196 Scott St

Getting around Walkable

No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 17 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Zehrs (450 m). Nearest park: John Page Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Lincoln Centennial Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 68%15 min walk
• William Hamilton Merritt Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 59%18 min walk
• St. Denis Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 50%18 min walk
• Parnall Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 69%1.3 km

Secondary

• Eden High School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 91%1.2 km
• St. Francis Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 71%, literacy test 88%1.4 km
• Laura Secord Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 63%, literacy test 85%1.4 km

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area L2N

Owners / renters

73% / 27%

Median household income

$78,500

Average age

49

Children under 15

13%

Homes

57% detached, 12% high-rise

Commute by transit

2%

Population

30,719

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.1%, Mandarin 0.6%, Arabic 0.5%, Polish 0.4%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area in Niagara Peninsula Conservation’s mapping.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Niagara Region (St. Catharines) police: 54 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.