Where to buy real estate in 2020: York Region, Ont.

Rank	Area	Province	Neighbourhood	Area average price 2019	Value	Momentum	Average price vs. area	Average price vs. metro district	Average price vs. greater city area	1-Year price change	5-Year price change	Final star rating
1	Aurora	ON	Hills of St Andrew	$877,910	71.46	74.77	174.9%	160.6%	121.0%	27.7%	93.8%	★★★★
2	Richmond Hill	ON	South Richvale	$1,101,157	72.84	64.97	176.8%	203.8%	153.5%	28.5%	88.5%	★★★★★
3	Vaughan	ON	Islington Woods	$1,035,829	70.29	62.57	149.8%	162.4%	122.3%	7.5%	89.2%	★★★★
4	Richmond Hill	ON	Harding	$1,101,157	60.14	65.71	115.0%	132.5%	99.8%	9.1%	85.4%	★★★★
5	Markham	ON	Bullock	$1,049,260	60.72	71.07	117.6%	129.2%	97.3%	16.7%	89.5%	★★★★
6	Markham	ON	Markville	$1,049,260	64.48	67.96	129.0%	141.7%	106.8%	17.5%	91.8%	★★★★
7	Richmond Hill	ON	Bayview Hill	$1,101,157	58.60	68.35	195.6%	225.4%	169.8%	22.7%	92.6%	★★★★★
8	Markham	ON	Unionville	$1,049,260	69.62	50.17	146.5%	160.9%	121.2%	-1.3%	28.5%	★★★★★
9	Markham	ON	Old Markham Village	$1,049,260	59.14	68.94	113.9%	125.1%	94.3%	1.2%	85.1%	★★★★
10	Markham	ON	Bayview Glen	$1,049,260	54.64	56.45	225.8%	247.9%	186.8%	9.6%	95.4%	★★★★
11	Richmond Hill	ON	Observatory	$1,101,157	64.02	55.77	124.6%	143.6%	108.2%	1.7%	80.0%	★★★★
12	Whitchurch-Stouffville	ON	Rural Whitchurch-Stouffville	$826,307	68.94	63.10	160.8%	139.0%	104.8%	25.2%	94.1%	★★★★
13	Vaughan	ON	Beverley Glen	$1,035,829	67.99	50.02	140.0%	151.8%	114.3%	22.0%	27.2%	★★★★
14	Richmond Hill	ON	Doncrest	$1,101,157	68.04	40.52	137.1%	158.0%	119.1%	1.5%	29.5%	★★★★
15	Aurora	ON	Aurora Village	$877,910	53.29	61.08	113.4%	104.2%	78.5%	6.8%	55.4%	★★★★
16	Newmarket	ON	Armitage	$746,756	53.72	50.36	122.7%	95.9%	72.3%	-15.4%	61.3%	★★★★★
17	Richmond Hill	ON	Devonsleigh	$1,101,157	56.47	56.27	108.0%	124.5%	93.8%	8.5%	50.3%	★★★★
18	Markham	ON	Thornhill	$1,049,260	68.64	34.48	142.4%	156.4%	117.8%	3.1%	18.2%	★★★★
19	Markham	ON	Thornlea	$1,049,260	68.17	40.62	140.2%	154.0%	116.0%	-1.4%	32.1%	★★★★
20	Richmond Hill	ON	Langstaff	$1,101,157	62.41	43.99	121.0%	139.5%	105.1%	14.5%	12.8%	★★★★
21	Vaughan	ON	Rural Vaughan	$1,035,829	67.77	77.71	139.0%	150.6%	113.5%	28.9%	68.5%	★★
22	Markham	ON	Victoria Square	$1,049,260	66.80	49.52	135.6%	148.9%	112.2%	-18.1%	83.3%	★★★★
23	Markham	ON	Milliken Mills East	$1,049,260	58.61	57.69	113.5%	124.6%	93.9%	7.9%	72.8%	★★★
24	King	ON	Nobleton	$911,416	69.81	47.44	156.4%	149.2%	112.4%	-0.1%	39.7%	★★★★
25	Markham	ON	Grandview	$1,049,260	65.02	25.61	130.4%	143.1%	107.9%	-5.4%	41.3%	★★★★
26	Aurora	ON	Aurora Estates	$877,910	73.62	13.39	210.4%	193.2%	145.6%	-34.9%	13.3%	★★★★
27	Newmarket	ON	Stonehaven-Wyndham	$746,756	52.24	55.70	120.9%	94.5%	71.2%	14.5%	56.7%	★★★★
