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Woodbridge MeadowsVaughan

TownGrade

B⁺

#643 of 2,556

A neighbourhood of 3,651 in Vaughan. Vaughan is split into 24 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

Population

3,651

people, Census 2021

Median age

41.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

53%

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%

Is Woodbridge Meadows a good place to live?

Plenty to like here, at a price. Woodbridge Meadows grades B+ overall and ranks #211 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 72% of Canadian towns. Health is a strength (A−). School results are strong (B+). Housing is expensive (C). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B− 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.

StrongestAHazard risk A⁻Health

How Woodbridge Meadows grades

Each subject compares Woodbridge Meadows 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

Hazard riskAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →SchoolsAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →WalkabilityNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Woodbridge Meadows stand out

The 3 things Woodbridge Meadows does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$145,300 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

6.9 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

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

Hazard risk

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Woodbridge Meadows.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Woodbridge Meadows gets an A for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

For earthquakes Woodbridge Meadows is middling, $0.028 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. One flood study covers the town, by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

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

Woodbridge Meadows0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Woodbridge Meadows	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 pageWoodbridge Meadows’ 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: one figure for all of the city of Vaughan

HealthHealth A⁻

Life expectancy around Woodbridge Meadows is 86.3 years, 4.8 more than for the typical Canadian town

51%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Measured from where Woodbridge Meadows’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 8.1 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. In the health survey, 51% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Ontario’s 51%. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the York Regional Health Unit as a whole, not for Woodbridge Meadows alone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Woodbridge Meadows51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Woodbridge Meadows	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

8.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care8.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.9 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 Woodbridge Meadows own their home: 95%, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$1,000,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 17% of household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Toronto metro area, with Woodbridge Meadows one part of it.

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

Woodbridge Meadows$1,000,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	95%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	17%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters95% own their home Cost of living6.9 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 · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

SchoolsSchools B⁺

English or French, public or Catholic: Woodbridge Meadows’s schools come under 8 boards

54schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

The largest is Castlebrooke Secondary School, with 1,765 students. On the tests, 16 of 53 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 15 under it. 3 of the 54 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Woodbridge Meadows: 44 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools, with 28,150 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Pope Francis Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	900	English Catholic
Castlebrooke Secondary School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,765	English public
École élémentaire La Fontaine FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	130	French public

See all 54 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public29

English Catholic22

French Catholic2

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
School boards	8	4	3
Nearest secondary school	3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

28,150

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards8 school boards · York CDSB Every school54 schools within 3 km · 44 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools Results16 of 53 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language3 of 54 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Woodbridge Meadows?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety B⁺

Woodbridge Meadows gets a B+ for safety

53Crime Severity Index

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. Its police area records 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violence across its police area runs at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Woodbridge Meadows	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 pageWoodbridge Meadows’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

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

27.4°CJuly afternoons

January is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average. Frosty days number 131 in a normal year, below both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Expect January lows of around −8.9°C in Woodbridge Meadows. The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 20 October, 174 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.1°C

Spring12.1°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	27.4°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	131	139	159
January night low	−8.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	115 cm	146 cm	141 cm

115 cm

of snow a year

131

days with frost a year

174

frost-free days, 27 Apr to 20 Oct

106

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.4°C, January lows −8.9°C Rain and snow807 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow115 cm of snow a year Weather station14 km to the station · Toronto Pearson (Airport)

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

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 32 km from Woodbridge Meadows

5.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha, 0.1 km off. Within 10 km, 5.7% of the land is protected, higher than both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Count 23 protected areas within 10 km of town. Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 26 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Woodbridge Meadows5.7%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.7%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	10	4	4

32 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

26 km

to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas23 protected areas within 10 km · Brampton Natural Heritage System National & provincial parks32 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

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

Who lives here

Woodbridge Meadows has fewer older residents than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% are 65 or over

41.2median age

27% of residents belong to a visible minority, close to Ontario’s towns (26%) and above Canadian towns (15%).

Woodbridge MeadowsOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

15%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

49.2% of Woodbridge Meadows’ residents are women

Women numbered 1,800 and men 1,855 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Woodbridge Meadows
	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	71%	65%	64%
65+	14%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	56%	56%

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages41.2 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households1,085 households English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

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

8°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal December brings highs of 2°C, lows of −5°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 9 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −9°C.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November8°C

December2°C

January−1°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−7°C	170 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	205 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	223 mm
Autumn	15°C	6°C	208 mm

0°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 Pearson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

One councillor per 35,850 residents: Vaughan is more thinly represented than 98% of Ontario municipalities

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

Turnout	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	27%	31%	31%

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Member of ParliamentMichael Guglielmin council seats10

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Vaughan public library draws 5.7 visits per person served, ahead of 87% of Ontario’s town libraries

Woodbridge Meadows 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 pageWoodbridge Meadows’ 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Household incomes in Woodbridge Meadows are among the highest of any Canadian town

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 92% of commuters, higher than Ontario’s towns (88%) and near Canadian towns (89%). Getting to work takes 29 min on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Public transit2%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Woodbridge Meadows	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	92%	88%	89%
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min

$145,300

median household income, 2020

31%

worked from home, May 2021

45%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageWoodbridge Meadows’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Woodbridge Meadows

15pages on Woodbridge Meadows

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costCHomes 6.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺54 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁻59% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

McMichael Canadian Art Collection and 6 more in and around Woodbridge Meadows

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

All attractions →

MuseumMcMichael Canadian Art Collection1.8 km outside town, to the north Theme parkTheme parkWet'n'Wild Toronto900 m outside town, to the south Historic shipHistoric shipCF-1004.4 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumHvacr Heritage Centre Canada2.7 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumKortright Centre For Conservation3.5 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumMuseum of Cultural Heritage of Indo-Canadians1.5 km outside town, to the south

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

Photo credits (1)

McMichael Canadian Art Collection: Stephanie Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Woodbridge Meadows

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

How we find them →

Elizabeth ArdenCanadian American businesswoman · born in Woodbridge · 1881–1966

Anthony CirelliCanadian professional ice hockey · born in Woodbridge · born 1997

Marco RedaCanadian soccer player · born in Woodbridge · born 1977

Chris DiDomenicoCanadian ice hockey player · born in Woodbridge · born 1989

Michael LiambasCanadian ice hockey player · born in Woodbridge · born 1989

Marco TerminesiCanadian soccer player · born in Woodbridge · born 1984

Photo credits

Elizabeth Arden: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Fisher, Alan, photographer., Public domain · Anthony Cirelli: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marco Reda: LindorMin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chris DiDomenico: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Michael Liambas: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Marco Terminesi: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Woodbridge Meadows

Neighbourhood in Vaughan

The edges of Woodbridge Meadows follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Vaughan’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 3,651 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Vaughan
Census subdivision: 3519028

Woodbridge Meadows’ neighbours

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

The Ravines of Rainbow CreekThe Estates of Rainbow CreekElder MillsPine GroveWoodbridgeEbenezer EastWoodbridge Meadows

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Woodbridge Meadows	3,651	—	B⁺	C	B⁺	A⁻
The Ravines of Rainbow Creek	5,333	1.5	B⁺	D	B⁺	A⁻
The Estates of Rainbow Creek	6,822	1.7	B⁺	D	B⁺	A⁻
Elder Mills	16,790	1.9	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Pine Grove	13,302	2.8	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Woodbridge	18,835	3.8	B	D⁻	B⁺	A
Ebenezer East	27,031	3.8	B	D	B	B⁺

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

Questions about Woodbridge Meadows

How old are the people of Woodbridge Meadows?

Its median age is 41.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 14%.

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).