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24 of Markham Village’s 50 tested schools score in the top fifth in Ontario

Counting a 3 km margin, Markham Village has 41 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools, for 34,825 students. Bill Hogarth Secondary School is the biggest, at 2,055 students. Boards running schools in the area: 2, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do.

Renting in Markham Village eats 23% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

27% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up three quarters of households, near both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%).

Few places match Markham Village for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

Measured across the York Regional Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

For Markham Village itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.3 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 86.3, higher than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, just over half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%).

Markham Village faces fewer hazards than 88% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the city of Markham: earthquake risk

Seismic risk in Markham Village sits near the middle: $0.034 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. 2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.

For safety, Markham Village gets a B+

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the York Region service area

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

Trips to work from Markham Village take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

By car: that was how 87% of commuters travelled at the census.

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

Frost usually lifts by 3 May and returns around 13 October: 161 days without it. January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average. Winter lows average −10.1°C in January, between Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). For the wettest month, look to June: 87 mm on average.

Older residents shape Markham Village: 25% are 65 or over, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 46% of the population, above both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.1% of residents, below Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Expect November days around 7°C in Markham Village, nights around −1°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Markham forecast, on the Weather page. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. Expect about 77 mm of rain and snow over November. Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −6°C.

Council seats in Markham are spread thin, 28,580 residents each, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities

Markham Village is part of Markham, which elected Frank Scarpitti as mayor in October 2022.

More visits per person served than 94% of Ontario’s town libraries: Markham public library counts 6.9

Markham Village is served by Markham public library, the library of all of Markham, so the figures here are the city’s, for 365,051 people.

Rouge National Urban Park lies 2.3 km beyond Markham Village’s edge

One named trail is close: the Villages & Valley (foot). Of the country within 10 km, 9.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 20 km from town is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.

Markham Village: 2 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers

The oldest dated place, Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario, goes back to 1871. Designations here include a heritage railway station and a provincial or municipal listing. Before 1961 is when 13% of the homes went up, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).