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Markham

Named for an archbishop, grown into a GTA giant

Markham in brief

Markham is York Region's largest city, about 30 kilometres northeast of downtown Toronto. Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe named the township for his friend William Markham, Archbishop of York, after Mississauga lands entered the Toronto Purchase of 1787.

Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Petun, and Neutral peoples lived here long before French explorers arrived. From rural township roots it is now one of Canada's largest municipalities and a major edge-of-Toronto employment centre.

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#11
City Score rank
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City Score
2
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Markham

Each study below is its own ranking. Where a study has more than one edition for this city, the chart shows standing across those years only.

Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

OpenStats

Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.

Single edition · 2026

#11
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.923

Only one published edition places Markham in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

OpenStats

Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#99
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 59.7

Only one published edition places Markham in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Property tax · OpenStats

OpenStats Residential Mill Rates

OpenStats

Municipalities ranked by residential mill rate. Rank 1 is the highest published rate (higher tax burden).

Single edition · 2024

#43
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 6.8

Only one published edition places Markham in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Livability

Globe and Mail Most Livable Cities

The Globe and Mail

2023 data partnership with Environics Analytics ranking 439 Canadian communities on ten livability categories.

Single edition · 2023

#50
Published · 2023 · of 439

Only one published edition places Markham in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Markham

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Markham is a city in York Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • It is approximately 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Downtown Toronto.

    Wikipedia

  • In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and 16th largest in Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • Markham is the largest city in York Region and one of Canada's major technology and immigrant-settlement hubs northeast of Toronto.

    Wikipedia

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