Lowest Income in Ontario

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income - Ontario

1 Elliot Lake $50,000
2 Hawkesbury $53,200
3 Parry Sound $57,600
4 Cornwall $60,000
5 Renfrew $60,400
6 Smiths Falls $61,200
7 Kirkland Lake $62,400
8 Perth $63,200
9 Owen Sound $63,200
10 Pembroke $63,200
11 Brockville $63,600
12 Gananoque $67,000
13 Tweed $69,000
14 Kapuskasing $69,000
15 Hanover $69,000
16 West Nipissing $69,500
17 Goderich $69,500
18 Midland $69,500
19 Windsor $70,000
20 Port Colborne $70,000
21 North Glengarry $71,000
22 Orillia $71,000
23 Havelock-Belmont-Methuen $71,000
24 Temiskaming Shores $71,500
25 South Bruce Peninsula $71,500
26 Peterborough $71,500
27 Welland $71,500
28 Chatham-Kent $72,000
29 North Bay $72,000
30 St. Catharines $72,500
31 Sault Ste. Marie $73,000
32 Belleville $73,000
33 Trent Hills $73,000
34 Aylmer $73,500
35 Gravenhurst $73,500
36 Tillsonburg $73,500
37 Penetanguishene $74,000
38 Niagara Falls $74,500
39 Minden Hills $74,500
40 St. Thomas $75,000
41 Arnprior $75,500
42 West Elgin $75,500
43 North Huron $76,000
44 Fort Erie $76,000
45 Wasaga Beach $76,000
46 London $76,500
47 Fort Frances $76,500
48 Algoma, Unorganized, North Part $76,500
49 Stratford $77,000
50 South Huron $77,000
51 Cobourg $77,000
52 Greater Napanee $77,500
53 West Grey $77,500
54 South Dundas $78,000
55 Espanola $78,000
56 Dysart et al $78,000
57 Wellington North $78,000
58 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh $78,000
59 Kingston $79,000
60 Leamington $79,000
61 Brantford $79,500
62 Meaford $79,500
63 Huron East $80,000
64 Lambton Shores $80,000
65 Southwest Middlesex $80,000
66 Arran-Elderslie $80,000
67 Central Huron $80,000
68 Brighton $81,000
69 Quinte West $81,000
70 Stirling-Rawdon $81,000
71 Whitewater Region $81,000
72 Chatsworth $81,000
73 Prince Edward $81,000
74 Lanark Highlands $81,000
75 Thunder Bay $82,000
76 Kawartha Lakes $82,000
77 Norfolk County $82,000
78 Woodstock $82,000
79 Timmins $82,000
80 Thunder Bay, Unorganized $82,000
81 Collingwood $82,000
82 Thorold $82,000
83 Tay $82,000
84 Dryden $82,000
85 Bayham $83,000
86 Huntsville $83,000
87 Champlain $83,000
88 Toronto $84,000
89 Greater Sudbury $84,000
90 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury $84,000
91 Edwardsburgh/Cardinal $84,000
92 Seguin $84,000
93 North Perth $84,000
94 Rideau Lakes $84,000
95 Brockton $84,000
96 Minto $84,000
97 Trent Lakes $85,000
98 Alfred and Plantagenet $85,000
99 Southgate $85,000
100 Ramara $85,000

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Ontario face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Elliot Lake has a median household income of $50,000.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The median household in Elliot Lake earns $50,000 - 33% below the national median.
  • 2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life - many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
  • 3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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