Cornell
Markham Real Estate
Housing stock in Cornell: New Urbanist master-planned community (2000s–2020s). CREA's townhouse benchmark for the Greater Toronto region covering Markham is $687,300 (May 2026) — the index is published per board, not per neighbourhood.
Living in Cornell
Architectural era · New Urbanist master-planned community (2000s–2020s)
Cornell is one of Canada's largest New Urbanist master-planned communities, developed by the Markham municipal government from the mid-1990s onward on former farmland east of Highway 48. The plan features grid streets, front porches, rear lanes, and integrated Markham Stouffville Hospital. Cornell has been widely studied as a Canadian precedent for suburban New Urbanism.
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Who buys here
End-user families drawn to walkable-suburban character, multi-generational households, and hospital-employment-adjacent professionals.
On neighbourhood pricing: CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index per real estate board, not per neighbourhood, and IndiBrick does not currently license an MLS® feed — so we publish no median price, inventory count or days-on-market for Cornell specifically. For regional context, the Greater Toronto townhouse benchmark is $687,300 as of the May 2026 release. A licensed advisor can pull current Cornell listings and recent comparables from the MLS® on request.
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Cornell FAQ
What is Cornell in Markham known for?
Cornell is one of Canada's largest New Urbanist master-planned communities, developed by the Markham municipal government from the mid-1990s onward on former farmland east of Highway 48. The plan features grid streets, front porches, rear lanes, and integrated Markham Stouffville Hospital. Cornell has been widely studied as a Canadian precedent for suburban New Urbanism.
What kind of homes are in Cornell?
Cornell's housing stock is predominantly new urbanist master-planned community (2000s–2020s). Buyers here are typically end-user families drawn to walkable-suburban character, multi-generational households, and hospital-employment-adjacent professionals.
What do homes cost around Cornell?
CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index at the real estate board level, not per neighbourhood, so there is no published benchmark specific to Cornell. The townhouse benchmark for the Greater Toronto reporting region that covers Markham is $687,300 as of the May 2026 release. Neighbourhood-level pricing varies substantially within any city — a licensed advisor can pull current Cornell inventory and recent comparables from the MLS® for you.
Talk to a Markham advisor about Cornell.
A licensed Markham advisor will reach out to walk you through active Cornell listings, current prices, and your financing options.
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