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About St. Catharines
St. Catharines is a city of approximately 150,000 nestled in the Niagara Region, just 15 minutes from the famous Niagara Falls. Finding an apartment in St. Catharines to your liking shouldn't be terribly difficult as the city offers a fairly wide selection suitable to most budgets. Whether you want to live near Niagara's largest shopping mall, The Pen Center, or you want to be in/near the lakeside community called Port Dalhousie, you will find plenty of apartments to choose from.
Most St. Catharines apartments can be found in the north end of the city. If you look in the Geneva Street, Vine Street and Scott Street areas, you will find a large number of apartments for rent that are conveniently located near Fairview Mall and Grantham Plaza. If you look in the Lake Street and Lakeshore Road area, you will find apartments conveniently located close to Port Dalhousie. North end St. Catharines apartments can also be found in the Carlton Street and Bunting Road area with a few of the city's more expensive buildings found on Roehampton Avenue.
South St. Catharines apartments can be found along Glendale Avenue and Tremont Drive, conveniently located near the Pen Center. You will also find some apartments on Glenridge Avenue and Oakdale Avenue. Brock student housing is also popular in this area.
Finding an apartment in St. Catharines should be pretty easy. Prices and quality vary widely however there is a large selection of apartments to choose from so take your time when searching. You should be able to find what you're looking for in the location you want.
Where to live in St. Catharines
St. Catharines is basically cut in half by the QEW. On the east side of the QEW is the downtown area. St. Catharines does not have your typical downtown. Located along the shores of Lake Ontario, St. Catharines's downtown is full of condos, shops and restaurants and is very vibrant. The vast majority of apartment buildings are located in this area and prices do range quite a bit
Look for any number of apartments in and around the hospital and all along the lakeshore. These will be your priciest apartments since they often have a lake view and they put you in the center of the action. If you move inland just a little though, you can find some more reasonably priced properties. Look on Maple Avenue, Elgin Street and Nelson Avenue for an apartment that might be suitable to your budget.
To the west of the QEW you have mostly newer housing and retail. There are a few apartments to choose from and prices are lower here than in the downtown area.
Transportation Routes
Most St. Catharines apartments seem to offer convenient highway access. Apartments in north St. Catharines offer easy access to the QEW while Hwy 406 is used by those living in apartments in south St. Catharines.
If you live in an apartment on the west side of the QEW you have the added benefit of being able to easily access Hwy 407. Note: Hwy 407 is a toll highway and can be rather costly to travel on. While it can be expensive to use, it does provide a fast and reliable route to locations in the north end of Toronto all the way to Oshawa.
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Rental rates in St. Catharines
St. Catharines apartments are moderately priced when compared to similar sized cities such as Burlington and Oakville. One bedroom apartments can cost anywhere from $500 per month to about $850. Two bedroom apartments start at about $650 and can exceed $1100 a month. For more apartment rents information, visit St. Catharines rents. Vacancy rates in St. Catharines are relatively stable at around 4% - 5%. This means that there is a good supply of available units most of the time but at the same time, most buildings are near capacity. Higher vacancy rates are known to exist in downtown St. Catharines where older apartments can be found.
Industry in St. Catharines
St. Catharines benefits heavily from its strategic location and excellent transportation system. Most people living in St. Catharines, work somewhere other than St. Catharines. With an easy commute by care or on the GO Train, jobs in cities such as Hamilton, Oakville, Mississauga and Toronto are possible. If you're looking for a career in retail or fine dining, you can find a job in St. Catharines.
Safety __google_idelines for St. Catharines
St. Catharines for its size is a very safe city. Generally speaking, there are no real areas within the city that one would consider unsafe. Obviously there are more desirable areas than others but don't worry too much about accidentally landing in a gang infested neighbourhood. If we had to pick an area to avoid in St. Catharines, then the Haig Street and Carlton Street area would be our choice but even these areas are not really that bad. http://crbprogram.org/index.php
Other locations to consider
St. Catharines is located in close proximity to Thorold. In fact, most people don't even know where the boundary line is between the two cities. Thorold is home to about 20,000 people and offers a few apartments to choose from. Brock student housing is very popular in this city. If commuting 10 - 15 minutes to St. Catharines is not an issue, then consider looking for an apartment in Niagara Falls, Welland, Fonthill or Beamsville. Niagara Falls apartments are competitively priced and the city offers a great selection to choose from. You will also find Welland apartments cheaper than St. Catharines but there are fewer apartments to choose from. Beamsville and Fonthill have very limited selection and may be slightly more expensive than St. Catharines.