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Bridgeport EastKitchener

It is one of 37 neighbourhoods of Kitchener. Some 3,903 people live in this neighbourhood, in Kitchener.

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Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0
Former St. Paul Lutheran Church - Kitchener, ON

Bridgeport East, Kitchener · Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population
3,903
people, Census 2021
Median age
38.7
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
54%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%
TownGrade
B
#960 of 2,556

Is Bridgeport East a good place to live?

Good on most counts; one lags. Health outcomes beat most towns (A). The drawback is cost of living (D−). All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #348 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 61% of Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHealthA−Hazard riskA−WalkabilityWeakestD−Cost of living

What makes Bridgeport East stand out

The 3 things Bridgeport East does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Among the bottom 4%WorseBetterCost of living
Cost of living
Behind 97%
of Canadian towns on cost of living
Its cost of living grade: D−.
84.7Bridgeport E…MedianHome value ÷ household income
Housing
8 times household income
The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times
Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.
13%19%Bridgeport E…MedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 13% are 65 or over
Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns
Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Bridgeport East grades

Each subject compares Bridgeport East with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works
Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD−Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedA−Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA−Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostB+Open →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedB+Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC+Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Woodside and 20 more in and around Bridgeport East

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Bridgeport East, the best known first.

All attractions →
MuseumWoodsidein townMuseumTHEMUSEUM1.1 km outside town, to the southArt galleryCanadian Clay and Glass Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the westSki hillChicopee Ski Club4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumJoseph Schneider Haus1.9 km outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkBingemans Big Splashin town
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bridgeport East.

HousingCost of living D−

Renting in Bridgeport East eats 25% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

The owner-occupied share of households is 67%. 21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Ontario’s towns (22%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).

$700,000median home value, 2021D−Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Bridgeport East$700,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Bridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Rent as a share of income25%22%20%
Households owning their home67%76%74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter21%22%18%
$1,816
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Full pageBridgeport East’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting$1,816 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s surveyCost of living8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household incomeOwners and renters67% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area

HealthHealth A

Bridgeport East scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Waterloo Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

In the health survey, 53% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. Lives in the region last 82.8 years on average (2022/2024): 84.9 for women, 80.7 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Bridgeport East live 3.0 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.

53%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Bridgeport East53%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthBridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Chronic conditions (average share)16%17%17%
Smokers9%10%12%
Very good or excellent health53%51%52%
Life expectancy at birth82.882.881.5
82.8
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
9%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.9 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average
Full pageBridgeport East’s health pageOpen the full Health page
Health survey53% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardisedGetting care3.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 km away on averageThe wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.9, men 80.7Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk A−

Bridgeport East is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Grand River Conservation Authority

For earthquakes Bridgeport East is middling, $0.022 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, just 4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

Lowwildfire bandA−Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Bridgeport East4%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsBridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline4%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.022$0.043$0.030
Low
wildfire band
1
flood study on the national inventory
Full pageBridgeport East’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page
FloodOne flood study on recordWildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986Earthquakes$0.022 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030Radon4% of tests above the guidelineBe readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Kitchener

SchoolsSchools B+

Bridgeport East’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

The largest is Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, with 1,765 students. The 33 with results split, 11 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 15 in the lower. In French: 2 of the 40 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. 22,565 students attend the 32 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Bridgeport East.

40schools within 3 kmB+Schools Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
St Anne Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8750English Catholic
Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–121,765English public
ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6220French Catholic
St Matthew Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8425English Catholic

See all 40 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public28
English Catholic10
French Catholic1
French public1
Schools within 3 kmBridgeport EastOntarioCanada
School boards443
22,565
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
1.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Full pageBridgeport East’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
The boards4 school boards · Waterloo Region DSBEvery school40 schools within 3 km · 32 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult schoolResults11 of 33 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in OntarioLanguage2 of 40 teach in French · 10% of schools in OntarioQuestions“What schools are there in Bridgeport East?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Commuters in Bridgeport East have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

91% of commuters drove, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%
Walk5%
Public transit2%
Census 2021Bridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Average trip21 min29 min26 min
Car or van91%88%89%
$87,900
median household income, 2020
24%
worked from home, May 2021
46%
of commuters work inside the municipality
Full pageBridgeport East’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety C+

Bridgeport East gets a C+ for safety

Measured across the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area records 14.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 72 over 2023–25, above both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).

72Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202376
202473
202567
2023–2025Bridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Violent crime14.210.512
Crime Severity Index725667
65
non-violent Crime Severity Index
32%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25
Full pageBridgeport East’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report
Safety72 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Bridgeport East’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Bridgeport East safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

January nights in Bridgeport East drop to −10.3°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

In July the thermometer climbs to 26.6°C by day, close to Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 8 May, and the first in autumn, 5 October, lie 149 days. Rain and snow peak in July, at 96 mm. Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.0°C
Spring11.6°C
Summer25.4°C
Autumn14.2°C
Normals, 1991–2020Bridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Snowfall a year115 cm146 cm141 cm
January night low−10.3°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
July afternoon high26.6°C26.7°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year156139159
115 cm
of snow a year
156
days with frost a year
149
frost-free days, 8 May to 5 Oct
115
days with precipitation a year
Full pageBridgeport East’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −10.3°CRain and snow851 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mmSnow115 cm of snow a yearWeather station8.2 km to the station · Kitchener/Waterloo

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kitchener/Waterloo)

Who lives here

1,650 households and a median age of 38.7: who lives in Bridgeport East

Visible minorities make up nearly a fifth of the population, between Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.5% of residents, between Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

38.7median age
Bridgeport EastOntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%
Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

48.7% of Bridgeport East’s residents are women

Here the census found 1,905 women and 2,005 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Bridgeport East
Bridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Under 1515%15%16%
15 to 6473%65%64%
65+13%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree19%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification54%56%56%
Full pageBridgeport East’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages38.7 median age · 13% are 65 or overHouseholds1,650 householdsEnglish and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Bridgeport East in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −2°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Cambridge forecast. By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −6°C. About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 75 mm.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C
December1°C
January−2°C
February−1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−1°C−9°C167 mm
Spring12°C0°C218 mm
Summer25°C13°C244 mm
Autumn14°C4°C221 mm
−2°C
a normal November night
75 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November
Full pageBridgeport East’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page
Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hourThe week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normalsThe yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kitchener/Waterloo); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Kitchener has one council seat for every 29,450 residents, more than 98% of municipalities in Ontario

As a neighbourhood of Kitchener, Bridgeport East shares the council elected in October 2022, with Berry Vrbanovic as mayor.

TurnoutBridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Municipal election, 202220%31%31%
Full pageBridgeport East’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page
Member of ParliamentKelly DeRidder council seats11

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C+

Bridgeport East has no public library of its own; the nearest is Kitchener Public Library - Main, 2.1 km away

Kitchener public library serves the whole of Kitchener, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 292,240 people, Bridgeport East among them.

Full pageBridgeport East’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page
A year at the library4.2 visits per person servedPlaces to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Within 10 km of Bridgeport East: 20 public protected areas

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. A provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, lies 50 km away. Huron Natural Area (96 ha) is the biggest, 6.3 km from town. For walks, the Grand Valley Trail runs within 2 km.

1.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Bridgeport East1.2%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsBridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km2044
Protected land within 10 km1.2%2.3%2.3%
50 km
to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
20
public protected areas within 10 km
Full pageBridgeport East’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Protected landof the land within 10 kmProtected areas20 protected areas within 10 km · Huron Natural AreaNational & provincial parks50 km to a provincial park · Forks of the Credit Provincial ParkFootpaths & routes1 named route · Grand Valley Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Bridgeport East: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

Before 1961 is when 35% of the homes went up, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1
Other federal designations0
Provincial and local listings0

Among them

1853
oldest construction date on the record
35%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageBridgeport EastOntarioCanada
Homes built before 196135%22%18%
Full pageBridgeport East’s history pageOpen the full History page
On the registersOne historic place inside the townHighest designations1 top designation · WoodsideOlder homes35% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Bridgeport East have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bridgeport East

15pages on Bridgeport East
The big questions
SafetyC+Crime Severity Index 72Housing & costD−Homes 8 × incomeProperty pricesSchoolsB+40 schools within 3 kmHealthALife expectancy 82.8 in its regionWork & commuteB+61% of adults in workNatural hazardsA−Wildfire band: low
Out and about
Outdoors1.2% of the land within 10 km protectedAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°CWeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 38.7HistoryOne place on the heritage registersTown hallFamous people

Bridgeport East’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

FairfieldCentral FrederickMt. Hope Huron ParkRosemountAuditoriumCity Commercial CoreFairfieldCentral FrederickMt. Hope Huron ParkRosemountAuditoriumCity Commercial CoreBridgeport East
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bridgeport East3,903—BD−C+A
Fairfield3,4971.3B−D−C+A
Central Frederick5,8951.7BD−C+A
Mt. Hope Huron Park5,1741.8BD−C+A
Rosemount6,1692.1BD−C+A
Auditorium3,9182.4BD−C+A
City Commercial Core2,5812.4BDC+A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Bridgeport East

How old are the people of Bridgeport East?

38.7 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 13% of residents are 65 or over and 15% under 15.

About Bridgeport East

Neighbourhood in Kitchener

Bridgeport East is one of Kitchener’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
3,903 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
City
Kitchener
Census subdivision
3530013

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).