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Dufferin HillVaughan

7,910 people live in this neighbourhood in Vaughan. Of Vaughan’s 24 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

7,910

people, Census 2021

Median age

42.8

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

62%

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%

TownGrade

A⁻

#356 of 2,556

Is Dufferin Hill a good place to live?

Pupils here do better than most (A). Prices are high against local incomes (C−). Overall, that makes an A−, good for #93 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than just over four fifths of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestAWalkability ASchools AHazard riskWeakestC⁻Cost of living

What makes Dufferin Hill stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$135,600 median household income

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

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

7.4 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

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

Walkability

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A.

How Dufferin Hill grades

Each subject compares Dufferin 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

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carAOpen →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedAOpen →Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC⁻Open →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Canada's Wonderland and 51 more in and around Dufferin Hill

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

All attractions →

Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland2.3 km outside town, to the west · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)

AttractionLeviathan2.2 km outside town, to the west

AttractionBehemoth2.1 km outside town, to the west

AttractionYukon Striker2.3 km outside town, to the west

AttractionMighty Canadian Minebuster2.2 km outside town, to the west

AttractionDareDeviler2.1 km outside town, to the west

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (6)

Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leviathan: Chris!!!!!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Behemoth: Mindme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yukon Striker: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mighty Canadian Minebuster: Mike chernucha, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
DareDeviler: Mike chernucha, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

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

SchoolsSchools A

Dufferin Hill’s schools mostly beat the middle in Ontario, 14 of the 25 with results

Stephen Lewis Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,730 students. Its schools answer to 3 boards. Also worth knowing: 2 of the 26 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Within 3 km of Dufferin Hill are 22 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, teaching 14,765 students.

26schools within 3 kmASchools 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
Stephen Lewis Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,730	English public
ÉIC Renaissance FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	185	French Catholic
Maple High School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,590	English public

See all 26 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public18

English Catholic6

French Catholic2

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

14,765

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageDufferin Hill’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results14 of 25 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school26 schools within 3 km · 22 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Language2 of 26 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards3 school boards · York Region DSB Questions“What schools are there in Dufferin Hill?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

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

Earthquake risk for the city of Vaughan

One flood study covers the town, by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. Seismic risk in Dufferin Hill sits near the middle: $0.028 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

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

Dufferin Hill0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Dufferin 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

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageDufferin 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

People in Dufferin Hill’s health region live to 86.3 on average, 4.8 years beyond the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the York Regional Health Unit

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: just over half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.2 km from the average resident of Dufferin Hill, about the norm of 3.7 km.

51%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Dufferin Hill51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Dufferin 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 pageDufferin Hill’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.2 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

HousingCost of living C⁻

Most households in Dufferin Hill own their home: 92%, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Rent took 18% of household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

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

Dufferin Hill$1,000,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Dufferin Hill	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	92%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	18%	22%	18%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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

Owners and renters92% own their home Cost of living7.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,000,000, 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 · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Toronto metro area)

SafetySafety B⁺

Dufferin Hill earns a B+ for safety

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 21.4 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area records 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

53Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Dufferin 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 pageDufferin Hill’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety53 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Dufferin Hill’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Dufferin 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: the York Region service area

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Dufferin Hill take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

The car took 86% of commuters, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%

Public transit8%

Walk1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Dufferin Hill	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	86%	88%	89%

$135,600

median household income, 2020

37%

worked from home, May 2021

45%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Climate

Dufferin Hill has warmer summer afternoons than 91% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in June, at 87 mm. January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −10.1°C, lower than Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 3 May, and the first in autumn, 13 October, lie 161 days.

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	Dufferin 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 pageDufferin 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 station9.8 km to the station · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)

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

Outdoors

Dufferin Hill is 21 km from Rouge National Urban Park

Protected areas cover 4.4% of the land within 10 km, above Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. 7.1 km out lies the largest, Elgin West Channel Lands, at 89 ha. CPCAD lists 29 protected areas within 10 km. The closest provincial park is Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, 31 km from the edge of town.

4.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Dufferin Hill4.4%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Dufferin Hill	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	21	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	4.4%	2.3%	2.3%

21 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

31 km

to Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageDufferin Hill’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas29 protected areas within 10 km · Elgin West Channel Lands National & provincial parks21 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Dufferin Hill than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 42%

One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike.

42.8median age

Dufferin HillOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

14%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.5% of Dufferin Hill

Of the 2021 count, 4,080 were women and 3,840 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Dufferin Hill
	Dufferin Hill	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	14%	15%	16%
15 to 64	73%	65%	64%
65+	13%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

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

Ages42.8 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households2,440 households English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Dufferin Hill runs from −1°C to 7°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vaughan forecast. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −6°C. About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 77 mm of rain and snow.

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 pageDufferin 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

35,850 residents per council seat in Vaughan, a higher ratio than 98% of Ontario municipalities

In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Dufferin Hill is shared by 2 ridings (Thornhill and King—Vaughan).

Turnout	Dufferin Hill	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	27%	31%	31%

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

Member of ParliamentMelissa Lantsman council seats10

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

More visits per person served than 87% of Ontario’s town libraries: Vaughan public library counts 5.7

Dufferin Hill is served by Vaughan public library, the library of all of Vaughan, so the figures here are the city’s, for 344,930 people.

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

Places to belong1.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dufferin Hill

15pages on Dufferin Hill

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costC⁻Homes 7.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsA26 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteC⁺60% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Dufferin Hill

No notable person born in Dufferin Hill is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Max Aitken, 1st Baron BeaverbrookAnglo-Canadian business tycoon, politic… · born in Maple · 1879–1964

Lucas LessioCanadian ice hockey player · born in Maple · born 1993

Phillip Di GiuseppeCanadian professional ice hockey player · born in Maple · born 1993

Adam MascherinCanadian ice hockey player · born in Maple · born 1998

Harold James KirbyCanadian politician · born in Maple · 1895–1956

Mendelson JoeCanadian artist and musician · born in Maple · 1944–2023

Photo credits

Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook: Unknown author, Public domain · Phillip Di Giuseppe: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

Dufferin Hill’s neighbours

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

CrossroadsCarrville CornersThornhill WoodsThe Valleys of ThornhillMapleBeverley GlenDufferin Hill

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Dufferin Hill	7,910	—	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Crossroads	4,525	1.6	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Carrville Corners	13,004	1.7	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Thornhill Woods	13,237	1.7	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
The Valleys of Thornhill	9,979	2.4	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Maple	20,122	2.9	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Beverley Glen	38,720	4.1	A⁻	D	B⁺	A

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

About Dufferin Hill

Neighbourhood in Vaughan

Statistics Canada counts Vaughan as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Dufferin Hill and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 7,910 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Vaughan
Census subdivision: 3519028

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).