Port Dalhousie
St. Catharines Real Estate
Housing stock in Port Dalhousie: Historic port village (~1830–1900) + interwar cottage + modern waterfront. CREA's townhouse benchmark for the Niagara Region region covering St. Catharines is $525,200 (May 2026) — the index is published per board, not per neighbourhood.
Living in Port Dalhousie
Architectural era · Historic port village (~1830–1900) + interwar cottage + modern waterfront
Port Dalhousie was founded in 1826 as the Lake Ontario terminus of the original Welland Canal, and remained an independent town until amalgamated into St. Catharines in 1961. Historic Port Dalhousie retains its 19th-century harbour village character, and the Lakeside Park Carousel (1898) is one of the oldest continuously-operating carousels in North America. Waterfront condominium redevelopment has been substantial through the 2010s.
Port Dalhousie scores.
Third-party walkability, transit, and cycling scores — neighbourhood-level snapshot from Walk Score. Scores are per-address in reality; treat these as a directional guide.
Walk Score
76
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Who buys here
Heritage buyers, downsizing empty-nesters, waterfront-oriented professionals, and Toronto-adjacent second-home buyers.
On neighbourhood pricing: CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index per real estate board, not per neighbourhood, and IndiBrick does not currently license an MLS® feed — so we publish no median price, inventory count or days-on-market for Port Dalhousie specifically. For regional context, the Niagara Region townhouse benchmark is $525,200 as of the May 2026 release. A licensed advisor can pull current Port Dalhousie listings and recent comparables from the MLS® on request.
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Port Dalhousie FAQ
What is Port Dalhousie in St. Catharines known for?
Port Dalhousie was founded in 1826 as the Lake Ontario terminus of the original Welland Canal, and remained an independent town until amalgamated into St. Catharines in 1961. Historic Port Dalhousie retains its 19th-century harbour village character, and the Lakeside Park Carousel (1898) is one of the oldest continuously-operating carousels in North America. Waterfront condominium redevelopment has been substantial through the 2010s.
What kind of homes are in Port Dalhousie?
Port Dalhousie's housing stock is predominantly historic port village (~1830–1900) + interwar cottage + modern waterfront. Buyers here are typically heritage buyers, downsizing empty-nesters, waterfront-oriented professionals, and Toronto-adjacent second-home buyers.
What do homes cost around Port Dalhousie?
CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index at the real estate board level, not per neighbourhood, so there is no published benchmark specific to Port Dalhousie. The townhouse benchmark for the Niagara Region reporting region that covers St. Catharines is $525,200 as of the May 2026 release. Neighbourhood-level pricing varies substantially within any city — a licensed advisor can pull current Port Dalhousie inventory and recent comparables from the MLS® for you.
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