Is Markham a good place to live?
YesYes — Markham works well for high-income, highly-educated households.
How Markham stacks up vs Ontario
Bars show the percentile rank of each axis among Ontario's 20,000+ census Dissemination Areas. The vertical mark is the Ontario median (p50).
Why Markham works
- 39.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher — meaningfully above Ontario's ~20% average.
- Median family income of $109,000 — about $13,000 above the Ontario DA median.
Honest tradeoffs
- 31.7% of households spend 30%+ on housing — higher cost burden than Ontario's ~27% average.
5 neighbourhoods to look at in Markham
- Cathedraltown — $109,000 residents · 39.6 income · age 51.7%
- Berczy Glen — $114,000 residents · 41.6 income · age 46.8%
- Greensborough — $121,000 residents · 37.6 income · age 41.4%
- Thornlea — $92,000 residents · 58.8 income · age 52.4%
- Cachet — $117,000 residents · 42.4 income · age 43.3%
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