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Detached houses for sale in St. Catharines

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There are 373 detached houses for sale in St. Catharines today, with a median asking price of $645,000 (+12% vs. all homes in St. Catharines). 185 are bungalows. The most active neighbourhoods are Downtown, Glendale/Glenridge and Western Hill.

community-oriented affordable family-friendly

136,803 people lived in St. Catharines at the 2021 Census, in 58,870 households. 65% of households owned their home and 36% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (56%) and low-rise apartments (14%). 71% of homes were built before 1981, and 4% since 2011. 90% of commuters went to work by car and 3% by public transit.

Population of 136,803

St. Catharines, Ontario

Bungalows & Detached Homes in St. Catharines

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 29,200 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

6.9

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 29,200 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

$574,900

20% below Ontario

In St. Catharines

$574,900

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$1,950/mo

22% below Ontario

In St. Catharines

$1,950

In Ontario

$2,499

$555

Per square foot

≈ 24.6 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

646

Median $574,900

Houses 503 · Condos 142

For rent

212

Median $1,950

Houses 129 · Condos 83

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-08-16. 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 median sale price compared to province
Variety of amenities including parks and restaurants
Good school score of 6.9
Diverse housing options available

Keep in mind

Median rent is above the province average
Limited public transit options

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in St. Catharines includes access to parks and local shops. It has a community feel with various amenities.

Great for first-time buyers families those seeking affordable rentals

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

142.7 km²

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

110

Parks

142

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Grocery stores

157

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Libraries

Pharmacies

Counted across all 142.7 km² of St. Catharines. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

7.0/10

Average rating of the 46 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

Ferndale Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
9.5/107.0 over 5 yrs
42nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
390 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Connaught Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
9.2/10
68th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
405 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Oakridge Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
9.1/108.5 over 5 yrs
77th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
485 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Westdale Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
9.0/107.9 over 5 yrs
91st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
250 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Burleigh Hill Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
8.9/10
108th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
195 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Prince Philip Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
8.9/108.4 over 5 yrs
108th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
450 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside St. Catharines, 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

136,803

Population (2021)

96.2 km²

Area

1,422

People per km²

45.2

Median age

$78,399

Median income

65%

Own their home

2.3

People per household

58,870

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)14.2%
Working age (15–64)62.6%
Seniors (65+)23.3%

What is built here

Detached houses55.6%
Semi-detached5.7%
Townhouses8.5%
Duplexes4.2%
Low-rise apartments14.3%
High-rise apartments11%

Own or rent

65%Owners

36%Renters

Across 58,870 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier32%
1961–198039%
1981–199011%
1991–20007%
2001–20053%
2006–20102%
2011–20152%
2016–20212%

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: 22.2%
Hold a degree or higher: 49.1%
Employment rate: 2.5%
Commute by transit: 90.2%
Commute by car: 1.7
Children per family: $69,776
Median income after tax: $92,475
Average household income: 12.5%
Living on a low income: $1,164/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,143/mo
Owners pay, per month: $546,510
Median home value at census: 32%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 12.7%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 229 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, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Detached houses only Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What Houses in St. Catharines Sell For

1,069 detached houses changed hands in St. Catharines over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $580,774 and half below, 6.4% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its buyer in 26 days.

Median sold price: $581K; -6.4% year over year
Days to sell: 26; 1 day quicker
Sales closed: 1,069; last 12 months
Per square foot: $482; from 1,050 sized sales

Three years of sold prices

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every sale — how wide it runs tells you how much one detached house here differs from the next.

$841K$697K$553K$409K

Jan ’24Dec ’24Oct ’25Sep ’26

Median sold price Middle half of sales

What buyers actually paid

$970,600

on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $29,400

−10%Asking price+10%

Of the asking price: 97.1%
Sold over asking: 9.1%

From 1,069 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in St. Catharines

22 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a detached house here costs.

Median sold price

$580,774

1,069 sales

Median rent

$2,200/mo

258 leases

Gross rental yield

4.55%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in St. Catharines over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — St. Catharines, sales

Monthly closed sales in St. Catharines
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	64	$592,500	$532K – $745K	18	96.9%
Aug 2026	84	$570,000	$473K – $725K	30	96.9%
Jul 2026	102	$581,000	$469K – $740K	27	97.4%
Jun 2026	120	$620,000	$501K – $766K	19	97.5%
May 2026	124	$600,250	$495K – $700K	23	97.8%
Apr 2026	102	$547,250	$475K – $658K	23	97.0%
Mar 2026	90	$599,000	$465K – $720K	25	97.8%
Feb 2026	75	$555,000	$469K – $692K	23	96.8%
Jan 2026	54	$545,000	$459K – $656K	43	96.4%
Dec 2025	70	$550,000	$474K – $673K	35	96.4%
Nov 2025	91	$570,000	$477K – $678K	22	96.4%
Oct 2025	93	$600,000	$495K – $710K	30	96.4%
Sep 2025	101	$610,000	$483K – $750K	32	96.8%
Aug 2025	100	$598,450	$496K – $725K	26	97.3%
Jul 2025	127	$627,500	$514K – $733K	30	97.1%
Jun 2025	109	$630,000	$535K – $779K	20	97.4%
May 2025	141	$629,000	$530K – $730K	16	97.8%
Apr 2025	99	$625,000	$557K – $740K	27	97.1%
Mar 2025	112	$614,500	$515K – $736K	22	97.8%
Feb 2025	75	$610,000	$504K – $735K	21	97.6%
Jan 2025	65	$620,000	$540K – $712K	50	96.4%
Dec 2024	67	$580,000	$538K – $670K	30	97.3%
Nov 2024	95	$625,000	$439K – $695K	29	97.5%
Oct 2024	113	$650,000	$558K – $795K	31	97.4%
Sep 2024	113	$610,000	$496K – $715K	28	97.8%
Aug 2024	140	$650,000	$517K – $812K	44	97.4%
Jul 2024	122	$617,250	$529K – $774K	42	97.5%
Jun 2024	139	$642,000	$540K – $769K	42	97.8%
May 2024	153	$660,000	$520K – $750K	48	98.1%
Apr 2024	140	$651,250	$513K – $736K	37	97.7%
Mar 2024	85	$630,000	$510K – $750K	35	97.6%
Feb 2024	49	$610,000	$488K – $681K	22	97.6%
Jan 2024	17	$610,000	$529K – $675K	13	98.4%

What people ask about St. Catharines

How much does a detached house cost in St. Catharines?

Detached houses in St. Catharines sold for a median of $580,774 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,069 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 6.4% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a detached house in St. Catharines?

A detached house in St. Catharines took a median of 26 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Detached houses there closed at 97.1% of the asking price on average, with 9.1% selling over asking.

How much is rent for a detached house in St. Catharines?

The median detached house lease in St. Catharines closed at $2,200 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 258 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy a detached house in St. Catharines?

A detached house in St. Catharines costs about 22.0 years of the rent on one — the median price of $580,774 against a median rent of $2,200 a month, a gross yield of 4.55%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in St. Catharines on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one detached house. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

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