Ascot CornerQuebec
It belongs to the Sherbrooke metropolitan area. A town of 3,725 in Quebec.
Is Ascot Corner a good place to live?
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Health is a strength (A). At A overall, Ascot Corner is better than 92% of Canadian towns and ranks #89 of 499 in Quebec. It is strong on jobs & income as well (A). Homes were valued at a median $300,000 at the 2021 census, 3.4 times the typical household’s income. Getting around depends on the car (D).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. 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 Ascot Corner grades
Each subject compares Ascot Corner with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Ascot Corner stand out
The 3 things Ascot Corner does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ascot Corner.
Commuters in Ascot Corner have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Health in Ascot Corner beats 94% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de l'Estrie
The survey finds 57% of adults in very good or excellent health, near Quebec’s towns (56%) and higher than Canadian towns (52%). Women in the region live to 84.8 and men to 81.0, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024). For Ascot Corner itself the measure is access, and it lags: 6.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Ascot Corner: 9% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Owners make up 83% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Rent took 15% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Ascot Corner doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Sherbrooke metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Ascot Corner gets a B+ for safety
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 11.6 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 50 over 2023–25, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 50 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: Haut-Saint-François MRC
Ascot Corner gets more snow than 89% of Canadian towns: about 269 cm a year
The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 25.3°C in Ascot Corner. Most of the snow comes in December, about 65 cm. Frost comes on 181 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Midwinter nights in Ascot Corner bottom out at −16.5°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 269 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Days with frost a year | 181 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −16.5°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 25.3°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sherbrooke)
Ascot Corner is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Ville de Sherbrooke
Earthquake risk in Ascot Corner is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Radon is about average around Ascot Corner: 7.3% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.044 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.3% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Estrie health region)
A town of families: 22% of people in Ascot Corner are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up 1.3% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.
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 49.2% of Ascot Corner
In 2021 there were 1,655 women to 1,710 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 64% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 27 km away, is the closest provincial park to Ascot Corner
CPCAD lists 5 protected areas within 10 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Protected areas cover 0.7% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Ascot Corner, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −4°C nights
Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July. A normal November brings 70 mm of rain and snow. Then December: −1°C by day, −11°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Sherbrooke forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −14°C | 217 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 235 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 305 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 1°C | 258 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Sherbrooke); the forecast is on the Weather page
The council of Ascot Corner is led by its mayor, Nathalie Bresse
Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque D'Ascot Corner is Ascot Corner’s public library
It stands 1.9 km from the centre of Ascot Corner.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Ascot Corner’s teenagers travel 7.9 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la Source-ViveIn Ascot CornerElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Ascot Corner | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 7.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Ascot Corner
Miellerie Lune de Miel and 4 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ascot Corner; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke10 km southwest
MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museum10 km southwest · 40K visitors a year
MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent24 km southNational parkNational park · SépaqMont-Orford National Park36 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Ascot Corner
One notable person was born in Ascot Corner; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Garou: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0 · Northrop Frye: Ashoola, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kim Boutin: Laetitiapp, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Ascot Corner
Town in Quebec
Ascot Corner is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,725 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Haut-Saint-François
- Metro area
- Sherbrooke
- Census subdivision
- 2441055
Ascot Corner’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot Corner | 3,725 | — | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Stoke | 3,272 | 4 | A | B+ | A− | A |
| East Angus | 4,261 | 11 | A− | B+ | B+ | A |
| Cookshire-Eaton | 5,491 | 12 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| Sherbrooke | 184,135 | 12 | B+ | C− | B | A+ |
| Westbury | 1,207 | 12 | — | C+ | B+ | A |
| Hatley | 2,512 | 17 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ascot Corner
Do people in Ascot Corner speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 65.9% of residents speak only French and 33% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Who are the people of Ascot Corner?
Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in Ascot Corner?
A household averages 2.6 people; 23% are one person living alone.
Is Ascot Corner growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 3,158 to 3,368 residents (up 6.6%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 3,725.
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).