Livability Score

86
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities A+

There are lots of amenities close to this location.
Coffee (7) A+
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Coffee Culture
Coffee Shop
Coffee Time
Coffee Shop
Country Style
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Caffe Demetre
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Aroma Espresso Bar
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Belle Vie Café & Bakery
Coffee Shop
M&R Cakes & Cafe
Coffee Shop
The Food and Art Cafe
Coffee Shop
Coffee Time
Coffee Shop
Tim Hortons
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Presse Cafe
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (0) F
Landmark Cinemas
Cinema
Reptilia
Zoo
The Travelling Stage
Art Gallery
Ontario Regiment Museum
Museum
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Art Gallery
Parkwood Estate
Museum
Canadian Automotive Museum
Museum
Station Gallery
Museum
Regent Theatre
Cinema
Oshawa Little Theatre
Theatre Arts
Food and Drink (21) A+
KFC
Fast Food
Fat Bastard Burrito
Fast Food
Church's Chicken
Fast Food
The Beer Store
Alcohol
Popeyes
Fast Food
Royal Thai & Hakka Cuisine
Fast Food
Domino's
Fast Food
LCBO
Alcohol
Pizza Nova
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Whitby Bar & Grill
Bar
Quiznos
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Whitby Wraps
Fast Food
Cominos Pizza & Wings
Fast Food
Hero Certified Burgers
Fast Food
Pizza Pizza
Fast Food
Booster Juice
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Taco Bell
Fast Food
A&W
Fast Food
Shamrocks
Bar
The Kabab Shop
Fast Food
Hot Rocks
Bar
Dairy Queen
Fast Food
Fitness (0) F
Oshawa Centre Community Room
Community Centre
GoodLife Fitness
Gym
Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre
Community Centre
The Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
Community Centre
Orangetheory Fitness
Gym
Durham Outlook for the Needy
Community Centre
Durham Family YMCA
Community Centre
Oshawa Portuguese Club
Community Centre
UOIT-Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre
Community Centre
Fit4Less
Gym
F45 Training
Gym
LA Fitness
Gym
Curves
Gym
Northview Community Centre
Community Centre
LA Fitness
Gym
Oshawa District Shrine Club
Community Centre
South Oshawa Community Centre
Community Centre
Groceries (6) A+
Sobeys
Grocery Store
S&H Health Foods
Health Food
M&M Food Market
Butcher
Metro
Grocery Store
FreshCo
Grocery Store
Healthy Planet
Health Food
Foodland
Grocery Store
The Grocery Outlet
Grocery Store
Food 4 Less
Grocery Store
Walmart Meat
Butcher
Walmart Produce
Grocery Store
Walmart Bakery
Bakery
Walmart Deli
Butcher
Pie Squared
Bakery
S&H Health Foods
Health Food
Walmart Supercentre
Grocery Store
Eat My Shortbread
Bakery
No Frills
Grocery Store
Real Canadian Superstore
Grocery Store
No Frills
Grocery Store
Bulk Barn
Grocery Store
FreshCo
Grocery Store
Caldenese Bakery
Bakery
The Village Bake Shop & Deli
Bakery
Lucky Supermarket
Grocery Store
Parks (46) A+
Prince of Wales Park
Park
Glen Hill Park
Park
Greenfield Park
Park
Elmer Lick Park
Park
Nichol Park
Park
Whitby Optimist Park
Park
Kirby Park
Park
Huron Park
Park
Longwood Park
Park
Thornton Park
Park
Glenayr Park
Park
McLaughlin Park
Park
Wyndfield Park
Park
Pringle Creek Park
Park
Powell Park
Park
Limerick Park
Playground
Dundee Park
Park
Prestwick Park
Park
Bassett Park
Playground
Deverell Park
Playground
Ash Creek Channel Open Space
Park
Jack Wilson Park
Playground
Eric Clarke Park
Park
Glen Stewart Park
Park
Fernhill Park
Park
Shops (39) A+
Bicycles Plus
Bicycle
United Furniture Warehouse
Furniture
The Brick
Furniture
Once Upon a Child
Clothing
DOT Furniture
Furniture
Fido
Electronics
Rogers
Electronics
Nails for You
Beauty
Lastman's Bad Boy
Furniture
Fabricland
Fabric
Urban Planet
Clothing
Impala Bicycles
Bicycle
Dollar Power
Discount Store
Expressions the Salon
Hairdresser
Whitby Mall
Mall
Toys R Us
Toys
Shadya Hair Salon
Hairdresser
Graziella Fine Jewellery
Fashion
Professional Shoe Repair
Shoes
Majestik Communications
Electronics
Euro Comfort
Shoes
London Shoes
Shoes
Urban Fashions
Clothing
Koodo
Electronics
Lingerie 4 "U"
Clothing
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Neighborhoods with high amenity scores:

