Steeles CornersMarkham

Rent takes more of local pay in Steeles Corners than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 35% of household income

Nearly half of households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for half of households, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Commuters in Steeles Corners travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

Steeles Corners’s schools belong to 6 boards that cover the same streets

On results, 31 of its 46 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in Ontario. The largest is St Robert Catholic High School, with 1,705 students. Of the 53, 3 teach in French (10% of schools in Ontario). Within 3 km of Steeles Corners are 39 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 22,025 students.

Lives run long around Steeles Corners: 86.3 years, 4.8 more than the typical Canadian town’s region

Shared with the rest of the York Regional Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

For Steeles Corners itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 51% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%).

Few places are as safe from hazards as Steeles Corners: it beats 88% of Canadian towns

Toronto Regional Conservation Authority has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. NRCan expects $0.034 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Steeles Corners, near the typical $0.030.

Steeles Corners is graded a B+ for safety

The force’s area logs 21.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 67, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

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

Snow peaks in January: 40 cm in a normal year. In January, overnight lows in Steeles Corners settle at −10.1°C. Frost usually lifts by 3 May and returns around 13 October: 161 days without it. Rain and snow peak in June, at 87 mm.

More of Steeles Corners belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 71%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.2% of residents, below both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under-15s account for 12% of the population. 16% of residents are 65 or over.

Steeles Corners in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C

Expect about 77 mm of rain and snow over November. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −10°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Richmond Hill forecast, on the Weather page.

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

Steeles Corners is in Thornhill, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Melissa Lantsman of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Markham public library logs 6.9 visits per person served, more than 94% of Ontario’s town libraries

Steeles Corners 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 is 17 km from Steeles Corners

The largest is Elgin West Channel Lands: 89 ha, 10.0 km from the edge of town. 26 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a provincial park, Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park lies 35 km off.