St. Catharines

St. Catharines, Ontario

Market snapshot

As of September 28, 2026, the median asking price in St. Catharines is $599,000, across 643 active MLS® listings.

Those listings have been on the market an average of 59 days.

256 new listings came to market in St. Catharines in the last 30 days.

Detached homes in St. Catharines are listed at an average of $769,057 across 453 active listings.

Condos in St. Catharines are listed at an average of $494,359 across 86 active listings.

Townhouses in St. Catharines are listed at an average of $605,380 across 60 active listings.

Duplexes in St. Catharines are listed at an average of $572,627 across 22 active listings.

About St. Catharines

A large, mixed-use area of established living

St. Catharines offers a wide, practical mix of homes, services, and culture spread across a large footprint.

This is a place with variety across its 100 km²: some parts support a more amenity-and-transit-oriented routine, while other parts are primarily residential and home-focused. The appeal is having many everyday options—schools, parks, shopping, fitness, and culture—without the whole area feeling like one single master-planned district. It is not a one-note, uniformly walkable setting, and it doesn’t function like a single-node community where one landmark defines daily life everywhere.

Living in St. Catharines

St. Catharines is made up mostly of detached houses, giving much of the area a grounded, residential baseline even as services and mixed-use pockets show up across its large footprint. The result is a place where the home itself often remains the centre of daily life, with amenities accessed across different parts of the area.

A typical home in St. Catharines is a detached house in an established residential setting.

Is St. Catharines right for you?

May be a strong fit if you want

May be less suited if you prioritize

Selling in St. Catharines

Selling in St. Catharines comes down to two comparisons buyers make: your home against what else is for sale, and this location against the alternatives.

What the marketing has to address

Price against today's competition

Buyers weigh your home against the homes listed in St. Catharines right now. The current listings and asking prices are in the Market section of this page.

Name what is nearby

Put the places a buyer will use in the listing: Charles Daley Park, Terry Fox Park and Torosian Park.

Prepare before the launch

Photography, condition and first impressions decide which listings buyers book to see. Have the home ready before it goes live.

The bottom line

St. Catharines stands out for being a large, mixed-use area where mostly detached housing is paired with a wide spread of practical services, parks, fitness, and culture. It works well for people who want multiple options and are comfortable choosing a specific pocket that matches their routines. It’s less compelling if you want the entire area to function like one tightly centralized, single-node community.

This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.

Market pulse

St. Catharines’ for-sale market is offering buyers plenty of choice, with 643 active listings at a median asking price of $599,000 and properties averaging 58 days on market so far, suggesting a pace that rewards careful comparison and negotiation. With 258 new listings added in the past 30 days, selection is building across the city’s mix of waterfront, established inner-city, and newer suburban areas, creating a wide spread of housing types and price points for both end-users and investors watching for value and rental-friendly inventory.

AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of September 27, 2026. Not financial advice.

Getting around

St. Catharines covers about 100 km², so a single Walk Score®, Transit Score® or Bike Score® measured at one point would not describe it. How easily you can get around depends on which part of St. Catharines you are in — check the score for a specific address.

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