16 Essex Street

Getting around Very walkable

No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 64 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: SAFA Middle Eastern Grocery (0 m). Nearest park: Waterloo Avenue Park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Central Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 77%7 min walk
• Guelph Montessori School Private10 min walk
• John McCrae Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 84%12 min walk
• Sacred Heart Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 68%18 min walk

Secondary

• Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 71%, literacy test 91%14 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 63%, literacy test 77%1.7 km

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 N1H

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$77,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

39% detached, 25% high-rise

Commute by transit

6%

Population

42,178

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tigrigna 2.2%, Vietnamese 1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.7%, Spanish 0.6%.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Guelph police: 58 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

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

Commute

To downtown Kitchener: 22 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Metrolinx Guelph Subdivision)100 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.