Densely populated neighbourhoods in Vaughan
Vaughan is mostly a low-rise, single-detached city, with 66% of homes single-detached and just 9.1% high-rise apartments citywide. Density averages 3,832 people per square kilometre across the city.
Fisherville is the densest neighbourhood by far, at 15,995 people per square kilometre, more than four times the citywide average. Beverley Glen follows at 14,154, and Vellore at 9,794. Median incomes vary widely in these denser pockets. Fisherville sits around $75,000, while Vellore is closer to $117,000. Thornhill and Steeles Corners both sit above 9,000 people per square kilometre too, with incomes around $102,000 and $92,000.
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The first bar is the headline ranking metric; the rest are related axes for context. Bars are the Vaughanaggregate's percentile rank vs Ontario's 20,000+ census areas.
Top neighbourhoods in Vaughan by population density
| Neighbourhood | population density | Median income |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fisherville · Vaughan | 15,995 /km² | $75,000 |
| 2. Beverley Glen · Vaughan | 14,154 /km² | $70,000 |
| 3. Vellore · Vaughan | 9,794 /km² | $117,000 |
| 4. Thornhill · Vaughan | 9,363 /km² | $102,000 |
| 5. Steeles Corners · Vaughan | 9,329 /km² | $92,000 |
| 6. Weston & Blue Willow · Vaughan | 9,049 /km² | $110,000 |
| 7. Bathurst & Chabad · Vaughan | 8,504 /km² | — |
| 8. Peace Village · Vaughan | 8,030 /km² | $121,000 |
| 9. Keele & Drummond · Vaughan | 7,396 /km² | $102,000 |
| 10. Thornhill Woods · Vaughan | 7,039 /km² | $147,000 |
| 11. Ansley Grove & Embassy · Vaughan | 6,981 /km² | $120,000 |
| 12. Dufferin & Draper · Vaughan | 6,956 /km² | $115,000 |
| 13. Teston · Vaughan | 6,639 /km² | $126,000 |
| 14. Dufferin & Clark · Vaughan | 6,628 /km² | — |
| 15. Crossroads · Vaughan | 6,570 /km² | $141,000 |
| 16. Woodbridge · Vaughan | 6,508 /km² | $76,000 |
| 17. Dufferin & Centre · Vaughan | 6,225 /km² | $97,000 |
| 18. Bathurst & Clark · Vaughan | 5,586 /km² | $122,000 |
| 19. Woodbridge Meadows · Vaughan | 5,476 /km² | $133,000 |
| 20. Maple · Vaughan | 5,433 /km² | $127,000 |
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Common questions
What is the most densely populated neighbourhood in Vaughan?
Fisherville, at about 15,995 people per square kilometre. That's more than four times Vaughan's citywide average of 3,832 people per square kilometre.
How dense is Vaughan overall?
Vaughan averages 3,832 people per square kilometre citywide. Most housing is low-rise, with 66% single-detached homes and only 9.1% high-rise apartments.
Which Vaughan neighbourhoods are the most densely built?
Fisherville leads at 15,995 people per square kilometre, followed by Beverley Glen at 14,154 and Vellore at 9,794. Thornhill and Steeles Corners round out the top five, both above 9,000.