1. Downtown Whitby (A+)

2. Blue Grass Meadows (A+)

3. Lynde Creek (A-)

4. Brooklin (C+)

5. Taunton North (C-)

commute A+

Of all people who commute, 6.0% take public transportation in Blue Grass Meadows.
Public Transit Stops (14)
Stops & Stations A+
Anderson Street
Bus Stop
Anderson Street
Bus Stop
Rossland Road East
Bus Stop
Thornton Road North
Bus Stop
Bassett Boulevard
Bus Stop
Bassett Boulevard
Bus Stop
Stevenson Rd. S. @ Cartier Ave.
Bus Stop
Stevenson Rd. S. @ Cartier Ave.
Bus Stop
Rossland Eastbound @ Waverly
Bus Stop
Rossland Westbound @ Waverly
Bus Stop
Brock Street
Bus Stop
Chestnut Street East
Bus Stop
Maple Street East
Bus Stop
Oshawa Centre Terminal
Bus Station
Gilbert Street
Bus Stop
Gilbert Street
Bus Stop
Ontario Street
Bus Stop
Manning Road
Bus Stop
GO 96
Bus Stop
Wallace Drive
Bus Stop
GO 90
Bus Stop
GO 88
Bus Stop
GO 91
Bus Stop
Oshawa
Transit Station
Park Rd @ King
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
6.0% C-
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Neighborhoods with high commute scores:

1. Brooklin (A+)

2. Blue Grass Meadows (A+)

3. Downtown Whitby (A+)

4. Lynde Creek (A+)

5. Port Whitby (A+)

cost of living D

The cost of living in Blue Grass Meadows is 98/100 - which is 12% lower than Ontario.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc. F
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax A-
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Neighborhoods with high cost of living scores:

1. Downtown Whitby (C)

2. Whitby Industrial (C)

3. Port Whitby (C-)

4. Pringle Creek (D+)

5. Lynde Creek (D+)

crime B+

Blue Grass Meadows crime rates are 2,585 per 100k, which is 16% lower than Ontario
Property Crime
1,922 crimes per 100k B+
Violent Crime
664 crimes per 100k B+
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Neighborhoods with high crime scores:

1. Brooklin (A)

2. Taunton North (A-)

3. Williamsburg (A-)

4. Rolling Acres (A-)

5. Whitby Industrial (B+)

employment A+

The median income in Blue Grass Meadows is $113,848 - which is 30% higher than Ontario.
Med. Household Income
$113,848 A
Unemployment Rate
5.5% D+
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Neighborhoods with high employment scores:

1. Pringle Creek (A+)

2. Port Whitby (A+)

3. Blue Grass Meadows (A+)

4. Lynde Creek (A+)

5. Downtown Whitby (C)

health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (7)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc. A+
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Whitby Fire Station No. 2
Fire Station
Whitby Mall Dental Office
Dentist
Durham Obgyn Clinic
Doctor
Total Health Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Impexxus Medical Imaging
Doctor
I.D.A.
Pharmacy
Pharmasave
Pharmacy
Walk-In Clinic
Clinic
Guardian
Pharmacy
New Direction Clinic
Doctor
I.D.A.
Pharmacy
Rexall
Pharmacy
Dr. Gold's Source Dental
Dentist
Walmart Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Oshawa Centre Dental Office
Dentist
Family Care Medical Centre
Clinic
Philips Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Dentists
Dentist
Durham Regional Police, Regional Reporting Centre
Police
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Lovell Drugs
Pharmacy
Stevenson Dental Care
Dentist
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmacy
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
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Neighborhoods with high health & safety scores:

1. Brooklin (A+)

2. Downtown Whitby (A+)

3. Williamsburg (A-)

4. Whitby Industrial (F)

5. Blue Grass Meadows (A+)

housing A+

Blue Grass Meadows home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than Ontario
Home Price
n/a C+
Home Appreciation Rate
N/A A+
Home Affordability
N/A A+
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Neighborhoods with high housing scores:

