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Toronto Flooring Prices 2026: What 793 Floors Cost per Square Foot
Quick answer
Most price guides give one wide range and no source. This one counts. On 11 November 2026 we read the prices that five Ontario flooring stores publish on their own websites and sorted 793 floors by material. Below are the typical prices, the middle price and what installation adds. We supply and install floors ourselves, so we say plainly which numbers are the stores’ and which are ours.
What flooring costs per square foot in Toronto in 2026
Material only, before tax, per square foot. “Typical” is the middle half of the prices: a quarter of floors cost less and a quarter cost more. The middle price is the one in the centre of the list. The last column shows where the dearest tenth starts, and the brackets show how many floors were counted.
| Floor | Typical (middle half) | Middle price | Top tenth from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laminate (166 floors) | $2.49–$3.47 | $2.99 | $3.99 |
| Click vinyl (SPC, LVP) (225 floors) | $2.89–$4.49 | $3.41 | $5.01 |
| Glue-down vinyl (dryback, LVT) (77 floors) | $2.79–$3.80 | $3.47 | $4.39 |
| Engineered hardwood (57 floors) | $4.99–$7.35 | $6.49 | $8.94 |
| Solid hardwood (74 floors) | $4.90–$8.39 | $5.96 | $10.59 |
| Porcelain and ceramic floor tile (194 floors) | $4.89–$9.11 | $6.37 | $14.48 |
Each product line counts once, however many colours it comes in. A collection sold in 20 colours at one price is one floor in this table, so a single big collection can’t tip the numbers.
What we found
- Laminate is still the cheapest floor to buy. Half of the laminate lines were priced between $2.49 and $3.47 a square foot, and the middle price was $2.99.
- Click vinyl costs only a little more. Its middle price was $3.41, 42 cents above laminate. It also ran further up: one line in ten cost $5.01 or more.
- Glue-down vinyl isn’t cheaper to buy than click vinyl. The middle prices were $3.47 and $3.41. The difference is in the work: gluing a floor down takes longer, so it costs more to install.
- Engineered hardwood costs about twice as much as laminate. The middle price was $6.49, and the typical range ran from $4.99 to $7.35.
- Tile varies the most. The typical range was $4.89 to $9.11, and one floor tile in ten cost $14.48 a square foot or more.
- Few floors were on sale. Only 36 of the 793 lines showed a sale price on the day.
One caution on hardwood. The best-known premium hardwood brands don’t publish prices online at any store we checked, so the hardwood figures come from the lines stores do price openly. The real middle of the hardwood market is likely higher. Solid hardwood shows a lower middle price than engineered for the same reason: the solid lines with public prices lean towards budget ranges.
What installation adds
The floor is only part of the bill. These are our installation rates per square foot. These are installation-only rates:
Every material and size is broken down on our Toronto installation cost page.
Installed totals for a 1,000 square foot floor
The middle store price plus our installation rate, before tax. For tile, the thinset and grout are on top.
| Floor | Per sq ft, floor + installation | 1,000 sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Laminate | $2.99 + $3.20 = $6.19 | $6,190 |
| Click vinyl | $3.41 + $3.20 = $6.61 | $6,610 |
| Glue-down vinyl | $3.47 + $5.50 = $8.97 | $8,970 |
| Engineered hardwood, glued or nailed | $6.49 + $4.90 = $11.39 | $11,390 |
| Engineered hardwood that clicks and floats | $6.49 + $3.20 = $9.69 | $9,690 |
| Solid hardwood | $5.96 + $4.50 = $10.46 | $10,460 |
| Floor tile (thinset and grout extra) | $6.37 + $13.50 = $19.87 | $19,870 |
A floor from the cheaper half of the list brings these totals down, and a premium line pushes them up. For hardwood, see hardwood installation cost in Toronto; for tile, tile installation cost; and to choose between the two cheapest floors, laminate or vinyl plank.
How we collected the prices
- When. One pass on 11 November 2026. Prices change, and we plan to repeat the count each year.
- Where. The public websites of five Ontario flooring stores. No logins, quotes or carts, only prices any shopper can see.
- Which price. The regular price per square foot. Sale prices were noted separately and left out. Where a store shows only a box price, we used it only when the box’s square footage was printed too.
- What counts once. Each product line, not each colour: 793 lines out of 3,538 priced listings.
- Tile. Porcelain and ceramic floor tile 12 by 12 inches or larger, and porcelain planks. Mosaics, wall tile and décor pieces were left out. The largest tile range was sampled.
- Limits. One large GTA retailer supplied about six in ten of the lines, and glue-down vinyl and tile come from two stores each. Big-box stores were left out because their sites block automated reading. Premium hardwood brands publish no prices, as noted above.
- Whose numbers. The material prices are the stores’, not ours, and no store is named. Only the installation rates are 22FLOORING’s.
Prices collected 11 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How much does flooring cost per square foot in Toronto in 2026?
For the floor alone, the middle prices at Ontario stores in November 2026 were $2.99 a square foot for laminate, $3.41 for click vinyl, $3.47 for glue-down vinyl, $6.49 for engineered hardwood, $5.96 for solid hardwood and $6.37 for floor tile, before tax and installation.
What is the cheapest flooring to buy in Toronto?
Laminate. Half of the laminate lines we counted cost between $2.49 and $3.47 a square foot. Click vinyl was close behind, with a middle price of $3.41.
How much does it cost to put new floors in 1,000 square feet in Toronto?
At the middle store price plus our installation rate, about $6,190 for laminate, $6,610 for click vinyl, $11,390 for engineered hardwood glued or nailed and $10,460 for solid hardwood, before tax. Prices are for installation only; disposal, trim and levelling are quoted separately.
Is vinyl plank more expensive than laminate?
Slightly. In our count the middle price for click vinyl was $3.41 a square foot against $2.99 for laminate. Both cost $3.20 a square foot for us to install.
Why does glue-down vinyl cost more to install?
The material costs about the same as click vinyl, but each plank is glued to a prepared subfloor, which takes longer. We charge $5.50 a square foot with the glue included, against $3.20 for click vinyl.
Can I use these numbers in an article or report?
Yes. Please credit 22FLOORING and link to this page. The prices were collected on 11 November 2026 from the public websites of five Ontario flooring stores.
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