Photo: Vertiflite · CC BY-SA 3.0Owners in Vaughan value their homes 73% above the median of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $1,200,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Vaughan the census value is the measure.
Vaughan’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.28M
- Owners
- 89,275
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
A detached house in Vaughan is assessed at 3.5 times the middle of Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 62% of the 108,165 properties on Vaughan’s 2024 roll; condos for 18%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
A younger stock than most: 50% of Vaughan’s homes went up after 2000 (Ontario’s towns: 17%)
The 2021 census counted 103,915 occupied homes in Vaughan; 63% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Vaughan | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 18% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Permits in Vaughan ran at 31 homes a year per 1,000, where Ontario’s towns ran at 15
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Vaughan created 18,055 homes, about 3,009 a year. Very few were houses: 13% in single-unit buildings (Ontario’s towns: 66%).
The busiest year: 2023, with 6,623 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 35,927 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 13% fewer
Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: monthly permits
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Vaughan is dearer than most of Ontario’s towns: 73% above their $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Vaughan: Maple, Peace Village and Dufferin Hill
Next to Vaughan: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan | $1.2M | $1.28M | 86% | |
| Maple | $1.1M | $1.16M | 88% | 1.7 |
| Vellore | $1.2M | $1.24M | 89% | 2.5 |
| Peace Village | $1M | $1.12M | 84% | 3.1 |
| Carrville Corners | $1.3M | $1.3M | 89% | 3.3 |
| Dufferin Hill | $1M | $1.11M | 92% | 3.3 |
| Purpleville | $1.25M | $1.59M | 91% | 3.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Vaughan
Is Vaughan expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Vaughan ranks among the dearer of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
How many households in Vaughan are in core housing need?
In Vaughan, 11% of households are in core housing need, close to the 9% of Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).