Photo: Transportfan70 · CC0A home in Cathedraltown is worth 80% more than the middle of Ontario’s towns
That is a median of $1,250,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $695,000 for Ontario’s towns. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Sale prices aren’t published in Ontario: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Cathedraltown.
Two ways to price a home in Cathedraltown
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario. Nobody publishes assessed values, values by property type and building permits for Cathedraltown alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Markham.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.31M
- Owners
- 2,985
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Markham’s detached houses are assessed at 3.7 times the median of Ontario’s towns
In 2024, Markham had 108,480 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 61% of them and condos 16%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Since 2001: 96% of the homes in Cathedraltown, where Ontario’s towns have 17%
Of the 3,485 homes people lived in across Cathedraltown at the 2021 census, 49% were single-detached houses. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Cathedraltown | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Markham permitted 12.4 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Building permits added 9,308 homes in Markham between 2018 and 2023: some 1,551 a year. Only 16% went into single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 2,900 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 35,927 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 13% fewer
Shared with the rest of the Toronto metro area: monthly permits
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Cathedraltown is 80% above the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Cathedraltown: Brown's Corners
Next to Cathedraltown: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedraltown | $1.25M | $1.31M | 86% | |
| Buttonville | $1.5M | $1.54M | 89% | 3.7 |
| Cachet | $2M | $2.27M | 91% | 3.9 |
| Richmond Hill | $1.2M | $1.34M | 78% | 5.1 |
| Berczy Village | $1.3M | $1.24M | 85% | 5.4 |
| Brown's Corners | $700K | $769K | 67% | 5.5 |
| Unionville | $1.51M | $1.5M | 84% | 5.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Cathedraltown
Is Cathedraltown expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Cathedraltown’s census median is above the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Cathedraltown are in core housing need?
In Cathedraltown, 10% of households are in core housing need, close to the 9% of Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).