# Preston maps 333 amenities across schools, parks, and transit stops The neighbourhood contains 10 schools, 17 parks, and 105 transit stops. These mapped points establish presence but not service quality or access. Published 2026-10-11. Evidence snapshot 2026-10-12. ## Key facts and reporting periods - Home Price Index: 0.7 percent. Property type: All. Scope: Cambridge, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://stats.crea.ca/board/wrar) - Home Price Index: 0.7 percent. Property type: All. Scope: Cambridge, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://stats.crea.ca/board/wrar/) - Average Sale Price: 698908 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Cambridge, ON. Reporting date: 2026-10-07. [Source](https://wowa.ca/kitchener-waterloo-cambridge-housing-market) - Benchmark Price: 662700 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Cambridge, ON. Reporting date: 2026-09-30. [Source](https://wowa.ca/kitchener-waterloo-cambridge-housing-market) ## Market summary The neighbourhood contains 10 schools, 17 parks, and 105 transit stops. These mapped points establish presence but not service quality or access. ## Central finding Preston's mapped amenity inventory includes 333 points spanning education, recreation, and transit infrastructure. Sources: [Grand View Public School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398277978) ## Educational and Recreational Infrastructure Ten schools are mapped within Preston, including Grand View Public School and Preston High School. The list also identifies St. Michael Catholic Elementary School and other public and Catholic institutions. These entries confirm the physical location of educational facilities in the area without detailing enrollment or performance metrics. Seventeen parks appear in the dataset, with named locations such as Central Park, Civic Park, and Riverside Park. One childcare facility, Early Learners Montessori School, is also recorded. The concentration of these points indicates a developed community framework, though the data does not specify maintenance standards or programming availability. Sources: [Grand View Public School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398277978) ## Transit Access and Daily Services One hundred and five transit stops are attributed to the neighbourhood, covering intersections like King / Lowther and Westminster / King. This high count suggests extensive bus coverage along major arterial roads. However, the mapping does not include route numbers, schedules, or ridership figures that would define actual connectivity. A single grocery store, No Frills, is identified in the amenity list. Additionally, 199 recreation points are catalogued, including the Allen Reuter Centre and Ed Newland Pool. Most recreation entries lack specific names, limiting the ability to distinguish between distinct facilities and general land use categories in this dataset. Sources: [Grand View Public School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398277978) ## The strongest counter-case The evidence consists solely of point locations from OpenStreetMap, which does not verify operational status, capacity, or resident usage. Sources: [Grand View Public School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398277978) ## Living here Preston has 333 mapped amenities, including 10 schools, 17 parks, 105 transit stops, 1 childcare centre, 1 grocery store, and 199 recreation points. Schools: Grand View Public School, Preston Public School, St. Michael Catholic Elementary School, Preston High School, St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, Coronation Public School, William G Davis Public School, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Noël-Chabanel, Blue Heron Public School, and Parkway Public School are present. The Fraser Institute cautions that the choice of a school should not be made solely on the basis of any one source of information. Recreation: The Allen Reuter Centre and Ed Newland Pool are named among 199 recreation points; most others are listed generically as Recreation. Sources: [Grand View Public School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398277978) ## City market context From the Cambridge market article, 22 September 2026: Cambridge's housing market presents a split picture in late 2026, with single detached homes maintaining tight inventory while apartment units face significant oversupply. This divergence creates varied opportunities and risks for buyers and sellers depending on their preferred property type. Cambridge's housing market shows a bifurcated condition where single detached homes remain in a seller's market with 2.3 months of inventory, while apartment units have shifted to a buyer's market with 8.5 months of inventory, creating distinct pricing pressures across property types. ## Sources - [Grand View Public School](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398277978): date unavailable. Scope: neighbourhood. Prepared by Aurynge with AI-assisted research and writing. See /methodology for the evidence and publication policy.