,400 residents    60
  4. 4Grimsby
    Ontario, 27,314 residents    54
  5. 5Ancaster
    Ontario, 40,557 residents    53
  6. 6Burlington
    Ontario, 186,948 residents    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Burlington
    Ontario, 186,948 residents    81
  2. 2Hamilton (Ontario)
    Ontario, 569,353 residents    80
  3. 3Stoney Creek
    Ontario, 76,382 residents    76
  4. 4Waterdown
    Ontario, 24,400 residents    72
  5. 5Ancaster
    Ontario, 40,557 residents    63
  6. 6Grimsby
    Ontario, 27,314 residents    52

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For single professionals

  1. 1Hamilton (Ontario)
    Ontario, 569,353 residents    73
  2. 2Burlington
    Ontario, 186,948 residents    71
  3. 3Stoney Creek
    Ontario, 76,382 residents    65
  4. 4Waterdown
    Ontario, 24,400 residents    59
  5. 5Ancaster
    Ontario, 40,557 residents    41
  6. 6Grimsby
    Ontario, 27,314 residents    28

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Hamilton (Ontario)
    Ontario, 569,353 residents    44
  2. 2Stoney Creek
    Ontario, 76,382 residents    44
  3. 3Waterdown
    Ontario, 24,400 residents    43
  4. 4Ancaster
    Ontario, 40,557 residents    38
  5. 5Grimsby
    Ontario, 27,314 residents    37
  6. 6Burlington
    Ontario, 186,948 residents    22

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Towns in Greater Hamilton