Most diverse neighbourhoods in Cambridge
Grand River is the most diverse neighbourhood in Cambridge. About 22.1% of people there speak a language other than English or French at home, the highest share in the city. Littles Corners is close behind at 19.0%, and Puslinch Lake Conservation Area comes in at 17.5%.
Across Cambridge as a whole, about 23.3% of residents are immigrants and 5.7% speak a non-official language at home. Income varies a lot across this list. Grand River and Littles Corners sit around $70,000 to $71,000, while Country Club Estates has a median income near $137,000.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Cambridgeaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Cambridge by share speaking a non-official language at home
| Neighbourhood | share speaking a non-official language at home | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand River · Cambridge | 22.1% | $71,000 |
| 2. Littles Corners · Cambridge | 19.0% | $70,500 |
| 3. Puslinch Lake Conservation Area · Cambridge | 17.5% | $103,000 |
| 4. Blair · Cambridge | 15.3% | $75,500 |
| 5. Franklin & Saginaw · Cambridge | 14.0% | $105,000 |
| 6. Country Club Estates · Cambridge | 12.8% | $137,000 |
| 7. Fisher Mills · Cambridge | 12.1% | $106,000 |
| 8. Sixty Hill · Cambridge | 11.3% | $81,000 |
| 9. Cowan & Saginaw · Cambridge | 11.1% | $131,000 |
| 10. Franklin & Avenue · Cambridge | 10.9% | $115,000 |
| 11. Saginaw & Burnett · Cambridge | 10.9% | $97,000 |
| 12. Can-Amera & Burnett · Cambridge | 10.6% | $106,000 |
| 13. Black Bridge & Baldwin · Cambridge | 10.1% | $111,000 |
| 14. Hespeler & Bishop · Cambridge | 9.5% | $77,500 |
| 15. Franklin & Elgin · Cambridge | 9.5% | $99,000 |
| 16. Lusitania Villas · Cambridge | 8.8% | $72,500 |
| 17. Hespeler & Can-Amera · Cambridge | 8.5% | $85,000 |
| 18. Avenue & Cowan · Cambridge | 7.8% | $105,000 |
| 19. Can-Amera & Franklin · Cambridge | 7.8% | $103,000 |
| 20. Franklin & Can-Amera · Cambridge | 7.7% | $65,000 |
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Common questions
What is the most diverse neighbourhood in Cambridge?
Grand River tops the list. About 22.1% of residents there speak a non-official language at home, more than any other neighbourhood in the city. Median income in Grand River is around $71,000.
Which Cambridge neighbourhoods have the most immigrants?
Grand River, Littles Corners, and Puslinch Lake Conservation Area lead on non-official language use, a good stand-in for immigrant population. City-wide, about 23.3% of Cambridge residents are immigrants.
Is Cambridge a diverse city overall?
It's moderately diverse. Roughly 23.3% of the population are immigrants, and 5.7% speak a language other than English or French at home. Indigenous identity sits at about 1.6% city-wide.
Do the more diverse neighbourhoods in Cambridge cost more to live in?
Not really. The most diverse spots, Grand River and Littles Corners, have median incomes around $70,000 to $71,000. Puslinch Lake Conservation Area is also diverse but has a much higher income, near $103,000, so diversity and income don't move together in a simple way here.