28	Vaughan	ON	Kleinburg	$1,035,829	54.98	44.20	107.6%	116.6%	87.9%	19.7%	15.4%	★★★★★
29	Markham	ON	Cachet	$1,049,260	64.17	43.14	128.8%	141.5%	106.6%	3.9%	14.1%	★★★★
30	Aurora	ON	Bayview Northeast	$877,910	59.33	44.56	123.3%	113.3%	85.3%	-2.9%	71.8%	★★★★
31	Markham	ON	Buttonville	$1,049,260	64.71	40.74	129.5%	142.2%	107.2%	-8.7%	88.2%	★★★★
32	Markham	ON	Angus Glen	$1,049,260	66.07	40.41	133.1%	146.1%	110.1%	10.8%	22.6%	★★★★
33	Markham	ON	Cedarwood	$1,049,260	41.26	67.27	94.7%	104.0%	78.4%	25.5%	50.5%	★★★
34	Vaughan	ON	Vaughan Grove	$1,035,829	53.47	54.37	105.7%	114.6%	86.3%	-3.9%	94.9%	★★★★
35	Richmond Hill	ON	Jefferson	$1,101,157	63.07	39.43	122.7%	141.4%	106.5%	-19.4%	78.5%	★★★★
36	King	ON	Rural King	$911,416	73.65	58.25	209.0%	199.4%	150.2%	23.1%	56.4%	★★
37	Richmond Hill	ON	North Richvale	$1,101,157	54.13	39.12	105.4%	121.4%	91.5%	-3.9%	61.5%	★★★★★
38	Aurora	ON	Aurora Grove	$877,910	43.85	54.19	102.2%	93.9%	70.8%	4.7%	58.7%	★★★★
39	Markham	ON	Markham Village	$1,049,260	45.50	47.40	98.3%	107.9%	81.3%	-2.5%	33.3%	★★★★
40	Richmond Hill	ON	Headford Business Park	$1,101,157	56.44	39.36	203.9%	235.0%	177.0%	63.6%	0.0%	★★★★
41	Aurora	ON	Aurora Heights	$877,910	38.10	51.95	97.0%	89.1%	67.1%	-5.6%	73.1%	★★★★
42	Richmond Hill	ON	Mill Pond	$1,101,157	55.85	31.11	107.4%	123.8%	93.2%	-7.1%	66.7%	★★★★★
43	Markham	ON	Royal Orchard	$1,049,260	58.76	26.99	113.5%	124.7%	93.9%	-8.8%	31.0%	★★★★
44	Markham	ON	Berczy	$1,049,260	51.36	41.33	103.4%	113.5%	85.5%	-2.1%	41.5%	★★★★
45	Richmond Hill	ON	Rural Richmond Hill	$1,101,157	72.09	10.73	165.8%	191.0%	143.9%	-22.0%	9.7%	★★★★
46	Vaughan	ON	Elder Mills	$1,035,829	45.31	58.45	98.5%	106.8%	80.5%	13.1%	30.8%	★★★
47	Markham	ON	Sherwood-Amberglen	$1,049,260	48.16	44.87	100.2%	110.1%	82.9%	4.0%	39.2%	★★★★
48	Vaughan	ON	Uplands	$1,035,829	70.64	25.22	151.0%	163.6%	123.3%	-25.0%	73.3%	★★★
49	Vaughan	ON	Glen Shields	$1,035,829	47.79	50.21	100.4%	108.8%	82.0%	-22.9%	67.7%	★★★
50	King	ON	King City	$911,416	66.45	21.71	141.6%	135.0%	101.7%	-5.2%	16.2%	★★★★★
51	Markham	ON	Wismer	$1,049,260	44.46	39.34	97.5%	107.1%	80.7%	0.1%	21.3%	★★★★
52	Newmarket	ON	Central Newmarket	$746,756	32.92	47.10	97.2%	76.0%	57.2%	-4.6%	76.2%	★★★★
53	Vaughan	ON	Patterson	$1,035,829	52.17	27.88	104.7%	113.5%	85.5%	-9.7%	16.4%	★★★★★
54	Richmond Hill	ON	Rouge Woods	$1,101,157	60.71	34.26	116.6%	134.4%	101.3%	-44.2%	25.6%	★★★
55	Newmarket	ON	Glenway Estates	$746,756	50.28	34.53	116.9%	91.3%	68.8%	4.6%	25.4%	★★★★
56	Georgina	ON	Keswick North	$497,543	39.99	50.78	116.6%	60.7%	45.8%	3.3%	49.5%	★★★
57	East Gwillimbury	ON	Holland Landing	$744,301	42.85	59.15	106.6%	83.0%	62.6%	7.4%	45.1%	★★★
