BromontQuebec
Home to 12,413 people, this town lies in Quebec. It belongs to the Granby metropolitan area.
Is Bromont a good place to live?
Bromont’s overall A puts it #77 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 93% of Canadian towns. Residents are healthier than most (A). Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Homes were valued at a median $448,000 at the 2021 census, 4.5 times the typical household’s income. Hazards are a real consideration (C+).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Bromont grades
Each subject compares Bromont 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 Bromont stand out
The 3 things Bromont does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bromont.
Bromont earns an A for health
Life expectancy at birth in the region is 82.9 years, near Quebec’s towns (82.5) and higher than Canadian towns (81.5). Measured from where Bromont’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 11 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 57% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Bromont alone, so this card uses the figure for the Région de l'Estrie.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Bromont | 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
Violent crime weighs less on Bromont than on Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 46
Violent incidents came to 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Each year brings 15.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 46 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 5.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Households in Bromont have higher incomes than those in 85% of Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 29 min on average. The car took 94% of commuters, above Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
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.
July afternoons in Bromont reach 25.6°C (Quebec towns 26.5°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)
Precipitation totals 1,226 mm a year, above Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. January is the snowiest month, with 59 cm on average. Frost usually lifts by 6 May and returns around 8 October: 154 days without it. The most precipitation falls in July: 122 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 154 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Granby)
A flood study covers Bromont: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Monteregie health region
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.067 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). About as many homes carry radon around Bromont as elsewhere, 8.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.067 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Rent takes less of local pay in Bromont than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shared with the rest of the Granby metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 76%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 76% | 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.
A normal November in Bromont runs from −2°C to 6°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Granby forecast, on the Weather page. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. A normal November brings 92 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −13°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −11°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 15°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Granby); the forecast is on the Weather page
Bromont spends more per resident than 93% of Québec’s local municipalities
Brome-Missisquoi is the riding Bromont votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 1 visits per person served, Bromont Bibliotheque is quieter than 94% of Quebec’s town libraries
Bromont Bibliotheque serves 12,230 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), is 7.9 km from Bromont
25 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. No national park lies within 100 km. Also worth knowing: 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage du lac Bromont.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More people in Bromont speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 66%
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). 2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
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 50.7% of Bromont
In 2021 there were 5,765 women to 5,595 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Bromont | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.5% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 73% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The nearest high school to Bromont is 10 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la ChantignoleIn BromontElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Bromont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 10 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Everything we know about Bromont
Ski Bromont and 5 more in and around Bromont
What there is to see in Bromont and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Ski hillSki Bromontin townSki hillSki hillBromont Montagne d'Expériencein townMuseumMuseumLe Musée du chocolat de la confiserie Bromontin townWater parkWater parkParc Aquatique de Bromontin townArt galleryArt gallerySalle d'exposition Pierre-Dunniganin townMuseumMuseumMusée Du Golf Du Québec800 m outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Ski Bromont: Martin Boyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Bromont
4 notable people were born in Bromont.
Photo credits
Christophe Normand: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Bromont
Town in Quebec
Bromont 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
- 12,413 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Brome-Missisquoi
- Metro area
- Granby
- Census subdivision
- 2446078
Bromont’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromont | 12,413 | — | A | B | A | A |
| Shefford | 7,704 | 7.3 | A | B | A− | A |
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby | 3,545 | 9.2 | A+ | A− | A− | A |
| Granby | 72,180 | 12 | B | C− | B− | A+ |
| Brigham | 2,386 | 12 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Waterloo | 5,714 | 12 | B+ | C+ | A− | A |
| Cowansville | 17,269 | 13 | C+ | D | C+ | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Bromont
Do people in Bromont speak French?
French is the common language here. 66% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 33.2% speak French but not English.
Has Bromont grown?
It added people: 9,041 in 2016, 11,357 in 2021, 25.6% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 12,413.
Who are the people of Bromont?
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 5% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Bromont?
54% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 30% are one person living alone.
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).