Huron SouthKitchener

Huron South scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns

In the health survey, 53% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Ontario’s 51%. At 9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.8, with women at 84.9 and men at 80.7. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Waterloo Health Unit, Huron South included.

Flood mapping exists for Huron South: 1 on record, latest by Grand River Conservation Authority

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Kitchener

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.022 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Huron South, near the typical $0.030.

Household incomes in Huron South top those of 96% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 28 min.

More households own their home in Huron South than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 86%

The median home value was $800,000, above both Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Huron South shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area.

The schools around Huron South answer to 3 boards

St Mary's High School is the biggest, at 2,240 students. Results have eased at 11 of 19 schools over three years. In French: one of the 22 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. Its elementary schools are big ones, 513 students on average, against 365 in Ontario.

Huron South gets a C+ for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) service area

Where it is policed, 14.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each 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).

January lows in Huron South: −10.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.6°C, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 149 frost-free days, from 8 May to 5 October. For the wettest month, look to July: 96 mm on average. January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average.

More of Huron South belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%

0.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

What November brings in Huron South: −2°C at night, 7°C by day

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −10°C. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. December follows at 1°C by day and −6°C by night.

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

Kitchener, which governs Huron South, elected Berry Vrbanovic mayor in October 2022.

The nearest public library to Huron South is Southwest Community Library, 2.8 km away

Huron South is served by Kitchener public library, the library of all of Kitchener, so the figures here are the city’s, for 292,240 people.

Within 10 km of Huron South: 20 public protected areas

The nearest provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park, is 40 km away. Named trails close by number 2, the Grand Valley Trail and Homer Watson Loop Trail among them. 2.4% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area.