#1Fairfield
Ontario · 3,497 peopleOverall B−·#1,183 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
Fairfield, #1 on this list · Photo: Jason F. Voll (CC BY-SA 3.0)Kitchener · 2026
Neighbourhoods with the oldest residents in Kitchener
Fairfield tops the list in Kitchener, at 46 years. Second place goes to Stanley Park, at 45.6 years, and third to Idlewood, at 45.5 years. Cedar Hill, in the middle of the list, comes in at 38 years. Bottom of the list: Rosenberg, with 32.1 years. On the national list, Fairfield is #716 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds no neighbourhood from Kitchener.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#146 years Median age
#2Stanley Park
Ontario · 8,721 peopleOverall B−·#1,359 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
Idlewood
Ontario · 5,005 peopleOverall B+·#573 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, jobs & income 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
#NeighbourhoodMedian ageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Fairfield3,497 people46 years#716 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
2Stanley Park8,721 people45.6 years#759 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
3Idlewood5,005 people45.5 years#778 of 2,589Strongest: health A, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living C
4Trillium Industrial Park3,420 people44.9 years#856 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
5Grand River North3,823 people44 years#1,000 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
6Pioneer Tower West4,122 people43.5 years#1,088 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
7Victoria Park3,574 people43.5 years#1,093 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
8Heritage Park6,369 people43.1 years#1,149 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
9Forest Heights14,369 people41.9 years#1,342 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
10Rosemount6,169 people41.9 years#1,343 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
11Country Hills West5,936 people41.8 years#1,348 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
12Meinzinger Park-Lakeside5,007 people41.6 years#1,383 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
13Country Hills4,561 people41.6 years#1,385 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
14Central Frederick5,895 people39.5 years#1,747 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
15Forest Hill5,760 people39.4 years#1,766 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
16Auditorium3,918 people39.3 years#1,773 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
17Bridgeport East3,903 people38.7 years#1,883 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
18Alpine3,055 people38.2 years#1,975 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
19Cedar Hill3,190 people38 years#2,014 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
20Bridgeport North2,858 people37.8 years#2,036 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D
21Centreville Chicopee10,291 people37.4 years#2,099 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
22Westmount5,048 people37.1 years#2,129 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
23Southdale5,277 people36.9 years#2,167 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
24Mill Courtland Woodside Park3,319 people36.7 years#2,190 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
25Highland West12,476 people36.3 years#2,233 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
26Vanier15,686 people36 years#2,263 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
27Grand River South10,723 people35.9 years#2,269 of 2,589Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
28Cherry Hill6,304 people35.9 years#2,274 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
29Laurentian Hills10,026 people35.8 years#2,284 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D−
30Mt. Hope Huron Park5,174 people35.7 years#2,289 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
31Pioneer Park8,781 people35.4 years#2,321 of 2,589Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
32Doon South15,044 people33.9 years#2,449 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C
33Laurentian West16,857 people33.9 years#2,450 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
34Huron South5,555 people33.6 years#2,464 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
35Victoria Hills10,760 people33.5 years#2,472 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
36City Commercial Core2,581 people32.7 years#2,511 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
37Rosenberg9,831 people32.1 years#2,531 of 2,589Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
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Photos: Fairfield, Jason F. Voll (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Stanley Park, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0), 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).