ConcordVaughan
It is a neighbourhood of 7,225 residents in Vaughan. Vaughan is split into 24 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Concord a good place to live?
Good on most counts; one lags. With a B overall, Concord is better than 61% of Canadian towns and ranks #357 of 858 in Ontario. Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Residents are healthier than most (A). The trade-off is cost of living (D−).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Concord grades
Each subject compares Concord 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Concord stand out
The 3 things Concord does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Concord.
Renting in Concord eats 24% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Owners make up four in five households, about level with Ontario’s towns (76%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, 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 Concord alone.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Concord | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 22% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 76% | 74% |
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.
Concord faces fewer hazards than 90% of Canadian towns
NRCan expects $0.028 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Concord, near the typical $0.030. Flood mapping exists: a study by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Vaughan, with Concord one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Concord | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
People in Concord’s health region live to 86.3 on average, 4.8 years beyond the typical Canadian town
Measured across the York Regional Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
What sets Concord apart within its region is distance, and at 3.3 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, just over half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Concord | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 86.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Smokers | 10% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Concord gets a B+ for safety
The index for the force that serves it came to 53, below Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Across its police area, there are 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Concord | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the York Region service area
Trips to work from Concord take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average
The car carried 79% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Concord | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 79% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 31 min | 29 min | 26 min |
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.
4 school boards share Concord
The 3 km around Concord counts 27 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, 17,575 students between them. Northview Heights Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,585 students. Results are mixed: 9 of 32 schools above the middle in Ontario, 15 below it. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paschal Baylon Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 755 | English Catholic |
| Northview Heights Secondary School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,585 | English public |
| St Giovanni Battista Scalabrini Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 175 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Concord | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Summer arrives in force in Concord, hotter than in 91% of Canadian towns
June is the wettest month, with 87 mm of rain and snow on average. January nights fall to −10.1°C on average, lower than Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 40 cm. Between the last spring frost, 3 May, and the first in autumn, 13 October, lie 161 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Concord | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport))
More of Concord belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%
Children under 15 make up 12% of residents. 25% of residents are 65 or over, above both Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.0% of Concord’s residents are women
Here the census found 3,470 men and 3,755 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Concord | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 60% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Concord in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C
A normal November brings 77 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. Then December: 2°C by day, −6°C at night. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −10°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
35,850 residents per council seat in Vaughan, a higher ratio than 98% of Ontario municipalities
Concord is part of Vaughan, which elected Steven Del Duca as mayor in October 2022.
| Turnout | Concord | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 27% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Vaughan public library draws 5.7 visits per person served, ahead of 87% of Ontario’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Vaughan’s: Vaughan public library serves all 344,930 people of the city, Concord among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rouge National Urban Park lies 23 km beyond Concord’s edge
The largest is David Dunlap Observatory Park: 45 ha, 7.1 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 21 protected areas. Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 35 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Concord | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Concord
Black Creek Pioneer Village and 13 more in and around Concord
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Concord, the best known first.
MuseumBlack Creek Pioneer Village2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
GardenDownsview Park4.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumCanadian Air and Space Museum4.2 km outside town, to the south
Ski hillUplands Golf & Ski Club3.7 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkLegoland Discovery Centre Toronto4.6 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooReptilia4.3 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Black Creek Pioneer Village: John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Air and Space Museum: Hawklord2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uplands Golf & Ski Club: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Concord
One notable person was born in Concord; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Howie Mandel: TYMA4561, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lauren Collins: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Adrian Cann: Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0 · Craig Kielburger: Siavash Ghazvinian, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Concord
Neighbourhood in Vaughan
No official boundary marks Concord off from the rest of Vaughan: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,225 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Vaughan
- Census subdivision
- 3519028
Concord’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 7,225 | — | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 2.3 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Westminster-Branson | 26,027 | 2.7 | B+ | D− | A | A |
| Edgeley | 7,016 | 3.3 | B− | D− | B+ | A |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 3.8 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Newtonbrook West | 23,978 | 3.9 | B− | D− | C | A |
| Crossroads | 4,525 | 4.1 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).