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Renting in Woodbridge eats 26% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers 79% of households. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Toronto metro area, Woodbridge included.

Woodbridge faces fewer hazards than nine in ten Canadian towns

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Vaughan

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Woodbridge as in most places, at $0.028 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping exists: a study by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

Lives run long around Woodbridge: 86.3 years, 4.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Woodbridge’s is long: 5.2 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: 51% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%.

Woodbridge’s grade for safety: a B+

Measured across the York Region service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 53, below Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

July in Woodbridge runs hotter than in 95% of Canadian towns

Snowfall adds up to 115 cm a year, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Most of the snow comes in January, about 32 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 81 mm on average. Between the last spring frost, 27 April, and the first in autumn, 20 October, lie 174 days.

5 boards run the schools in and around Woodbridge

Of the 43, 2 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). The largest is Father Bressani Catholic High School, with 1,405 students. 23 of the 43 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. Results are mixed: 7 of 40 schools above the middle in Ontario, 14 below it.

Immigrants make up 46% of Woodbridge, a higher share than in 89% of Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.2% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 28% of the population, higher than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Woodbridge: freezing at night, 8°C by day

About 9 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Then December: 2°C by day, −5°C at night. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −9°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

Each seat on Vaughan’s council stands for 35,850 residents, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities

Woodbridge is part of Vaughan, which elected Steven Del Duca as mayor in October 2022.

At 5.7 visits per person served, Vaughan Public Libraries is busier than 87% of Ontario’s town libraries

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

Woodbridge’s household incomes are higher than in 82% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 28 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 91% of commuters at the census.

Rouge National Urban Park is 29 km from Woodbridge

The largest is Brampton Natural Heritage System: 1,126 ha, 3.5 km from the edge of town. 9 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park lies 31 km off. Of the land within 10 km, 5.1% has protected status, above Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.