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TownGrade

A⁻

#498 of 2,556

Home to 19,270 people, this neighbourhood lies in Markham. It is one of the 22 neighbourhoods that make up Markham.

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Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

19,270

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.7

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

62%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Greensborough a good place to live?

Much to like here, and you pay for it. Pupils here do better than most (A+). Health is a strength too (A). The trade-off is cost of living (D). Overall, that makes an A−, good for #146 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than 77% of Canadian towns.

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 AHazard risk AHealthWeakestDCost of living

How Greensborough grades

Each subject compares Greensborough 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

SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesDOpen →Hazard riskAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Greensborough stand out

The 3 things Greensborough does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

9 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,100,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Schools

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$122,100 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Greensborough.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

The top fifth in Ontario holds 27 of the 64 schools around Greensborough with results

66schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

Its schools answer to 3 boards. Bill Hogarth Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,055 students. Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 66; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. Within 3 km of Greensborough are 56 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools, teaching 40,740 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Glad Park Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	825	English public
Bill Hogarth Secondary School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	2,055	English public
ÉÉC Pape-François FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	235	French Catholic
All Saints Catholic Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	240	English Catholic

See all 66 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public45

English Catholic18

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	Greensborough	Ontario	Canada
School boards	3	4	3

40,740

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageGreensborough’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results52 of 64 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school66 schools within 3 km · 56 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools Language3 of 66 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards3 school boards · York Region DSB Questions“What schools are there in Greensborough?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living D

Measured against local pay, Greensborough costs more to live in than 89% of Canadian towns

$1,100,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 30% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 20% of household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

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

Greensborough$1,100,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Greensborough	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	30%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	89%	76%	74%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageGreensborough’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,100,000, against the median household income Renting$2,045 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters89% 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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Greensborough is lower than in 88% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

For earthquakes Greensborough is middling, $0.034 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

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

Greensborough0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Greensborough	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

8.2 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageGreensborough’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full 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 · Earthquake risk: the city of Markham

HealthHealth A

Greensborough’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 4.8 years: life expectancy 86.3

51%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the York Regional Health Unit

What sets Greensborough apart within its region is distance, and at 3.8 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 51% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Greensborough51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Greensborough	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

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageGreensborough’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.3 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Greensborough take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 35 min on average

9%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove, in line with Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Public transit7%

Walk1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Greensborough	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	35 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	88%	89%

$122,100

median household income, 2020

42%

worked from home, May 2021

40%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageGreensborough’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment13% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% 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.

Outdoors

Step out of Greensborough and you are in Rouge National Urban Park

8.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km, nearly a tenth of the land is protected, above Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. A provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, lies 12 km away. CPCAD lists 44 protected areas within 10 km. 23% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Greensborough8.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Greensborough	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	30	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	8.5%	2.3%	2.3%

At the edge

to Rouge National Urban Park

12 km

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageGreensborough’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas44 protected areas within 10 km · Rouge National Urban Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a national park · Rouge National Urban Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Villages & Valley (foot)

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

SafetySafety B⁺

Greensborough gets a B+ for safety

53Crime Severity Index

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 67, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Its police area records 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Greensborough	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 pageGreensborough’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the York Region service area

Climate

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

27.3°CJuly afternoons

Most of the snow comes in January, about 40 cm. Between the last spring frost, 3 May, and the first in autumn, 13 October, lie 161 days. On a January night, the temperature in Greensborough falls to about −10.1°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.4°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Greensborough	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 pageGreensborough’s climate pageOpen the full 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 station9.8 km to the station · Toronto Buttonville (Airport)

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

Who lives here

More of Greensborough belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 81%

40.7median age

The under-15s are nearly a fifth of the population here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

GreensboroughOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

51.7% of Greensborough’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 9,970 women and 9,300 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Greensborough
	Greensborough	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	19%	15%	16%
15 to 64	64%	65%	64%
65+	17%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

Full pageGreensborough’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.7 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households6,055 households English and French7% speak both · 0% 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 Greensborough, nights around −1°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Across the year, normals run from −10°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. In November, the normal is 77 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −6°C. Snow is normal by November, about 12 cm over the month.

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 pageGreensborough’s weather pageOpen the full 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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Greensborough gets a B− for civic life grade

The library figures on this page are Markham’s: Angus Glen Community Centre And Library serves all 365,051 people of the city, Greensborough among them.

Full pageGreensborough’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Greensborough

15pages on Greensborough

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costDHomes 9 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺66 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteC55% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Markham Fairgrounds and 8 more in and around Greensborough

The best-known places to visit in and around Greensborough come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

Theme parkTheme parkMarkham Fairgroundsin town

National park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Park3.7 km outside town, to the east

MuseumMarkham Museum200 m outside town, to the southwest

MuseumFrederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southwest

National historic siteCanadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario3.8 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumLatcham Gallery1.7 km outside town, to the north

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

Photo credits (4)

Rouge National Urban Park: Paul Gierszewski ( Gierszep ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Markham Museum: Zhangj1079, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery: Silver Dovelet, 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

About Greensborough

Neighbourhood in Markham

The edges of Greensborough follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Markham’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 19,270 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Markham
Census subdivision: 3519036

Greensborough’s neighbours

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

Mount JoyWismer CommonsUpper CornellMarkham VillageCornellQuantztownGreensborough

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Greensborough	19,270	—	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Mount Joy	8,345	1.2	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Wismer Commons	20,591	1.8	B⁺	D	B⁺	A
Upper Cornell	8,304	1.8	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	A
Markham Village	10,319	1.9	A⁻	D⁻	B⁺	A
Cornell	22,014	2.5	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Quantztown	13,146	3.4	A⁻	D	B⁺	A

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

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).