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Village · Richmond Hill, Greater Toronto

Oak Ridges

A lakeside community on the Moraine, with the pace of a small town

  • Nature lovers
  • Long-term owners
  • Quiet streets
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Oak Ridges in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Toronto, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Oak Ridges is a northern Richmond Hill community on the Oak Ridges Moraine, with large lots, a lake and a village centre. About 75% of homes are detached and 2% are apartments, 15% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $1.34M in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)
$1.19M*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $917K
Residents
19,860
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 17,640 at the 2021 census
Households renting
15%
city 34%
Homes that are apartments
2%
city 38%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $1.34M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Toronto MLS® Home Price Index (-11% since then), that is about $1.19M, 30% above the Toronto-area suburbs median of $917K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 15% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 75% 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 17,640 at the 2021 census.

0-1418%
15-198%
20-246%
25-3410%
35-4413%
45-5419%
55-6414%
65+13%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 17,640 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached75%
Semi-detached5%
Row house16%
Duplex flat2%
Apartment under 5 storeys1%
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
$20,320
on $1.19M

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.

Sources and notes

  1. Source: Government of Ontario, Calculating Land Transfer Tax. 2026 rules, applied to this neighbourhood's median census home value, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. Ontario's first-time buyer refund (up to $4,000) is not deducted. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