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Markham City Intelligence

Markham is a Greater Toronto Area city with a concentration of technology and corporate offices, regional transit links to Toronto, and housing-cost framing shaped by the wider metro market. Markham is a north america city of about ~340K in Canada. On the composite city-intelligence score, Markham sits around the indexed median (75/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~340K
View of Markham, Canada

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Overall score

Use the Markham profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and relocation framing alongside Toronto, Waterloo, and Ottawa.

Overall75/100
Affordability55/100
Air quality79/100
Energy80/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

75/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Markham data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Markham city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score75/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living55/100Markham's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality79/100Markham's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy80/100Markham's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety75/100Markham's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed78/100Markham's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk75/100Markham's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience75/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety79/100
Low crime81/100
Personal safety80/100
Night safety75/100
Road safety77/100

Markham is estimated to be a generally safe city (79/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life82/100
Healthcare86/100
Education87/100
Green space82/100
Cleanliness88/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility65/100

Markham has a very high quality-of-life estimate (82/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness81/100
Education87/100
Green space82/100
Overall safety79/100

Markham scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability75/100
Walkability66/100
Cycling63/100
Infrastructure92/100

Markham is high for remote workers (75/100), based on connectivity, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability78/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness88/100
Outdoor lifestyle47/100

Markham is high for retirement (78/100), appealing for healthcare access, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Markham

Local public safety guidance for Markham, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Canada emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
Universal emergency91124/7911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch in most regions of Canada.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Markham, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Canada emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Markham

Healthcare context for Markham, with national-level information from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Markham, see the Canada healthcare profile.

Official hospital registry

Canadian Institute for Health Information

National source of comparable Canadian health-system data and analysis recognised by federal and provincial governments.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Markham

Local mobility context for Markham, with national-level context from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Markham, see the Canada transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Markham. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Markham

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Markham will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Markham air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Markham modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Markham

Markham's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Markham

Markham's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Markham

Markham's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Markham

Markham's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Markham

Markham's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Markham

Markham's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Markham

Cost of living estimates for Markham — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Markham

Climate profile for Markham — Humid Continental climate, annual average 12.1°C, comfort score 72/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Markham

Economy and jobs profile for Markham — regional center, economy score 76/100, key industries including energy, mining, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Markham

Education profile for Markham — regional education center, education score 70/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Markham

Healthcare and retirement profile for Markham — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 72/100, retirement score 67/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Markham

Source-attributed visual context for Markham using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Markham

Weekend trip planning checklist for Markham — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Markham

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Markham

Estimate a monthly budget for Markham using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Markham

Plan a trip budget for Markham using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Markham

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Markham. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Vaughan, Canada

Same region · about 21 km from Markham. Explore Vaughan's city intelligence profile.

Toronto, Canada

Same region · about 29 km from Markham. Explore Toronto's city intelligence profile.

Oshawa, Canada

Same region · about 32 km from Markham. Explore Oshawa's city intelligence profile.

Mississauga, Canada

Same region · about 45 km from Markham. Explore Mississauga's city intelligence profile.

Brampton, Canada

Same region · about 47 km from Markham. Explore Brampton's city intelligence profile.

Barrie, Canada

Same region · about 66 km from Markham. Explore Barrie's city intelligence profile.

St. Catharines, Canada

Same region · about 78 km from Markham. Explore St. Catharines's city intelligence profile.

Hamilton, Canada

Nearby city · about 86 km from Markham. Explore Hamilton's city intelligence profile.

Niagara Falls, Canada

Same region · about 87 km from Markham. Explore Niagara Falls's city intelligence profile.

Peterborough, Canada

Same region · about 88 km from Markham. Explore Peterborough's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Markham — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Markham — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Markham profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and relocation framing alongside Toronto, Waterloo, and Ottawa. Its standout dimensions are energy (80/100) and air quality (79/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (55/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Canada country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Markham appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.