#1Cachet
Ontario · 6,361 peopleOverall A−·#510 of 2,556
Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living C−
Cachet, #1 on this list · Photo: Jean7031 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Markham · 2026
Most affordable neighbourhoods in Markham
Nationally, Cachet ranks #1,325 of 2,580. Not one of Markham’s neighbourhoods reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Markham does better on this list than Cachet, at C−. Upper Cornell is second (C−) and German Mills third (C−). Of the 22 on the list, not one earns an A. The list ends with Steeles Corners, at D−.
Cost of living grade: the owners’ median home value and a year’s rent, each against the place’s own household income How grades work
#1C−Cost of living
#2Upper Cornell
Ontario · 8,304 peopleOverall A−·#449 of 2,556
Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
#3German Mills
Ontario · 11,923 peopleOverall A−·#309 of 2,556
Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
All 22 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Markham; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
22 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodCost of livingCanada rankWhat drives it
2Upper Cornell8,304 peopleC−#1,537 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
3German Mills11,923 peopleC−#1,553 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
4Buttonville15,001 peopleC−#1,556 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living C−
7Cathedraltown11,029 peopleD#1,767 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
8Greensborough19,270 peopleD#1,774 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
10Quantztown13,146 peopleD#1,881 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
11Vinegar Hill19,543 peopleD#1,923 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
12Berczy Village22,149 peopleD#2,043 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
13Unionville17,632 peopleD#2,051 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
14Wismer Commons20,591 peopleD#2,063 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
15Markham Village10,319 peopleD−#2,123 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
16Thornlea20,872 peopleD−#2,261 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D−
17Langstaff8,147 peopleD−#2,262 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
18Hagerman's Corners43,555 peopleD−#2,429 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
19Underwood5,972 peopleD−#2,470 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
20Milliken12,138 peopleD−#2,475 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
21Brown's Corners7,228 peopleD−#2,517 of 2,580Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
22Steeles Corners9,468 peopleD−#2,561 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
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Photos: Cachet, Jean7031 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Upper Cornell, ChadPerez49 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · German Mills, Sikander Iqbal (CC BY-SA 4.0), 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).