Richmond HillOntario

222,031 residents make their home in this town in Ontario. It is part of the Toronto metro area.

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Population

222,031

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

66%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

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

TownGrade

B⁺

#614 of 2,556

Is Richmond Hill a good place to live?

Plenty to like here, at a price. Richmond Hill’s overall grade is B+, better than 73% of Canadian towns. It ranks #201 of 858 in Ontario. Pupils here do better than most (A+). What counts against it is cost of living (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (C).

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.

StrongestA⁺Schools AWalkability AHazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living CJobs & income

What makes Richmond Hill stand out

The 3 things Richmond Hill does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

58% are immigrants

The median of Canadian towns: 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.7 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

How Richmond Hill grades

Each subject compares Richmond Hill 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

Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →SchoolsAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carAOpen →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereAOpen →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richmond Hill.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Richmond Hill eats 24% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 37% of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 78% of households. Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Richmond Hill alone, so this card uses the figure for the Toronto metro area.

$1,200,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Richmond Hill$1,200,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	37%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	24%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	78%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$2,020

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageRichmond Hill’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living11.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters78% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

Four parallel systems run Richmond Hill’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

Of the 100, 5 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Results lean high: 72 of 98 in the top two fifths in Ontario. Bayview Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,940 students. The 3 km around Richmond Hill counts 82 elementary schools and 18 secondary schools, 56,420 students between them.

100schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Dr Roberta Bondar Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	725	English public
Bayview Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,940	English public
Académie de la Moraine FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	145	French public

See all 100 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public68

English Catholic27

French public3

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

56,420

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageRichmond Hill’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · York Region DSB Every school100 schools within 3 km · 82 elementary schools and 18 secondary schools Results72 of 98 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language5 of 100 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Richmond Hill?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Richmond Hill is lower than in 90% of Canadian towns

One flood study covers the town, by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. NRCan expects $0.028 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Richmond Hill, near the typical $0.030.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

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

Richmond Hill0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.028	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageRichmond Hill’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$0.028 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

HealthHealth A

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

On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 51%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.0 km from the average resident of Richmond Hill, about the norm of 3.7 km. Richmond Hill shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the York Regional Health Unit.

51%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Richmond Hill51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Richmond Hill	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

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageRichmond Hill’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

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

87% of commuters drove, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van87%

Public transit8%

Walk3%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	34 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	87%	88%	89%

$102,000

median household income, 2020

40%

worked from home, May 2021

30%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageRichmond Hill’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to13,070 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Toronto

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety B⁺

Richmond Hill earns a B+ for safety

The force’s area logs 21.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area recorded 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

53Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Richmond Hill	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 pageRichmond Hill’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the York Region service area, not by town

Climate

Summer afternoons in Richmond Hill are warmer than in 91% of Canadian towns

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. Winter lows average −10.1°C in January, between Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average.

27.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Richmond Hill	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 pageRichmond Hill’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 station5.9 km to the station · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)

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

Weather

Richmond Hill in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C

July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −10°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −6°C. Precipitation in November averages 77 mm.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

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 pageRichmond Hill’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

Each seat on Richmond Hill’s council stands for 24,670 residents, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Richmond Hill is shared by 2 ridings (Richmond Hill and Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill).

Turnout	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	32%	31%	31%

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

Who runs itTown Member of ParliamentVincent Ho

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Richmond Hill has 4 public library branches

Richmond Hill Public Library counts 215,018 people in its service area.

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

A year at the library3.3 visits per person served Places to belong0.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Richmond Hill than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 66%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.3% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). 15% of residents are children under 15. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.

43.6median age

Richmond HillOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

15%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification66%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.5% of Richmond Hill

103,955 women and 98,065 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Richmond Hill
	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	68%	65%	64%
65+	17%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	66%	56%	56%

Full pageRichmond Hill’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants58% are immigrants · 66% belong to a visible minority Ages43.6 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households69,315 households · 2.9 people per household English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park lies 10 km beyond Richmond Hill’s edge

The nearest provincial park, Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, is 18 km away. Protected areas take in nearly a tenth of the town itself. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Oak Ridges Trail.

1.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Richmond Hill1.9%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	29	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.9%	2.3%	2.3%

10 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

18 km

to Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageRichmond Hill’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas51 protected areas within 10 km · Elgin West Channel Lands National & provincial parks10 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Oak Ridges Trail

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

History

Richmond Hill: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

At the 2021 census, 5% of homes dated from before 1961, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

David Dunlap Observatory 1866

1866

oldest construction date on the record

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Richmond Hill	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	5%	22%	18%

Full pageRichmond Hill’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · David Dunlap Observatory Older homes5% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Richmond Hill have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Richmond Hill Heritage Centre and 8 more in and around Richmond Hill

From museums to parks and historic sites: Richmond Hill’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumRichmond Hill Heritage Centrein town

Ski hillUplands Golf & Ski Club900 m outside town, to the south

MuseumWhitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre2.9 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumCanadian Museum of Hindu Civilizationin town Art galleryArt galleryIrena Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumAurora Museum & Archives3.9 km outside town, to the north

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

Photo credits (2)

Uplands Golf & Ski Club: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Richmond Hill

15pages on Richmond Hill

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺100 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteC54% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Richmond Hill

63 notable people were born in Richmond Hill.

See all 63 →

Connor McDavidCanadian ice hockey player · born 1997

Italia RicciCanadian-American actress · born 1986

Jordan BinningtonCanadian ice hockey player · born 1993

Michael CammalleriCanadian ice hockey player · born 1982

Cassie CampbellCanadian ice hockey player · born 1973

R. H. ThomsonTelevision, film and stage actor · born 1947

Photo credits

Connor McDavid: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Italia Ricci: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jordan Binnington: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Michael Cammalleri: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cassie Campbell: Michael Dorosh at English Wikipedia, Public domain · R. H. Thomson: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0

Richmond Hill’s neighbours

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

Upper Thornhill EstatesThe Valleys of ThornhillCathedraltownThornhill WoodsHopeCarrville CornersRichmond Hill

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Richmond Hill	222,031	—	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Upper Thornhill Estates	10,435	3.5	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
The Valleys of Thornhill	9,979	4.4	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Cathedraltown	11,029	5.1	A⁻	D	B⁺	A⁻
Thornhill Woods	13,237	5.8	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Hope	6,997	5.9	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Carrville Corners	13,004	6.1	A⁻	C	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Richmond Hill

What kind of homes are in Richmond Hill?

Single-detached houses make up 57% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 19% are in high-rise apartments. 18% of households are one person, and the average is 2.9.

Is Richmond Hill growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 195,022 to 202,022 residents (up 3.6%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 222,031.

How old are the people of Richmond Hill?

The median resident is 43.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.

About Richmond Hill

Town in Ontario

Statistics Canada treats Richmond Hill as a single census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population: 222,031 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: York
Metro area: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3519038

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).