MillikenMarkham
It is one of 22 neighbourhoods of Markham. It is a neighbourhood of 12,138 residents in Markham.
Is Milliken a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A). At B overall, Milliken is better than 63% of Canadian towns and ranks #330 of 858 in Ontario. Schools are another plus (A). Housing is expensive (D−). Work and incomes lag (D).
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.
How Milliken grades
Each subject compares Milliken 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Milliken stand out
The 3 things Milliken does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Milliken.
Renting in Milliken eats 30% of household income, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Toronto metro area
Owners make up 84% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Milliken | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 30% | 22% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 29% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Trips to work from Milliken take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average
86% of commuters drove, about level with both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Milliken | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Milliken faces fewer hazards than 88% of Canadian towns
Measured across the city of Markham: earthquake risk
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Milliken as in most places, at $0.034 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). One flood study covers the town, by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Milliken | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Milliken’s region outlives the typical Canadian town by 4.8 years: life expectancy 86.3
Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.0 km from the average resident of Milliken, about the norm of 3.7 km. Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 51%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%. Milliken doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the York Regional Health Unit.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Milliken | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 86.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Smokers | 10% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
5 school boards share Milliken
31 of 50 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Milliken: 44 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools, with 26,405 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 54; in Ontario, one in ten schools teach in it. Milliken Mills High School is the biggest, at 1,595 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 805 | English public |
| Milliken Mills High School Second fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,595 | 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 |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Milliken | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Milliken gets a B+ for safety
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the York Region service area
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. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.7 violent incidents are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Milliken | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Summer runs warm in Milliken: July highs of 27.3°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Gardeners get 161 frost-free days, from 3 May to 13 October. June is the wettest month, with 87 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal January night drops to −10.1°C, below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) but above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 40 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Milliken | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport))
More of Milliken belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 94%
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. The under-15s are 13% of the population here.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.3% of Milliken’s residents are women
5,910 men and 6,215 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Milliken | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 42% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Milliken: −1°C at night, 7°C by day
ECCC’s forecast for Markham is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Precipitation in November averages 77 mm. The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −6°C nights. November usually brings some 12 cm of snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Toronto Buttonville (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
28,580 residents per council seat in Markham, a higher ratio than 97% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Milliken belongs to Markham—Thornhill; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
| Turnout | Milliken | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 32% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 6.9 visits per person served, Markham public library is busier than 94% of Ontario’s town libraries
Markham public library serves the whole of Markham, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 365,051 people, Milliken among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rouge National Urban Park lies 6.4 km beyond Milliken’s edge
One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Within 10 km are 15 protected areas. A provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, lies 27 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Milliken | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Milliken
Milliken Park and 6 more in and around Milliken
The best-known places to visit in and around Milliken come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
GardenMilliken Park400 m outside town, to the east
MuseumFrederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery4.1 km outside town, to the north
National historic siteCanadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSt. Mark's Coptic Museum1.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumHistoric Zion Schoolhouse4.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumHeritage Schoolhouse Museum and Archives4.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- 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
- Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario: oaktree_brian_1976 from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Milliken
Neighbourhood in Markham
Milliken is one of Markham’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 12,138 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Markham
- Census subdivision
- 3519036
Milliken’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken | 12,138 | — | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Underwood | 5,972 | 0.6 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Steeles | 22,943 | 1.8 | A− | D− | A+ | A |
| Hagerman's Corners | 43,555 | 2.3 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Milliken | 24,431 | 2.4 | C+ | D− | C | A |
| East L'Amoreaux | 21,533 | 3.1 | B+ | D− | A | A |
| Agincourt North | 27,790 | 3.3 | B | D− | A− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Milliken
Is Milliken a young town or an old one?
At 47.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 13% of the population and seniors 27%.
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).