Fort ErieOntario

Rent takes more of local pay in Fort Erie than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income

Owners put the median home at $500,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). Households that own their home make up 80%. Fort Erie shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the St. Catharines-Niagara metro area.

Results around Fort Erie lean high: 7 of 9 schools in the top two fifths in Ontario

Results have climbed at 6 of 9 schools over three years. Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. None of them teaches in French, though one in ten schools in Ontario do. The 3 km around Fort Erie counts 8 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 3,890 students between them.

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Fort Erie trails that of 82% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 24 min, below both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Flood mapping exists for Fort Erie: 3 on record, latest by Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.065 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

Midwinter lows in Fort Erie stay above those of 84% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in September: 114 mm in a normal year. Counting rain and snow alike, 1,056 mm falls in a year, above both Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 54 cm.

49% of adults around Fort Erie rate their health very good or excellent

Women in the region live to 83.6 and men to 78.8, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). The region has more smokers than Ontario, 15% of adults to 11%. Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets Fort Erie apart within its region is distance, and at 4.3 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Fort Erie’s grade for safety: a B

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Niagara Region (St. Catharines) service area

Its police area records 9.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 73, about level with Ontario’s towns (76) and below Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 25.1 property crimes are reported each year.

Fort Erie skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

13% are under 15, below both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 7.8% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

What November brings in Fort Erie: 1°C at night, 9°C by day

Into December, the normals move to 3°C and −4°C. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 103 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −8°C by night.

Niagara South, which takes in Fort Erie, is held by Fred Davies (Conservative Party of Canada)

The Liberal Party of Canada has 71 of the 122 MPs elected in Ontario.

Fort Erie’s public library works from 3 branches

Fort Erie Public Library counts 32,901 people in its service area.

Fort Erie has 12 beaches within 5 km

Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The largest named area nearby is Navy Island National Historic Site, 129 ha, 7.7 km away. Count 6 protected areas within 10 km of town. A drive of 93 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park.

39% of Fort Erie’s homes were built before 1961

All 3 historic places listed here are of the highest rank. Go back to 1805 and you reach Fort Erie, the oldest of them. Add one just outside the town.