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The neighbourhood, home to 43,555 people, lies in Markham. It is one of 22 neighbourhoods of Markham.

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Population

43,555

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.5

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

51%

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%

TownGrade

B⁺

#777 of 2,556

Is Hagerman's Corners a good place to live?

The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Pupils here do better than most (A+). Add health to its strengths (A). What counts against it is cost of living (D−). Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, better than 67% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #264 of 858 in Ontario.

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 C⁻Jobs & income

What makes Hagerman's Corners stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.4 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,000,000, 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 96%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

How Hagerman's Corners grades

Each subject compares Hagerman'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 livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itAOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

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

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Hagerman's Corners than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 28% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 37% of households, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. 74% of households own their home, in line with Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%).

$1,000,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Hagerman's Corners$1,000,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Hagerman's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	37%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	28%	22%	20%

$2,045

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageHagerman'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 living11.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,000,000, against the median household income Owners and renters74% 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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Toronto metro area

SchoolsSchools A⁺

Hagerman's Corners’s schools belong to 6 boards that cover the same streets

Results lean high: 45 of 68 in the top two fifths in Ontario. The largest is Unionville High School, with 1,865 students. Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 71; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. The 3 km around Hagerman's Corners counts 59 elementary schools and 12 secondary schools, 39,815 students between them.

71schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Parkland Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	805	English public
Unionville High School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,865	English public
École élémentaire Laure-Rièse FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	190	French public
Agnes Macphail Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	250	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public49

English Catholic20

French public1

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Hagerman's Corners	Ontario	Canada
School boards	6	4	3

39,815

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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

The boards6 school boards · York Region DSB Every school71 schools within 3 km · 59 elementary schools and 12 secondary schools Results45 of 68 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language2 of 71 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Hagerman's Corners?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Few places are as safe from hazards as Hagerman's Corners: it beats 88% of Canadian towns

No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Hagerman's Corners’ homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). 2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Markham, Hagerman's Corners included.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

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

Hagerman's Corners0%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Hagerman'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

9.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageHagerman'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

Life expectancy around Hagerman's Corners is 86.3 years, 4.8 more than for the typical Canadian town

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the York Regional Health Unit

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Ontario: just over half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.9 km from the average resident of Hagerman's Corners, about the norm of 3.7 km.

51%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Hagerman's Corners51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Hagerman'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

10%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.9 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 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 Hagerman's Corners take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

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

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Public transit8%

Walk1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Hagerman's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	88%	89%

$88,000

median household income, 2020

33%

worked from home, May 2021

36%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment17% 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.

SafetySafety B⁺

Hagerman's Corners’s grade for safety: a B+

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. Violence across its police area runs at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year.

53Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202454

202550

2023–2025	Hagerman'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 pageHagerman's Corners’ safety reportOpen the full Corners’ safety report

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

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

Outdoors

Within 4.9 km of Hagerman's Corners: Rouge National Urban Park

For walks, the Villages & Valley (foot) runs within 2 km. Protected areas cover 6.4% of the land within 10 km, above both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%); what’s more, 26 protected areas lie within 10 km. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.

6.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Hagerman's Corners6.4%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Hagerman's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	6.4%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	4	4

4.9 km

to Rouge National Urban Park

24 km

to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas26 protected areas within 10 km · Rouge National Urban Park National & provincial parks4.9 km 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

Climate

July in Hagerman's Corners runs hotter than in 91% of Canadian towns

Expect January lows of around −10.1°C in Hagerman's Corners. Between the last spring frost, 3 May, and the first in autumn, 13 October, lie 161 days. January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to June: 87 mm on average.

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	Hagerman'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

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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 station6.5 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 Hagerman's Corners belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 94%

The share of residents under 15 is 14%. 0.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

40.5median age

Hagerman'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 degree21%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.1% of Hagerman's Corners

Census 2021 put women at 22,245 and men at 21,290; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Hagerman's Corners
	Hagerman's Corners	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	14%	15%	16%
15 to 64	68%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	56%	56%

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

Ages40.5 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households14,430 households English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Hagerman's Corners in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C

About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −6°C. Precipitation in November averages 77 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −10°C by night.

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 pageHagerman'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

Each seat on Markham’s council stands for 28,580 residents, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities

Markham, which governs Hagerman's Corners, elected Frank Scarpitti mayor in October 2022.

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

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

Member of ParliamentTim Hodgson council seats13

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

At 6.9 visits per person served, Markham Public Library is busier than 94% of Ontario’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Markham’s: Markham Public Library serves all 365,051 people of the city, Hagerman's Corners among them.

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

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Nearby attractions

Milliken Park and 7 more in and around Hagerman's Corners

From museums to parks and historic sites: Hagerman's Corners’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

GardenMilliken Park300 m outside town, to the southeast

MuseumFrederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery900 m outside town, to the northwest

MuseumMarkham Museum3.3 km outside town, to the north

National historic siteCanadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario400 m outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumSt. Mark's Coptic Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumBurkholder House3.3 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)

Milliken Park: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Markham Museum: Zhangj1079, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 Hagerman's Corners

15pages on Hagerman's Corners

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 53 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺71 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 86.3 in its region Work & commuteC⁻48% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors6.4% 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 Hagerman's Corners

One notable person was born in Hagerman's Corners; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Clarence ChantCanadian astronomer and physicist · 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

Hagerman's Corners’ neighbours

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

UnderwoodMillikenVinegar HillMillikenUnionvilleQuantztownHagerman's Corners

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Hagerman's Corners	43,555	—	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Underwood	5,972	1.7	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A
Milliken	12,138	2.3	B	D⁻	B⁺	A
Vinegar Hill	19,543	2.6	A⁻	D	B⁺	A
Milliken	24,431	2.7	C⁺	D⁻	C	A
Unionville	17,632	3.4	B⁺	D	B⁺	A
Quantztown	13,146	4	A⁻	D	B⁺	A

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

About Hagerman's Corners

Neighbourhood in Markham

No official boundary marks Hagerman's Corners off from the rest of Markham: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 43,555 (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).