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Neighbourhood in St. Catharines

Homes for rent in Oakdale

Name: HOMEH Market Pulse — Oakdale, St. Catharines closed sales and leases
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family-friendly community-oriented affordable

Oakdale is a small neighbourhood in St. Catharines. It offers a mix of residential options and local amenities for families and individuals.

Affordable housing options Multiple parks and playgrounds Variety of local restaurants Nearby grocery stores Community-focused environment

Day to dayLivability

6.7

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 81 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

$399,999

30% below St. Catharines 44% below Ontario

In Oakdale

$399,999

In St. Catharines

$575,000

In Ontario

$709,000

Median monthly rent

$2,200/mo

13% above St. Catharines 12% below Ontario

In Oakdale

$2,200

In St. Catharines

$1,950

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 15.2 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $399,999

Condos 18 · Houses 18

For rent

Median $2,200

Condos 39 · Houses 7

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-27. 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

Lower median home prices than the city average
Good mix of housing types
Family-friendly atmosphere
Access to parks and outdoor spaces

Keep in mind

Limited public transit options
No schools within the neighbourhood

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Oakdale is relaxed, with a community feel. Residents enjoy local dining and outdoor activities.

Great for first-time buyers families budget-conscious renters

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

2.4 km²

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

Parks

Playgrounds

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Pharmacies

Counted across all 2.4 km² of Oakdale. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The peopleWho lives here

4,561

Population (2021)

2.5 km²

Area

1,860

People per km²

41.5

Median age

$62,663

Median income

59%

Own their home

2.1

People per household

2,135

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)13.9%
Working age (15–64)65.2%
Seniors (65+)20.9%

What is built here

Detached houses40.3%
Semi-detached7.5%
Townhouses11.4%
Duplexes5.4%
Low-rise apartments23.1%
High-rise apartments11.7%
Other attached homes0.5%

Own or rent

59%Owners

42%Renters

Across 2,135 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier32%
1961–198032%
1981–19907%
1991–20006%
2001–20052%
2006–20105%
2011–20157%
2016–20216%

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.

20.1%
Born outside Canada: 16.2%
Hold a degree or higher: 48.4%
Employment rate: 1.6%
Commute by transit: 92.7%
Commute by car: 1.6
Children per family: $56,352
Median income after tax: $70,283
Average household income: 15.3%
Living on a low income: $1,217/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,109/mo
Owners pay, per month: $432,220
Median home value at census: 49%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 17.3%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 7 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 Market Pulse Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What homes in Oakdale actually rent for

142 homes were leased in Oakdale over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $2,064 and half below, 2.2% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its tenant in 29 days.

Median rent: $2,064; -2.2% year over year
Days to lease: 29; 1 day quicker
Leases closed: 142; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $2.25/mo; from 138 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.

$2,722$2,374$2,026$1,678

Oct ’23Oct ’24Oct ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$2,995/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — under ask by $5

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 99.8%
Leased over asking: 9.2%

From 142 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Oakdale

17.7 years

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

Median sold price

$439,039

72 sales

Median rent

$2,064/mo

142 leases

Gross rental yield

5.64%

before costs

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

What actually rents in Oakdale

A single median hides this: the mix of homes behind it, and what each kind costs.

142leases

Condo town$2,05339.4%
Condo apartment$1,98726.8%
Other kinds, too few of each —33.8%

How fast it moves

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

Jul 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Oakdale, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Oakdale
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	20	$2,325	$1,950 – $2,400	21	100.0%
Aug 2026	21	$1,957	$1,950 – $2,125	20	100.0%
Jul 2026	20	$2,100	$1,900 – $2,650	25	99.5%
Jun 2026	15	$2,050	$1,843 – $2,400	34	100.0%
May 2026	17	$1,950	$1,850 – $2,300	25	100.0%
Apr 2026	12	$1,875	$1,838 – $1,950	15	100.0%
Mar 2026	12	$1,900	$1,750 – $2,275	48	100.0%
Feb 2026	6	$2,025	$2,000 – $2,238	52	98.6%
Jan 2026	5	$2,175	$2,000 – $2,250	36	100.0%
Dec 2025	5	$2,150	$2,100 – $2,300	40	98.8%
Nov 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Oct 2025	5	$2,300	$2,200 – $2,350	30	100.0%
Sep 2025	6	$2,150	$2,100 – $2,331	24	100.0%
Aug 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Jul 2025	6	$2,000	$1,825 – $2,306	23	100.0%
Jun 2025	5	$2,350	$2,300 – $2,375	20	100.0%
May 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Apr 2025	4	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Mar 2025	13	$2,100	$1,900 – $2,450	14	100.0%
Feb 2025	11	$2,050	$1,825 – $2,188	37	100.0%
Jan 2025	14	$2,200	$2,100 – $2,244	53	100.0%
Dec 2024	12	$1,975	$1,800 – $2,150	43	100.0%
Nov 2024	17	$2,200	$1,825 – $2,300	24	100.0%
Oct 2024	6	$2,050	$1,850 – $2,175	18	98.9%
Sep 2024	17	$2,350	$2,000 – $2,500	61	100.0%
Aug 2024	17	$2,100	$1,850 – $2,300	30	100.0%
Jul 2024	16	$2,175	$2,006 – $2,306	37	100.0%
Jun 2024	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
May 2024	3	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Apr 2024	1	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Mar 2024	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Feb 2024	1	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Dec 2023	1	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Nov 2023	2	Not enough leases this month to report a median
Oct 2023	1	Not enough leases this month to report a median

12 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 Oakdale

How much does a home cost in Oakdale?

Homes in Oakdale sold for a median of $439,039 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 72 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 13.7% lower than the 12 months before it.

How long does it take to sell a home in Oakdale?

A home in Oakdale took a median of 37 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 96.7% of the asking price on average, with 5.6% selling over asking.

How much is rent in Oakdale?

The median lease in Oakdale closed at $2,064 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 142 leases.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Oakdale?

A home in Oakdale costs about 17.7 years of the rent on one — the median price of $439,039 against a median rent of $2,064 a month, a gross yield of 5.64%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Oakdale 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.

Condos in Oakdale

A condo here is its own market

34 condo apartments and 22 condo townhouses are on the market in Oakdale right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.