- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Size
- 700–1,100sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $443at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 105 ft
- Tax a year
- $2,3652025 tax year
- Built
- 51-99
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 717 Knox Ave
717 Knox Ave is a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom detached house in Parkview, Hamilton, listed for sale at an asking price of $399,000 (MLS® X13574042).
Fully detached living in Hamilton. No condo fees. No shared walls. Just your own home and yard. Welcome to 717 Knox Avenue, a move-in ready detached home featuring smart use of space, thoughtful updates, and the privacy buyers are searching for at an entry-level price point. The bright kitchen features updated stainless steel appliances (2025), refreshed cabinetry, and excellent flow into the living and dining areas, creating a comfortable everyday living space. The main floor also includes a fully updated 4-piece bathroom (2025) with new flooring and a tiled tub surround. Upstairs, the expansive loft-style primary retreat with new flooring (2023) provides flexibility for a bedroom, home office, or creative space rarely found at this price point. Step outside to a generous backyard with brand new sod (2025) and two storage sheds, one with hydro, ideal for a workshop, studio, or additional storage. An added bonus is the opportunity to create front driveway parking. There is space to accommodate a single car driveway at the front of the property, subject to obtaining the required municipal permits. For buyers looking to add long-term convenience and value, this presents a compelling future improvement opportunity. Plumbing insurance coverage in place until 2027 is transferable to the new owner, providing additional peace of mind. Conveniently located near transit, parks, schools, and everyday amenities, this property represents one of the most affordable opportunities to own a fully detached home in Hamilton while still featuring flexibility for future value enhancement.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Near break-even54/100−$118/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 79 detached homes with 2 bedrooms for lease in Hamilton right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $2,365 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X13574042
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 105 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 1 1/2 Storey
- Community
- Parkview
- Municipality
- Hamilton
Building
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Construction
- Vinyl Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main
- Basement Type
- Crawl Space
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Street Only
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 25 ft
- Depth
- 105 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 105 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Curtains in living room and kitchen, All Blinds, All curtain rods, Fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Br | 2.51 × 2.67 m | — | Ground |
| Living | 3.25 × 3.56 m | — | Ground |
| Kitchen | 4.12 × 4.06 m | — | Ground |
| Bathroom | 1.65 × 2.77 m | 4 Pc Bath | Ground |
| Primary | 4.57 × 5.79 m | — | 2nd |
| Laundry | 1.52 × 1.65 m | — | Ground |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 717 Knox Ave, Hamilton, Ontario
Sale history on this site covers the last 2 years, the window permitted under the TRREB MLS® VOW agreement.
| Date Start | Date End | List Price | Price | Event | Listing ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date StartN/A | N/A | $399,000 | N/A | For Sale | X13574042 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
Plan with the current asking price
CMHC insurance: not required at 20% down. Payments use Canadian semi-annual compounding.
Mortgage Details
4.8% · 5-year term · 25-year amortization · 20% down
- Total down payment
- $79,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $319,200
- Total interest payment
- $227,100
- Total purchase cost
- $626,100
- Mortgage payment
- $1,821/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
25%Monthly carrying cost
$2,018- Rent $1,900
- Shortfall $118
Rental income opens at $1,900, the median asking rent of 79 comparable homes for lease in Hamilton. Type over it with the rent you expect. This is a planning tool, not advice.
Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $4,460
- Total land transfer tax
- $4,460
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $460
See how this is worked out
- 0.5% on the first $55,000
- $275
- 1.0% from $55,000 to $250,000
- $1,950
- 1.5% from $250,000 to $399,000
- $2,235
- Ontario total
- $4,460
An estimate at the asking price, for a home with one or two single-family residences. Your lawyer confirms the exact amount.
Estimate
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Market estimates use sold comparables and are available after you sign in and accept MLS® VOW terms.
The estimate is an automated value built from public and MLS® data. It is not an appraisal; ask Kassaundra Dobson, Broker of Record for a full comparative market analysis.
Comparable sales
Comparable sales require sign in
Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 2,625 sq ft244 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 105 ft32 m
The area is the frontage multiplied by the depth, so boundaries are approximate. Confirm with a survey before you buy.
Source: the MLS® listing record, measured by MPAC.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation2
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m5 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity1
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home3
- Nearest rail line: 290 m290 m
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 70 m away. Routes and stops change; check the agency’s schedule.400 m
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Municipal transit open data
Environmental records4
- No licensed pit or quarry within 2 km2 km
- No recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m250 m
- 8 facilities within 1 km report pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is Synagro Hamilton Operating LP, 510 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.1 km
- No federal contaminated site within 1 kmThe federal inventory covers federal land only; it says nothing about provincial or private sites.1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Government of Canada open data
Power and internet3
- Electricity is distributed here by Alectra Utilities CorporationAt the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at this locationFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (20 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.At the address
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell. Cable: Cogeco Connexion. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Rogers, SkyChoice Communications. Mobile: Bell, Freedom Mobile, Rogers, Telus. Satellite: Xplore. ISED’s list for the surrounding ~25 km² area; check with a provider for this address.Area-wide
Ontario Energy Board · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Each record is placed at the distance its own line states. None of it is an inspection of the property. Confirm anything that matters to you with the municipality, Hamilton Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
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The market
Detached homes for sale in Parkview right now
- For sale now
- 8
- Median asking price
- $545K
- New in 7 days
- 1
- Price cuts
- 13%
Middle half: $523K to $612K
2 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 27% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in ParkviewAsking prices and counts of the MLS® listings on this site as of today. Asking figures only, never sold or leased prices.
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The street
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore West | 2 km |
The nearest subway, light rail, train, bus rapid transit stations 5 km, as the crow flies. Source: GO Transit schedule data (GTFS) from Metrolinx under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx, downloaded October 18, 2026. Data used in this product or service is provided with the permission of Metrolinx. Metrolinx makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Data and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the data used in this product or service. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary Public SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 1.7 km | 53%Grade 6 average |
| Parkdale SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 1.9 km | 76%Grade 3 average |
| St. Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 2.6 km | 68%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesseConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 4.9 km | 71%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.3 km | 35%Grade 9 math |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 3.3 km | 38%Grade 9 math |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 4.5 km | 67%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 6.1 km | 45%Grade 9 math |
EQAO: share of students at or above the provincial standard, 2024–25 (Ontario open data). These are the schools nearest this home, not the schools it is assigned to: boundaries change, and some schools take students by application. Confirm with the board before you buy. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The verdict
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