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Living in Niagara-on-the-Lake

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, unemployment is 15% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Niagara-on-the-Lake had a population of 18,981. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Niagara-on-the-Lake reached 14.96%. Niagara-on-the-Lake's foreign population totalled 4,850 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2621 sources

Population18,981people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary3,867EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent967.2EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01
Unemployment rate14.96%country median 8.4% — 78% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada
Recorded crime4,296incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police
PM2.5, annual mean6.07µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Higher unemployment than 96% 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 Niagara-on-the-Lake?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, 19.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 8,578.

No city-level rent figure is published for Niagara-on-the-Lake. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Niagara-on-the-Lake recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet1Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan7Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent19.6 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Dwellings8,578 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Main residence dwellings7,857 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)967.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2025CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-012Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Niagara-on-the-Lake 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.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%
Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–46%
Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–53%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Work and income

The employment rate was 43.1% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Niagara-on-the-Lake's labour force participation was 50.7%.

What is the typical salary in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The median gross salary is about 3,867 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.

  • Median gross salary: 3,867 EUR/month · Statistics Canada13
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,484 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca17

What is the unemployment rate in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2021).

  • Unemployment rate: 14.96 % · Statistics Canada14
Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Niagara-on-the-Lake is 15.0%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate43.1 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Median gross salary3,867 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada13Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,484 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca17Official
Unemployment rate14.96 %country median 8.4%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada14Official

What does a salary buy in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Niagara-on-the-Lake median gross pay: €3,867 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,883of €2,925 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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.€2,925
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€1,883
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Niagara-on-the-Lake Salary needed to live in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Niagara-on-the-Lake. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

Job SearchMigrant Support

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Niagara-on-the-Lake?

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 Police4

Recorded crime across major citiesNiagara-on-the-Lake highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Niagara-on-the-Lake highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Gatineau3,756
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,296 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police4Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport10 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)YCM3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Niagara-on-the-Lake. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.07 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Niagara-on-the-Lake is 6.1 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.07 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 11.37 · Feb 11.04 · Mar 19.86 · Apr 18.87 · May 28.46 · Jun 30.41 · Jul 32.22 · Aug 31.89 · Sep 30.89 · Oct 25.27 · Nov 18.27 · Dec 13.03 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -19.17 · Feb -22.56 · Mar -21.39 · Apr -9.83 · May -0.45 · Jun 4.45 · Jul 7.98 · Aug 11.24 · Sep 4.75 · Oct -0.99 · Nov -7.11 · Dec -14.05 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -2.69 · Feb -2.76 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 5.52 · May 11.29 · Jun 17.61 · Jul 21.66 · Aug 21.58 · Sep 18.25 · Oct 11.49 · Nov 5.36 · Dec 0.47 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Niagara-on-the-Lake covered an area of 131.3 km² at the end of 2021. Households in Niagara-on-the-Lake numbered 7,860 at the end of 2021. Niagara-on-the-Lake had a median age of 57.2 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The published population was 18,981 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area131.4 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
City area131.4 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official
Foreign-resident share26.27 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Foreign residents4,850 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Population density145.3 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official
Population18,981 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada10Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 32.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 14,318 to 18,981.

International community in Niagara-on-the-Lake

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data4,855100.0%
Europe2,68555.3%
Asia1,13023.3%
United Kingdom1,10522.8%
Americas89018.3%
United States of America3557.3%
Other places of birth in Europe3407.0%
Italy3206.6%
Germany2655.5%
China2505.1%
Other places of birth in Americas2404.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Asia2254.6%
India2004.1%
Philippines1803.7%
Africa1252.6%
Poland1152.4%
Mexico1002.1%
Netherlands952.0%
Ukraine801.6%
Korea, South701.4%
Croatia601.2%
Hungary601.2%
Romania601.2%
Portugal551.1%
Russian Federation551.1%
Pakistan551.1%
Other places of birth in Africa501.0%
Iran501.0%
Jamaica450.9%
El Salvador400.8%
Brazil350.7%
Sri Lanka350.7%
Greece300.6%
Turkey300.6%
Trinidad and Tobago250.5%
South Africa, Republic of250.5%
Colombia200.4%
Guyana200.4%
Egypt200.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina150.3%
France150.3%
Serbia150.3%
Viet Nam150.3%
Oceania and other places of birth150.3%
Nigeria100.2%
Iraq100.2%
Hong Kong100.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data18,465100.0%
Canadian citizens17,42594.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over14,87580.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 182,55013.8%
Not Canadian citizens1,0405.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data18,825100.0%
Single responses18,44598.0%
Official languages17,22591.5%
English17,15091.1%
Non-official languages1,2256.5%
Non-Indigenous languages1,2256.5%
Indo-European languages8204.4%
Multiple responses3752.0%
English and non-official language(s)3451.8%
Germanic languages2701.4%
Italic (Romance) languages2451.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sino-Tibetan languages2201.2%
Chinese languages2201.2%
High German languages2101.1%
German2101.1%
Mandarin1901.0%
Balto-Slavic languages1650.9%
Slavic languages1600.8%
Indo-Iranian languages1250.7%
Spanish1200.6%
Indo-Aryan languages1050.6%
Italian800.4%
French750.4%
Polish650.3%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages650.3%
Punjabi (Panjabi)500.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages450.2%
Semitic languages450.2%
Russian450.2%
Arabic400.2%
Austronesian languages400.2%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)400.2%
Portuguese400.2%
Plautdietsch300.2%
Turkic languages250.1%
Turkish250.1%
English and French250.1%
Serbo-Croatian250.1%
Urdu250.1%
Iranian languages250.1%
Yue (Cantonese)200.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages200.1%
Croatian150.1%
Ukrainian150.1%
Persian languages150.1%
Korean150.1%
Vietnamese100.1%
Dravidian languages100.1%
Serbian100.1%
Afrikaans100.1%
Dutch100.1%
Low German, n.o.s.100.1%
Greek100.1%
Gujarati100.1%
Hindi100.1%
Iranian Persian100.1%
Romanian100.1%
Japanese100.1%
Sign languages50.0%
American Sign Language50.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.50.0%
Lao50.0%
Uralic languages50.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)50.0%
Malayalam50.0%
Baltic languages50.0%
Lithuanian50.0%
Bulgarian50.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)50.0%
Niger-Congo languages50.0%
Akan (Twi)50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad26.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Households7,860 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Labour force participation rate50.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Median age57.2 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada16Official

Alternatives for people set on Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Cities near Niagara-on-the-Lake

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

St. Catharines 15.3 km away
Salary
3,115 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Thorold 18.6 km away
Salary
3,094 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The published population was 18,981 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Niagara-on-the-Lake?

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 Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The median gross salary is about 3,867 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 Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The median gross salary is 2,484 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Niagara-on-the-Lake a good place to live?

Niagara-on-the-Lake 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 Niagara-on-the-Lake?

St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Thorold are near Niagara-on-the-Lake. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Niagara-on-the-Lake?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,685 people (55.3%) 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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  title = {Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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