UxbridgeOntario

TownGrade

B⁺

#624 of 2,556

With 22,618 residents, it is a town in Ontario. It is part of the Toronto metro area.

2 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Rick Harris from Toronto, Ontario, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

22,618

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

58%

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 Uxbridge a good place to live?

The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Its standout strength is schools (A). Buying in is costly (D). Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #204 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 73% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health, B 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 ASchools A⁻SafetyWeakestDCost of living

How Uxbridge grades

Each subject compares Uxbridge 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 riskAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedAOpen →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsBOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Uxbridge stand out

The 3 things Uxbridge does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

14% are immigrants

Canadian towns centre on 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Better than 95%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

7.7 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $900,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Uxbridge.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

For hazard risk, Uxbridge gets an A

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Flood mapping exists: 3 studies, most recently by Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Seismic risk in Uxbridge sits near the middle: $0.021 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

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

Uxbridge0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Uxbridge	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

16 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood3 flood studies 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

HousingCost of living D

Measured against local pay, Uxbridge costs more to live in than 90% of Canadian towns

$900,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Home ownership covers 84% of households. 20% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Uxbridge$900,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	84%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,700

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living7.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $900,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters84% 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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Toronto metro area

SchoolsSchools A

5 school boards share Uxbridge

22schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

In French: 2 of the 22 schools, where in Ontario the share is 10%. 9,240 students attend the 20 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Uxbridge. From the town centre, high school starts 2.3 km away, above both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Glad Park Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	825	English public
Uxbridge Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,025	English public
ÉÉC Pape-François FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	235	French Catholic
ÉSC Pape-François FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	55	French Catholic

See all 22 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public15

English Catholic5

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3
Nearest secondary school	2.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

9,240

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

2.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageUxbridge’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards5 school boards · York Region DSB Every school22 schools within 3 km · 20 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Results8 of 21 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 22 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Uxbridge?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety A⁻

For safety, Uxbridge gets an A−

46Crime Severity Index

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 46 over 2023–25, below Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 7.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. What’s more, the force’s area logs 20.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Uxbridge alone, so this card uses the figure for the Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax) service area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202347

202447

202543

2023–2025	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	20.4	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	46	56	67
Violent crime	7.9	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	61	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

42%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageUxbridge’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety46 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Uxbridge’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Uxbridge safe?”

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

HealthHealth B

Around Uxbridge, 50% of adults call their health very good or excellent

50%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

A child born in the region can expect 82.6 years, about level with Ontario’s towns (82.8) and above Canadian towns (81.5). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Uxbridge live 4.7 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 3.3 km away on average (2.3 within 3 km). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Durham Regional Health Unit as a whole, not for Uxbridge alone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Uxbridge50%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	50%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.6	82.8	81.5
Smokers	11%	10%	12%

82.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

4.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageUxbridge’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.7, men 80.5 Conditions and habits19% 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 B

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

5%walk, cycle or take transit

94% of commuters drove, above both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk4%

Public transit1%

Bicycle0%

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

$117,000

median household income, 2020

32%

worked from home, May 2021

40%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment8.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to715 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.

Climate

January lows in Uxbridge: −11.7°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

26.3°CJuly afternoons

Most of the snow comes in January, about 42 cm. Frost comes on 159 days a year, about level with Canadian towns (159) and above Ontario’s towns (139). June is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.6°C

Spring11.4°C

Summer25.2°C

Autumn13.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	167 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−11.7°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	159	139	159

167 cm

of snow a year

159

days with frost a year

129

days with precipitation a year

Full pageUxbridge’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.3°C, January lows −11.7°C Rain and snowCanadian towns: 883 mm Snow167 cm of snow a year Weather station17 km to the station · Udora

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Udora)

Weather

What November brings in Uxbridge: −2°C at night, 7°C by day

7°Ca normal November afternoon

In November, the normal is 73 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −12°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Port Perry.

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−3°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−10°C	183 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	200 mm
Summer	25°C	13°C	271 mm
Autumn	14°C	4°C	231 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

73 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageUxbridge’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 (Udora); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

92% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spend more per resident than Uxbridge

Uxbridge is in Pickering—Uxbridge for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet.

Turnout	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	40%	31%	31%

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

Member of ParliamentJacob Mantle council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Uxbridge has 3 public library branches

Uxbridge Public Library serves 21,410 people.

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

A year at the library3.7 visits per person served

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Fewer of Uxbridge’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 8%

47.2median age

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 15%, close to Ontario’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (16%).

UxbridgeOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.9% of Uxbridge

Women numbered 10,965 and men 10,590 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Uxbridge
	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	21%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	56%	56%

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

Immigrants14% are immigrants · 8% belong to a visible minority Ages47.2 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households8,005 households · 2.7 people per household English and French8% 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 reaches Uxbridge

4.8%of the land within 10 km protected

For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Oak Ridges Trail and Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail. Of the country within 10 km, 4.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Count 25 protected areas within 10 km of town. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Uxbridge4.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.8%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	4	4

At the edge

to Rouge National Urban Park

At the edge

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

Full pageUxbridge’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas25 protected areas within 10 km · Rouge National Urban Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Oak Ridges Trail

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

History

The registers list 2 historic places in Uxbridge, one at the top

2historic places

The earliest construction date, 1886, belongs to Leaskdale Manse. Designations here include a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

1886

oldest construction date on the record

National Historic Site

Heritage	Uxbridge	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	20%	22%	18%

Full pageUxbridge’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Leaskdale Manse Older homes20% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Uxbridge have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Uxbridge

15pages on Uxbridge

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 46 Housing & costDHomes 7.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsA22 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 82.6 in its region Work & commuteB59% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.2 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

York–Durham Heritage Railway and 9 more in and around Uxbridge

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

All attractions →

Heritage railwayYork–Durham Heritage Railwayin town

MuseumLeaskdale Mansein town AttractionAttractionHolistic Salt Therapy & Cavein town MuseumMuseumL. M. Montgomery Museumin town Ski hillSki hillSki Lakeridge Resort Limitedin town MuseumMuseumUxbridge Historical Centrein town

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

Photo credits (2)

York–Durham Heritage Railway: Peter Daniel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leaskdale Manse: Dottiemockery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Uxbridge

17 notable people were born in Uxbridge.

See all 17 →

Chris BreenCanadian ice hockey player · born 1989

Samuel Simpson SharpeCanadian politician · 1873–1918

Mason MarchmentCanadian ice hockey player · born 1995

Jim ZoetCanadian basketball player · born 1953

Chris BeggBaseball player · born 1979

Jeff KeepingCanadian football player · born 1982

Photo credits

Chris Breen: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Samuel Simpson Sharpe: Bain, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Uxbridge

Town in Ontario

For Uxbridge, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Ontario, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 22,618 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Durham
Metro area: Toronto
Census subdivision: 3518029

Uxbridge’s neighbours

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

Port PerryStouffvilleUxbridge

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Uxbridge	22,618	—	B⁺	D	A⁻	B
Port Perry	23,928	18	B⁺	C	A⁻	B
Stouffville	58,010	18	A⁻	D	B⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Uxbridge

What kind of homes are in Uxbridge?

Single-detached houses make up 81% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 2% are in high-rise apartments. 21% of households are one person, and the average is 2.7.

Is Uxbridge growing?

It added people: 21,176 in 2016, 21,556 in 2021, 1.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 22,618.

Is Uxbridge a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 47.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).