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Victoria ParkKitchener

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,454 of 2,556

A neighbourhood of 3,574 in Kitchener. Kitchener is split into 37 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

3,574

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.5

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

57%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

21%

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

Is Victoria Park a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Homes are dear (D−). Residents are healthier than most (A). Walkability is another plus (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #551 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 47% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety and B for schools.

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Jobs & income

How Victoria Park grades

Each subject compares Victoria 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsBOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Victoria Park stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting

Housing

75% rent their home

For the middle of Canadian towns, 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

The data

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

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Victoria Park eats 34% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$650,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 31% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $650,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

Victoria Park$650,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Victoria Park	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	34%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	31%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$650,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,816

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageVictoria 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 living10.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $650,000, against the median household income Owners and renters24% own their home

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.

HealthHealth A

Health in Victoria Park beats 94% of Canadian towns

53%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Waterloo Health Unit

What sets Victoria Park apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. People in the region live to 82.8 on average: 84.9 for women and 80.7 for men in 2022/2024. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 53%, ahead of the 51% for Ontario.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Victoria Park53%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Victoria 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

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageVictoria Park’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey53% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 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 Victoria Park: 1 on record, latest by Grand River Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon is lower than usual: 4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquake risk in Victoria Park is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.022 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Victoria Park shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Kitchener.

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

Victoria Park4%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Victoria 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 pageVictoria 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

The car carries only 76% of commuters in Victoria Park, fewer than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

21%walk, cycle or take transit

Workers spend 23 min getting to work, on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van76%

Public transit11%

Walk9%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Victoria Park	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	76%	88%	89%
Average trip	23 min	29 min	26 min

$64,600

median household income, 2020

37%

worked from home, May 2021

51%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Getting to work21% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

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.

SchoolsSchools B

In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 19 of the 30 schools around Victoria Park with results

34schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

The largest is Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, with 1,765 students. 3 boards run its schools. One of the 34 teaches in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Within 3 km of Victoria Park are 29 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, teaching 18,745 students.

School	Level	Students	System
St Anne Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	750	English Catholic
Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,765	English public
École élémentaire L'Harmonie FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	290	French public

See all 34 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public24

English Catholic9

French public1

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

18,745

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageVictoria Park’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results6 of 30 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school34 schools within 3 km · 29 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools Language1 of 34 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards3 school boards · Waterloo Region DSB Questions“What schools are there in Victoria Park?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety C⁺

Victoria Park’s grade for safety: a C+

72Crime Severity Index

The index for the force that serves it came to 72, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 14.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202376

202473

202567

2023–2025	Victoria 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 pageVictoria Park’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Waterloo Region (Kitchener) service area

Climate

January lows in Victoria Park: −10.3°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

A normal July brings 96 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The frost-free season runs from 8 May to 5 October, 149 days. Also worth knowing: the warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.6°C, about level with Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.0°C

Spring11.6°C

Summer25.4°C

Autumn14.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Victoria 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 pageVictoria 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 station9.8 km to the station · Kitchener/Waterloo

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

Who lives here

An older town: 25% of people in Victoria Park are 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

43.5median age

13% are under 15, below both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.7% of residents, higher than Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and near Canadian towns (2.8%).

Victoria ParkOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.9% of Victoria Park

Of the 2021 count, 1,885 were women and 1,675 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Victoria Park
	Victoria Park	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	25%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

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

Ages43.5 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households1,745 households English and French9% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

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

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal December brings highs of 1°C, lows of −6°C. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −10°C.

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 pageVictoria 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

One councillor per 29,450 residents: Kitchener is more thinly represented than 98% of Ontario municipalities

Provincially, Victoria Park votes in Kitchener Centre; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

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

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

Member of ParliamentKelly DeRidder council seats11

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Victoria Park has no public library of its own; the nearest is Kitchener Public Library - Main, 1.4 km away

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

Full pageVictoria 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

Victoria Park has 20 public protected areas within 10 km

1.8%of the land within 10 km protected

For a provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park lies 49 km off. No national park lies within 100 km. The largest is Huron Natural Area: 96 ha, 4.3 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Victoria Park1.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Victoria Park	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.8%	2.3%	2.3%

49 km

to Trillium Woods Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageVictoria Park’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas21 protected areas within 10 km · Huron Natural Area National & provincial parks49 km to a provincial park · Trillium Woods Provincial Park

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

History

Older housing stands out in Victoria Park: 42% predates 1961

1historic place

Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Joseph Schneider Haus 1816

1816

oldest construction date on the record

42%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Victoria Park	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	42%	22%	18%

Full pageVictoria Park’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Joseph Schneider Haus Questions“How many historic places does Victoria Park have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Victoria Park

15pages on Victoria Park

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 72 Housing & costD⁻Homes 10.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsB34 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteC⁻51% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.5 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Joseph Schneider Haus and 18 more in and around Victoria Park

From museums to parks and historic sites: Victoria Park’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumJoseph Schneider Hausin town

MuseumTHEMUSEUM300 m outside town, to the northeast

Art galleryCanadian Clay and Glass Gallery2.7 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumWoodside1.9 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumThe Galleryin town GardenGardenWaterloo Park3.3 km outside town, to the northwest

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

Photo credits (4)

Joseph Schneider Haus: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
THEMUSEUM: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodside: Carole Moran from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Victoria Park

Neighbourhood in Kitchener

The edges of Victoria Park follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Kitchener’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 3,574 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Kitchener
Census subdivision: 3530013

Victoria Park’s neighbours

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

Mill Courtland Woodside ParkCity Commercial CoreCedar HillCherry HillMeinzinger Park-LakesideSouthdaleVictoria Park

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Victoria Park	3,574	—	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Mill Courtland Woodside Park	3,319	0.8	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
City Commercial Core	2,581	1.1	B	D	C⁺	A
Cedar Hill	3,190	1.1	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A
Cherry Hill	6,304	1.1	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Meinzinger Park-Lakeside	5,007	1.5	B⁻	D⁻	C⁺	A
Southdale	5,277	1.7	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺	A

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

Questions about Victoria Park

Is Victoria Park a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 43.5, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 13% of residents; over-65s, 25%.

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).