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Homes for sale in St. Catharines

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Browse all St. Catharines real estate listings in one place: 643 homes for sale in St. Catharines, ON, from $98,900 to $16,000,000, with a median asking price of $579,000. Most are detached houses and condo apartments; 4 were listed in the last 24 hours.

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

St. Catharines MLS® Listings

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

$579,000

19% below Ontario

In St. Catharines

$579,000

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

≈ 24.7 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

643

Median $579,000

Houses 505 · Condos 138

For rent

203

Median $1,950

Houses 125 · Condos 78

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 2026-10-12.

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 Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What Homes in St. Catharines Actually Sell For

1,567 homes changed hands in St. Catharines over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $538,763 and half below, 8.0% lower than the 12 months before. A typical home found its buyer in 28 days.

Median sold price: $539K; -8.0% year over year
Days to sell: 28; 1 day quicker
Sales closed: 1,567; last 12 months
Per square foot: $449; from 1,538 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 home here differs from the next.

$799K$655K$512K$368K

Oct ’23Oct ’24Sep ’25Sep ’26

Median sold price Middle half of sales

What buyers actually paid

$970,100

on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $29,900

−10%Asking price+10%

Of the asking price: 97.0%
Sold over asking: 9.2%

From 1,567 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in St. Catharines

21.2 years

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

Median sold price

$538,763

1,567 sales

Median rent

$2,119/mo

689 leases

Gross rental yield

4.72%

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.

What actually trades in St. Catharines

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

1,567sales

Detached$581K68.2%
Condo apartment$316K9.5%
Condo town$458K8.4%
Semi-detached$482K6.8%
Multiplex$579K1.3%
Freehold town$581K0.8%
Other kinds, too few of each —5.0%

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	105	$545,000	$423K – $685K	23	96.7%
Aug 2026	122	$546,750	$421K – $679K	31	97.0%
Jul 2026	157	$520,000	$415K – $692K	28	97.3%
Jun 2026	163	$580,000	$443K – $731K	21	97.3%
May 2026	178	$568,750	$470K – $690K	24	97.8%
Apr 2026	149	$529,000	$440K – $640K	25	97.0%
Mar 2026	136	$551,625	$414K – $662K	28	97.5%
Feb 2026	111	$527,000	$436K – $642K	25	96.8%
Jan 2026	92	$499,000	$398K – $608K	57	96.8%
Dec 2025	98	$499,375	$403K – $605K	34	96.3%
Nov 2025	127	$515,000	$435K – $638K	25	96.4%
Oct 2025	129	$545,000	$430K – $688K	31	96.5%
Sep 2025	142	$566,500	$449K – $701K	31	96.8%
Aug 2025	152	$566,750	$429K – $680K	30	97.3%
Jul 2025	177	$590,000	$460K – $706K	33	97.1%
Jun 2025	151	$600,000	$472K – $717K	22	97.1%
May 2025	183	$601,000	$508K – $718K	19	97.7%
Apr 2025	150	$600,000	$502K – $720K	30	97.2%
Mar 2025	149	$590,000	$496K – $700K	24	97.4%
Feb 2025	102	$591,250	$471K – $711K	26	97.2%
Jan 2025	103	$580,500	$509K – $676K	47	96.6%
Dec 2024	90	$572,500	$468K – $640K	31	97.2%
Nov 2024	144	$547,450	$419K – $666K	29	97.4%
Oct 2024	162	$607,500	$501K – $768K	33	97.3%
Sep 2024	163	$590,000	$464K – $688K	28	97.8%
Aug 2024	199	$595,000	$493K – $733K	39	97.6%
Jul 2024	176	$600,000	$500K – $735K	48	97.6%
Jun 2024	189	$611,000	$492K – $740K	43	97.8%
May 2024	241	$581,000	$460K – $700K	48	97.9%
Apr 2024	206	$612,500	$481K – $712K	44	98.2%
Mar 2024	137	$579,500	$450K – $695K	39	98.2%
Feb 2024	117	$579,500	$485K – $655K	39	100.0%
Jan 2024	115	$605,000	$526K – $661K	51	100.0%
Dec 2023	103	$550,000	$460K – $655K	29	100.0%
Nov 2023	150	$552,500	$460K – $718K	22	100.0%
Oct 2023	124	$580,000	$448K – $769K	24	100.0%

What people ask about St. Catharines

How much does a home cost in St. Catharines?

Homes in St. Catharines sold for a median of $538,763 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,567 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 8.0% lower than the 12 months before it.

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

A home in St. Catharines took a median of 28 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.0% of the asking price on average, with 9.2% selling over asking.

How much is rent in St. Catharines?

The median lease in St. Catharines closed at $2,119 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 689 leases.

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

A home in St. Catharines costs about 21.2 years of the rent on one — the median price of $538,763 against a median rent of $2,119 a month, a gross yield of 4.72%. The shorter that number, the closer buying is to renting before financing costs.

What kind of homes sell in St. Catharines?

Over the 12 months to September 2026 the mix in St. Catharines was detached (68.2% of sales, median $580,774), condo apartment (9.5% of sales, median $316,274) and condo town (8.4% of sales, median $457,676).

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 home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Questions, answered

Common questions about homes for sale in St. Catharines

How many homes are for sale in St. Catharines, ON right now?

643 homes are for sale in St. Catharines on MLS® right now, and 4 were listed in the last 24 hours. The busiest neighbourhood is Downtown, with 77 homes for sale.

Homes for sale in Downtown

What is the average house price in St. Catharines?

The median asking price of the 643 homes for sale in St. Catharines is $579,000: half are listed above it and half below. By type, the median is $639,900 for detached houses, $349,900 for condo apartments and $459,900 for condo townhouses.

Houses for sale in St. Catharines

Where can I find cheap houses for sale in St. Catharines?

498 homes in St. Catharines are listed under $800K and 561 under $1M. The lowest asking price today is $98,900.

Homes under $800K in St. Catharines

Are there new homes for sale in St. Catharines?

Yes. 35 of the 643 homes for sale in St. Catharines are new construction.

New construction homes in St. Catharines

How do I get cash back when I buy a home in St. Catharines?

Buy through HOMEH and you get a Cashback Rebate of 1.5% of the purchase price, paid at closing, subject to eligibility and your buyer agreement. On St. Catharines’s median asking price of $579,000, that would be $8,685.

How the Cashback Rebate works

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