58	Markham	ON	Village Green-South Unionville	$1,049,260	51.98	24.20	104.0%	114.1%	86.0%	-24.2%	20.3%	★★★★
59	Newmarket	ON	Woodland Hill	$746,756	40.02	39.86	103.6%	81.0%	61.0%	1.9%	36.4%	★★★★
60	Vaughan	ON	Lakeview Estates	$1,035,829	44.71	51.07	98.2%	106.5%	80.2%	3.5%	74.9%	★★★★
61	Vaughan	ON	Brownridge	$1,035,829	45.65	37.78	98.8%	107.1%	80.7%	-7.2%	77.2%	★★★
62	Markham	ON	Victoria Manor-Jennings Gate	$1,049,260	62.23	25.04	122.3%	134.3%	101.2%	-30.8%	50.8%	★★★★
63	Markham	ON	Commerce Valley	$1,049,260	62.08	19.33	121.5%	133.4%	100.5%	0	96.7%	★★★★
64	Aurora	ON	Bayview Wellington	$877,910	31.42	35.57	90.5%	83.1%	62.6%	-0.4%	32.8%	★★★★
65	Markham	ON	Rouge Fairways	$1,049,260	57.75	32.40	111.8%	122.7%	92.5%	-4.2%	36.7%	★★★
66	Newmarket	ON	Gorham-College Manor	$746,756	36.61	33.45	100.1%	78.3%	59.0%	-14.8%	80.3%	★★★★★
67	Georgina	ON	Historic Lakeshore Communities	$497,543	43.90	56.08	128.8%	67.1%	50.5%	2.8%	68.7%	★★★
68	Whitchurch-Stouffville	ON	Stouffville	$826,307	37.30	28.58	98.0%	84.8%	63.9%	-11.4%	13.8%	★★★★★
69	Richmond Hill	ON	Westbrook	$1,101,157	45.10	21.59	96.3%	110.9%	83.6%	-21.9%	17.9%	★★★★
70	Markham	ON	Aileen-Willowbrook	$1,049,260	47.17	26.38	99.5%	109.3%	82.3%	-10.7%	15.9%	★★★★
71	Richmond Hill	ON	Oak Ridges	$1,101,157	40.04	30.94	91.4%	105.3%	79.3%	-13.5%	35.6%	★★★★
72	Georgina	ON	Baldwin	$497,543	47.23	64.89	136.7%	71.2%	53.6%	4.2%	87.4%	★★
73	Vaughan	ON	West Woodbridge	$1,035,829	33.53	48.37	85.0%	92.1%	69.4%	4.7%	35.9%	★★★★
74	Markham	ON	Greensborough	$1,049,260	35.80	44.05	87.3%	95.8%	72.2%	1.7%	39.0%	★★★★
75	Vaughan	ON	East Woodbridge	$1,035,829	38.42	31.46	91.4%	99.0%	74.6%	1.4%	23.3%	★★★★
76	Aurora	ON	Aurora Highlands	$877,910	33.43	37.12	92.2%	84.7%	63.8%	0.6%	37.4%	★★★★
77	Vaughan	ON	Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill	$1,035,829	49.52	28.76	102.2%	110.8%	83.5%	-2.8%	30.0%	★★★
78	Markham	ON	Cathedraltown	$1,049,260	53.60	27.93	105.6%	116.0%	87.4%	-6.8%	30.5%	★★★
79	Markham	ON	Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates	$1,049,260	47.58	17.47	100.0%	109.9%	82.8%	-12.9%	14.6%	★★★★★
80	Vaughan	ON	Maple	$1,035,829	36.58	34.57	89.1%	96.6%	72.8%	-11.4%	34.4%	★★★★
81	Markham	ON	Cornell	$1,049,260	33.98	47.08	85.0%	93.4%	70.4%	2.9%	40.8%	★★★
82	King	ON	Schomberg	$911,416	46.07	28.80	102.6%	97.9%	73.8%	-7.4%	26.9%	★★★★
83	Markham	ON	Raymerville	$1,049,260	45.19	35.05	98.2%	107.8%	81.2%	-2.0%	33.1%	★★★★
84	Richmond Hill	ON	Crosby	$1,101,157	29.99	35.86	77.0%	88.7%	66.8%	-2.4%	37.7%	★★★★
85	Markham	ON	Middlefield	$1,049,260	43.71	35.19	97.1%	106.7%	80.4%	-17.7%	26.2%	★★★
86	Newmarket	ON	Huron Heights-Leslie Valley	$746,756	25.24	36.07	86.8%	67.9%	51.1%	-1.8%	26.4%	★★★★
87	Markham	ON	Devil's Elbow	$1,049,260	73.15	13.29	186.0%	204.2%	153.9%	-11.4%	11.3%	★★★★
