RosenbergKitchener
It is one of the 37 neighbourhoods that make up Kitchener. 9,831 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Kitchener.
Is Rosenberg a good place to live?
Good on most counts; one lags. Overall, Rosenberg earns a B, better than 59% of Canadian towns. That places it #378 of 858 in Ontario. Residents are healthier than most (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A−). Prices are high against local incomes (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Rosenberg grades
Each subject compares Rosenberg with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Rosenberg stand out
The 3 things Rosenberg does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosenberg.
Health in Rosenberg beats 90% of Canadian towns
Measured across the Waterloo Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
Across the region, 53% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole manages 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. In addition, on average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 84.9 and men to 80.7, 82.8 years taken together (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9% | 10% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 53% | 51% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.8 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Measured against local pay, Rosenberg costs more to live in than 85% of Canadian towns
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a quarter of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 73% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 26% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Flood mapping exists for Rosenberg: 1 on record, latest by Grand River Conservation Authority
Radon is lower than usual: 4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. NRCan expects $0.022 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Rosenberg, near the typical $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 4% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.022 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Kitchener
The schools around Rosenberg answer to 3 boards
On the tests, 7 of 32 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 13 under it. The largest is St Mary's High School, with 2,240 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 35; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Taken together, Rosenberg and its 3 km edge hold 32 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools for 18,790 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 815 | English Catholic |
| St Mary's High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,240 | English Catholic |
| ÉÉC Cardinal-Léger FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 250 | French Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Rosenberg is graded a C+ for safety
Shared with the rest of the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The force’s area logs 14.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 72 over 2023–25, above both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 14.2 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 72 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
January lows in Rosenberg: −10.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns
Rain and snow peak in July, at 96 mm. Gardeners get 149 frost-free days, from 8 May to 5 October. Some 115 cm of snow falls in a typical year, below both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 115 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −10.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 156 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kitchener/Waterloo)
Visible minorities make up more of Rosenberg than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 49%
1.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.7% of Rosenberg’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 4,885 women to 4,945 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 4.4% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 64% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 7°C in Rosenberg, nights around −2°C
ECCC’s forecast for Cambridge is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees 1°C afternoons and −6°C nights. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 75 mm. November usually brings some 9 cm of snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −9°C | 167 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 0°C | 218 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 244 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 221 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kitchener/Waterloo); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kitchener has one council seat for every 29,450 residents, more than 98% of municipalities in Ontario
Rosenberg is part of Kitchener, which elected Berry Vrbanovic as mayor in October 2022.
| Turnout | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 20% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Southwest Community Library is Rosenberg’s public library
Kitchener Public Library serves the whole of Kitchener, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 292,240 people, Rosenberg among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rosenberg has higher household incomes than 94% of Canadian towns
Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census. The commute to work averages 28 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 93% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 28 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Within 10 km of Rosenberg: 20 public protected areas
Inside the neighbourhood itself, 9.1% of the land is protected. No national park lies within 100 km. A provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park, lies 42 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rosenberg | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 20 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Rosenberg
Steckle Heritage Homestead and 9 more in and around Rosenberg
The best-known places to visit in and around Rosenberg come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
MuseumDoon Heritage Village2.1 km outside town, to the northeast · 80K visitors a year
National historic site · Parks CanadaWaterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumHomer Watson House3.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumJoseph Schneider Haus4.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumKen Seiling Waterloo Region Museum1.9 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Doon Heritage Village: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower: Original photograph: Sarah Pidcock; derivative work: Mindmatrix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Watson House: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Schneider Haus: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Rosenberg
Neighbourhood in Kitchener
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Rosenberg, one part of Kitchener; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,831 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Kitchener
- Census subdivision
- 3530013
Rosenberg’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenberg | 9,831 | — | B | C− | C+ | A |
| Huron South | 5,555 | 1.7 | B+ | C− | C+ | A |
| Country Hills West | 5,936 | 2.3 | B+ | D | C+ | A |
| Laurentian West | 16,857 | 2.8 | B | C− | C+ | A |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 3.2 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Laurentian Hills | 10,026 | 3.7 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Alpine | 3,055 | 3.8 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rosenberg
How old are the people of Rosenberg?
The median resident is 32.1 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 26% are under 15 and 4% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).