What is the difference between Woodbridge, Maple, Kleinburg and Thornhill?

Woodbridge is Vaughan's largest western community, established and car-oriented with a walkable historic core. Maple sits centrally with a wide range of home ages and Barrie-line GO access. Kleinburg is a smaller village setting in the northwest with larger lots and higher prices. Thornhill is in the southeast, mature and closest to Toronto, with more condo and townhome options.

Which Vaughan neighbourhoods have newer homes?

Vellore Village and Patterson have the highest concentration of 2000s-onward housing, along with newer pockets of Sonoma Heights and parts of Kleinburg's surrounding developments.

Which Vaughan neighbourhoods have larger lots?

Kleinburg, Islington Woods and rural Vaughan have the largest lots overall. Some older streets in Woodbridge also have wider, deeper lots than nearby newer subdivisions.

Which parts of Vaughan are best for commuting?

Concord for subway access at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station, Maple and Patterson for Barrie-line GO service, Thornhill for proximity to Toronto's northern edge, and Woodbridge for highway commuting via the 400, 407 and 427.

Vaughan neighbourhoods

Vaughan is a city assembled from villages — Woodbridge, Kleinburg, Maple, Thornhill and Concord all existed before the municipality did, and they still feel separate. The short answer to "where should I live in Vaughan?" is that it depends on three things: your commute, whether you want a newer or established home, and how much lot you need.

Quick orientation

West: Woodbridge and its pockets — East Woodbridge, West Woodbridge, Islington Woods, Sonoma Heights.
Northwest: Kleinburg, Vellore Village and the rural edges.
Centre: Maple, with GO service and a broad mix of housing.
East and southeast: Patterson, Thornhill, Beverley Glen and Brownridge.
South: Concord, including Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and the city's employment lands.

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Detailed neighbourhood guides

West Vaughan

Woodbridge

Vaughan's largest and most established western community, with a long-standing Italian-Canadian presence, a walkable historic core along Woodbridge Avenue and everything from postwar bungalows to newer executive homes.

Woodbridge neighbourhood guide

Northwest Vaughan

Kleinburg

A historic village setting in Vaughan's northwest, known for its main-street shops, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and a mix of heritage homes and large newer estate-style builds.

Kleinburg neighbourhood guide

Central Vaughan

Maple

A central Vaughan community built around an older village core and decades of surrounding subdivisions, with GO Transit access and a wide spread of home ages and price points.

Maple neighbourhood guide

Northwest-central Vaughan

Vellore Village

One of Vaughan's newer large-scale communities, with predominantly 2000s-onward housing, wide streets and a strong concentration of family buyers.

Vellore Village neighbourhood guide

Northeast Vaughan

Patterson

A newer northeast Vaughan community bordering Richmond Hill, with mostly recent detached and townhome construction and Rutherford GO access to the west.

Patterson neighbourhood guide

Southeast Vaughan

Thornhill

An established southeast community split between Vaughan and Markham, with mature streets, a historic core and a mix of older detached homes and newer condos along Yonge Street.

Thornhill neighbourhood guide

South-central Vaughan

Concord

A south Vaughan community that mixes residential streets with the city's largest employment and retail areas, including the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Vaughan Mills.

Concord neighbourhood guide

More Vaughan communities

Southeast Vaughan

Beverley Glen

An established southeast pocket near Bathurst Street and Centre Street with mature detached homes, townhomes and quick access to Toronto's northern edge.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about Beverley Glen

Southeast Vaughan

Brownridge

A mature Thornhill-area community with a settled residential feel, a mix of detached homes and townhomes, and established local retail nearby.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about Brownridge

Northwest Woodbridge

Sonoma Heights

A newer Woodbridge-area community with predominantly late-1990s-onward housing, quiet residential streets and good Highway 427 and 400 access.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about Sonoma Heights

Woodbridge

Islington Woods

A Woodbridge pocket known for larger executive homes, wider lots and proximity to the Humber River valley.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about Islington Woods

Woodbridge

East Woodbridge

The eastern side of Woodbridge, closer to Weston Road and Highway 7, with mostly 1980s–1990s detached housing and convenient everyday retail.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about East Woodbridge

Woodbridge

West Woodbridge

The western side of Woodbridge toward the Humber and Highway 427, mixing older village-era homes with later infill and newer builds.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about West Woodbridge

North and west Vaughan

Rural Vaughan

The agricultural and estate lands on Vaughan's northern and western edges, where lot sizes are largest and properties are the most varied.

Detailed guide in progress — ask me about Rural Vaughan

Choosing a Vaughan neighbourhood

What is the difference between Woodbridge, Maple, Kleinburg and Thornhill?: Woodbridge is Vaughan's largest western community, established and car-oriented with a walkable historic core. Maple sits centrally with a wide range of home ages and Barrie-line GO access. Kleinburg is a smaller village setting in the northwest with larger lots and higher prices. Thornhill is in the southeast, mature and closest to Toronto, with more condo and townhome options.
Which Vaughan neighbourhoods have newer homes?: Vellore Village and Patterson have the highest concentration of 2000s-onward housing, along with newer pockets of Sonoma Heights and parts of Kleinburg's surrounding developments.
Which Vaughan neighbourhoods have larger lots?: Kleinburg, Islington Woods and rural Vaughan have the largest lots overall. Some older streets in Woodbridge also have wider, deeper lots than nearby newer subdivisions.
Which parts of Vaughan are best for commuting?: Concord for subway access at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station, Maple and Patterson for Barrie-line GO service, Thornhill for proximity to Toronto's northern edge, and Woodbridge for highway commuting via the 400, 407 and 427.