Living in St. Catharines

In St. Catharines, unemployment is 15.8% (2021).

The city covered 96.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,422.1 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 22.9% of the population in 2021. Walking accounted for 4.1% of commutes in 2021. St. For St. Catharines, annual NO₂ was 5.89 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0226 sources

Population136,803people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Catharines (Census subdivision 3526053)

Median gross salary3,115EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent992.6EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over

Unemployment rate15.8%country median 8.4% — 88% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

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 mean3.03µg/m³country median 3.6 — 16% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Higher unemployment than 97% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to St. Catharines?

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

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Housing and cost

23.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€560

Utilities, 85 m² flat€138

Transport pass€64

Internet, 60 Mbps€58

Mobile plan, 10 GB€26

Fitness club€25

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	25.38 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	58.01 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	559.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	15.75 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	26.21 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in St.Catharines (Wayback capture 20250114211050)²⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	64.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	138.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	23.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Dwellings	61,977 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	58,903 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	1,054 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	992.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over¹Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is St. Catharines 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 worker42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–51%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–58%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 19–41%

Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 28–50%

Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 27–49%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 15.8% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in St. Catharines?

The median gross salary is about 3,115 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: 3,115 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹¹
Median gross salary (regional): 2,266 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in St. Catharines?

The unemployment rate is 15.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in St. Catharines is 15.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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St. Catharines 15.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	49.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median gross salary	3,115 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,266 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	15.8 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official

What does a salary buy in St. Catharines?

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

Left over each month€1,161of €2,440 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€2,440
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over · 2025-12-31	− €993
Public transport pass€64 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €64
Utilities, 85 m²€138 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €138
Internet€58 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €58
Mobile plan€26 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €26
Left over	€1,161

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to St. Catharines. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

How safe is St. Catharines?

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 Police³

Recorded crime across major citiesSt. Catharines highlighted among comparable cities

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

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 Police³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Workers commuting by public transport	3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Workers walking to work	4.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	YCM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	7.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for St. Catharines. 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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.03 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in St. Catharines?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.03 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5.9WHO 10 · EU 40

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 St. Catharines is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.89 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.03 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.17 · Feb 14.98 · Mar 22.67 · Apr 23.06 · May 28.61 · Jun 32.9 · Jul 33.88 · Aug 32.57 · Sep 31.1 · Oct 27.84 · Nov 20.78 · Dec 15.58 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -18.95 · Feb -23.24 · Mar -20.01 · Apr -9.91 · May -0.98 · Jun 4.43 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 12.76 · Sep 6.22 · Oct -0.26 · Nov -7.56 · Dec -14.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.1 · Feb -3.08 · Mar 0.72 · Apr 6.18 · May 12.71 · Jun 18.69 · Jul 22.44 · Aug 22.09 · Sep 18.55 · Oct 11.67 · Nov 5.48 · Dec 0.32 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in St. Catharines?

The published population was 136,803 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Catharines (Census subdivision 3526053)¹⁵

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 8,740 is not 19.5% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	96.2 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
City area	96.1 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (St. Catharines, CSD 3526007)¹⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	19.53 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Foreign residents	8,740 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.¹⁶Official
Population density	1,422 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.¹⁶Official
Population	136,803 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Catharines (Census subdivision 3526053)¹⁵Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

133,435

137,514

141,594

145,673

144,82920012005200920152022

Population rose 7.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 134,279 to 144,829.

International community in St. Catharines

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	26,235	100.0%
Europe	11,885	45.3%
Asia	7,010	26.7%
Americas	5,305	20.2%
United Kingdom	3,925	15.0%
Africa	1,945	7.4%
Italy	1,675	6.4%
Philippines	1,460	5.6%
United States of America	1,370	5.2%
Other places of birth in Asia	1,320	5.0%
Other places of birth in Americas	1,315	5.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Europe	1,275	4.9%
Poland	1,200	4.6%
Netherlands	1,085	4.1%
Other places of birth in Africa	940	3.6%
China	915	3.5%
Germany	885	3.4%
India	795	3.0%
Colombia	665	2.5%
Jamaica	610	2.3%
Pakistan	505	1.9%
Korea, South	405	1.5%
Syria	370	1.4%
El Salvador	355	1.4%
Ukraine	345	1.3%
Trinidad and Tobago	325	1.2%
Nigeria	290	1.1%
Viet Nam	270	1.0%
Russian Federation	260	1.0%
South Africa, Republic of	235	0.9%
Mexico	230	0.9%
Egypt	225	0.9%
Romania	215	0.8%
Iraq	200	0.8%
Greece	190	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	175	0.7%
Iran	175	0.7%
Hungary	165	0.6%
Portugal	155	0.6%
Serbia	150	0.6%
Lebanon	145	0.6%
Brazil	135	0.5%
Turkey	125	0.5%
Guyana	115	0.4%
Haiti	110	0.4%
Hong Kong	110	0.4%
Croatia	105	0.4%
Bangladesh	100	0.4%
Oceania and other places of birth	100	0.4%
France	90	0.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	80	0.3%
Peru	75	0.3%
Morocco	50	0.2%
Somalia	50	0.2%
Taiwan	50	0.2%
Ethiopia	45	0.2%
Sri Lanka	40	0.2%
Algeria	30	0.1%
Afghanistan	30	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

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	134,335	100.0%
Canadian citizens	125,595	93.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	103,225	76.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	22,365	16.6%
Not Canadian citizens	8,740	6.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

