Most affordable neighbourhoods in St. Catharines
Carlton Heights is the most affordable neighbourhood in St. Catharines, with a median after-tax family income of $55,200. Tuscany Village follows at $57,200, and Scottlea comes in at $64,000.
Those are all lower than the citywide median family income of $82,000. Across St. Catharines, 33.0% of residents rent rather than own, and 22.5% of households spend 30% or more of their income on housing.
Merritton, at $64,500, rounds out the more affordable end of the list. Carlton Heights and Tuscany Village also skew younger, with median ages of 38.8 and 34.0.
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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 median after-tax family income
| Neighbourhood | median after-tax family income | Median age |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Church & Geneva · St. Catharines | $52,800 | 34.4 |
| 2. Queenston & Church · St. Catharines | $53,600 | 39.2 |
| 3. St. Paul & James · St. Catharines | $54,400 | 32.0 |
| 4. Scott & Lake · St. Catharines | $54,800 | 62.4 |
| 5. Geneva & St. Paul · St. Catharines | $55,200 | 50.0 |
| 6. Carlton Heights · St. Catharines | $55,200 | 38.8 |
| 7. Scott & Vine · St. Catharines | $56,000 | 42.8 |
| 8. Tuscany Village · St. Catharines | $57,200 | 34.0 |
| 9. Pelham & Glendale · St. Catharines | $58,800 | 31.2 |
| 10. Queenston & Bunting · St. Catharines | $59,600 | 43.2 |
| 11. Queenston & Westchester · St. Catharines | $60,800 | 38.4 |
| 12. Westchester & Oakdale · St. Catharines | $62,400 | 46.8 |
| 13. Niagara & Welland · St. Catharines | $62,400 | 36.0 |
| 14. Bunting & Welland · St. Catharines | $62,400 | 39.2 |
| 15. Scottlea · St. Catharines | $64,000 | 66.0 |
| 16. Merritton · St. Catharines | $64,500 | 44.4 |
| 17. Ontario & Fourth · St. Catharines | $65,000 | 50.4 |
| 18. St. Lawrence Village · St. Catharines | $65,500 | 56.4 |
| 19. Lake & Carlton · St. Catharines | $66,500 | 43.2 |
| 20. Carlton & Niagara · St. Catharines | $67,000 | 40.0 |
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Common questions
What is the most affordable neighbourhood in St. Catharines?
Carlton Heights, with a median after-tax family income of $55,200. Tuscany Village and Scottlea follow, at $57,200 and $64,000.
What is the median income in St. Catharines?
The citywide median family income is $82,000.
How many people rent in St. Catharines?
33.0% of St. Catharines residents rent rather than own.
How many households in St. Catharines spend too much on housing?
22.5% of households spend 30% or more of their income on housing, citywide.