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Find your neighbourhood in Kitchener

Its 37 neighbourhoods each have a page here. With 16,857 residents, Laurentian West is the biggest. The 2025 estimate puts Kitchener 26.1% above its 2021 census count. Bridgeport North has the best overall grade of the city’s neighbourhoods, #335 of 2,556 nationally. Against the rest of the country, the typical neighbourhood in the city does best on health and least well on cost of living. In all, 3 neighbourhoods in the city earn an A grade overall. Bottom of the city’s neighbourhoods is Cedar Hill, #1,701 among 2,556 nationally. The middle of the city’s graded neighbourhoods is Mt. Hope Huron Park, #1,151 of 2,556 nationally.

37graded towns
37neighbourhoods
Laurentian Westlargest · 16,857
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In national order: each neighbourhood is ranked in its province and across the country, not within the city.

37 towns · in national order

A−

Bridgeport North

Town · 2,858 people

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHealthLowestDWalkability
A−

Pioneer Tower West

Town · 4,122 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestC+Safety
A−

Grand River South

Town · 10,723 people

StrongestAHealthAJobs & incomeLowestCCost of living
B+

Idlewood

Town · 5,005 people

StrongestAHealthA−Jobs & incomeLowestCCost of living
B+

Grand River North

Town · 3,823 people

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHealthLowestC−Cost of living
B+

Huron South

Town · 5,555 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestC−Cost of living
B+

Doon South

Town · 15,044 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestCCost of living
B+

Country Hills West

Town · 5,936 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestDCost of living
B+

Westmount

Town · 5,048 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B+

Highland West

Town · 12,476 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestC−Cost of living
B+

Forest Heights

Town · 14,369 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestC−Cost of living
B

Laurentian West

Town · 16,857 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestC−Cost of living
B

Bridgeport East

Town · 3,903 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestD−Cost of living
B

Rosenberg

Town · 9,831 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestC−Cost of living
B

City Commercial Core

Town · 2,581 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestDCost of living
B

Pioneer Park

Town · 8,781 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B

Rosemount

Town · 6,169 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B

Auditorium

Town · 3,918 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B

Mt. Hope Huron Park

Town · 5,174 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B

Central Frederick

Town · 5,895 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Fairfield

Town · 3,497 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Forest Hill

Town · 5,760 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Alpine

Town · 3,055 people

StrongestAWalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Centreville Chicopee

Town · 10,291 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Meinzinger Park-Lakeside

Town · 5,007 people

StrongestAWalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Cherry Hill

Town · 6,304 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Heritage Park

Town · 6,369 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Country Hills

Town · 4,561 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Stanley Park

Town · 8,721 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Laurentian Hills

Town · 10,026 people

StrongestAHealthA−WalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Victoria Hills

Town · 10,760 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Victoria Park

Town · 3,574 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Trillium Industrial Park

Town · 3,420 people

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskLowestD−Cost of living
B−

Mill Courtland Woodside Park

Town · 3,319 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
C+

Vanier

Town · 15,686 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
C+

Southdale

Town · 5,277 people

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestD−Cost of living
C+

Cedar Hill

Town · 3,190 people

StrongestA+WalkabilityAHealthLowestD−Cost of living
Rankings

Kitchener’s neighbourhoods, list by list

Bridgeport North is first on 7 of the 14 lists that rank the neighbourhoods in Kitchener.

Questions about Kitchener

How do the biggest towns in Kitchener grade?

Laurentian West grades B overall, with its best grade in health. Next in size, Vanier grades C+, best in walkability.

Is every town in Kitchener on TownRatings?

Yes: every neighbourhood of Kitchener has its page, listed here.

Why isn’t my town ranked?

Neighbourhoods are ranked in their province and nationally, not against each other within the city.

Photos: Bridgeport North, Liam Quinn from Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Pioneer Tower West, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Grand River North, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Doon South, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Country Hills West, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Highland West, Ryan Hodnett (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Forest Heights, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bridgeport East, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Rosenberg, Michael Hiemstra from Canada (CC BY 2.0) · City Commercial Core, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Pioneer Park, A J Butler (CC BY 3.0) · Auditorium, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mt. Hope Huron Park, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Central Frederick, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Fairfield, Jason F. Voll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Centreville Chicopee, Francine Pallister (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Meinzinger Park-Lakeside, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Cherry Hill, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Stanley Park, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Victoria Hills, Ryan Hodnett (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Victoria Park, Sam Nabi (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mill Courtland Woodside Park, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Vanier, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Southdale, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Cedar Hill, Julius177 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026 · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population and population estimates. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).