Brownsburg-ChathamQuebec

Its census division is Argenteuil. Home to 8,466 people, this town lies in Quebec.

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Population

8,466

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

48.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

49%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

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Is Brownsburg-Chatham a good place to live?

Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). Owners valued their homes at a median $230,000 in 2021, which is 3.5 years of the typical household’s pay. Where it does best is health (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking #429 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 27% of Canadian towns.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

StrongestA⁺HealthWeakestDJobs & income C⁻Hazard risk

What makes Brownsburg-Chatham stand out

The 3 things Brownsburg-Chatham does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Jobs & income

Behind 85%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: D.

How Brownsburg-Chatham grades

Each subject compares Brownsburg-Chatham 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 grading works

HealthNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁻Open →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brownsburg-Chatham.

HealthHealth A⁺

Brownsburg-Chatham gets an A+ for health

The survey finds 60% of adults in very good or excellent health, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.2, with women at 83.7 and men at 80.8. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Brownsburg-Chatham’s is long: 6.4 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

60%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Brownsburg-Chatham60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.2	82.5	81.5

82.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

6.4 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.8 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Région des Laurentides

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Brownsburg-Chatham travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 28 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	28 min	27 min	26 min

$66,000

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

UnemploymentOf the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to745 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lachute

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Brownsburg-Chatham’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 10% of area homes over the radon guideline

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.12 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Brownsburg-Chatham.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Brownsburg-Chatham10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	$0.14	$0.030

$0.12

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

0.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon10% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Laurentides health region

HousingCost of living C⁺

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Brownsburg-Chatham: 12% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

Owners make up four in five households, above both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to nearly a fifth of the median household income, higher than Quebec’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (20%).

$230,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Brownsburg-Chatham$230,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	80%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$230,000	$300,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	19%	18%	20%

$740

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$870

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $230,000, against the median household income Renting$740 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters80% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Brownsburg-Chatham is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 122

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 76 over 2023–25, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 20.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20 property crimes are reported each year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for Argenteuil MRC as a whole, not for Brownsburg-Chatham alone.

76Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202383

202472

202574

2023–2025	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.6	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	122	88	86
Crime Severity Index	76	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	20	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety76 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Brownsburg-Chatham’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Brownsburg-Chatham safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Brownsburg-Chatham than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year

Snow totals 218 cm over the year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 3 October: 143 days without it. A normal January brings 56 cm of snow, the most of any month.

26.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.9°C

Summer25.3°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,178 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	218 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

218 cm

of snow a year

143

frost-free days, 12 May to 3 Oct

143

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,178 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.5°C, January lows −14.7°C Snow218 cm of snow a year Weather station7.3 km to the station · Lachute

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)

Weather

In Brownsburg-Chatham, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −2°C nights

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 93 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	262 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	262 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	327 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	327 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

93 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

A 1,529-vote margin made Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation closer in 2021 than 94% of Canada’s ridings

Brownsburg-Chatham is in Argenteuil for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentStéphane Lauzon council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Fewer visits per person served than nine in ten Quebec’s town libraries: Brownsburg-Chatham public library counts 1.2

Brownsburg-Chatham public library serves 8,146 people from 2 branches.

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

11 schools in and around Brownsburg-Chatham: 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 6.6 km off, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Of the 11, 2 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec).

11schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École BouchardIn Brownsburg-ChathamElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École polyvalente LavigneNearest secondary school, 2.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École primaire Laurentian EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 11 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public9

English public2

Schools within 3 km	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	6.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	2	3

6.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school11 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language2 of 11 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord Questions“What schools are there in Brownsburg-Chatham?”

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).

Who lives here

Brownsburg-Chatham is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51% speak both languages

Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.

48.4median age

Brownsburg-ChathamQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.2% of Brownsburg-Chatham

Here the census found 3,570 women and 3,680 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Brownsburg-Chatham
	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	22%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	59%	56%

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French51% speak both · 44% speak French but not English Ages48.4 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households3,285 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Brownsburg-Chatham borders Voyageur Provincial Park

No national park lies within 100 km. 35 protected areas lie within 10 km. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage municipale de Brownsburg-Chatham.

3.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Brownsburg-Chatham3.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	18	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	3.1%	4.9%	2.3%

At the edge

to Voyageur Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas35 protected areas within 10 km · Voyageur Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Voyageur Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

1 historic place on the heritage registers in Brownsburg-Chatham

Before 1961 is when 36% of the homes went up, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Église Saint-Mungo 1836

1836

oldest construction date on the record

36%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Brownsburg-Chatham	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	36%	21%	18%

Full pageBrownsburg-Chatham’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes36% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Brownsburg-Chatham have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Grotte de Lourdes and 5 more in and around Brownsburg-Chatham

From museums to parks and historic sites: Brownsburg-Chatham’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

Historic siteHistoric siteGrotte de Lourdesin town

Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks2.1 km outside town, to the southeast

National historic siteCarillon Canal1.6 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumMusée Régional D'Argenteuil2 km outside town, to the southeast Art galleryArt galleryCentre d'art d'Argenteuil1.7 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumArgenteuil Regional Museum2 km outside town, to the southeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carillon Canal: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brownsburg-Chatham

15pages on Brownsburg-Chatham

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 76 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.5 × income Property pricesSchools11 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteD56% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.4 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Brownsburg-Chatham

4 notable people were born in Brownsburg-Chatham.

See all 4 →

Yves St-DenisCanadian politician · 1963–2024

Gilles LupienCanadian ice hockey defenceman · 1954–2021

John HayCanadian politician · 1862–1925

Elaine Hinneganborn 1954

Photo credits

Yves St-Denis: Dominic Chartrand, CC BY-SA 4.0

Brownsburg-Chatham’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

LachuteSaint-André-d'ArgenteuilGoreGrenvilleEast HawkesburyHawkesburyBrownsburg-Chatham

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Brownsburg-Chatham	8,466	—	C	C⁺	C⁺	A⁺
Lachute	15,469	6.4	C⁻	D	C⁺	A⁺
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil	3,300	13	C⁺	B⁻	C⁺	A
Gore	2,756	14	D	C⁻	C⁺	A
Grenville	1,889	15	—	C⁻	C⁺	A⁺
East Hawkesbury Ontario	3,787	16	B⁻	B	C⁺	C⁺
Hawkesbury Ontario	11,451	17	C⁻	D	C	B⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Brownsburg-Chatham

Do people in Brownsburg-Chatham speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 43.9% of residents speak only French and 51% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

Who are the people of Brownsburg-Chatham?

Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 3%.

What kind of homes are in Brownsburg-Chatham?

Single-detached houses make up 81% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Is Brownsburg-Chatham growing?

It added people: 7,122 in 2016, 7,247 in 2021, 1.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 8,466.

About Brownsburg-Chatham

Town in Quebec

For Brownsburg-Chatham, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 8,466 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Argenteuil
Census subdivision: 2476043

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).