1. Pringle Creek (A+)

2. Blue Grass Meadows (A+)

3. Port Whitby (A+)

4. Lynde Creek (A+)

5. Downtown Whitby (A+)

schools A+

The Blue Grass Meadows graduation rate is 87% - which is 3% higher than Ontario
School Test Scores
71% B-
High School Grad. Rates
87% B-
Elementary Schools (5) A+
Dr Robert Thornton Public School
Glenholme Public School
St Theresa Catholic School
Grove Secondary School
Grove Secondary School
St Paul Catholic School
Bellwood Public School
Stephen G Saywell Public School
C E Broughton Public School
Pringle Creek Public School
ÉÉC Jean-Paul II
Waverly Public School
École élémentaire Antonine Maillet
Julie Payette
Woodcrest Public School
Glen Dhu Public School
Durham Catholic Virtual Elem School
Grove Secondary School
John Dryden Public School
Adelaide Mclaughlin Public School
St Christopher Catholic School
St Mark the Evangelist Catholic School
Sir William Stephenson Public School
Sir Samuel Steele Public School
St Bernard Catholic School
High Schools (0) A+
Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Arch Anthony Meagher Day - PSW Catholic District School Board Night School
Archbishop Anthony Meagher Catholic District School Board Night School
Durham Catholic District School Board Summer School
Durham Catholic Virtual Secondary School
R S Mclaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School
Father Leo J Austin Catholic Secondary School
Grove Secondary School
Henry Street High School
DCE - Under 21 Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
Durham Continuing Education
Durham Continuing Education Summer School
Grove Secondary School
Grove Secondary School Secondary School (Elementary)
Grove Secondary School
O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Durham Alternative Secondary School
Glenholme/Grove School
Glenholme/Grove Secondary School (Elementary)
Grove School
DDSB@Home Secondary School
Grove Secondary School Secondary School (Elementary)
Sinclair Secondary School
Donald A Wilson Secondary School
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Neighborhoods with high education scores:

1. Williamsburg (A+)

2. Downtown Whitby (A+)

3. Blue Grass Meadows (A+)

4. Brooklin (A+)

5. Rolling Acres (A+)

ratings B+

Blue Grass Meadows has an overall rating of 75% from 4 reviews.
User Reviews (0)
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User Surveys (4)
From AreaVibes B+
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Neighborhoods with high user rating scores:

1. Lynde Creek (A+)

2. Williamsburg (A+)

3. Brooklin (A+)

4. Pringle Creek (B+)

5. Blue Grass Meadows (B+)

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Blue Grass Meadows Area Facts

  • Blue Grass Meadows has a Livability Score of 86/100, which is considered exceptional
  • Blue Grass Meadows crime rates are 4% higher than the Whitby average
  • Cost of living in Blue Grass Meadows is 1% lower than the Whitby average

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      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Blue Grass Meadows? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Prince of Wales Park
      Glen Hill Park
      Greenfield Park
      Elmer Lick Park
      Nichol Park
      Whitby Optimist Park
      Kirby Park
      Huron Park

      Entertainment

      Landmark Cinemas
      Reptilia
      The Travelling Stage
      Ontario Regiment Museum
      The Robert McLaughlin Gallery
      Parkwood Estate
      Canadian Automotive Museum
      Station Gallery

      Food & Drink

      KFC
      Fat Bastard Burrito
      Church's Chicken
      The Beer Store
      Popeyes
      Royal Thai & Hakka Cuisine
      Domino's
      LCBO

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Blue Grass Meadows? Of all people who commute, 6.0% take public transportation in Blue Grass Meadows.
      Drive to Work
      40%

      2% higher than the CDN average

      Take Public Transit
      6%

      2% lower than the CDN average

      Walk to Work
      2%

      1% lower than the CDN average

      D Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Blue Grass Meadows? The cost of living in Blue Grass Meadows is 98/100 - which is 12% lower than Ontario.
      Blue Grass Meadows
      98

      2% less expensive than average

      Whitby
      99

      1% less expensive than average

      Canada
      100

      National cost of living index

      B+ Crime

      What is the crime rate in Blue Grass Meadows? Blue Grass Meadows crime rates are 2,585, which are 16% lower than Ontario
      Total Crime
      2,585 per 100k people

      39% lower than the CDN average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 39

      39% lower than the CDN average

      Year-over-year crime
      0%

      Year over year crime is n/a

      A+ Employment

      What is the median income in Blue Grass Meadows? The median income in Blue Grass Meadows is $113,848 which is 30% higher than Ontario.
      Median household income
      $113,84838% higher than the CDN average
      In labour force
      61%4% lower than the CDN average
      Unemployment rate
      5%

      14% lower than the CDN average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Blue Grass Meadows a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
      Lakeridge Health Whitby

      Pharmacies

      Shoppers Drug Mart
      Shoppers Drug Mart
      Shoppers Drug Mart
      Shoppers Drug Mart
      I.D.A.
      Shoppers Drug Mart
      I.D.A.
      The Medicine Shoppe

      Doctors

      Durham Obgyn Clinic
      Impexxus Medical Imaging

      A+ Housing

      What are Blue Grass Meadows home prices? Blue Grass Meadows home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than Ontario
      Median home value
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Median rent price
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Home Ownership
      84%

      24% higher than the CDN average

      A+ Blue Grass Meadows Schools

      Does Blue Grass Meadows have good schools? The Blue Grass Meadows graduation rate is 87% - which is 3% higher than Ontario
      High school grad. rates
      87%

      4% higher than the CDN average

      Bachelor's degree
      23%

      9% lower than the CDN average

      School test scores
      71%

      7% higher than the CDN average

      B+ User Ratings

      Is Blue Grass Meadows a good place to live? Blue Grass Meadows has an overall rating of 75% from 4 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      75%

      4 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      n/a%

      0 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      75%

      4 total surveys

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