MontroseBritish Columbia
Statistics Canada counts it in the Trail metro area. It is a town of 1,072 residents in British Columbia.
Is Montrose a good place to live?
Households here earn well (A−). A median home here was worth $376,000 at the census, or 4 times what the middle household earns in a year. It is strong on health as well (A−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Montrose gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Montrose grades
Each subject compares Montrose with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Montrose gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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What makes Montrose stand out
The 2 things Montrose does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montrose.
Trips to work from Montrose are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 19 min on average
The car took 96% of commuters, above both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 96% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Montrose’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.0 years: life expectancy 79.5
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Montrose’s is long: 8.6 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. By their own account, 55% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). A pharmacy is nearer: 2.3 km on average, with 1.0 within 3 km of the typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 50% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.5 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 9.9% | 9% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area
Summer runs warm in Montrose: July highs of 29.3°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns
A normal December brings 47 cm of snow, the most of any month. Montrose sees January nights of −4.0°C on average. Some 151 cm of snow falls in a typical year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 28 April to 13 October.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 29.3°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −4.0°C | 0.5°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 120 | 60 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 759 mm | 1,152 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Warfield)
Most households in Montrose own their home: 94%, more than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 94% | 76% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $376,000 | $720,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
In Montrose, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights
Expect around 23 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 86 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Trail is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −4°C | 253 mm |
| Spring | 15°C | 3°C | 186 mm |
| Summer | 28°C | 12°C | 140 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 180 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Warfield); the forecast is on the Weather page
Montrose’s MP is Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada), for Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies
For local government, Montrose is a village.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Montrose: the closest, Beaver Valley Public Library, is 4.7 km away
After it comes Trail & District Public Library (Trail), 8.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
0.5 km from Montrose to Beaver Creek Park
Within 10 km are 5 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The protected share within 10 km is 3.7%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.7% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
High radon around Montrose: 29% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Wildfire is a moderate presence around Montrose: 2.7% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.07% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.006 per $1,000 of building value, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Montrose is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 29% | 1.8% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.006 | $0.36 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Kootenay/Boundary health region
More of Montrose’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 8.9%
6.9% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than British Columbia’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.0% of Montrose
Here the census found 515 men and 495 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Montrose | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 6.7% | 13% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Montrose gets a B− for safety
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Montrose
The force’s area logs 16.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Trail and Greater District detachment area as a whole, not for Montrose alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.3 | 31 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 6.9 | 12.5 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 58 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 64 | 83 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
In Montrose, 34% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Montrose | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 34% | 11% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Montrose
Famous people from around Montrose
One notable person was born in Montrose; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Adam Deadmarsh: Håkan Dahlström, CC BY 3.0 · Jason Bay: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0 · Shawn Horcoff: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Montrose
Town in British Columbia
Every figure TownRatings gives for Montrose covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in British Columbia.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,072 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Kootenay Boundary
- Metro area
- Trail
- Census subdivision
- 5905009
Montrose’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | 1,072 | — | — | — | B− | A− |
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | 4.9 | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 5.1 | — | B | B− | B+ |
| Trail | 8,539 | 7.8 | C− | C− | C− | A |
| Warfield | 1,729 | 12 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 15 | A− | C− | B− | A− |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 16 | — | C− | B− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Montrose
Who are the people of Montrose?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 9% have an Indigenous identity and 7% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Montrose?
Single-detached houses make up 98% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 24% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
How old are the people of Montrose?
The median resident is 44.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.
Has Montrose grown?
It grew from 996 people in 2016 to 1,013 in 2021, up 1.7%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,072.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).