Home › Canada › Ontario › Kitchener › Rankings › Youngest Rosenberg, #1 on this list · Photo: Michael Hiemstra from Canada (CC BY 2.0) Kitchener · 2026 Neighbourhoods with the youngest residents in Kitchener Canada’s top 100 on this list includes 2 neighbourhoods in Kitchener. Rosenberg tops the list in Kitchener, at 32.1 years. Second place goes to City Commercial Core, at 32.7 years, and third to Victoria Hills, at 33.5 years. Cedar Hill, in the middle of the list, comes in at 38 years. Bottom of the list: Fairfield, with 46 years. On the national list, Rosenberg is #56 of 2,589.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#1 Overall B · #1,030 of 2,556
Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C−
#2 Overall B · #1,046 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D
#3 Overall B− · #1,451 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.
Every Kitchener list # Neighbourhood Median age Canada rank What drives it
1 Rosenberg 9,831 people 32.1 years #56 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C− 3 Victoria Hills 10,760 people 33.5 years #116 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 4 Huron South 5,555 people 33.6 years #123 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C− 5 Doon South 15,044 people 33.9 years #139 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C 6 Laurentian West 16,857 people 33.9 years #140 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C− 7 Pioneer Park 8,781 people 35.4 years #267 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 8 Mt. Hope Huron Park 5,174 people 35.7 years #298 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 9 Laurentian Hills 10,026 people 35.8 years #308 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A− · lowest: cost of living D− 10 Grand River South 10,723 people 35.9 years #312 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , jobs & income A · lowest: cost of living C 11 Cherry Hill 6,304 people 35.9 years #317 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 12 Vanier 15,686 people 36 years #335 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 13 Highland West 12,476 people 36.3 years #354 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C− 15 Southdale 5,277 people 36.9 years #428 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 16 Westmount 5,048 people 37.1 years #448 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 17 Centreville Chicopee 10,291 people 37.4 years #491 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 18 Bridgeport North 2,858 people 37.8 years #550 of 2,589 Strongest: jobs & income A , health A · lowest: walkability D 19 Cedar Hill 3,190 people 38 years #586 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 20 Alpine 3,055 people 38.2 years #612 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 21 Bridgeport East 3,903 people 38.7 years #695 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living D− 22 Auditorium 3,918 people 39.3 years #810 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 23 Forest Hill 5,760 people 39.4 years #828 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 24 Central Frederick 5,895 people 39.5 years #834 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 25 Meinzinger Park-Lakeside 5,007 people 41.6 years #1,208 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 26 Country Hills 4,561 people 41.6 years #1,210 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 27 Country Hills West 5,936 people 41.8 years #1,239 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living D 28 Forest Heights 14,369 people 41.9 years #1,246 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living C− 29 Rosemount 6,169 people 41.9 years #1,247 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 30 Heritage Park 6,369 people 43.1 years #1,440 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , walkability A · lowest: cost of living D− 31 Pioneer Tower West 4,122 people 43.5 years #1,498 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: safety C+ 32 Victoria Park 3,574 people 43.5 years #1,503 of 2,589 Strongest: walkability A+ , health A · lowest: cost of living D− 33 Grand River North 3,823 people 44 years #1,584 of 2,589 Strongest: jobs & income A , health A · lowest: cost of living C− 34 Trillium Industrial Park 3,420 people 44.9 years #1,738 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living D− 35 Idlewood 5,005 people 45.5 years #1,810 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , jobs & income A− · lowest: cost of living C 36 Stanley Park 8,721 people 45.6 years #1,826 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living D− 37 Fairfield 3,497 people 46 years #1,867 of 2,589 Strongest: health A , hazard risk A− · lowest: cost of living D− Rankings
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Youngest elsewhere Photos: Rosenberg, Michael Hiemstra from Canada (CC BY 2.0 ) · City Commercial Core, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Victoria Hills, Ryan Hodnett (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).