#1German Mills
11,923 peopleScore 65.3·#309 of 2,556 Canadian towns
Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
German Mills, #1 on this list · Photo: Sikander Iqbal (CC BY-SA 4.0)Markham · 2026
Best neighbourhoods to live in Markham
At the other end is Milliken, with B. Across Canada, the same list puts German Mills #309 of 2,556. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no neighbourhood in Markham. German Mills tops the list in Markham, at A−. Second place goes to Thornlea, at A−, and third to Mount Joy, at A−. The A range holds 13 of the 22 on this list.
Overall grade: one score from every livability grade, each neighbourhood placed on the scale of Canada’s towns How grades work
#1A−
#2Thornlea
20,872 peopleScore 63.3·#419 of 2,556 Canadian towns
Strongest: schools A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D−
#3Mount Joy
8,345 peopleScore 63.1·#427 of 2,556 Canadian towns
Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
All 22 neighbourhoods, ranked
Each neighbourhood by its overall score, best first, with its grade and national rank beside it.
22 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodScoreGrade · national rankWhat drives it
1German Mills11,923 people65.3top 15.9%A−#309 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
2Thornlea20,872 people63.3top 19.9%A−#419 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D−
3Mount Joy8,345 people63.1top 20.1%A−#427 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
4Markham Village10,319 people62.9top 20.7%A−#439 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
5Upper Cornell8,304 people62.7top 21.1%A−#449 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
6Cathedraltown11,029 people62.6top 21.2%A−#455 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
7Buttonville15,001 people62.1top 21.9%A−#479 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living C−
8Greensborough19,270 people61.7top 22.8%A−#498 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
9Box Grove25,496 people61.7top 23.1%A−#503 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
10Cachet6,361 people61.6top 23.3%A−#510 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living C−
11Cornell22,014 people61.6top 23.3%A−#510 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
12Vinegar Hill19,543 people61.4top 23.4%A−#521 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
13Quantztown13,146 people61.0top 24.7%A−#550 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
14Unionville17,632 people60.7top 25.2%B+#566 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
15Wismer Commons20,591 people60.4top 25.7%B+#582 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
16Berczy Village22,149 people60.1top 26.3%B+#601 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
17Langstaff8,147 people60.0top 26.5%B+#608 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
18Hagerman's Corners43,555 people57.6top 33.0%B+#777 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
19Steeles Corners9,468 people57.4top 33.6%B+#799 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
20Brown's Corners7,228 people56.8top 34.4%B+#837 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
21Underwood5,972 people56.8top 34.4%B+#840 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
22Milliken12,138 people55.7top 36.9%B#919 of 2,556 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
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Photos: German Mills, Sikander Iqbal (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Thornlea, Wesoree (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mount Joy, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).