#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
Safest neighbourhoods in Kitchener
Pioneer Tower West takes second place with C+; Grand River South is third with C+. No A of any kind goes to any of the 37 listed. Last comes Cedar Hill, at C+. Nationally, Bridgeport North ranks #1,467 of 2,572. Not one of Kitchener’s neighbourhoods reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Kitchener does better on this list than Bridgeport North, at C+.
Safety grade: the Crime Severity Index of the police force or detachment, 2023–2025 How grades work
#1C+Safety
#2Pioneer Tower West
Ontario · 4,122 peopleOverall A−·#345 of 2,556
Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
Grand River South
Ontario · 10,723 peopleOverall A−·#359 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
#NeighbourhoodSafetyCanada rankWhat drives it
1Bridgeport North2,858 peopleC+#1,467 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D
2Pioneer Tower West4,122 peopleC+#1,468 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C+
3Grand River South10,723 peopleC+#1,469 of 2,572Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
4Idlewood5,005 peopleC+#1,472 of 2,572Strongest: health A, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living C
5Grand River North3,823 peopleC+#1,473 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
6Huron South5,555 peopleC+#1,475 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
7Doon South15,044 peopleC+#1,477 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C
8Country Hills West5,936 peopleC+#1,478 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
9Westmount5,048 peopleC+#1,479 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
10Highland West12,476 peopleC+#1,480 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
11Forest Heights14,369 peopleC+#1,482 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
12Laurentian West16,857 peopleC+#1,483 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
13Bridgeport East3,903 peopleC+#1,484 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
14Rosenberg9,831 peopleC+#1,485 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
15City Commercial Core2,581 peopleC+#1,486 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
16Pioneer Park8,781 peopleC+#1,487 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
17Rosemount6,169 peopleC+#1,488 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
18Auditorium3,918 peopleC+#1,489 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
19Mt. Hope Huron Park5,174 peopleC+#1,490 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
20Central Frederick5,895 peopleC+#1,492 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
21Fairfield3,497 peopleC+#1,493 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
22Forest Hill5,760 peopleC+#1,494 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
24Centreville Chicopee10,291 peopleC+#1,496 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
25Meinzinger Park-Lakeside5,007 peopleC+#1,497 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
26Cherry Hill6,304 peopleC+#1,498 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
27Heritage Park6,369 peopleC+#1,499 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
28Country Hills4,561 peopleC+#1,500 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
29Stanley Park8,721 peopleC+#1,501 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
30Laurentian Hills10,026 peopleC+#1,502 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D−
31Victoria Hills10,760 peopleC+#1,503 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
32Victoria Park3,574 peopleC+#1,504 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
33Trillium Industrial Park3,420 peopleC+#1,505 of 2,572Strongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D−
34Mill Courtland Woodside Park3,319 peopleC+#1,506 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
36Southdale5,277 peopleC+#1,508 of 2,572Strongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
37Cedar Hill3,190 peopleC+#1,509 of 2,572Strongest: 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), 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).