Chatham, Ontario, Canada
As of September 7, 2026, the median asking price in Chatham is $449,000, across 345 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 64 days.
125 new listings came to market in Chatham in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $284 per square foot, based on the 76 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Chatham are listed at an average of $489,937 across 230 active listings.
Homes in Chatham are listed at an average of $1,060,783 across 35 active listings.
Duplexes in Chatham are listed at an average of $361,205 across 19 active listings.
Townhouses in Chatham are listed at an average of $358,356 across 18 active listings.
Chatham is the primary urban neighbourhood area within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, offering a mix of older tree-lined residential streets, post-war subdivisions, and pockets of higher-density rentals near the downtown core. The area tends to attract a broad demographic: families looking for attainable ownership, seniors downsizing, and renters tied to local healthcare, education, manufacturing, agribusiness, and public-sector employment. Amenities are concentrated around downtown Chatham and key commercial corridors with grocery, retail, restaurants, civic services, parks, and the Thames River waterfront spaces.
Schools and everyday services are a major draw, with access to public and Catholic schools across the city and nearby post-secondary options in the region (including St. Clair College’s Chatham campus). Transit is served by local bus routes (Chatham-Kent transit), but most households are car-dependent, which influences tenant preferences for parking and proximity to shopping and employers. From an investment perspective, Chatham typically offers stronger rent-to-price ratios than larger Ontario markets, supporting solid gross yields; however, price growth can be more cyclical and locally driven, with recent years characterized by modest-to-middling appreciation relative to major metros and a market that can be sensitive to interest rates and local employment conditions.
Chatham’s Chatham neighbourhood is showing plenty of choice with 410 active for-sale listings and 125 new listings added in the past 30 days, keeping competition among sellers elevated. With a median asking price of $474,888 and an average of about $1,000 per square foot, pricing is holding firm, but the 69-day average time on market suggests buyers have room to negotiate while investors should underwrite longer holding periods and focus on value-add opportunities.
Walk Score 46 · Bike Score 37
The median asking price in Chatham is $449,000, across 345 active MLS® listings as of September 7, 2026. The average asking price is $520,821. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 345 active MLS® listings in Chatham as of September 7, 2026. 125 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Chatham have been on the market an average of 64 days as of September 7, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 345 homes currently listed in Chatham, 67% detached houses, 6% duplexes, 5% townhouses, 5% condos.
Chatham has a Walk Score of 46 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — most errands require a car. Bike Score is 37.
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