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Big City Living Hometown Comfort

Welcome to the neighbourhood

Niagara Falls offers big-city living with hometown comforts. With all the amenities of metropolitan living available in your own backyard, you’ll never have to travel too far to get a change of pace. If you ever miss the hectic pace of big-city living, Toronto or New York City, are just a few hours away by train, plane or car. Niagara Falls is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. With its strong education system, cultural and recreational attractions, dynamic business community, and abundance of exciting, vibrant neighbourhoods, you’ll enjoy a work-life balance that’s hard to beat. ‘Community’ still matters in Niagara Falls. You’ll know almost everyone where you work. Neighbours will pause to chat with one another on the street; old friends and new faces alike meet and greet at the local arena, community centre, golf course, or Rotary Club meeting. For residents and businesses, the quality of life in Niagara Falls is second to none.

$75,678

$35,770

$258,360

Cost of Living

Food - $10,689

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Shelter - $17,130

Clothing - $2,766

Transport - $11,173

Health Care - $3,372

Recreation - $4,211

It's All Here For You

Education

Niagara Falls residents have a number of high-quality education opportunities that are available to them. There are three boards of education with elementary and secondary schools in the city, offering instruction in English, French or French immersion and two post-secondary institutions in the Niagara Region.

School boards:
District School Board of Niagara
Niagara Catholic District School Board
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Post secondary:
Brock University
Niagara College

Healthcare

The Niagara Health System (NHS) is a multi-site hospital amalgamation comprised of six sites serving 434,000 residents across the 12 municipalities making up the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The NHS provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient clinics/services at six sites and has 4,330 employees, 650 physicians and 850 volunteers, with an annual operating budget of approximately $468 million.

Greater Niagara General Hospital

Recreation

Niagara Falls has a plethora of indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities for families, businesses and visitors. Niagara Falls parks, trails, and gardens are easily accessible for biking, hiking and walking along with the Gale Centre the City’s indoor 4-pad arena and Gale Centre containing pools and fitness facilities for the community to enjoy.

The Gale Centre
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Recreation and Culture

Culture

Niagara Falls is strong in cultural resources resulting in improved quality of life for residents. Niagara Falls continues to develop their cultural industry both as a cultural asset and an economic engine, as well as to create improved opportunities for artists and cultural organizations to network, and to showcase or exhibit their artistic talent.

Recreation and Culture
My City Guide
Niagara Falls Museums
Niagara Parks Commission
Wine Country
Tourism

Shopping

Shopping in Niagara Falls is a fun experience. Niagara shopping offers visitors themed boutiques, delightful gift shops, and mainstream shopping centers whether you are looking for that perfect souvenir, name brand clothing or everyday necessities Niagara Falls has a store for you.

Niagara Square
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The Outlet Collection
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Entertainment

Niagara Falls is home to blockbuster events and leading attractions. Each year begins with North America’s leading lights festival and Canada’s premier New Year’s Eve celebration, an event that kicks-off a dynamic, year-long run of celebrations, festivals, and special events. Live theatre, Vegas-styled shows, major entertainers, sporting events, business conferences, and even the occasional wirewalker – they’re all here in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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