Living in Fort Erie
In Fort Erie, unemployment is 15.4% (2021).
The nearest airport was BUF, 23.6 km away, with 20 listed destinations in June 2026.
Higher unemployment than 97% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it.
Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Fort Erie?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 49.79 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Bell Fibe 500 home internet3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 24.27 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Public Mobile 50GB plan10Official · national market |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 19.3 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada12Official |
| Dwellings | 15,875 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 14,081 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| Average monthly rent (two-bedroom) | 744.1 EUR/month | 31 Oct 2023 | CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20236Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 967.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-015Official · metropolitan-area figure |
Is Fort Erie a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Fort Erie?
The median gross salary is about 3,137 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.
What is the unemployment rate in Fort Erie?
The unemployment rate is about 15.4 % (2021).
- Unemployment rate: 15.38 % · Statistics Canada15
Fort Erie 15.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 46.4 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| Median gross salary | 3,137 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Canada14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,331 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | www150.statcan.gc.ca21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 15.38 %country median 8.4% | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada15Official |
What does a salary buy in Fort Erie?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €2,453 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31 | − €967 |
| Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30 | − €24 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,412 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fort Erie. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fort Erie. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Fort Erie?
Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,296 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police7Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fort Erie. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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For newcomers to Canada.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −3.8°C in January and 21.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 91.2 mm in January and 89.4 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0.1 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.7 · May 18.9 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 26 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 22.4 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 2.9 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Canadian Climate Normals — FORT ERIE, 1991-20204Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.5 · Feb -7.5 · Mar -4.1 · Apr 1.3 · May 7.8 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -4.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Canadian Climate Normals — FORT ERIE, 1991-20204Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3.8 · Feb -3.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 6.5 · May 13.2 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec -0.6 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Canadian Climate Normals — FORT ERIE, 1991-20204Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 91.2 · Feb 56.6 · Mar 75.2 · Apr 81.6 · May 90.7 · Jun 71.1 · Jul 89.4 · Aug 88.7 · Sep 113.9 · Oct 96.2 · Nov 102.7 · Dec 98.9 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | Canadian Climate Normals — FORT ERIE, 1991-20204Official |
Population and city profile
The city covered 166.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 197.9 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Fort Erie?
The published population was 32,901 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Fort Erie (Census subdivision 3526003)19
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,555 is not 16.6% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport95.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 166.2 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| City area | 166.4 km² | 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Fort Erie, CSD 3526015)18Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 16.56 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada16Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,555 people | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.20Official |
| Population density | 197.9 people/km² | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.20Official |
| Population | 32,901 people | 1 Jan 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Fort Erie (Census subdivision 3526003)19Official |
Population rose 14.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 29,236 to 33,459.
International community in Fort Erie
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data | 5,385 | 100.0% |
| Europe | 2,350 | 43.6% |
| Americas | 1,990 | 37.0% |
| United States of America | 1,250 | 23.2% |
| United Kingdom | 995 | 18.5% |
| Asia | 910 | 16.9% |
| Italy | 305 | 5.7% |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 210 | 3.9% |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 205 | 3.8% |
| Germany | 190 | 3.5% |
| China | 175 | 3.2% |
Show 39 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 165 | 3.1% |
| Poland | 160 | 3.0% |
| Netherlands | 150 | 2.8% |
| El Salvador | 145 | 2.7% |
| Jamaica | 130 | 2.4% |
| India | 130 | 2.4% |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 125 | 2.3% |
| Africa | 105 | 1.9% |
| Portugal | 95 | 1.8% |
| Korea, South | 85 | 1.6% |
| Greece | 65 | 1.2% |
| Mexico | 60 | 1.1% |
| Colombia | 55 | 1.0% |
| Haiti | 55 | 1.0% |
| Hong Kong | 55 | 1.0% |
| Turkey | 50 | 0.9% |
| Guyana | 45 | 0.8% |
| Romania | 40 | 0.7% |
| Russian Federation | 40 | 0.7% |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 40 | 0.7% |
| Viet Nam | 40 | 0.7% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 0.6% |
| Oceania and other places of birth | 30 | 0.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 0.5% |
| Hungary | 25 | 0.5% |
