Oakville

Toronto suburb west

Oakville is a town in southern Ontario, Canada, situated on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton.

It functions as an affluent suburb known for its waterfront, historic downtown, and high median household income.

The name also applies to smaller communities in other parts of Canada and the United States: We're moving to Oakville next month.

geography

Mississauga

Ontario lakefront municipality

Trafalgar · Milton · Georgetown · Sheridan · Clarkson · Lakeshore

identity

affluent

Having abundant financial resources

heritage · upscale · leafy · bedroom community · GTA · yacht club · golf course · conservation · marina · downtown

Opposites
urban density/settlement type

Oakvilleinner city

Dense central metropolitan zone

urban core · Manhattan · downtown · city center · rural

socioeconomic character

OakvilleMalvern

English spa town

Scarborough · Oshawa · Hamilton · skid row · Brampton

settlement type

Oakvillefarmland

Agricultural terrain

backcountry · remote village · agricultural land · wilderness

Family

village, oak, villa, oaks, villager, oaken, oaky, oakleaf, oakiness

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G