Highly educated neighbourhoods in Ajax
Nottingham is the most educated neighbourhood in Ajax, with 59% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. That's about double the citywide rate of 29.7%. Riverside follows at 52%, and Audley comes in at 47%.
Audley also stands out on income, with a median of $204,000, the highest on this list. Citywide, median family income sits around $110,000, and only 7.8% of residents commute by public transit, so this is largely a car-commuting, well-educated city.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Ajaxaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Ajax by residents with a bachelor's degree or higher
| Neighbourhood | residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nottingham · Ajax | 59 | — |
| 2. Riverside · Ajax | 52 | $138,000 |
| 3. Audley · Ajax | 47 | $204,000 |
| 4. Pickering Beach · Ajax | 44 | $140,000 |
| 5. Eagle Woods · Ajax | 43 | $125,000 |
| 6. Deckers Hill · Ajax | 41 | $151,000 |
| 7. Bayly & Salem · Ajax | 41 | $110,000 |
| 8. Rossland & Ravenscroft · Ajax | 40 | $110,000 |
| 9. Taunton & Harwood · Ajax | 37 | $120,000 |
| 10. Squires Beach · Ajax | 37 | $91,000 |
| 11. Applecroft · Ajax | 37 | $109,000 |
| 12. Harwood & Lake Driveway · Ajax | 36 | $111,000 |
| 13. Westney & Ravenscroft · Ajax | 36 | $103,000 |
| 14. Rossland & Westney · Ajax | 35 | $114,000 |
| 15. Pickering Village · Ajax | 35 | $124,000 |
| 16. Harwood & Bayly · Ajax | 33 | $96,000 |
| 17. Salem & Taunton · Ajax | 31 | $118,000 |
| 18. Westney & Ritchie · Ajax | 31 | $114,000 |
| 19. Westney & Greenwood · Ajax | 31 | $122,000 |
| 20. Westney & Delaney · Ajax | 31 | $101,000 |
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Common questions
Which Ajax neighbourhood is the most educated?
Nottingham has the highest share of university-educated residents at 59%. Riverside and Audley follow at 52% and 47%.
What percentage of Ajax residents have a university degree?
About 29.7% of Ajax residents have a bachelor's degree or higher citywide. Nottingham runs well above that at 59%.
Which Ajax neighbourhood has the highest income?
Audley has the highest median income on this list at $204,000. It also has a strong education rate, with 47% of residents university-educated.
What is the median income in Ajax?
Ajax's citywide median family income is about $110,000. Some of the more educated neighbourhoods, like Audley and Deckers Hill, run well above that.