Photo: Sikander Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.0German Mills’s home values run 2 times those of the middle of Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census gives $1,400,000 as the median value; Ontario’s towns come to $695,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Ontario, so nothing here says what German Mills’s homes actually sold for.
Two ways to price a home in German Mills
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Ontario’s assessments are still on MPAC’s values of 1 January 2016, far below today’s prices, so they compare only with other Ontario towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.39M
- Owners
- 3,665
- 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). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits published for the city of Markham, not by town
Houses in Markham carry 3.7 times the assessment of the median for Ontario’s towns
Of Markham’s 108,480 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 61% are detached houses and 16% are condos.
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.
The homes of German Mills, by period and type
Of the 4,135 homes people lived in across German Mills at the 2021 census, 72% were single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981. 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
| German Mills | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 14% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Building at the pace of Ontario’s towns: 12.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Markham, against 15
Over 2018–2023, 9,308 homes were permitted in Markham, close to 1,551 each year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 16% were single-unit, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 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
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. · Monthly permits: the Toronto metro area
German Mills is 101% above the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to German Mills: Thornlea, Hillcrest Village and Bayview Woods-Steeles
Next to German Mills: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Mills | $1.4M | $1.39M | 88% | |
| Thornlea | $850K | $1.12M | 82% | 2 |
| Hillcrest Village | $900K | $1M | 73% | 2.2 |
| Bayview Woods-Steeles | $1.27M | $1.39M | 55% | 3.2 |
| Steeles | $950K | $877K | 83% | 3.7 |
| Steeles Corners | $1.39M | $1.36M | 49% | 4.1 |
| Langstaff | $750K | $1.1M | 75% | 4.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in German Mills
Is German Mills expensive for Ontario?
More than most: Ontario’s towns have a median of $695,000, and German Mills sits above it.
How many households in German Mills are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of German Mills’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
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).