RICHMOND HILL HOMES

The City of Richmond Hill lies in York Area and is home to more than 200,000 residents. On March 25, 2019, the Richmond Hill Council passed a motion to alter the title of Richmond Hill from 'town' to 'city.

The York Region District School Board runs 27 public grade schools in Richmond Hill, along with 5 secondary schools: Alexander Mackenzie High School, Bayview Secondary School, Langstaff Secondary School, Richmond Green Secondary School and Richmond Hill High School.

The York Catholic District School Board runs 13 Catholic grade schools in Richmond Hill. It likewise runs 2 Catholic secondary schools, St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School and Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy.

Richmond Hill has 166 parks, under the Town of Richmond Hill Parks Department in the Leisure & Culture Department, of which most are little city parks and 544 hectares of undeveloped natural location for leisure. The biggest such park is Richmond Green Sports Centre and Park that includes a number of baseball diamonds, 2 ice skating rinks, a 300-person amphitheatre and a skateboard park.