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Vaughan, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Vaughan: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · December 2025

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Vaughan · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Vaughan.

Vaughan appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · December 2025

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Vaughan · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Vaughan.

Broadband rows for Vaughan come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Vaughan internet page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · December 2025

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

December 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Vaughan · November 2025

How Vaughan sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Vaughan follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Vaughan in national context first.

Cortellucci Square keeps Vaughan lively · November 2025

Cortellucci Square is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Vaughan compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Vaughan's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Millway Avenue Linear Park in Vaughan · November 2025

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

North Urban Park, Vaughan · October 2025

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

October 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · October 2025

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · October 2025

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Vaughan

Where Vaughan sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Vaughan shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Vaughan permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · September 2025

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Cortellucci Square keeps Vaughan lively · September 2025

Cortellucci Square is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

North Urban Park is planned as a multi-block greenspace a short walk from the VMC Subway Station and SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

North Urban Park in Vaughan · September 2025

York Region coverage files Vaughan stories under the local Citizen desk, but the hometown frame is municipal: a downtown being assembled in

September 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Cortellucci Square in Vaughan · August 2025

Ask someone for downtown Vaughan and they will likely point you to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the VMC in city shorthand. Council

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Vaughan drinking water

Vaughan draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Vaughan's source: Lake Ontario. Treatment at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply sits between the intake and the tap.

Vaughan’s primary supply is Lake Ontario water purchased through York Region from Toronto and Peel. Kleinburg is operated as a distinct York sub-system within Vaughan.

See the Vaughan water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · August 2025

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Vaughan · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Vaughan.

Vaughan appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

North Urban Park, Vaughan · July 2025

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

July 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Vaughan · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Vaughan.

Broadband rows for Vaughan come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Vaughan internet page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · July 2025

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Vaughan · July 2025

How Vaughan sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Vaughan follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Vaughan in national context first.

June 2025

Millway Avenue Linear Park keeps Vaughan lively · June 2025

Millway Avenue Linear Park is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Vaughan compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Vaughan's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

North Urban Park in Vaughan · June 2025

York Region coverage files Vaughan stories under the local Citizen desk, but the hometown frame is municipal: a downtown being assembled in

June 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · June 2025

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

North Urban Park, Vaughan · May 2025 · 2

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

May 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

North Urban Park is planned as a multi-block greenspace a short walk from the VMC Subway Station and SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · May 2025

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Vaughan

Where Vaughan sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Vaughan comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Vaughan permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

North Urban Park, Vaughan · May 2025

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

May 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Millway Avenue Linear Park keeps Vaughan lively · April 2025

Millway Avenue Linear Park is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Cortellucci Square in Vaughan · April 2025

Ask someone for downtown Vaughan and they will likely point you to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the VMC in city shorthand. Council

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Millway Avenue Linear Park in Vaughan · April 2025

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

March 2025: Vaughan drinking water

Vaughan draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

Vaughan municipal drinking water starts at Lake Ontario and is treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Vaughan’s primary supply is Lake Ontario water purchased through York Region from Toronto and Peel. Kleinburg is operated as a distinct York sub-system within Vaughan.

See the Vaughan water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

North Urban Park, Vaughan · March 2025

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

March 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Vaughan · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Vaughan.

Vaughan appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · March 2025

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Vaughan · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Vaughan.

Broadband rows for Vaughan come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Vaughan internet page.

February 2025

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · February 2025

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Vaughan · February 2025

How Vaughan sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Vaughan follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Vaughan in national context first.

North Urban Park keeps Vaughan lively · February 2025

North Urban Park is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

February 2025 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Vaughan compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Vaughan's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Cortellucci Square in Vaughan · January 2025

Ask someone for downtown Vaughan and they will likely point you to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the VMC in city shorthand. Council

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · January 2025

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · January 2025

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

North Urban Park is planned as a multi-block greenspace a short walk from the VMC Subway Station and SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.