Where to Buy in Vaughan: A Neighbourhood Guide (2026)

Quick answer: Where to buy in Vaughan depends on the home you want. For a condo on the subway, look at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. For a GO train commute, look at Maple and Patterson. For a large detached home, look at Woodbridge, Vellore Village and Kleinburg. Across all home types the average Vaughan sale was $1,201,704 in October 2026.

Where to buy in Vaughan, by what you are looking for

• A condo on the subway: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Vaughan condo apartments averaged $538,647 in October 2026.
• A GO train commute: Maple and Patterson, for Maple and Rutherford stations on the Barrie line.
• A large detached home: Woodbridge, Vellore Village and Kleinburg. Vaughan detached homes averaged $1,550,898 in October 2026.
• A village setting: Kleinburg.

Vaughan neighbourhoods

Woodbridge

Larger detached; condos on Highway 7. Vaughan's largest community, in the west along the Humber River. Market Lane and the old village core, large detached brick homes from the 1970s to the 2000s, and newer condos on Highway 7. Close to Highways 400, 407 and 427.

Maple

Detached and towns. Central Vaughan around Major Mackenzie Drive and Keele Street. Detached and townhouse subdivisions from the 1990s and 2000s, Maple and Rutherford GO stations on the Barrie line, Canada's Wonderland, and Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, which opened in 2021.

Kleinburg

Estate homes and new subdivisions. A village above the Humber valley in the north-west, home of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. A heritage main street, estate homes on large lots and new subdivisions on its edges. The Highway 427 extension shortened the drive south.

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

Condos. Vaughan's new downtown at Highway 7 and Jane Street, at the end of TTC Line 1. High-rise condos, offices, a YMCA and library, and a bus terminal for Viva and Brampton's Züm. The main choice in York Region for buyers who want a subway station at the door.

Thornhill (Vaughan side)

Detached, towns and condos. West of Yonge Street: established detached streets, townhouses, and condos around Promenade Mall and along Bathurst Street and Centre Street, with Viva rapidways on Highway 7, Centre and Bathurst.

Patterson and Thornhill Woods

Detached, semis and towns. Built largely in the 2000s between Bathurst and Dufferin, north of Highway 7. Detached and semi-detached homes and townhouses, with Rutherford GO a short drive away.

Vellore Village

Detached. West of Highway 400 around Weston Road and Major Mackenzie Drive. Detached-dominant subdivisions from the 2000s and 2010s, the Vellore Village Community Centre, and Vaughan Mills shopping centre to the south-east.

Concord

Condos and older detached. South-central Vaughan around Highway 7 and Keele Street, historically industrial and now adding condo towers along the Highway 7 Viva corridor.

Prices to expect in Vaughan

For the down payment and land transfer tax at these prices, see buying a home in Vaughan. Vaughan has no municipal land transfer tax.

Getting around Vaughan

TTC Line 1 runs to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station, with Highway 407 station one stop south. The Barrie GO line stops at Rutherford and Maple. Viva bus rapid transit runs along Highway 7, and Highways 400, 407 and 427 cross the city. The Highway 427 extension to Major Mackenzie Drive opened in 2021.

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