Best neighbourhoods in Vaughan
Vaughan is a York Region city just north of Toronto, and its top-ranked neighbourhoods lean upper-income and well-educated. Across the city, the median family income is about $121,000, and 36.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Langstaff tops the list here with a median income around $157,000 and 52.8% of residents university-educated. Several Thornhill-area communities, including Upper Thornhill Estates and Thornhill Woods, also rank high, with median incomes in the $126,000 to $133,000 range and over half their residents university-educated. About 16.5% of Vaughan's population is under 15, and average density citywide runs 3,832 people per square kilometre. Housing costs bite for some: 26.9% of households spend 30% or more of income on shelter.
How Vaughan stacks up vs Ontario
Bars are the Vaughanaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census Dissemination Areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Vaughan
| Neighbourhood | Median income | Median age | University-educated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bathurst & Flamingo · Vaughan | $170,000 | 50.0 | 56.0% |
| 2. Langstaff · Vaughan | $157,000 | 47.2 | 52.8% |
| 3. Upper Thornhill Estates · Vaughan | $133,000 | 38.8 | 52.8% |
| 4. The Valleys of Thornhill · Vaughan | $126,000 | 37.2 | 53.6% |
| 5. Thornhill Woods · Vaughan | $128,000 | 38.0 | 52.3% |
| 6. Carrville Corners · Vaughan | $129,000 | 37.6 | 49.7% |
| 7. Bathurst & Clark · Vaughan | $122,000 | 38.8 | 54.8% |
| 8. Pine Grove · Vaughan | $178,000 | 51.2 | 34.2% |
| 9. New Kleinburg · Vaughan | $134,000 | 33.6 | 38.6% |
| 10. Carrville · Vaughan | $118,000 | 37.6 | 53.5% |
| 11. Teston · Vaughan | $135,000 | 39.2 | 32.2% |
| 12. Clark & Atkinson · Vaughan | $119,000 | 39.6 | 47.0% |
| 13. Bathurst & Chabad · Vaughan | $127,000 | 35.6 | 36.5% |
| 14. Teston & St. Joan of Arc · Vaughan | $128,000 | 37.6 | 32.6% |
| 15. Crossroads · Vaughan | $113,000 | 39.6 | 51.5% |
| 16. Rutherford & Keele · Vaughan | $135,000 | 50.0 | 29.4% |
| 17. Weston & Chatfield · Vaughan | $124,000 | 35.6 | 36.9% |
| 18. Vellore · Vaughan | $126,000 | 37.6 | 32.7% |
| 19. Dufferin Hill · Vaughan | $118,000 | 41.2 | 42.8% |
| 20. Hope · Vaughan | $124,000 | 38.8 | 35.5% |
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Common questions
What is the best neighbourhood in Vaughan?
Langstaff ranks at the top of this list, with median family income around $157,000 and 52.8% of residents holding a university degree. Thornhill-area neighbourhoods like Upper Thornhill Estates and Thornhill Woods follow close behind, also with more than half their residents university-educated.
Is Vaughan expensive to live in?
Family incomes in Vaughan run fairly high, with a citywide median around $121,000, but housing costs eat into that: 26.9% of households spend 30% or more of income on housing. Bachelor's degree holders make up 36.8% of residents citywide, and that share runs even higher in top-ranked neighbourhoods.
What percentage of Vaughan residents are university educated?
Citywide, 36.8% of Vaughan residents have a bachelor's degree or higher. In the top-ranked neighbourhoods it runs well above that: The Valleys of Thornhill hits 53.6%, and Carrville is at 53.5%.
How old is the population in Vaughan neighbourhoods?
Vaughan's population skews middle-aged overall, with about 16.5% under 15 citywide. Among the top-ranked neighbourhoods, median ages range from 33.6 in New Kleinburg up to 51.2 in Pine Grove.