KingOntario

TownGrade

B⁺

#708 of 2,556

The town has 29,077 residents and lies in Ontario. Statistics Canada counts it in the Toronto metro area.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Fishonleash · CC BY 4.0

Population

29,077

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

60%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is King a good place to live?

King does the important things well, at a cost. Schools do well (A−). With a B+ overall, King is better than 69% of Canadian towns and ranks #230 of 858 in Ontario. Health outcomes beat most towns (A−). Buying in is costly (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHazard risk A⁻Schools A⁻HealthWeakestC⁻Cost of living

How King grades

Each subject compares King with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC⁻Open →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes King stand out

The 3 things King does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

26% are immigrants

Half of Canadian towns are above 6%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,600,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$141,000 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in King.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in King is lower than in 95% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

One flood study covers the town, by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. For earthquakes King is middling, $0.021 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

King0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	King	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.021	$0.043	$0.030

$0.021

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

9.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageKing’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.021 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Four parallel systems run King’s schools through 8 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

70schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

Of the 70, 3 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,375 students. On the tests, 32 of 69 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 14 under it. Elementary school is 5.2 km away at the nearest, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
Fieldcrest Elementary School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	785	English public
Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,375	English Catholic
ÉSC Renaissance FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	435	French Catholic
Aurora High School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,020	English public

See all 70 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public41

English Catholic26

French Catholic2

French public1

Schools within 3 km	King	Ontario	Canada
School boards	8	4	3
Nearest elementary school	5.2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	5.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

35,320

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

5.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

5.2 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageKing’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards8 school boards · York Region DSB Every school70 schools within 3 km · 59 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools Results32 of 69 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language3 of 70 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in King?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living C⁻

More households own their home in King than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 88%

$1,600,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 27% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Toronto metro area as a whole, not for King alone.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

King$1,600,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	King	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	27%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	88%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	17%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$2,180

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageKing’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters88% own their home Cost of living11.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,600,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

HealthHealth A⁻

King’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 4.8 years: life expectancy 86.3

51%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Closer to home, a hospital is 12 km from the average resident of King, further than the usual 3.7 km. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 51% against 51%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the York Regional Health Unit, with King one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

King51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	King	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	86.3	82.8	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%
Smokers	10%	10%	12%

86.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageKing’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.9, men 84.6 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety B⁺

King is graded a B+ for safety

53Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of the York Region service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area records 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 53, below Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Where it is policed, 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	King	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	21.4	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	67	76	86
Crime Severity Index	53	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

35%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageKing’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety53 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime King’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is King safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Summer runs warm in King: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal June brings 87 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days. January nights in King drop to −10.1°C on average. Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	King	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	27.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−10.1°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	145	139	159

145

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 3 May to 13 Oct

113

days with precipitation a year

Full pageKing’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.3°C, January lows −10.1°C Rain and snow862 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow146 cm of snow a year Weather station19 km to the station · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport))

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from King take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The car carried 94% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk3%

Public transit1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	King	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	34 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	88%	89%

$141,000

median household income, 2020

34%

worked from home, May 2021

19%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageKing’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,695 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Vaughan

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Weather

Expect November days around 7°C in King, nights around −1°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −6°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. A normal November brings 77 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −10°C.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December2°C

January−2°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−9°C	177 mm
Spring	12°C	1°C	211 mm
Summer	26°C	14°C	244 mm
Autumn	15°C	5°C	230 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

77 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageKing’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Just 1,076 votes decided King—Vaughan in 2021, closer than 95% of Canada’s ridings

Voters in King chose Steve Pellegrini as mayor in October 2022, for a 7-seat council.

Turnout	King	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	21%	31%	31%

Full pageKing’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itTownship Member of ParliamentAnna Roberts

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

At 2.8 loans per person served, King Township Public Library lends less than 79% of Ontario’s town libraries

From 4 branches, King Township Public Library serves 29,467 people.

Full pageKing’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library3.5 visits per person served Places to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 18 km from King: Rouge National Urban Park

4.1%of the land within 10 km protected

The 10 km around town hold 94 protected areas. Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 2.5 km. The largest is Elgin West Channel Lands: 89 ha, 1.2 km from the edge of town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

King4.1%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	King	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	42	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	4.1%	2.3%	2.3%

18 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

2.5 km

to Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageKing’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas94 protected areas within 10 km · Elgin West Channel Lands National & provincial parks18 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes6 named routes · Oak Ridges Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

King grew 12% from 2016 to 2021, faster than most Canadian towns

43.2median age

18% are under 15, above Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older.

KingOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

49.5% of King’s residents are women

Women numbered 13,520 and men 13,815 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in King
	King	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	16%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	60%	56%	56%

Full pageKing’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.2 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households8,965 households · 3 people per household Immigrants26% are immigrants · 18% belong to a visible minority English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Keep exploring

Everything we know about King

15pages on King

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costC⁻Homes 11.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻70 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteC⁺59% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

King Township Museum and 4 more in and around King

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near King, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumKing Township Museumin town

Heritage railwaySouth Simcoe Railway4.6 km outside town, to the west

MuseumElman W. Campbell Museum4 km outside town, to the northeast Theme parkTheme parkAlbion-Bolton Fairgrounds1.8 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumAurora Museum & Archives2.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

King Township Museum: Andrea Kollo, uploading as Kingtourism at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
South Simcoe Railway: Peter Broster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elman W. Campbell Museum: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from King

23 notable people were born in King.

See all 23 →

Alex PietrangeloCanadian ice hockey player · born 1990

Rosie MacLennanCanadian trampoline gymnast · born 1988

Daniel CarcilloCanadian ice hockey player · born 1985

Nick BoyntonIce hockey player · born 1979

George Stewart HenryCanadian politician, Premier of Ontario, farmer and lawyer · 1871–1958

Brandon BurlonCanadian ice hockey player · born 1990

Photo credits

Alex Pietrangelo: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rosie MacLennan: Madchester at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Carcillo: David Kindler from Oak Park, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Nick Boynton: Hockeybroad, CC BY 3.0 · George Stewart Henry: Lyonde, L., Public domain · Brandon Burlon: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

About King

Town in Ontario

King is a municipality in Ontario, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 29,077 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: York
Metro area: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3519049

King’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

HopeTestonPeace VillagePurplevilleAuroraUpper Thornhill EstatesKing

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
King	29,077	—	B⁺	C⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Hope	6,997	8.9	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Teston	7,437	9.4	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Peace Village	14,598	9.8	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Purpleville	19,918	10	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Aurora	67,385	11	A⁻	D	B⁺	A⁻
Upper Thornhill Estates	10,435	12	A⁻	C	B⁺	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about King

Is King growing?

Yes: the census counted 24,512 in 2016 and 27,333 in 2021, a rise of 11.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 29,077.

What kind of homes are in King?

87% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 3% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3 people; 16% are one person living alone.

How old are the people of King?

Its median age is 43.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 18% of residents; over-65s, 16%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).