# Rolston Maps 21 Amenities Across Schools, Parks, and Transit Stops

The neighbourhood contains four schools, five parks, ten transit stops, and two recreation facilities. These mapped points define the local infrastructure inventory.

Published 2026-10-11. Evidence snapshot 2026-10-12.

## Key facts and reporting periods

- Sales Volume: 10 count. Property type: Condominium. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://storeys.com/cities/hamilton/)
- Mortgage Rate: 3.25 percent. Property type: All. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)
- Average Sale Price: 779000 cad. Property type: SingleFamily. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-09. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)
- Average Sale Price: 660000 cad. Property type: SingleFamily. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-09. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)
- Average Sale Price: 591000 cad. Property type: Townhouse. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-09. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)
- Average Sale Price: 380000 cad. Property type: Apartment. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-09. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)
- Average Sale Price: 499000 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-09. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)
- Average Sale Price: 714420 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Hamilton, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-09. [Source](https://wowa.ca/hamilton-housing-market)

## Market summary

The neighbourhood contains four schools, five parks, ten transit stops, and two recreation facilities. These mapped points define the local infrastructure inventory.

## Central finding

Rolston's mapped amenity profile includes four schools, five parks, ten transit stops, and two recreation centres. Sources:
[Westview Middle School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/708103795)

## School and Recreation Infrastructure

Four schools are mapped in Rolston, including Westview Middle School and Westmount Secondary School. The secondary school holds a high comparative position with stable performance across available reporting periods. This snapshot does not reflect specific program strengths or safety details for families to investigate.

Two recreation facilities are present, specifically the N2N Hamilton Community Food Centre and Westmount Recreation Centre. These points represent the mapped recreation category within the neighbourhood boundary. No specific program listings or facility capacities are provided in the current evidence set for these locations. Sources:
[Westview Middle School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/708103795)

## Parks and Transit Access Points

Five parks are mapped in the area, including Captain Cornelius Park, Newlands Park, and King's Mead Park. Two additional park points are listed without specific names in the dataset. These locations constitute the mapped green space inventory for the neighbourhood as of the observation period provided in the source records.

Ten transit stops are identified along Limeridge and adjacent streets, such as Opposite 235 Limeridge and At 190 Limeridge. These stops indicate the presence of public transit infrastructure within the neighbourhood. The data does not specify route numbers, service frequency, or connectivity to broader regional networks for these stops. Sources:
[Westview Middle School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/708103795)

## The strongest counter-case

Mapped amenity counts do not establish service quality, access, or demand. Sources:
[Westview Middle School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/708103795)

## Living here

Insufficient evidence.

Schools: Westmount Secondary School is described as holding a high comparative position with stable performance across available reporting periods. This qualitative assessment does not include specific program strengths or safety information. The Fraser Institute cautions that the choice of a school should not be made solely on the basis of any one source of information. Recreation: Insufficient evidence. Sources:
[Westview Middle School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/708103795)

## City market context

From the Hamilton market article, 22 September 2026:

The Hamilton Region recorded a Sales to New Listings Ratio of 45% in September 2026, placing the market at the threshold between seller and buyer dynamics. This balance is accompanied by a 19.5% year-over-year drop in condo apartment average prices to $376,000, while detached home averages declined only 2.4%. Hamilton's housing market has reached a state of equilibrium where the Sales to New Listings Ratio of 45% indicates neither buyers nor sellers hold a decisive advantage, supported by 4.4 months of inventory. This balanced condition masks significant segment divergence, with condos experiencing sharp price corrections and detached homes showing relative resilience, driven by uneven supply absorption across property types.

## Sources

- [Westview Middle School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/708103795): date unavailable. Scope: neighbourhood.

Prepared by Aurynge with AI-assisted research and writing. See /methodology for the evidence and publication policy.
