Condos for Rent in Dorchester, Niagara Falls, ON

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Neighbourhood in Niagara Falls

Dorchester

family-friendly community-oriented quiet affordable

Dorchester is a quiet neighbourhood in Niagara Falls. It offers a mix of residential homes and local amenities.

Median home price is $520,000 Median rent is $2,125 Three elementary schools available Four parks and six playgrounds Diverse community with 19.5% immigrants
Dorchester, Niagara Falls — HOMEH neighbourhood guide

Niagara Falls, Ontario

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At a glance

Day to dayLivability

6.3

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 67 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$520,000

13% below Niagara Falls 27% below Ontario

In Dorchester

$520,000

In Niagara Falls

$599,999

In Ontario

$714,900

Median monthly rent

$2,125/mo

6% below Niagara Falls 15% below Ontario

In Dorchester

$2,125

In Niagara Falls

$2,250

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 20.4 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

42

Median $520,000

Houses 37 · Condos 5

For rent

17

Median $2,125

Houses 17

Recently sold

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Recently leased

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Market data as of 2026-10-19. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

  • Affordable compared to city median prices
  • Family-friendly with parks and schools
  • Good mix of housing types
  • Community-oriented atmosphere

Keep in mind

  • Limited public transit options
  • Higher renter strain at 45.2%

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Residents enjoy a relaxed lifestyle with local shops and parks. Daily life is centered around family and community activities.

Great for first-time buyers families investors

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

3.2 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

4

Parks

6

Playgrounds

2

Grocery stores

16

Restaurants

2

Cafés

2

Pharmacies

Counted across all 3.2 km² of Dorchester. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

5.5/10

Average rating of the 2 rated schools in this area

3

Elementary

  • Princess Margaret Public School

    Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara

    5.7/105.8 over 5 yrs

    1,807th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools

    505 students · EQAO 2024-2025

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School

    Catholic · Grades JK–8 · Niagara CDSB

    5.2/106.4 over 5 yrs

    2,081st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools

    815 students · EQAO 2024-2025

  • Pathways Academy & Early Learning Centre

    Independent

    Not rated

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Dorchester, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

6,920

Population (2021)

3.1 km²

Area

2,244

People per km²

47.6

Median age

$62,447

Median income

51%

Own their home

2.2

People per household

3,080

Households

Every age

  • Children (under 15)11.0%
  • Working age (15–64)65.2%
  • Seniors (65+)23.8%

What is built here

  • Detached houses56.1%
  • Semi-detached1.6%
  • Townhouses2.1%
  • Duplexes5.4%
  • Low-rise apartments27.5%
  • High-rise apartments6.7%

Own or rent

51%Owners

49%Renters

Across 3,080 households

When it was built

Mostly 1960 or earlier

  • 1960 or earlier55%
  • 1961–198029%
  • 1981–19907%
  • 1991–20004%
  • 2001–20051%
  • 2006–20100%
  • 2011–20150%
  • 2016–20213%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

19.5%
Born outside Canada
14.3%
Hold a degree or higher
41.2%
Employment rate
4.5%
Commute by transit
84.6%
Commute by car
1.6
Children per family
$57,074
Median income after tax
$74,539
Average household income
15.5%
Living on a low income
$1,072/mo
Renters pay, per month
$1,014/mo
Owners pay, per month
$483,750
Median home value at census
45.2%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
12.3%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 13 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, Photo: © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap