#1Bridgeport North
2,858 peopleScore 64.8·#335 of 2,556 Canadian towns
Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D
Bridgeport North, #1 on this list · Photo: Liam Quinn from Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)Kitchener · 2026
Best neighbourhoods to live in Kitchener
The national top 100 holds no neighbourhood from Kitchener. Leading Kitchener on this list is Bridgeport North, at A−. The places after the leader belong to Pioneer Tower West (A−) and Grand River South (A−). 3 of the 37 on this list grade in the A range. At the other end is Cedar Hill, with C+. Across Canada, the same list puts Bridgeport North #335 of 2,556.
Overall grade: one score from every livability grade, each neighbourhood placed on the scale of Canada’s towns How grades work
#1A−
#2Pioneer Tower West
4,122 peopleScore 64.7·#345 of 2,556 Canadian towns
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
Grand River South
10,723 peopleScore 64.3·#359 of 2,556 Canadian towns
Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
All 37 neighbourhoods, ranked
Each neighbourhood by its overall score, best first, with its grade and national rank beside it.
37 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodScoreGrade · national rankWhat drives it
1Bridgeport North2,858 people64.8top 16.8%A−#335 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D
2Pioneer Tower West4,122 people64.7top 17.3%A−#345 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
3Grand River South10,723 people64.3top 17.7%A−#359 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
4Idlewood5,005 people60.5top 25.5%B+#573 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living C
5Grand River North3,823 people59.2top 28.6%B+#660 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
6Huron South5,555 people58.4top 31.4%B+#728 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
7Doon South15,044 people57.6top 33.0%B+#780 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C
8Country Hills West5,936 people57.6top 33.1%B+#785 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
9Westmount5,048 people57.3top 33.6%B+#803 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
10Highland West12,476 people57.2top 33.9%B+#812 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
11Forest Heights14,369 people56.8top 34.4%B+#838 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
12Laurentian West16,857 people55.6top 37.1%B#923 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
13Bridgeport East3,903 people55.1top 38.6%B#960 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
14Rosenberg9,831 people54.4top 40.8%B#1,030 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
15City Commercial Core2,581 people54.1top 41.3%B#1,046 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
16Pioneer Park8,781 people53.2top 43.8%B#1,116 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
17Rosemount6,169 people53.0top 44.4%B#1,136 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
18Auditorium3,918 people52.9top 44.4%B#1,140 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
19Mt. Hope Huron Park5,174 people52.8top 44.5%B#1,151 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
20Central Frederick5,895 people52.8top 44.7%B#1,159 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
21Fairfield3,497 people52.3top 45.4%B−#1,183 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
22Forest Hill5,760 people51.7top 46.7%B−#1,227 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
23Alpine3,055 people51.6top 46.7%B−#1,230 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
24Centreville Chicopee10,291 people51.4top 47.6%B−#1,256 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
25Meinzinger Park-Lakeside5,007 people51.1top 48.2%B−#1,279 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
26Cherry Hill6,304 people50.8top 48.8%B−#1,306 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
27Heritage Park6,369 people50.4top 49.6%B−#1,333 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
28Country Hills4,561 people50.2bottom 49.6%B−#1,354 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
29Stanley Park8,721 people50.2bottom 49.4%B−#1,359 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
30Laurentian Hills10,026 people49.4bottom 47.5%B−#1,428 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D−
31Victoria Hills10,760 people49.2bottom 47.1%B−#1,451 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
32Victoria Park3,574 people49.1bottom 47.1%B−#1,454 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
33Trillium Industrial Park3,420 people49.1bottom 46.8%B−#1,461 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
34Mill Courtland Woodside Park3,319 people48.8bottom 45.9%B−#1,485 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
35Vanier15,686 people47.9bottom 43.4%C+#1,538 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
36Southdale5,277 people45.9bottom 37.4%C+#1,698 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
37Cedar Hill3,190 people45.9bottom 37.3%C+#1,701 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
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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), 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. 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).