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	134,840	100.0%
Single responses	131,400	97.4%
Official languages	121,200	89.9%
English	120,470	89.3%
Non-official languages	10,200	7.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	10,190	7.6%
Indo-European languages	5,735	4.3%
Multiple responses	3,440	2.6%
English and non-official language(s)	3,090	2.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	2,690	2.0%
Spanish	1,855	1.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Balto-Slavic languages	1,420	1.1%
Slavic languages	1,405	1.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,280	0.9%
Chinese languages	1,275	0.9%
Afro-Asiatic languages	1,090	0.8%
Semitic languages	1,080	0.8%
Mandarin	1,070	0.8%
Indo-Iranian languages	1,070	0.8%
Arabic	1,000	0.7%
Indo-Aryan languages	795	0.6%
French	730	0.5%
Polish	655	0.5%
Austronesian languages	540	0.4%
Italian	510	0.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	460	0.3%
Korean	440	0.3%
Germanic languages	325	0.2%
Russian	305	0.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages	300	0.2%
Urdu	270	0.2%
Iranian languages	270	0.2%
Portuguese	245	0.2%
English and French	240	0.2%
Vietnamese	230	0.2%
Dravidian languages	225	0.2%
High German languages	215	0.2%
German	215	0.2%
Serbo-Croatian	185	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	165	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	160	0.1%
Malayalam	150	0.1%
Persian languages	150	0.1%
Ukrainian	135	0.1%
Uralic languages	130	0.1%
Tai-Kadai languages	125	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	125	0.1%
Hungarian	120	0.1%
Gujarati	120	0.1%
Lao	110	0.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	110	0.1%
Kurdish	110	0.1%
Hindi	105	0.1%
Turkic languages	90	0.1%
Greek	90	0.1%
Armenian	85	0.1%
Bengali	80	0.1%
Turkish	75	0.1%
Iranian Persian	75	0.1%
Serbian	70	0.1%
Romanian	70	0.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)	65	0.0%
Tamil	60	0.0%
Croatian	60	0.0%
Sign languages	55	0.0%
Albanian	55	0.0%
Dari	55	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	50	0.0%
Bosnian	50	0.0%
American Sign Language	45	0.0%
Dutch	45	0.0%
Swahili	40	0.0%
Ilocano	40	0.0%
Plautdietsch	40	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	35	0.0%
Slovak	35	0.0%
Aramaic languages	30	0.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	30	0.0%
Japanese	30	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	25	0.0%
Tigrigna	25	0.0%
Bulgarian	25	0.0%
Czech	25	0.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)	25	0.0%
Nepali	25	0.0%
Shona	20	0.0%
Creole languages	20	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Yoruba	15	0.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)	15	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Thai	15	0.0%
Cushitic languages	15	0.0%
Haitian Creole	15	0.0%
Macedonian	15	0.0%
Afrikaans	15	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	10	0.0%
Azerbaijani	10	0.0%
Somali	10	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Indonesian	10	0.0%
Telugu	10	0.0%
Baltic languages	10	0.0%
Lithuanian	10	0.0%
Marathi	10	0.0%
Pashto	10	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	10	0.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	5	0.0%
Lingala	5	0.0%
Uyghur	5	0.0%
Uzbek	5	0.0%
Finnish	5	0.0%
Indigenous languages	5	0.0%
Algonquian languages	5	0.0%
Amharic	5	0.0%
Hebrew	5	0.0%
Maltese	5	0.0%
Cebuano	5	0.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	5	0.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Kannada	5	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	5	0.0%
Kacchi	5	0.0%
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	22.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁷Official
Households	58,905 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Labour force participation rate	58.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median age	44.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on St. Catharines

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.

Oakville as a St. Catharines alternative in the same region

47 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €3,115 St. Catharines+59%
Nearest airport: 23.6 km Oakville vs 7.1 km St. Catharines+232%
Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €2,266 St. Catharines+54%
Foreign residents: 41.2% Oakville vs 19.5% St. Catharines+111%
Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 15.8% St. Catharines−26%
Residents: 213,759 Oakville vs 136,803 St. Catharines+56%
Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Oakville vs 3.0 µg/m³ St. Catharines+15%

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Milton as a St. Catharines alternative in the same country

64 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 27.6 km Milton vs 7.1 km St. Catharines+289%
Foreign residents: 42.1% Milton vs 19.5% St. Catharines+115%
Median gross pay, region: €3,246 Milton vs €2,266 St. Catharines+43%
Median gross pay, city: €4,167 Milton vs €3,115 St. Catharines+34%
Unemployment: 11.4% Milton vs 15.8% St. Catharines−28%
Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Milton vs 3.0 µg/m³ St. Catharines+15%
Residents: 132,979 Milton vs 136,803 St. Catharines−3%

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Cities near St. Catharines

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

Thorold 7.9 km away

Salary: 3,094 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Niagara-on-the-Lake 15.3 km away

Salary: 3,867 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Welland 22.2 km away

Salary: 3,050 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with St. Catharines, nearest in population first.

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Kingston138,204 residents Milton132,979 residents Langley142,043 residents Trois-Rivières143,195 residents Guelph143,740 residents Kelowna144,576 residents

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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 St. Catharines?

The published population was 136,803 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. Catharines (Census subdivision 3526053).

Is the air quality good in St. Catharines?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is St. Catharines?

What is the typical salary in St. Catharines?

The median gross salary is about 3,115 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 St. Catharines?

The unemployment rate is 15.8 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around St. Catharines?

The median gross salary is 2,266 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is St. Catharines a good place to live?

St. Catharines 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 St. Catharines?

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

How many people born in Europe live in St. Catharines?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,885 people (45.3%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). St. Catharines, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d860ebcd1331be7543aef0e7b2baeaab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/st-catharines/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_st-catharines-canada-population-rent-salary-jobs_fecee15b21d4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {St. Catharines, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d860ebcd1331be7543aef0e7b2baeaab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/st-catharines/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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