Overall score
Use the St. Catharines profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level healthcare context alongside Hamilton and other Ontario peers.
Overall70/100
Affordability69/100
Air quality73/100
Energy71/100
Canada / North America
St. Catharines City Intelligence
St. Catharines is the largest city in the Niagara Region of Ontario between Lake Ontario and the Welland Canal with an agricultural and tourism-adjacent economy, useful for cost framing and transport-access comparison. St. Catharines is a north america city of about ~440K metro in Canada. On the composite city-intelligence score, St. Catharines sits around the indexed median (70/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~440K metro
Image credit: Image: Shawn Kent from Halifax, NS, Canada / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Overall city intelligence
Good70/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
St. Catharines data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 70/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 69/100 | St. Catharines's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 73/100 | St. Catharines's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 71/100 | St. Catharines's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 70/100 | St. Catharines's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 71/100 | St. Catharines's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 70/100 | St. Catharines's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 70/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety78/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety74/100
Road safety76/100
St. Catharines is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life82/100
Healthcare85/100
Education87/100
Green space87/100
Cleanliness86/100
Infrastructure91/100
Mobility65/100
St. Catharines has a very high quality-of-life estimate (82/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness82/100
Education87/100
Green space87/100
Overall safety78/100
St. Catharines scores very high for family living (82/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability75/100
Walkability66/100
Cycling62/100
Infrastructure91/100
St. Catharines is high for remote workers (75/100), based on connectivity, affordability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare85/100
Cleanliness86/100
Outdoor lifestyle50/100
St. Catharines is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in St. Catharines
Local public safety guidance for St. Catharines, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Universal emergency | 91124/7 | 911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch in most regions of Canada. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in St. Catharines, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Canada emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- Government of Canada: Emergency services in Canada
Used as the primary attribution for Canada's 911 universal emergency number.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in St. Catharines
Healthcare context for St. Catharines, with national-level information from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in St. Catharines, see the Canada healthcare profile.
Official hospital registry
Canadian Institute for Health Information
National source of comparable Canadian health-system data and analysis recognised by federal and provincial governments.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- Government of Canada: Health Canada
Used as the primary federal attribution for Canadian public-health context.
- Canadian Institute for Health Information: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Used as the primary reference for Canadian health-system statistics and hospital-system framing.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in St. Catharines
Local mobility context for St. Catharines, with national-level context from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in St. Catharines, see the Canada transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Government of Canada: Transport Canada
Used as the primary federal attribution for Canadian national transport context.
- VIA Rail Canada: VIA Rail Canada
Used as the primary attribution for Canadian national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for St. Catharines. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for St. Catharines
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for St. Catharines will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the St. Catharines air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore St. Catharines modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in St. Catharines
St. Catharines's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in St. Catharines
Cost of living estimates for St. Catharines — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in St. Catharines
Climate profile for St. Catharines — Humid Continental climate, annual average 12.5°C, comfort score 72/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Visual guide to St. Catharines
Source-attributed visual context for St. Catharines using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for St. Catharines
Weekend trip planning checklist for St. Catharines — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from St. Catharines
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for St. Catharines
Estimate a monthly budget for St. Catharines using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for St. Catharines
Plan a trip budget for St. Catharines using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from St. Catharines
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from St. Catharines. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Niagara Falls, Canada
Same region · about 15 km from St. Catharines. Explore Niagara Falls's city intelligence profile.
Buffalo, United States
Cross-border · about 44 km from St. Catharines. Explore Buffalo's city intelligence profile.
Hamilton, Canada
Nearby city · about 52 km from St. Catharines. Explore Hamilton's city intelligence profile.
Toronto, Canada
Same region · about 53 km from St. Catharines. Explore Toronto's city intelligence profile.
Mississauga, Canada
Same region · about 57 km from St. Catharines. Explore Mississauga's city intelligence profile.
Brampton, Canada
Same region · about 70 km from St. Catharines. Explore Brampton's city intelligence profile.
Vaughan, Canada
Same region · about 75 km from St. Catharines. Explore Vaughan's city intelligence profile.
Markham, Canada
Same region · about 78 km from St. Catharines. Explore Markham's city intelligence profile.
Brantford, Canada
Same region · about 84 km from St. Catharines. Explore Brantford's city intelligence profile.
Oshawa, Canada
Same region · about 85 km from St. Catharines. Explore Oshawa's city intelligence profile.
Related collections
Regional discovery collections that include St. Catharines — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Canada–United States Borderlands
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Weekend Escapes near Toronto
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 12 cities.
Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include St. Catharines — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Canada Coastal Landscapes
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Canada Nature Photography Spots
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North American Coastal Landscapes
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North American Cross-Border Nature Areas
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North American Waterfall Destinations
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North American Weekend Nature Retreats
Weekend Nature Retreats · 50 places across 43 cities.
Interpretation
Use the St. Catharines profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level healthcare context alongside Hamilton and other Ontario peers. Its standout dimensions are air quality (73/100) and energy (71/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (69/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Canada country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where St. Catharines appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- US Environmental Protection Agency: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Used where United States city comparisons need air-quality benchmark context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.