Highly educated neighbourhoods in Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill as a whole is well-educated, with 44.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, but a handful of neighbourhoods pull that average up. Carrville tops the list: 62% of its residents have a university degree or higher, the highest share in the city. Its median income isn't available, though.
Upper Thornhill Estates comes next at 58% university-educated with a median income around $149,000, and Yongehurst follows at 57% with $119,000. Patterson and Richvale are tied at 56%, with incomes of $154,000 and $122,000.
Citywide, the population sits at about 3,368 people per square kilometre, and only 7.4% commute by public transit, so degree-heavy neighbourhoods here aren't necessarily transit-friendly ones.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Richmond Hillaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Richmond Hill by residents with a bachelor's degree or higher
| Neighbourhood | residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highway 7 & Valleymede · Richmond Hill | 64 | $121,000 |
| 2. Carrville · Richmond Hill | 62 | — |
| 3. High Tech & Silver Linden · Richmond Hill | 61 | $100,000 |
| 4. Bayview & High Tech · Richmond Hill | 61 | $117,000 |
| 5. 16th & Bayview · Richmond Hill | 61 | $124,000 |
| 6. Briggs & Valleymede · Richmond Hill | 60 | $152,000 |
| 7. Bayview & Briggs · Richmond Hill | 59 | $110,000 |
| 8. 16th & Spadina · Richmond Hill | 58 | $128,000 |
| 9. Upper Thornhill Estates · Richmond Hill | 58 | $149,000 |
| 10. Yongehurst · Richmond Hill | 57 | $119,000 |
| 11. Patterson · Richmond Hill | 56 | $154,000 |
| 12. Bathurst & Milos · Richmond Hill | 56 | $122,000 |
| 13. Richvale · Richmond Hill | 56 | $122,000 |
| 14. Leslie & 16th · Richmond Hill | 56 | $125,000 |
| 15. Beverley Acres · Richmond Hill | 55 | $137,000 |
| 16. Elgin Mills · Richmond Hill | 55 | $123,000 |
| 17. Headford · Richmond Hill | 55 | $108,000 |
| 18. Boake & Spadina · Richmond Hill | 53 | $143,000 |
| 19. Bayview & 16th · Richmond Hill | 53 | $120,000 |
| 20. Jefferson · Richmond Hill | 53 | $112,000 |
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Common questions
Which Richmond Hill neighbourhood is the most educated?
Carrville, where 62% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the highest share in Richmond Hill.
What percentage of Richmond Hill residents have a university degree?
Citywide it's 44.9%. Several neighbourhoods run well above that, including Carrville at 62% and Upper Thornhill Estates at 58%.
Do highly educated neighbourhoods in Richmond Hill also have high incomes?
Mostly yes. Upper Thornhill Estates, at 58% university-educated, has a median income near $149,000, and Patterson, at 56%, sits at $154,000. Carrville, the top neighbourhood for education at 62%, doesn't have income data available.
How dense is Richmond Hill?
About 3,368 people per square kilometre citywide.