Highly educated neighbourhoods in Guelph
About a third of Guelph residents, 33.6%, have a bachelor's degree or higher citywide. Median family income sits around $98,000, and the city is fairly low-density at 2,973 people per square kilometre with just 3.8% commuting by public transit.
Education runs much higher in a few neighbourhoods. Hart Village and Priory Park are tied at the top, each with 58% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the citywide rate. Hart Village also has the highest income among them at $138,000, while Priory Park comes in at $121,000. Guelph Junction and Wellington Woods follow at 54% each.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Guelphaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Guelph by residents with a bachelor's degree or higher
| Neighbourhood | residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old University · Guelph | 66 | $121,000 |
| 2. Waverley · Guelph | 63 | $105,000 |
| 3. Exhibition Park · Guelph | 60 | $115,000 |
| 4. Hart Village · Guelph | 58 | $138,000 |
| 5. Eramosa & Delhi · Guelph | 55 | $114,000 |
| 6. Woolwich & Eramosa · Guelph | 55 | $112,000 |
| 7. Wellington Woods · Guelph | 54 | — |
| 8. Hanlon Creek · Guelph | 53 | $114,000 |
| 9. Old City · Guelph | 52 | $100,000 |
| 10. Arthur & Macdonell · Guelph | 51 | $119,000 |
| 11. Hamilton Corner · Guelph | 50 | $117,000 |
| 12. Clair & Gordon · Guelph | 50 | $96,000 |
| 13. Rickson Ridge · Guelph | 49 | $93,000 |
| 14. Wyndham & Woolwich · Guelph | 49 | $71,000 |
| 15. Guelph Downtown · Guelph | 46 | $79,000 |
| 16. Kortright Hills · Guelph | 46 | $125,000 |
| 17. The Village by the Arboretum · Guelph | 46 | $92,000 |
| 18. Two Rivers · Guelph | 45 | $94,000 |
| 19. Wyndham & Wellington · Guelph | 44 | $87,000 |
| 20. Eramosa & Stevenson · Guelph | 44 | $108,000 |
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Common questions
What is the most educated neighbourhood in Guelph?
Hart Village and Priory Park are tied for the most educated neighbourhoods in Guelph, each with 58% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Hart Village also has the higher income of the two, $138,000 versus $121,000.
How educated is Guelph as a whole?
About 33.6% of Guelph residents citywide have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Do highly educated Guelph neighbourhoods have higher incomes?
Mostly yes. Hart Village combines the top education rate (58%) with a high income of $138,000. But it's not perfectly linked, Guelph Junction has 54% university-educated residents but a median income of $94,000, similar to the citywide median family income of $98,000.
Is Guelph a dense city?
Not especially. Density citywide runs about 2,973 people per square kilometre, and only 3.8% of commuters use public transit.