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Stanley ParkKitchener

With 8,721 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Kitchener. It is one of 37 neighbourhoods of Kitchener.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

8,721

people, Census 2021

Median age

45.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

51%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,359 of 2,556

Is Stanley Park a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Housing is expensive (D−). Stanley Park’s overall B− puts it #518 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly half of Canadian towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (C+). Where it does best is health (A). Walkability is a strength too (A−).

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.

StrongestAHealth A⁻Hazard risk A⁻WalkabilityWeakestD⁻Cost of living

What makes Stanley Park stand out

The 3 things Stanley Park does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8.8 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $628,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

27% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Stanley Park grades

Each subject compares Stanley Park 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 grading works

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁻Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Doon Heritage Village and 19 more in and around Stanley Park

The best-known places to visit in and around Stanley Park come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

MuseumDoon Heritage Village3.5 km outside town, to the southeast · 80K visitors a year

MuseumTHEMUSEUM1.9 km outside town, to the west

Ski hillChicopee Ski Club900 m outside town, to the east

National historic site · Parks CanadaWaterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower4.3 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumJoseph Schneider Haus2.1 km outside town, to the west

MuseumHomer Watson House4.7 km outside town, to the southeast

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Doon Heritage Village: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
THEMUSEUM: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chicopee Ski Club: Beowulf cam at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower: Original photograph: Sarah Pidcock; derivative work: Mindmatrix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joseph Schneider Haus: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Homer Watson House: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stanley Park.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Stanley Park than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31% of household income

Owners make up 60% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 24% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area, Stanley Park included.

$628,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Stanley Park$628,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	31%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	60%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	24%	22%	18%

$1,816

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageStanley Park’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,816 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living8.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $628,000, against the median household income Owners and renters60% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

HealthHealth A

For health, Stanley Park is ahead of 90% of Canadian towns

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Waterloo Health Unit

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 82.8, close to Ontario’s towns (82.8) and above Canadian towns (81.5). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 9% of adults to 11%, while in the health survey, 53% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Ontario’s 51%. What sets Stanley Park apart within its region is distance, and at 2.9 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

53%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Stanley Park53%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Stanley Park	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

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageStanley Park’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey53% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.9 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.9, men 80.7 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Flood mapping exists for Stanley Park: 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. For earthquakes Stanley Park is middling, $0.022 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Stanley Park4%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Stanley Park	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

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageStanley Park’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.022 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Kitchener

SchoolsSchools B⁺

Schools in Stanley Park: 3 boards, side by side

The 27 with results split, 7 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 13 in the lower. The largest is St Mary's High School, with 2,240 students. 2 of the 37 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Within 3 km of Stanley Park are 30 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 18,535 students.

37schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Chicopee Hills Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	795	English public
St Mary's High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	2,240	English Catholic
École secondaire David Saint-Jacques FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	105	French public

See all 37 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public24

English Catholic11

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

18,535

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageStanley Park’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Waterloo Region DSB Every school37 schools within 3 km · 30 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results7 of 27 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 37 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Stanley Park?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Stanley Park have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 91% of commuters, about level with both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Public transit3%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	22 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	88%	89%

$71,400

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

46%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageStanley Park’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

SafetySafety C⁺

Stanley Park’s grade for safety: a C+

The index for the force that serves it came to 72, higher than both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 14.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Stanley Park alone, so this card uses the figure for the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) service area.

72Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202376

202473

202567

2023–2025	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	14.2	10.5	12
Crime Severity Index	72	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageStanley Park’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety72 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Stanley Park’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Stanley Park safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

January nights in Stanley Park drop to −10.3°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

For the wettest month, look to July: 96 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 8 May to 5 October, 149 days. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.6°C, near Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 32 cm in a normal year.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.0°C

Spring11.6°C

Summer25.4°C

Autumn14.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Stanley Park	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

115 cm

of snow a year

156

days with frost a year

149

frost-free days, 8 May to 5 Oct

115

days with precipitation a year

Full pageStanley Park’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −10.3°C Rain and snow851 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station6.0 km to the station · Kitchener/Waterloo

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kitchener/Waterloo)

Who lives here

3,750 households and a median age of 45.6: who lives in Stanley Park

17% of residents belong to a visible minority, between Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.2% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

45.6median age

Stanley ParkOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

52.5% of Stanley Park’s residents are women

Here the census found 4,150 men and 4,585 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Stanley Park
	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	14%	15%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	27%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	56%	56%

Full pageStanley Park’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages45.6 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households3,750 households English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Stanley Park in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −2°C

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Cambridge. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −6°C. November normally sees 75 mm of precipitation.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December1°C

January−2°C

February−1°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

75 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageStanley Park’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kitchener/Waterloo); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

29,450 residents per council seat in Kitchener, a higher ratio than 98% of Ontario municipalities

Kelly DeRidder (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Kitchener Centre, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Stanley Park.

Turnout	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	20%	31%	31%

Full pageStanley Park’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity council seats11

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Stanley Park has no public library of its own; the nearest is Grand River Stanley Park Community Library, 1.8 km away

The library figures on this page are Kitchener’s: Kitchener public library serves all 292,240 people of the city, Stanley Park among them.

Full pageStanley Park’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library4.2 visits per person served Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Within 10 km of Stanley Park: 20 public protected areas

National parks are all over 100 km off. A provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park, lies 50 km away. The largest named area nearby is Huron Natural Area, 96 ha, 4.3 km away. For walks, the Grand Valley Trail runs within 2 km.

2.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Stanley Park2.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Stanley Park	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.5%	2.3%	2.3%

50 km

to Trillium Woods Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageStanley Park’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Huron Natural Area National & provincial parks50 km to a provincial park · Trillium Woods Provincial Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Grand Valley Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stanley Park

15pages on Stanley Park

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 72 Housing & costD⁻Homes 8.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺37 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteC⁺52% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Stanley Park’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Heritage ParkIdlewoodRosemountVanierAuditoriumCentreville ChicopeeStanley Park

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Stanley Park	8,721	—	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Heritage Park	6,369	1.5	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Idlewood	5,005	1.8	B⁺	C	C⁺	A
Rosemount	6,169	1.8	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Vanier	15,686	1.9	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A
Auditorium	3,918	2.1	B	D⁻	C⁺	A
Centreville Chicopee	10,291	2.3	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Stanley Park

How old are the people of Stanley Park?

At 45.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 27%.

About Stanley Park

Neighbourhood in Kitchener

No official boundary marks Stanley Park off from the rest of Kitchener: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 8,721 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Kitchener
Census subdivision: 3530013

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).