Residential · Richmond Hill, Greater Toronto

Jefferson

A moraine-edge community of large houses and forest trails

Families with kids
Nature lovers
Long-term owners

Jefferson in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Toronto, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Jefferson is a north Richmond Hill community of large detached houses beside the Oak Ridges Moraine's forests and trails. About 70% of homes are detached and 1% are apartments, 11% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $1.28M in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $1.14M^*
Residents: 40,550
Households renting: 11%
Homes that are apartments: 1%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $1.28M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $1.14M, 24% above the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
11% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
20% of residents are under 15, versus 16% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
70% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 40% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 36,010 at the 2021 census.

0-1420%

15-198%

20-246%

25-3410%

35-4414%

45-5420%

55-6412%

65+10%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 36,010 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached70%

Semi-detached6%

Row house21%

Duplex flat1%

Apartment under 5 storeys0%

Apartment 5+ storeys1%

Upfront closing costs¹

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Ontario land transfer tax: $19,280

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Richmond Hill. Policing there is by a regional police service, and none publishes neighbourhood crime counts we can compare with Toronto's. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.