318 Spruce St

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Laurier - Waterloo Park LRT1.3 km
• 🚇 University of Waterloo LRT1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 69 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: India Food and Grocery (400 m). Nearest park: Veterans' Green (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Winston Churchill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 56%16 min walk
• École élémentaire catholique Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 68%1.4 km
• Lincoln Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 75%, math 47%1.5 km
• École élémentaire L'Harmonie French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 79%1.6 km

Secondary

• Waterloo Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 85%4 min walk
• St. David Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 67%, literacy test 97%10 min walk
• MacGregor Public School14 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police: 67 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.