Newcomer hubs neighbourhoods in Barrie
Tall Trees and Ardagh Bluffs stand out as Barrie's biggest newcomer hubs, drawing the most immigrants of any neighbourhood in the city. Citywide, about 17% of Barrie residents are immigrants, and 84.4% speak English at home, with only 3.2% speaking a non-official language.
Income varies a lot within this group. Tall Trees, one of the top newcomer destinations, has a median income around $107,000, while Leititia Heights sits lower at about $77,500. French is barely spoken at home anywhere in the city, at just 0.3%.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Barrieaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Barrie by immigrants
| Neighbourhood | immigrants | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tollendal Mill & Cox Mill · Barrie | 48 | $68,500 |
| 2. Cundles & Livingstone · Barrie | 35 | — |
| 3. Tall Trees · Barrie | 33 | $107,000 |
| 4. Madelaine & Mapleview · Barrie | 30 | $115,000 |
| 5. Ardagh Bluffs · Barrie | 30 | $99,000 |
| 6. Veteran's & Harvie · Barrie | 29 | $92,000 |
| 7. Hanmer & Kozlov · Barrie | 27 | $104,000 |
| 8. Bradford & Essa · Barrie | 27 | $69,000 |
| 9. Madelaine & Yonge · Barrie | 25 | $97,000 |
| 10. Big Bay Point & Hurst · Barrie | 25 | $111,000 |
| 11. Edgehill & Miller · Barrie | 25 | $112,000 |
| 12. Yonge & Big Bay Point · Barrie | 25 | $109,000 |
| 13. Leititia Heights · Barrie | 24 | $77,500 |
| 14. Holly · Barrie | 24 | $101,000 |
| 15. Big Bay Point & Prince William · Barrie | 24 | $115,000 |
| 16. Burton & Bayview · Barrie | 24 | $100,000 |
| 17. Fairview & Little · Barrie | 23 | $97,000 |
| 18. Essa & Mabern · Barrie | 23 | $89,000 |
| 19. Lakeshore & Toronto · Barrie | 22 | $86,000 |
| 20. Mapleview & Prince William · Barrie | 22 | $111,000 |
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Common questions
Where do newcomers settle in Barrie?
Tall Trees and Ardagh Bluffs see the most newcomers of Barrie's neighbourhoods, followed by Leititia Heights and Holly. Citywide, about 17% of Barrie's population is made up of immigrants.
What language do people speak at home in Barrie?
English dominates, spoken at home by 84.4% of residents. Only 3.2% speak a non-official language, and French is rare at just 0.3%.
Is Barrie a good place for immigrants?
Barrie has an established immigrant population, about 17% citywide, concentrated in neighbourhoods like Tall Trees and Ardagh Bluffs. Income in these areas ranges widely, from around $77,500 up to over $100,000.