For the first time, the median price of a home sold in central Hamilton has broken the $300,000 barrier.

That includes neighbourhoods between James Street and Kenilworth Avenue, as well as from the waterfront to the escarpment.

The median price of homes sold there last year was $337,250, up 22 per cent from 2016, according to year-end numbers released by the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington.

That's nearly triple the median price of homes sold in Hamilton Centre in 2006. While still the lowest-cost subsection of the city to buy a house, Hamilton Centre has seen prices rise by the greatest proportion in the past decade.

Hover your mouse or finger over the image below to see how prices changed in Hamilton West, East, Centre and Mountain:

Hamilton East – the part of town stretching east from Kenilworth and including the Beach Strip, McQuesten, Glenview East and Red Hill – also broke the $300,000 barrier for the first time.

The median price in Hamilton East was $341,500, up 14 per cent from a year earlier and more than double the 2007 price.

The median price is the point at which half of the homes sold for higher prices and half sold for lower. It's less susceptible to being skewed by extremely expensive or inexpensive sales.

Overall, the median price of homes sold across Hamilton and Burlington in 2017 was $485,000, up 15 per cent from 2016, according to the association.

That's just about double the median price from 10 years ago.

Hover your mouse or finger over the image below to see how prices changed in Ancaster, Dundas, Burlington, Flamborough and Waterdown:

Most of the increase in 2017 prices happened in the first four months of the year, when there were record numbers of sales recorded each month.

The median residential price in Hamilton and Burlington peaked at $535,000 in April before sliding throughout the summer and fall.

Hover your mouse or finger over the image below to see how prices changed in Glanbrook, Grimsby, Stoney Creek, Caledonia and Dunnville:

"From those highs, there were minor fluctuations up and down, but the general trend continued downward to the end of the year," said George O'Neill, CEO of the realtors association, in a news release.

The median price for condos was up more significantly than detached houses. Condo prices were up about 17 per cent, compared to 16 per cent for detached.

kelly.bennett@cbc.ca