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It is a neighbourhood of 7,228 residents in Markham. Markham is split into 22 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

7,228

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.5

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

63%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

B⁺

#837 of 2,556

Is Brown's Corners a good place to live?

Brown's Corners does the important things well, at a cost. With a B+ overall, Brown's Corners sits #293 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 66% of Canadian towns. Its strongest subject is schools (A+). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A). The drawback is cost of living (D−). Incomes are on the low side (D).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Schools AWalkability AHazard riskWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

What makes Brown's Corners stand out

The 3 things Brown's Corners does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

10.6 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Schools

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

How Brown's Corners grades

Each subject compares Brown's Corners with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA⁺Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itAOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brown's Corners.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Brown's Corners eats 37% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Measured across the Toronto metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Owners make up two thirds of households, below Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 48% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$700,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Brown's Corners$700,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	37%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	48%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	67%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageBrown's Corners’ cost of living pageOpen the full Corners’ cost of living page

Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living10.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household income Owners and renters67% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

Brown's Corners’s schools mostly beat the middle in Ontario, 38 of the 52 with results

The schools around it answer to 5 boards, above Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Unionville High School is the biggest, at 1,865 students. 27,080 students attend the 45 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Brown's Corners. Of the 55, one teaches in French (10% of schools in Ontario).

55schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
St Justin Martyr Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	675	English Catholic
Unionville High School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,865	English public
ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys-Markham FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	175	French Catholic
A Y Jackson Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,400	English public

See all 55 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public40

English Catholic14

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3

27,080

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBrown's Corners’ schools pageOpen the full Corners’ schools page

Results38 of 52 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school55 schools within 3 km · 45 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Language1 of 55 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards5 school boards · Toronto DSB Questions“What schools are there in Brown's Corners?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income D

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Brown's Corners than in 88% of Canadian towns

The car took 86% of commuters, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The commute to work averages 29 min.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%

Public transit6%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	86%	88%	89%
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min

$65,800

median household income, 2020

40%

worked from home, May 2021

46%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageBrown's Corners’ work & commute pageOpen the full Corners’ work & commute page

Unemployment16% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Brown's Corners faces fewer hazards than 88% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Markham

For earthquakes Brown's Corners is middling, $0.034 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. 2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Brown's Corners0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.034	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

15 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageBrown's Corners’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Corners’ flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.034 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth A⁻

Brown's Corners’ region outlives the typical Canadian town by 4.8 years: life expectancy 86.3

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the York Regional Health Unit

Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: just over half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets Brown's Corners apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

51%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Brown's Corners51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	86.3	82.8	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%
Smokers	10%	10%	12%

86.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

6.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBrown's Corners’ health pageOpen the full Corners’ health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 87.9, men 84.6 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety B⁺

Brown's Corners earns a B+ for safety

Shared with the rest of the York Region service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 21.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Its police area records 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

53Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	21.4	30.5	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	67	76	86
Crime Severity Index	53	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

35%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBrown's Corners’ safety reportOpen the full Corners’ safety report

Safety53 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Brown's Corners’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Brown's Corners safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Brown's Corners has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.3°C

January nights in Brown's Corners drop to −10.1°C on average. Frost usually lifts by 3 May and returns around 13 October: 161 days without it. The most precipitation falls in June: 87 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year.

27.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	27.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−10.1°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	145	139	159

145

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 3 May to 13 Oct

113

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBrown's Corners’ climate pageOpen the full Corners’ climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.3°C, January lows −10.1°C Rain and snow862 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow146 cm of snow a year Weather station2.4 km to the station · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport))

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up more of Brown's Corners than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 94%

Under-15s account for just over a tenth of the population. 0.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

40.5median age

Brown's CornersOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 53.3% of Brown's Corners

In 2021 there were 3,850 women to 3,370 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Brown's Corners
	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	12%	15%	16%
15 to 64	69%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	56%	56%

Full pageBrown's Corners’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Corners’ Who lives here page

Ages40.5 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households3,290 households English and French4% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around 7°C in Brown's Corners, nights around −1°C

Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −10°C by night. Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −6°C. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. November normally sees 77 mm of precipitation.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December2°C

January−2°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−9°C	177 mm
Spring	12°C	1°C	211 mm
Summer	26°C	14°C	244 mm
Autumn	15°C	5°C	230 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

77 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBrown's Corners’ weather pageOpen the full Corners’ weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

One councillor per 28,580 residents: Markham is more thinly represented than 97% of Ontario municipalities

Brown's Corners sends one MP to Ottawa from Markham—Unionville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Michael Ma (Liberal Party of Canada).

Turnout	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	32%	31%	31%

Full pageBrown's Corners’ town hall & politics pageOpen the full Corners’ town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity council seats13

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Markham public library draws 6.9 visits per person served, ahead of 94% of Ontario’s town libraries

Markham public library serves the whole of Markham, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 365,051 people, Brown's Corners among them.

Full pageBrown's Corners’ library & civic life pageOpen the full Corners’ library & civic life page

Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Rouge National Urban Park is 9.5 km from Brown's Corners

Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 23, above Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4) alike. For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 28 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.8% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

1.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Brown's Corners1.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Brown's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	23	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.8%	2.3%	2.3%

9.5 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

28 km

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageBrown's Corners’ outdoors pageOpen the full Corners’ outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas32 protected areas within 10 km · Rouge National Urban Park National & provincial parks9.5 km to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Nearby attractions

Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery and 6 more in and around Brown's Corners

A first look at Brown's Corners’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumFrederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery2.1 km outside town, to the northeast

GardenMilliken Park4.5 km outside town, to the east

National historic siteCanadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario2 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumSt. Mark's Coptic Museum600 m outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumHistoric Zion Schoolhouse3 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumHeritage Schoolhouse Museum and Archives100 m outside town, to the west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Milliken Park: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario: oaktree_brian_1976 from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brown's Corners

15pages on Brown's Corners

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costD⁻Homes 10.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺55 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteD48% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.5 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Brown's Corners

No notable person born in Brown's Corners is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Clarence ChantCanadian astronomer and physicist · born in Hagerman's Corners · 1865–1956

Bob BeckettCanadian ice hockey player · born in Unionville · 1936–2019

John ArmstrongCanadian ice hockey centre · born in Unionville · born 1988

Richard CraigCanadian politician · born in Underwood · 1877–1966

Bill ScottCanadian ice hockey executive · born in Unionville · born 1980

Photo credits

Clarence Chant: Unknown author, Public domain · John Armstrong: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Richard Craig: Unknown author, Public domain

Brown's Corners’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

ButtonvilleUnionvilleCachetUnderwoodHagerman's CornersMillikenBrown's Corners

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Brown's Corners	7,228	—	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Buttonville	15,001	1.8	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Unionville	17,632	2.4	B⁺	D	B⁺	A
Cachet	6,361	3.4	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Underwood	5,972	3.9	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Hagerman's Corners	43,555	4.2	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Milliken	12,138	4.2	B	D⁻	B⁺	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

About Brown's Corners

Neighbourhood in Markham

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Brown's Corners, one part of Markham; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 7,228 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Markham
Census subdivision: 3519036

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).