#1Steeles Corners
Ontario · 9,468 peopleOverall B+·#799 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
Steeles Corners, #1 on this list · Photo: Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0)Markham · 2026
Most walkable neighbourhoods in Markham
The list ends with Cachet, at B−. Steeles Corners is #392 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada. No neighbourhood in Markham makes the national top 100 on this list. First place in Markham goes to Steeles Corners, with A+. Langstaff takes second place with A+; Thornlea is third with A+. An A of some kind goes to 18 of the 22 listed.
Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work
#1A+Walkability
#2Langstaff
Ontario · 8,147 peopleOverall B+·#608 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, schools A·lowest: cost of living D−
#3Thornlea
Ontario · 20,872 peopleOverall A−·#419 of 2,556
Strongest: schools A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D−
All 22 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Markham; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
22 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodWalkabilityCanada rankWhat drives it
1Steeles Corners9,468 peopleA+#392 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living D−
3Thornlea20,872 peopleA+#687 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D−
4Brown's Corners7,228 peopleA#715 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
5Vinegar Hill19,543 peopleA#739 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
6Milliken12,138 peopleA#754 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
8Wismer Commons20,591 peopleA#928 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
9Markham Village10,319 peopleA#939 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
10Berczy Village22,149 peopleA#982 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
11Hagerman's Corners43,555 peopleA#1,002 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
12Unionville17,632 peopleA#1,070 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
14Cathedraltown11,029 peopleA−#1,163 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
15Quantztown13,146 peopleA−#1,230 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
17Greensborough19,270 peopleA−#1,271 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
18German Mills11,923 peopleA−#1,402 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
20Upper Cornell8,304 peopleB+#1,575 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
21Buttonville15,001 peopleB+#1,597 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living C−
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Photos: Steeles Corners, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Langstaff, Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Thornlea, Wesoree (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).