Côte-Saint-LucQuebec

37,901 people live in this town in Quebec. The population grew 6% between 2016 and 2021.

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Population

37,901

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

44.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

69%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

23%

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

TownGrade

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Is Côte-Saint-Luc a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D). It lags on jobs & income as well (C). Residents are healthier than most (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). The overall grade lands at C, #419 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 30% of Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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⁺Walkability AHealthWeakestDCost of living

What makes Côte-Saint-Luc stand out

The 3 things Côte-Saint-Luc does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

43% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

9.4 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $685,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

23% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Côte-Saint-Luc grades

Each subject compares Côte-Saint-Luc 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Hazard riskWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →

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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Musée De La Défense Aérienne De Bagotville and 39 more in and around Côte-Saint-Luc

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Côte-Saint-Luc, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMusée De La Défense Aérienne De Bagotvillein town

Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal1.8 km outside town, to the northeast · 2M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts4.6 km outside town, to the northeast · 1M visitors a year

MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum700 m outside town, to the northeast

MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture4.3 km outside town, to the northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)

GardenParc Angrignon4.6 km outside town, to the east

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (5)

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Angrignon: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Côte-Saint-Luc.

HousingCost of living D

Fewer households own their home in Côte-Saint-Luc than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 46%

A third of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Côte-Saint-Luc 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 Montréal metro area.

$685,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Côte-Saint-Luc$685,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	33%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	46%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	22%	18%	20%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,540

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters46% own their home Cost of living9.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $685,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

HealthHealth A

Health in Côte-Saint-Luc beats 92% of Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de Montréal

Residents have 1.0 km to cover to reach a hospital, below Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 83.4, with women at 85.5 and men at 81.2. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec.

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Côte-Saint-Luc54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	83.4	82.5	81.5
Very good or excellent health	54%	56%	52%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%

83.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 1.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.5, men 81.2 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Côte-Saint-Luc take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

23%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van74%

Public transit18%

Walk5%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min

$72,500

median household income, 2020

29%

worked from home, May 2021

21%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work23% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to5,045 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Montréal

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Hazards in Côte-Saint-Luc: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.23 per $1,000 of building value, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Côte-Saint-Luc on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

Côte-Saint-Luc6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.23	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.23

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

Low

wildfire band

7.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.23 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Montreal health region

SafetySafety C

For the force that serves Côte-Saint-Luc, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Montréal service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The violent index for its police area came to 116, above Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across its police area, there are 29.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

80Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	116	88	86
Crime Severity Index	80	56	67
Violent crime	15.4	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	29.1	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety80 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Côte-Saint-Luc’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Côte-Saint-Luc safe?”

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

Outdoors

Protected land around Côte-Saint-Luc beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The 10 km around town hold 27 protected areas. A provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), lies 16 km away. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 3.9 km away. Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Kahnawake Beach is the nearest.

14%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Côte-Saint-Luc14%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	14%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	10	4

16 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks16 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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

Climate

Summer afternoons in Côte-Saint-Luc are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	217 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	146	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,041 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

217 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

167

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 14 Oct

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station6.8 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))

Weather

Côte-Saint-Luc in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −14°C.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−12°C	243 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	253 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	268 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	277 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’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 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

One councillor per 4,210 residents: Côte-Saint-Luc is more thinly represented than 95% of Quebec municipalities

Côte-Saint-Luc’s council has 8 councillors and is led by David Tordjman, the mayor.

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentAnthony Housefather Provincial legislatureD'Arcy-McGee

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

More visits per person served than 93% of Quebec’s town libraries: Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library counts 11.6

Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library has one location for the 38,369 people it serves.

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong1.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More people in Côte-Saint-Luc speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 64%

Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 29% of residents are 65 or over, above both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%).

44.8median age

Côte-Saint-LucQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification69%

Women and men · all residents

53.6% of Côte-Saint-Luc’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 18,495 were women and 16,010 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Côte-Saint-Luc
	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	54%	62%	64%
65+	29%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	69%	59%	56%

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French64% speak both · 6.1% speak French but not English Ages44.8 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households14,605 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants43% are immigrants · 27% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

Côte-Saint-Luc has 57 English-language schools among its 144

Independent schools number 54 of 144, above the 9% in Quebec. Schooling here is split between 4 boards, above Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Also worth knowing: the 3 km around Côte-Saint-Luc counts 81 elementary schools, 37 secondary schools and 26 schools for every grade.

144schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Académie hébraïque inc., section francaise IndependentIn Côte-Saint-LucElementary	Elementary	–	Independent
Académie hébraïque inc., section anglaise EnglishIn Côte-Saint-LucAll grades	All grades	–	Independent
Centre Mountainview School Project EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 144 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public59

Independent54

English public31

Schools within 3 km	Côte-Saint-Luc	Quebec	Canada
School boards	4	2	3

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCôte-Saint-Luc’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language57 of 144 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school144 schools within 3 km · 81 elementary schools, 37 secondary schools and 26 schools for every grade The boards4 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Questions“What schools are there in Côte-Saint-Luc?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Côte-Saint-Luc

15pages on Côte-Saint-Luc

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costDHomes 9.4 × income Property pricesSchools144 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteC51% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Côte-Saint-Luc

2 notable people were born in Côte-Saint-Luc; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Cy StrulovitchCanadian basketball player · 1925–2020

Barry BlittAmerican political cartoonist · born 1958

William ShatnerCanadian actor · born in Côte-Saint-Antoine · born 1931

Stuart McLeanCanadian radio broadcaster, humorist, m… · born in Montréal-Ouest · 1948–2017

Arthur BuiesCanadian journalist · born in Côte-Saint-Antoine · 1840–1901

Adam KellyCanadian actor · born in Côte-Saint-Antoine · born 1973

Photo credits

William Shatner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0 · Stuart McLean: Alana Elliott, CC BY 2.0 · Arthur Buies: Inconnu, photo ancienne, Public domain

Côte-Saint-Luc’s neighbours

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

LoyolaHampsteadMontréal-OuestSnowdonCôte-Saint-AntoineUpper LachineCôte-Saint-Luc

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Côte-Saint-Luc	37,901	—	C	D	C	A
Loyola	26,607	1.7	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Hampstead	7,464	1.9	A⁻	B⁻	C	A
Montréal-Ouest	5,197	2.2	A⁻	B⁻	C	A
Snowdon	22,511	3	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Côte-Saint-Antoine	20,415	3.3	B⁻	C⁻	C	A
Upper Lachine	21,130	3.3	C⁻	D⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Côte-Saint-Luc

Do people in Côte-Saint-Luc speak French?

French comes first: 6.1% speak it alone, while 64% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Côte-Saint-Luc?

14% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 56% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.3 people; 36% are one person living alone.

Has Côte-Saint-Luc grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 32,448 to 34,504 residents (up 6.3%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 37,901.

Is Côte-Saint-Luc a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 44.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 29% are 65 or over.

About Côte-Saint-Luc

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Côte-Saint-Luc covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.

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

Population: 37,901 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Montréal
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466058

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).