The Cost of Retirement Living in Ontario, 2026
The median advertised starting price for retirement living in Ontario is about $3,999 a month as of September 2026, based on 78 advertised prices across 15 cities tracked by Senior Care Path.
Based on 78 observations · Ontario · updated September 2026
$3,999/mo
Median advertised cost, starting price
n=78 · September 2026
- Starting pricen=78$3,999/mo
Source: SeniorCarePath.ca
Median cost by city
Download full dataset| City | Median cost | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | $4,864/mo | 3limited | View |
| Burlington | $4,546/mo | 4limited | View |
| Guelph | $5,168/mo | 3limited | View |
| Hamilton | $3,901/mo | 6 | View |
| Kitchener | $4,044/mo | 3limited | View |
| London | $3,897/mo | 10 | View |
| Mississauga | $3,999/mo | 7 | View |
| Oakville | $4,953/mo | 4limited | View |
| Ottawa | $3,735/mo | 4limited | View |
| Peterborough | $4,000/mo | 3limited | View |
| Sudbury | $4,298/mo | 5 | View |
| Thunder Bay | $3,561/mo | 4limited | View |
| Toronto | $3,524/mo | 14 | View |
| Waterloo | $3,886/mo | 3limited | View |
| Windsor | $3,300/mo | 5 | View |
How we collected this
This first edition reports the median advertised monthly starting price by Ontario city, aggregated from the starting rates that senior-living residences publish in the Senior Care Path directory. We invent no figure: each city median comes from real advertised prices (cleaned to a plausible monthly band), and we publish a city only where at least three residences advertise a price, with the sample size shown and thin samples flagged. Per-suite medians from direct collection (advertised rates plus scripted pricing calls) are being added, and will replace this starting-price view as coverage grows.
Read our full research standardHow to cite this study
Senior Care Path, "The Cost of Retirement Living in Ontario, 2026" (September 2026). https://seniorcarepath.ca/research/ontario-retirement-cost-index-2026/
Update history
- September 2026Published v1: median advertised monthly starting price by city, from starting rates listed in our directory (15 cities, 78 advertised prices). Per-suite medians from direct collection are in progress.
- September 2026Study defined; data collection begun.