88	Markham	ON	Box Grove	$1,049,260	39.41	38.48	91.9%	101.0%	76.1%	-0.7%	27.7%	★★★
89	Vaughan	ON	Vellore Village	$1,035,829	38.19	38.57	91.1%	98.8%	74.4%	2.5%	28.2%	★★★
90	Georgina	ON	Keswick South	$497,543	25.23	49.18	110.2%	57.4%	43.2%	4.0%	43.1%	★★★
91	Richmond Hill	ON	Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox	$1,101,157	39.65	31.07	91.0%	104.8%	79.0%	-5.8%	19.2%	★★★
92	Newmarket	ON	Summerhill Estates	$746,756	36.46	25.13	100.1%	78.2%	59.0%	-24.1%	33.8%	★★★★
93	Markham	ON	German Mills	$1,049,260	50.38	10.79	102.4%	112.4%	84.7%	-27.2%	12.3%	★★★★
94	Markham	ON	Legacy	$1,049,260	47.02	16.60	99.5%	109.3%	82.3%	0	30.3%	★★★★
95	Vaughan	ON	Sonoma Heights	$1,035,829	37.86	28.98	90.8%	98.4%	74.1%	-21.2%	23.8%	★★★★
96	Markham	ON	Rouge River Estates	$1,049,260	49.55	27.70	102.0%	112.0%	84.4%	-4.2%	15.6%	★★★
97	Newmarket	ON	Bristol-London	$746,756	24.60	33.74	86.0%	67.2%	50.6%	-4.1%	24.6%	★★★★
98	Vaughan	ON	Concord	$1,035,829	39.17	22.81	92.1%	99.8%	75.2%	-28.6%	38.7%	★★★★
99	Markham	ON	Milliken Mills West	$1,049,260	32.40	18.16	83.1%	91.2%	68.8%	-19.8%	14.9%	★★★
100	Georgina	ON	Sutton & Jackson's Point	$497,543	25.08	41.12	110.0%	57.3%	43.1%	-0.7%	72.1%	★★★
101	Georgina	ON	Pefferlaw	$497,543	24.47	41.92	108.3%	56.4%	42.5%	-5.8%	47.2%	★★★
102	East Gwillimbury	ON	Mt Albert	$744,301	29.62	35.19	93.4%	72.7%	54.8%	-1.6%	42.6%	★★★
103	Richmond Hill	ON	Beaver Creek Business Park	$1,101,157	37.67	24.78	87.5%	100.8%	76.0%	-47.2%	0.0%	★★
104	Aurora	ON	Rural Aurora	$877,910	56.20	11.40	117.9%	108.3%	81.6%	-10.4%	0.0%	★★
105	East Gwillimbury	ON	Sharon	$744,301	46.71	20.08	111.6%	86.9%	65.5%	-2.8%	14.4%	★★
106	East Gwillimbury	ON	Rural East Gwillimbury	$744,301	43.63	25.88	107.4%	83.7%	63.0%	-7.1%	19.0%	★★
107	King	ON	Pottageville	$911,416	46.84	23.26	103.5%	98.7%	74.4%	-9.1%	31.5%	★★
108	Vaughan	ON	Ballantrae	$1,035,829	42.65	16.72	96.3%	104.4%	78.7%	-17.2%	19.5%	★★★
109	East Gwillimbury	ON	Queensville	$744,301	48.77	23.54	114.2%	89.0%	67.0%	-0.7%	13.6%	★★
110	Georgina	ON	Virginia	$497,543	5.81	31.07	82.8%	43.1%	32.5%	1.5%	24.4%	★★★
111	Markham	ON	Rural Markham	$1,049,260	(22.35)	0.26	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-100.0%	0.3%	★★★
112	Aurora	ON	Bayview Southeast	$877,910	(22.35)	0.16	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.3%	★★★★★
113	Markham	ON	Vinegar Hill	$1,049,260	(22.35)	0.22	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-100.0%	0.3%	★★★
114	Markham	ON	Cedar Grove	$1,049,260	(22.35)	0.05	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.3%	★★★
115	Georgina	ON	Belhaven	$497,543	(22.35)	0.16	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.3%	★★

