Quietest neighbourhoods in Kingston
The quietest parts of Kingston are nowhere near the 2,263 people per square kilometre the city runs at overall. Most of these spots are low-rise and owner-heavy too, with single-detached homes making up about 53% of the city's housing and owner-occupied units at 60.5%.
Portsmouth and Barriefield top the list with population density so low it barely registers. Atkinson comes in at 11 people per square kilometre with typical income around $98,000, and Joyceville sits at 18 per square kilometre with income near $107,000.
Pitts Ferry and Shannons Corners both run about 41 per square kilometre. Pitts Ferry households earn around $120,000 typically, while Shannons Corners is closer to $106,000. Hemlock Downs, the least quiet on this list, is still just 74 people per square kilometre.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Kingstonaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Kingston by population density
| Neighbourhood | population density | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Portsmouth · Kingston | 0 /km² | — |
| 2. Barriefield · Kingston | 0 /km² | — |
| 3. Atkinson · Kingston | 11 /km² | $98,000 |
| 4. Joyceville · Kingston | 18 /km² | $107,000 |
| 5. Vimy Barracks · Kingston | 38 /km² | — |
| 6. Pitts Ferry · Kingston | 41 /km² | $120,000 |
| 7. Shannons Corners · Kingston | 41 /km² | $106,000 |
| 8. Bur Creek · Kingston | 42 /km² | $92,000 |
| 9. Fort Henry Heights · Kingston | 69 /km² | — |
| 10. Hemlock Downs · Kingston | 74 /km² | $112,000 |
| 11. Glenburnie · Kingston | 95 /km² | $91,000 |
| 12. Westbrook · Kingston | 116 /km² | $115,000 |
| 13. Purdy's Mill · Kingston | 153 /km² | $83,000 |
| 14. Kingscourt · Kingston | 170 /km² | $60,400 |
| 15. Woodhaven · Kingston | 194 /km² | $111,000 |
| 16. Cartwright Point · Kingston | 220 /km² | $113,000 |
| 17. Point Pleasant · Kingston | 227 /km² | $138,000 |
| 18. Auden Park · Kingston | 245 /km² | $107,000 |
| 19. Rideau Heights · Kingston | 257 /km² | $77,500 |
| 20. Lawrence Park · Kingston | 335 /km² | $102,000 |
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Common questions
What is the quietest neighbourhood in Kingston?
Portsmouth and Barriefield are the least dense areas in Kingston, both showing essentially no population density in the data. Atkinson and Joyceville follow, at 11 and 18 people per square kilometre.
How dense is Kingston overall?
Kingston runs about 2,263 people per square kilometre citywide. The quietest neighbourhoods are far below that, mostly under 75 people per square kilometre.
Are Kingston's quiet neighbourhoods mostly houses?
Across the city, about 53% of homes are single-detached and 60.5% are owner-occupied, which fits the low-density pattern in these quieter areas.
What's the typical income in Kingston's quietest areas?
It varies. Pitts Ferry runs around $120,000 and Hemlock Downs around $112,000, while a few of the quietest spots, like Barriefield and Portsmouth, don't have income data available.