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Markham · 2026

Markham’s neighbourhoods on 13 lists

German Mills finishes in the top three 9 times. Graded in Ontario only, schools has no Canada-wide list. None of the leaders here is first across Canada. In all, 22 neighbourhoods in Markham appear on 13 lists. The best overall grade in Markham is German Mills’s A−. With 5 first places, German Mills leads the most lists.

Each list ranks the neighbourhoods in Markham against one another; the letters compare every place with Canada’s towns. How grades work

Rankings

Every list for Markham’s neighbourhoods

Grouped by what they measure, each with its three best neighbourhoods.

Lists for all of Canada

Overall, and by size

Best places to live
  1. German MillsA−
  2. ThornleaA−
  3. Mount JoyA−
All 22 →

Subject by subject

Most affordable
  1. CachetC−
  2. Upper CornellC−
  3. German MillsC−
All 22 →Safest
  1. German MillsB+
  2. ThornleaB+
  3. Mount JoyB+
All 22 →Best schools
  1. CathedraltownA+
  2. ButtonvilleA+
  3. CachetA+
All 22 →Healthiest
  1. CornellA
  2. Markham VillageA
  3. ThornleaA
All 22 →Jobs & income
  1. German MillsB
  2. ThornleaB−
  3. Markham VillageC+
All 22 →Most walkable
  1. Steeles CornersA+
  2. LangstaffA+
  3. ThornleaA+
All 22 →Lowest hazard risk
  1. German MillsA
  2. ThornleaA
  3. Mount JoyA
All 22 →Civic life
  1. German MillsB−
  2. ThornleaB−
  3. Mount JoyB−
All 22 →

Described: figures, no letters

Highest incomes
  1. Cachet$145,200
  2. German Mills$134,100
  3. Buttonville$133,900
All 22 →Most bilingual
  1. Langstaff9.4%
  2. German Mills7.9%
  3. Markham Village7.5%
All 22 →Youngest
  1. Cornell37.5 years
  2. Box Grove38.1 years
  3. Wismer Commons38.8 years
All 22 →Oldest
  1. Langstaff49.5 years
  2. German Mills48.7 years
  3. Thornlea47.8 years
All 22 →
City by city

Neighbourhood rankings in other cities

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Photos: German Mills, Sikander Iqbal (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Thornlea, Wesoree (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mount Joy, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Cachet, Jean7031 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Upper Cornell, ChadPerez49 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Cathedraltown, Transportfan70 (CC0) · Buttonville, ChadPerez49 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Cornell, Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Markham Village, Mhsheikholeslami (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Steeles Corners, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Langstaff, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Box Grove, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Wismer Commons, ChadPerez49 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).