| France | 20 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 20 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 20 | 0.4% |
| Croatia | 15 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 15 | 0.3% |
| South Africa, Republic of | 15 | 0.3% |
| Taiwan | 15 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 15 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 0.3% |
| Brazil | 10 | 0.2% |
| Peru | 10 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 10 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 10 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 10 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data | 32,500 | 100.0% |
| Canadian citizens | 30,945 | 95.2% |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 25,700 | 79.1% |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 5,250 | 16.2% |
| Not Canadian citizens | 1,555 | 4.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Language spoken at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data | 32,635 | 100.0% |
| Single responses | 32,310 | 99.0% |
| Official languages | 31,260 | 95.8% |
| English | 31,150 | 95.4% |
| Non-official languages | 1,055 | 3.2% |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 1,055 | 3.2% |
| Indo-European languages | 710 | 2.2% |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 380 | 1.2% |
| Multiple responses | 325 | 1.0% |
| English and non-official language(s) | 280 | 0.9% |
| Spanish | 260 | 0.8% |
Show 63 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Balto-Slavic languages | 175 | 0.5% |
| Slavic languages | 170 | 0.5% |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 130 | 0.4% |
| Chinese languages | 130 | 0.4% |
| French | 110 | 0.3% |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 110 | 0.3% |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 90 | 0.3% |
| Polish | 70 | 0.2% |
| Mandarin | 65 | 0.2% |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 65 | 0.2% |
| Russian | 65 | 0.2% |
| Italian | 65 | 0.2% |
| English and French | 35 | 0.1% |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 35 | 0.1% |
| Semitic languages | 35 | 0.1% |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 35 | 0.1% |
| Portuguese | 35 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 30 | 0.1% |
| Austronesian languages | 30 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 30 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 25 | 0.1% |
| Creole languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| Haitian Creole | 25 | 0.1% |
| Serbo-Croatian | 25 | 0.1% |
| Germanic languages | 25 | 0.1% |
| Sign languages | 20 | 0.1% |
| American Sign Language | 20 | 0.1% |
| Turkic languages | 20 | 0.1% |
| Turkish | 20 | 0.1% |
| High German languages | 20 | 0.1% |
| German | 20 | 0.1% |
| Greek | 20 | 0.1% |
| Gujarati | 20 | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 20 | 0.1% |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 15 | 0.0% |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Vietnamese | 15 | 0.0% |
| Serbian | 15 | 0.0% |
| Urdu | 15 | 0.0% |
| Iranian languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Persian languages | 15 | 0.0% |
| Yoruba | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Dravidian languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bengali | 10 | 0.0% |
| Iranian Persian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Niger-Congo languages | 10 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lao | 5 | 0.0% |
| Thai | 5 | 0.0% |
| Uralic languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hungarian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tigrigna | 5 | 0.0% |
| Telugu | 5 | 0.0% |
| Baltic languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Croatian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Slovak | 5 | 0.0% |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dutch | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hindi | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japanese | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Fort Erie
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
St. Catharines as a Fort Erie alternative in the same region
41 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 136,803 St. Catharines vs 32,901 Fort Erie+316%
- Nearest airport: 7.1 km St. Catharines vs 23.6 km Fort Erie−70%
- Foreign residents: 19.5% St. Catharines vs 16.6% Fort Erie+18%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,266 St. Catharines vs €2,331 Fort Eriesame level
- Median gross pay, city: €3,115 St. Catharines vs €3,137 Fort Eriesame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 St. Catharines vs 4,296 Fort Eriesame level
Aurora as a Fort Erie alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 130 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 16.6% Fort Erie+122%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,137 Fort Erie+39%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,331 Fort Erie+33%
- Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 32,901 Fort Erie+89%
- Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 23.6 km Fort Erie+67%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 4,296 Fort Eriesame level
Cities near Fort Erie
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Salary
- 2,867 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 1,022 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 818.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 974.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Fort Erie?
The published population was 32,901 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Fort Erie (Census subdivision 3526003).
How safe is Fort Erie?
Police recorded about 4,296 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.
What is the typical salary in Fort Erie?
The median gross salary is about 3,137 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.
What is the unemployment rate in Fort Erie?
The unemployment rate is about 15.4 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.
What is the typical salary around Fort Erie?
The median gross salary is 2,331 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.
How many foreign residents live in Fort Erie?
1,555 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status..
Is Fort Erie a good place to live?
Fort Erie may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Fort Erie?
Buffalo, Kenmore, West Seneca, Eggertsville, Lackawanna are near Fort Erie. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Fort Erie?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,385 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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