#1Bridgeport North
Ontario · 2,858 peopleOverall A−·#335 of 2,556
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
Most affordable neighbourhoods in Kitchener
Leading Kitchener on this list is Bridgeport North, at B−. The places after the leader belong to Pioneer Tower West (B−) and Doon South (C). None of the 37 on this list grades in the A range. At the other end is Cedar Hill, with D−. Across Canada, the same list puts Bridgeport North #522 of 2,580. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no neighbourhood in Kitchener.
Cost of living grade: the owners’ median home value and a year’s rent, each against the place’s own household income How grades work
#1B−Cost of living
#2Pioneer Tower West
Ontario · 4,122 peopleOverall A−·#345 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
#3Doon South
Ontario · 15,044 peopleOverall B+·#780 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C
All 37 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Kitchener; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
37 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodCost of livingCanada rankWhat drives it
1Bridgeport North2,858 peopleB−#522 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D
4Grand River South10,723 peopleC#995 of 2,580Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
6Huron South5,555 peopleC−#1,321 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
7Grand River North3,823 peopleC−#1,399 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
8Laurentian West16,857 peopleC−#1,442 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
9Forest Heights14,369 peopleC−#1,512 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
10Rosenberg9,831 peopleC−#1,546 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
11Highland West12,476 peopleC−#1,562 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
12Country Hills West5,936 peopleD#1,667 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
13City Commercial Core2,581 peopleD#2,071 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
14Bridgeport East3,903 peopleD−#2,151 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
15Trillium Industrial Park3,420 peopleD−#2,156 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
16Centreville Chicopee10,291 peopleD−#2,170 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
17Pioneer Park8,781 peopleD−#2,185 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
18Westmount5,048 peopleD−#2,190 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
19Forest Hill5,760 peopleD−#2,203 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
21Laurentian Hills10,026 peopleD−#2,206 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D−
22Auditorium3,918 peopleD−#2,225 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
23Victoria Hills10,760 peopleD−#2,242 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
24Cherry Hill6,304 peopleD−#2,268 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
25Mt. Hope Huron Park5,174 peopleD−#2,296 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
26Meinzinger Park-Lakeside5,007 peopleD−#2,316 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
27Fairfield3,497 peopleD−#2,328 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
28Mill Courtland Woodside Park3,319 peopleD−#2,329 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
29Southdale5,277 peopleD−#2,341 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
30Rosemount6,169 peopleD−#2,349 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
32Country Hills4,561 peopleD−#2,368 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
33Stanley Park8,721 peopleD−#2,379 of 2,580Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
34Heritage Park6,369 peopleD−#2,409 of 2,580Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
35Central Frederick5,895 peopleD−#2,433 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
36Victoria Park3,574 peopleD−#2,487 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
37Cedar Hill3,190 peopleD−#2,550 of 2,580Strongest: 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) · Doon South, JFVoll (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. 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).