Photo: ChadPerez49 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Wismer Commons are worth 68% more than the median of Ontario’s towns
The 2021 census gives $1,170,000 as the median value; Ontario’s towns come to $695,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Wismer Commons.
Two ways to price a home in Wismer Commons
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.15M
- Owners
- 5,190
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH). · Measured across the city of Markham: assessed values, values by property type and building permits
A detached house in Markham is assessed at 3.7 times the middle of Ontario’s towns
Detached houses account for 61% of the 108,480 properties on Markham’s 2024 roll; condos for 16%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
A younger stock than most: 95% of Wismer Commons’s homes went up after 2000 (Ontario’s towns: 17%)
At the 2021 census, 53% of Wismer Commons’s 6,180 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wismer Commons | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
12.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Markham: in step with Ontario’s towns (15)
Markham issued permits for 9,308 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 1,551 a year. Only 16% went into single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2021: 2,900 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 13%: 35,927 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Toronto metro area
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Wismer Commons against Ontario’s towns: 68% over the $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Wismer Commons: Greensborough and Upper Cornell
The places around Wismer Commons at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismer Commons | $1.17M | $1.15M | 84% | |
| Mount Joy | $1.2M | $1.21M | 91% | 1.6 |
| Greensborough | $1.1M | $1.15M | 89% | 1.8 |
| Quantztown | $1.4M | $1.32M | 91% | 2 |
| Berczy Village | $1.3M | $1.24M | 85% | 2.3 |
| Markham Village | $1.2M | $1.21M | 75% | 2.4 |
| Upper Cornell | $1M | $1.11M | 90% | 3.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wismer Commons
Is Wismer Commons expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Wismer Commons’s census median is above the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
How many households in Wismer Commons are in core housing need?
In Wismer Commons, 12% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).