Top 5 Reasons to Move to Port Colborne, Ontario

What are the top five reasons to move to Port Colborne, Ontario? First, where is it?

Where is Port Colborne?

Port Colborne is in the southern part of the Niagara Region, right on Lake Erie. It’s about:

• 25 minutes to Buffalo
• 30 minutes to Niagara Falls
• 90 minutes to the GTA

It’s a small city of about 20,000 people.

5. Small-town living

Port Colborne has a real community feel: friendly people, a quaint downtown and lots of locally owned shops. You’ll find far more mom-and-pop businesses than big-box stores, along with great restaurants, from wood-fired pizza to international cuisine.

The Port Colborne Farmers’ Market runs from spring to fall with local farmers and vendors selling fresh produce, cheese, bread and meats.

4. Amenities

• A local hospital with urgent care, which is reassuring for a small town
• The Vale Health and Wellness Centre, with two NHL-sized rinks, an indoor walking track, a gym and a pool
• Public and Catholic schools
• Public transit connected with Welland
• Waterfront H.H. Knoll Park, with a playground, splash pad, rose garden and concerts during Canal Days

3. Recreation and leisure

• Humberstone Speedway, a dirt oval track with Sunday night racing
• The Showboat Festival Theatre for live shows
• The Friendship Trail, stretching about 16 km toward Fort Erie
• Mud Lake Conservation Area, where you might spot a bald eagle
• Golf at Whisky Run

2. Great value

Port Colborne has some of the best-priced homes in the Niagara Region. Your dollar goes further here, from affordable starter homes to luxury homes along the lake and newer construction from boutique builders.

1. The water lifestyle

Living in Port Colborne means life on the water:

• Lake Erie and the Welland Canal running right through town
• Nickel Beach, one of the few places around where you can drive onto the beach
• A marina and great perch and walleye fishing
• Canal Days, a three-day summer festival with ships, food, concerts and fireworks

Thinking about moving to Port Colborne?

The Right Choice team knows Port Colborne well and would love to help you find your place by the lake.

Call 289-276-1716 or browse Port Colborne listings.