#1City Commercial Core
Ontario · 2,581 peopleOverall B·#1,046 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
City Commercial Core, #1 on this list · Photo: JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0)Kitchener · 2026
Most historic neighbourhoods in Kitchener
Bottom of the list: Cedar Hill, with 0. On the national list, City Commercial Core is #74 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds just one neighbourhood from Kitchener. Leading Kitchener on this list is City Commercial Core, at 8. The places after the leader belong to Pioneer Tower West (5) and Victoria Park (3). Halfway down the list sits Pioneer Park, at 0.
Places on Canada’s heritage registers per 10,000 people How grades work
#18 Per 10,000 people
#2Pioneer Tower West
Ontario · 4,122 peopleOverall A−·#345 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
#3Victoria Park
Ontario · 3,574 peopleOverall B−·#1,454 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
All 37 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Kitchener; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
37 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodPer 10,000 peopleCanada rankWhat drives it
1City Commercial Core2,581 people8#74 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
3Victoria Park3,574 people3#273 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
4Bridgeport East3,903 people3#302 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
5Mt. Hope Huron Park5,174 people2#373 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
6Central Frederick5,895 people2#409 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
7Bridgeport North2,858 people0#957 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D
8Grand River South10,723 people0#977 of 2,589Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
10Grand River North3,823 people0#1,205 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
11Huron South5,555 people0#1,255 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
12Doon South15,044 people0#1,298 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C
13Country Hills West5,936 people0#1,303 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
14Westmount5,048 people0#1,317 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
15Highland West12,476 people0#1,321 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
16Forest Heights14,369 people0#1,343 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
17Laurentian West16,857 people0#1,410 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
18Rosenberg9,831 people0#1,492 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
19Pioneer Park8,781 people0#1,552 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
21Auditorium3,918 people0#1,570 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
22Fairfield3,497 people0#1,602 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
23Forest Hill5,760 people0#1,636 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
25Centreville Chicopee10,291 people0#1,658 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
26Meinzinger Park-Lakeside5,007 people0#1,677 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
27Cherry Hill6,304 people0#1,700 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
28Heritage Park6,369 people0#1,723 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
29Country Hills4,561 people0#1,738 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
30Stanley Park8,721 people0#1,743 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
31Laurentian Hills10,026 people0#1,797 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D−
32Victoria Hills10,760 people0#1,815 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
33Trillium Industrial Park3,420 people0#1,822 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
34Mill Courtland Woodside Park3,319 people0#1,837 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
37Cedar Hill3,190 people0#1,990 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
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Photos: City Commercial Core, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Pioneer Tower West, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Victoria Park, Sam Nabi (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).