St. Catharines: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 45Genuinely mixed: long-time residents praise friendly people, Port Dalhousie and local amenities, but warn about downtown homelessness, drug use, weak jobs and high housing costs.
- friendly people
- Port Dalhousie waterfront
- local restaurants and shopping
- close to everything
- safe biking in north end
- downtown homelessness and drug use
- weak job market
- overpriced housing
- healthcare and infrastructure gaps
- strip-mall sprawl and taxes
- Pleasant for visits, but many former residents found it hard to live in.
- Good quality of life for those in the quieter north end.
- Downtown near the bus terminal feels unsafe at night.
- Housing costs are high relative to the local job market.
- Some say the city is improving, others say it is declining.
Read from 8 videos, 35 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
St. Catharines City Guide | Ontario - Canada Moves You
Canada Moves You · 38K views · 2022
What viewers said
“St. Catharine’s is an awesome city! Born and raised in Niagara, I live and work here! Thanks to my eXp family for sharing.👌🏻👌🏻”
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“I visited a family there a few years ago and I loved it!”
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“Great video and channel -- liked and subscribed!”
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“Welcome to Newark”
“As a St. Catherines resident, i know that South ON is not the best place to mine at canada. 2:24”
“And I said ok.”
“This city is close to America yes?”
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“St. Catharines is a strip mall paradise. A place where you get nothing for a ridiculous amount of taxes that you have to pay.”
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“The job market is awful there”
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“Yeah st kitts is great when yoi only show the good parts, what about the real st paul, gail crescent, 8 queenston the real down town, the massive homeless population because the rents are too high even with the severe insect infestations? W”
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