Hope does the important things well, at a cost. Its strongest is schools (A+). Prices are high against local incomes (C−). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #165 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than three quarters of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.

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.

StrongestA⁺Schools AHazard risk AHealthWeakestC⁻Cost of living

How Hope grades

Each subject compares Hope 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

SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC⁻Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Hope stand out

The 3 things Hope does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$138,900 median household income

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

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Schools

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

8 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $1,110,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hope.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

English or French, public or Catholic: Hope’s schools come under 4 boards

54schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

Of the 52 with results, 33 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. The largest is Tommy Douglas Secondary School, with 1,645 students. In or within 3 km of Hope: 46 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools, with 29,190 students.

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
Tommy Douglas Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,645	English public
ÉIC Renaissance FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	185	French Catholic
Beynon Fields Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	570	English public

See all 54 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public31

English Catholic19

French Catholic2

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Hope	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3
Nearest secondary school	2.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

29,190

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

2.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageHope’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · York Region DSB Every school54 schools within 3 km · 46 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools Results33 of 52 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language4 of 54 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Hope?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Few places are as safe from hazards as Hope: it beats 90% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Toronto Regional Conservation Authority has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Earthquake risk in Hope is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.028 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.

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

Hope0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Hope	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 pageHope’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 · Earthquake risk: the city of Vaughan

HealthHealth A

Hope gets an A for health

51%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the York Regional Health Unit

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 51% against 51%. A child born in the region can expect 86.3 years, above Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. What sets Hope apart within its region is distance, and at 4.8 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Hope51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Hope	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

4.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageHope’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.6 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⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Hope than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 18% of household income

$1,110,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

85% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Hope one part of it.

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

Hope$1,110,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Hope	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	28%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	85%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageHope’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 living8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,110,000, against the median household income Owners and renters85% own their home

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.

SafetySafety B⁺

Hope gets a B+ for safety

53Crime Severity Index

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 21.4 per 1,000 a year, below 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. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the York Region service area, Hope included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Hope	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 pageHope’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 18 km from Hope

4.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas cover 4.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The largest is Elgin West Channel Lands: 89 ha, 0.5 km from the edge of town. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 29, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). A provincial park, Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, lies 22 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Hope4.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Hope	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	29	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	4.8%	2.3%	2.3%

18 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

22 km

to Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageHope’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas58 protected areas within 10 km · Elgin West Channel Lands National & provincial parks18 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Hope travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

7%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 90% of commuters, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Public transit6%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Hope	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	31 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	88%	89%

$138,900

median household income, 2020

37%

worked from home, May 2021

52%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% 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

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

27.3°CJuly afternoons

Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 3 May to 13 October, 161 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 87 mm on average. A normal January night drops to −10.1°C, below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) but above Canadian towns (−13.5°C).

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Hope	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 pageHope’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 station11 km to the station · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)

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

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Hope than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 40%

39median age

People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%).

HopeOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

51.5% of Hope’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 3,600 were women and 3,395 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Hope
	Hope	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	17%	15%	16%
15 to 64	70%	65%	64%
65+	13%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

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

Ages39 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households2,140 households English and French6% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Hope, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −1°C nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 77 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −6°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. 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 pageHope’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

Council seats in Vaughan are spread thin, 35,850 residents each, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities

Hope sends one MP to Ottawa from King—Vaughan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada).

Turnout	Hope	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	27%	31%	31%

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

Who runs itCity council seats10

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Hope gets a B− for civic life grade

The library figures on this page are Vaughan’s: Vaughan public library serves all 344,930 people of the city, Hope among them.

Full pageHope’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

History

Hope: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers

1historic place

Before 1961 is when 1.4% of the homes went up, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario 1903

1903

oldest construction date on the record

1.4%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Hope	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	1.4%	22%	18%

Full pageHope’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes1.4% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Hope 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 Hope

15pages on Hope

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costC⁻Homes 8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺54 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteC⁺63% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Canada's Wonderland and 51 more in and around Hope

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

All attractions →

Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland2.8 km outside town, to the south · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)

AttractionLeviathan2.4 km outside town, to the south

AttractionYukon Striker2.9 km outside town, to the south

AttractionBehemoth3.1 km outside town, to the south

AttractionMighty Canadian Minebuster3.1 km outside town, to the south

AttractionDareDeviler2.9 km outside town, to the south

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
Yukon Striker: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Behemoth: Mindme, 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

Famous people from around Hope

No notable person born in Hope 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

About Hope

Neighbourhood in Vaughan

TownRatings splits Vaughan into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Hope is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 6,997 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Vaughan
Census subdivision: 3519028

Hope’s neighbours

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

TestonUpper Thornhill EstatesCarrville CornersPeace VillageMapleThe Valleys of ThornhillHope

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Hope	6,997	—	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Teston	7,437	2.1	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Upper Thornhill Estates	10,435	2.9	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Carrville Corners	13,004	3.7	A⁻	C	B⁺	A
Peace Village	14,598	3.8	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Maple	20,122	3.8	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
The Valleys of Thornhill	9,979	4.4	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Hope

Is Hope a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 39, 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).