Living in Vaughan

In Vaughan, unemployment is 12.5% (2021).

Foreign-born residents accounted for 49.3% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 36.5% in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 3.63 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 12.5% in May 2021. Annual NO₂ was 8.82 µg/m³ in 2024. In May 2021, 27.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population338,891people1 Jul 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary4,085EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)

Unemployment rate12.5%country median 8.4% — 49% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

PM2.5, annual mean3.63µg/m³country median 3.6 — about the sameOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Vaughan?

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Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Vaughan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vaughan. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1050

Utilities, 85 m² flat€153

Transport pass€109

Internet, 60 Mbps€54

Fitness club€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€23

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	32.37 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	53.61 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	1,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	14 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	23.43 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Vaughan. Jul 2026. Prices in Vaughan¹⁷Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	109.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	153 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	27.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²Official
Dwellings	107,159 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁶Official

Is Vaughan a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Student50%strong on education, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Vaughan?

The median gross salary is about 4,085 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 4,085 EUR/month · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 3,050 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶

What is the unemployment rate in Vaughan?

The unemployment rate is 12.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Vaughan is 12.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Vaughan 12.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,085 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	12.5 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vaughan. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vaughan. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²Official
Workers commuting by public transport	6.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²Official
Workers walking to work	2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²Official
Destinations from nearest airport	147 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	YYZ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	22.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vaughan. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vaughan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.63 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.²

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.8WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Vaughan is 3.6 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Vaughan 3.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.82 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.³Official
PM10 — annual mean	14.4 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.63 µg/m³country median 3.6 — about the same	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 11.6 · May 18.8 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 27 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 22 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 2.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORONTO CITY¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.7 · Feb -6 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 3.9 · May 10 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORONTO CITY¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.5 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 7.8 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.2 · Dec -0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORONTO CITY¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Chatham-Kent ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Ebetsu (Japan) ±0.8 °C, Warren (United States) ±0.9 °C, Grand Rapids (United States) ±1.3 °C, Cambridge (United States) ±1.3 °C, Syracuse (United States) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 273.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,185.9 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Vaughan?

The published population was 338,891 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada⁷

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 30,470 is not 46.5% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	273.5 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Vaughan, CSD 3519028)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	46.45 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	30,470 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.¹¹Official
Population density	1,186 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹¹Official
Population	338,891 people	1 Jul 2022	Statistics Canada⁷Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	49.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹²Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	36.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree¹³Official
Median age	41.6 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Vaughan

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Burnaby as a Vaughan alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 9.6% Burnaby vs 12.5% Vaughan−23%
Median gross pay, city: €3,540 Burnaby vs €4,085 Vaughanno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 2.6 µg/m³ Burnaby vs 3.6 µg/m³ Vaughan−29%
Median gross pay, region: €2,614 Burnaby vs €3,050 Vaughan−14%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €94 Burnaby vs €153 Vaughan−39%
Nearest airport: 16.0 km Burnaby vs 22.3 km Vaughan−28%
A meal out: €12 Burnaby vs €14 Vaughan−15%

Full comparison More about Burnaby

Alternative cities in Canada

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All Canada cities

Markham338,503 residents Gatineau292,524 residents London422,324 residents Saskatoon266,141 residents Laval446,476 residents Kitchener256,885 residents

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Vaughan in rankings

#16 of 30 in Largest cities in Canada #27 of 30 in Highest salary cities in Canada

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vaughan when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Vaughan?

The published population was 338,891 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Vaughan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

What is the typical salary in Vaughan?

The median gross salary is about 4,085 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file).

What is the unemployment rate in Vaughan?

The unemployment rate is 12.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Vaughan?

The median gross salary is 3,050 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Vaughan?

30,470 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status..

Is Vaughan a good place to live?

Vaughan may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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