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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 Owen Sound $63,200
9 Perth $63,200
10 Pembroke $63,200
11 Brockville $63,600
12 Gananoque $67,000
13 Kapuskasing $69,000
14 Hanover $69,000
15 Tweed $69,000
16 Midland $69,500
17 West Nipissing $69,500
18 Goderich $69,500
19 Windsor $70,000
20 Port Colborne $70,000
21 Havelock-Belmont-Methuen $71,000
22 North Glengarry $71,000
23 Orillia $71,000
24 Peterborough $71,500
25 Welland $71,500
26 Temiskaming Shores $71,500
27 South Bruce Peninsula $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 Gravenhurst $73,500
35 Tillsonburg $73,500
36 Aylmer $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 Wasaga Beach $76,000
44 Fort Erie $76,000
45 North Huron $76,000
46 London $76,500
47 Fort Frances $76,500
48 Algoma, Unorganized, North Part $76,500
49 South Huron $77,000
50 Cobourg $77,000
51 Stratford $77,000
52 Greater Napanee $77,500
53 West Grey $77,500
54 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh $78,000
55 South Dundas $78,000
56 Dysart et al $78,000
57 Wellington North $78,000
58 Espanola $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 Central Huron $80,000
66 Arran-Elderslie $80,000
67 Southwest Middlesex $80,000
68 Prince Edward $81,000
69 Lanark Highlands $81,000
70 Quinte West $81,000
71 Brighton $81,000
72 Whitewater Region $81,000
73 Chatsworth $81,000
74 Stirling-Rawdon $81,000
75 Dryden $82,000
76 Collingwood $82,000
77 Thorold $82,000
78 Thunder Bay $82,000
79 Kawartha Lakes $82,000
80 Thunder Bay, Unorganized $82,000
81 Norfolk County $82,000
82 Woodstock $82,000
83 Tay $82,000
84 Timmins $82,000
85 Englemount-Lawrence $82,573
86 High Park-Swansea $82,573
87 Agincourt South-Malvern West $82,573
88 Nepean $82,573
89 Bolton $82,573
90 Orléans $82,573
91 Ottawa South $82,573
92 Don Valley Village $82,573
93 Woburn $82,573
94 Willowdale East $82,573
95 Rouge $82,573
96 Georgetown $82,573
97 L'Amoreaux $82,573
98 Islington-City Centre West $82,573
99 Steeles $82,573
100 Waterdown $82,573

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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