Value: Measures how affordable the neighbourhood is compared to the surrounding area and the region overall
Momentum: Measures how quickly prices are appreciating in this neighbourhood, with an emphasis on long term appreciation

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York’s top three neighbourhoods to buy in 2020:

1. Hills of St. Andrew, Aurora

Want to live in a fiercely loyal, fiercely proud neighbourhood? Check out the Hills of St. Andrew in Aurora. “This neighbourhood boasts ample, upscale amenities beloved by its residents,” explains Zolo agent and REMS broker, Steve Liu. It’s also the home of the famous St. Andrew’s College, one of the most prestigious private boarding schools for boys.

Turns out this pride could be fuelled by a little bit of international and hometown competition. Its twin city is the city of Leksand, Sweden—and the two communities have certainly bonded over their love of hockey. Hills of St. Andrew is also in close proximity to Newmarket and a long-time rival of nearby King City, another affluent community north of Metro Toronto. Homes in this community often boast space, with some offering acres of land and multiple-attached garages for work and play.

“It’s a neighbourhood where residents are known to take pride in their homes, cars and even their horses,” explains Liu. It makes sense, given the neighbourhood’s access to the Oak Ridges Moraine, a massive green space area that is considered sensitive and protected by government environmental watchdogs.

“It’s an understatement that Hills of St. Andrew is the Forest Hill of Aurora,” says Liu. “Many residents will tell you they’ll happily commute three hours to work each day rather than live anywhere else in the world.”

Prior to the pandemic and market slowdown, homes typically sold within 27 days in Hills of St. Andrew, Aurora.

Average Single-Family Home Price (2019): $1,535,092

One big reason for Islington Woods’ rise in our ranking is the ability of housing to maintain its value, despite price declines which were rampant in 2018 and 2019 in many other communities north of Toronto.

Located north of the busy commercial Highway 7 strip, Islington Woods is sheltered a bit from the hustle and bustle of urban life. The community boundary abuts the Boyd Conservation Park and is minutes away from the National Golf Club of Canada, considered one of the top 10 golf courses in Canada.

Buyers will be pleased by the eclectic mix of housing types available in this community. You’ll find a variety of architectural styles, sizes, and everything from modern multi-family complexes to custom-built detached homes.

Looking forward, home prices here should remain relatively stable, or rebound fairly quickly given the presence of new development. In early 2020, there was one new home development and one townhouse development under construction. Under typical conditions, new development helps drive up prices, since per-square-foot home costs for new builds are typically higher than per-square-foot prices for resale homes.

Prior to the pandemic and market slowdown, homes typically sold within 13 days in Islington Woods.

Average Single-Family Home Price (2019): $1,551,599

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