Real Estate for Rent in Lakeshore, St. Catharines, ON
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Neighbourhood in St. Catharines
Lakeshore
Lakeshore is a quiet neighbourhood in St. Catharines, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential homes and a few condos, making it suitable for families and retirees.
At a glance
Day to dayLivability
7.7
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 49 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
$863,450
In Lakeshore
$863,450
In St. Catharines
$579,894
In Ontario
$710,000
Median monthly rent
In St. Catharines
$1,950
In Ontario
$2,500
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
25
Median $863,450
Houses 20 · Condos 5
For rent
0
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-21. 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
- Family-friendly atmosphere
- Good schools for children
- Access to parks for outdoor activities
- Stable community with long-term residents
Keep in mind
- Higher home prices compared to city median
- Limited public transit options
- Few rental options available
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Lakeshore is peaceful, with a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy local parks and nearby amenities.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
3.4 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
7
Parks
5
Playgrounds
1
Grocery stores
2
Restaurants
1
Cafés
1
Gyms
2
Pharmacies
Counted across all 3.4 km² of Lakeshore. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
7.8/10
Average rating of the 1 rated school in this area
1
Elementary
Pine Grove Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · DSB Niagara
7.8/108.4 over 5 yrs433rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
380 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Lakeshore, 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
6,056
Population (2021)
2.8 km²
Area
2,153
People per km²
50.6
Median age
$106,322
Median income
92%
Own their home
2.5
People per household
2,455
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)14.4%
- Working age (15–64)56.7%
- Seniors (65+)28.9%
What is built here
- Detached houses87.9%
- Semi-detached1.9%
- Townhouses2.3%
- Duplexes2.1%
- Low-rise apartments4.4%
- High-rise apartments2.3%
Own or rent
92%Owners
9%Renters
Across 2,455 households
When it was built
Mostly 1961–1980
- 1960 or earlier12%
- 1961–198065%
- 1981–199011%
- 1991–20002%
- 2001–20051%
- 2006–20101%
- 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.
- 18.9%
- Born outside Canada
- 31.3%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 49.2%
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Commute by transit
- 95%
- Commute by car
- 1.7
- Children per family
- $91,548
- Median income after tax
- $123,893
- Average household income
- 5.8%
- Living on a low income
- $870/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,152/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $693,676
- Median home value at census
- 10.8%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 10.2%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 12 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
What homes in Lakeshore actually rent for
18 homes were leased in Lakeshore over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $3,078 and half below, 5.6% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 34 days — 2 days quicker than a year ago.
- Median rent
- $3,078
- +5.6% year over year
- Days to lease
- 34
- 2 days quicker
- Leases closed
- 18
- last 12 months
- Rent per square foot
- $2.34/mo
- from 18 sized leases
Three years of rents
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.
What renters actually paid
$2,961/mo
on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $39
- Of the asking rent
- 98.7%
- Leased over asking
- 0%
From 18 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.
Rent or buy in Lakeshore
19.7 years
of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a home here costs.
Median sold price
$727,124
89 sales
Median rent
$3,078/mo
18 leases
Gross rental yield
5.08%
before costs
Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Lakeshore over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.
Every month behind these charts — Lakeshore, rentals
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2026 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2026 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2025 | 4 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2025 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2025 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2024 | 1 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2024 | 5 | $2,900 | $2,900 – $3,600 | 21 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2024 | 3 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2024 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2023 | 2 | Not enough leases this month to report a median | |||
23 of these months closed fewer than 5 leases. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one lease it is simply that lease — so the count is shown and the median is not. The leases themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Lakeshore
How much does a home cost in Lakeshore?
Homes in Lakeshore sold for a median of $727,124 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 89 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 1.5% lower than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Lakeshore?
A home in Lakeshore took a median of 22 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.2% of the asking price on average, with 10.1% selling over asking.
How much is rent in Lakeshore?
The median lease in Lakeshore closed at $3,078 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 18 leases.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Lakeshore?
A home in Lakeshore costs about 19.7 years of the rent on one — the median price of $727,124 against a median rent of $3,078 a month, a gross yield of 5.08%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.
Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Lakeshore 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 home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.
A condo here is its own market
2 condo apartments and 1 condo townhouse are on the market in Lakeshore right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.