Densely populated neighbourhoods in St. Catharines
Tuscany Village is by far the densest neighbourhood in St. Catharines, packing in about 12,861 people per square kilometre versus a citywide average of 2,709. Median income there is $57,200.
Carlton Heights (5,818/km², $55,200) and Scottlea (5,435/km², $64,000) are next, both far denser than the city as a whole but with modest incomes. Port Dalhousie, at 3,775 people per square kilometre, is the least dense neighbourhood in the top ten, and also the highest earning at $116,000.
Citywide, just 9.0% of homes are high-rise apartments, while 58.3% are single-detached and 66.9% are owner-occupied, so even St. Catharines's densest pockets aren't dominated by towers.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the St. Catharinesaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in St. Catharines by population density
| Neighbourhood | population density | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscany Village · St. Catharines | 12,861 /km² | $57,200 |
| 2. Carlton & Niagara · St. Catharines | 7,933 /km² | $68,000 |
| 3. Church & Geneva · St. Catharines | 7,852 /km² | $52,800 |
| 4. Ontario & Fourth · St. Catharines | 6,492 /km² | $84,000 |
| 5. Carlton Heights · St. Catharines | 5,818 /km² | $55,200 |
| 6. Welland & Dieppe · St. Catharines | 5,656 /km² | $73,500 |
| 7. Lake & James · St. Catharines | 5,624 /km² | $71,000 |
| 8. Pelham & Rykert · St. Catharines | 5,508 /km² | $75,500 |
| 9. Scottlea · St. Catharines | 5,435 /km² | $64,000 |
| 10. Lake & Welland · St. Catharines | 5,406 /km² | $86,000 |
| 11. St. Lawrence Village · St. Catharines | 5,256 /km² | $65,500 |
| 12. Lake & Carlton · St. Catharines | 5,232 /km² | $74,000 |
| 13. Henley · St. Catharines | 5,217 /km² | $80,000 |
| 14. Lake & Lakeshore · St. Catharines | 5,164 /km² | $69,000 |
| 15. Dunlop & Carlton · St. Catharines | 5,147 /km² | $77,000 |
| 16. Weiden Pines · St. Catharines | 5,145 /km² | $72,500 |
| 17. Merritton · St. Catharines | 5,009 /km² | $93,000 |
| 18. Pelham & Glendale · St. Catharines | 4,986 /km² | $67,000 |
| 19. Welland & Grantham · St. Catharines | 4,849 /km² | $70,500 |
| 20. Port Weller · St. Catharines | 4,573 /km² | $79,000 |
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Common questions
What is the most densely populated neighbourhood in St. Catharines?
Tuscany Village, at about 12,861 people per square kilometre, against a citywide average of 2,709.
What percentage of St. Catharines housing is high-rise?
Just 9.0% citywide.
Are dense St. Catharines neighbourhoods low income?
Often, but not always. Tuscany Village, the densest, has a median income of $57,200, while Port Dalhousie, also in the top ten for density, earns $116,000.
Is St. Catharines mostly single-family homes?
Yes, 58.3% of homes citywide are single-detached, and 66.9% are owner-occupied.