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Best places to live in Greater Toronto

151 places with 8,802,477 residents within about 50 km of Toronto, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Toronto, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Oakville
    Ontario, 213,759 residents    64
  2. 2Milton
    Ontario, 132,979 residents    63
  3. 3Rouge
    Ontario, 46,496 residents    62
  4. 4Mimico
    Ontario, 33,964 residents    62
  5. 5Markham
    Ontario, 338,503 residents    62
  6. 6Richmond Hill
    Ontario, 202,022 residents    61
  7. 7West Hill
    Ontario, 27,392 residents    61
  8. 8Vaughan
    Ontario, 323,103 residents    61
  9. 9Woburn
    Ontario, 53,485 residents    60
  10. 10Halton Hills
    Ontario, 62,951 residents    60

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For retired couples

  1. 1Oakville
    Ontario, 213,759 residents    64
  2. 2Waterfront Communities-The Island
    Ontario, 65,913 residents    63
  3. 3West Hill
    Ontario, 27,392 residents    63
  4. 4Mimico
    Ontario, 33,964 residents    63
  5. 5Rouge
    Ontario, 46,496 residents    63
  6. 6Pickering
    Ontario, 91,771 residents    63
  7. 7South Riverdale
    Ontario, 27,876 residents    62
  8. 8New Toronto
    Ontario, 11,463 residents    62
  9. 9Long Branch
    Ontario, 10,084 residents    62
  10. 10Milton
    Ontario, 132,979 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Waterfront Communities-The Island
    Ontario, 65,913 residents    58
  2. 2Pickering
    Ontario, 91,771 residents    57
  3. 3Niagara
    Ontario, 31,180 residents    57
  4. 4Bay Street Corridor
    Ontario, 25,797 residents    57
  5. 5South Riverdale
    Ontario, 27,876 residents    57
  6. 6Moss Park
    Ontario, 20,506 residents    57
  7. 7Mississauga
    Ontario, 717,961 residents    56
  8. 8Kensington-Chinatown
    Ontario, 17,945 residents    56
  9. 9Brampton
    Ontario, 656,480 residents    56
  10. 10Oakville
    Ontario, 213,759 residents    56

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For commuters

  1. 1Oakville
    Ontario, 213,759 residents    81
  2. 2Mississauga
    Ontario, 717,961 residents    81
  3. 3Brampton
    Ontario, 656,480 residents    81
  4. 4Markham
    Ontario, 338,503 residents    81
  5. 5Vaughan
    Ontario, 323,103 residents    81
  6. 6Richmond Hill
    Ontario, 202,022 residents    81
  7. 7Milton
    Ontario, 132,979 residents    80
  8. 8Pickering
    Ontario, 91,771 residents    74
  9. 9Islington-City Centre West
    Ontario, 43,965 residents    74
  10. 10Willowdale (Ontario, 79,440 residents)
    Ontario, 79,440 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Mississauga
    Ontario, 717,961 residents    77
  2. 2Brampton
    Ontario, 656,480 residents    76
  3. 3Vaughan
    Ontario, 323,103 residents    75
  4. 4Markham
    Ontario, 338,503 residents    74
  5. 5Richmond Hill
    Ontario, 202,022 residents    73
  6. 6Oakville
    Ontario, 213,759 residents    72
  7. 7Milton
    Ontario, 132,979 residents    67
  8. 8Willowdale (Ontario, 79,440 residents)
    Ontario, 79,440 residents    66
  9. 9Pickering
    Ontario, 91,771 residents    64
  10. 10Waterfront Communities-The Island
    Ontario, 65,913 residents    64

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Pickering
    Ontario, 91,771 residents    28
  2. 2Mississauga
    Ontario, 717,961 residents    23
  3. 3Brampton
    Ontario, 656,480 residents    23
  4. 4Oakville
    Ontario, 213,759 residents    23
  5. 5Milton
    Ontario, 132,979 residents    21
  6. 6Willowdale (Ontario, 79,440 residents)
    Ontario, 79,440 residents    20
  7. 7Waterfront Communities-The Island
    Ontario, 65,913 residents    20
  8. 8Vaughan
    Ontario, 323,103 residents    20
  9. 9Islington-City Centre West
    Ontario, 43,965 residents    20
  10. 10Richmond Hill
    Ontario, 202,022 residents    20

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Towns in Greater Toronto