CrabtreeQuebec
It is part of Joliette, a census division. Population 4,237: a town in Quebec.
Is Crabtree a good place to live?
Where it does best is health (A−). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+). Its weakest is cost of living (C+). All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #338 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 52% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for hazard risk.
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.
How Crabtree grades
Each subject compares Crabtree with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Crabtree stand out
The 2 things Crabtree does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crabtree.
56% of adults around Crabtree rate their health very good or excellent
Smokers make up 14% of the region’s adults, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Lives in the region last 82.0 years on average (2022/2024): 83.7 for women, 80.3 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Crabtree’s is long: 6.6 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.0 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de Lanaudière, not by town
Shelter costs push only 10% of Crabtree’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town
Owners put the median home at $250,000, below Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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.
More of Crabtree’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 71% of Canadian towns
The car took 92% of commuters, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Wet weather: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Crabtree, more than on 82% of Canadian towns
In July the thermometer climbs to 26.6°C by day, near Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal August brings 114 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in December: 49 cm in a normal year. Winter lows in Crabtree average −16.0°C in January.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.0°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)
29% of Crabtree’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
20% of residents are children under 15. Visible minorities make up 0.7% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Retirement age and beyond: a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.6% of Crabtree’s residents are women
2,010 men and 2,145 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Crabtree | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
From Crabtree, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (33 km)
Parks and reserves take up 0.1% of the ground within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. The largest is Tourbières-de-Lanoraie Ecological Reserve: 415 ha, 9.9 km from the edge of town. 4 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 81 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
For safety, Crabtree gets a B−
The violent index for its police area came to 108, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 19.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 108 | 88 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 14.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
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: Joliette MRC
Crabtree in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C
A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. November normally sees 90 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Joliette forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page
Less is spent per resident in Crabtree than in 86% of Québec’s local municipalities
Étienne Dupuis leads Crabtree as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Crabtree has one public library, Bibliothèque municipale Crabtree
It stands 0.3 km from the centre of Crabtree.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Flood mapping exists for Crabtree: 2 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.16 per $1,000 of buildings, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.9% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Fire seldom reaches Crabtree: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.001% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3.9% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Lanaudiere health region
Crabtree and its edges hold 5 schools: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Teenagers have 5.5 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire Sacré-Coeur-de-JésusIn CrabtreeElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Collège Esther-Blondin IndependentNearest secondary school, 2.4 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Crabtree | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 5.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
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.
Everything we know about Crabtree
Musée d'art de Joliette and 11 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Crabtree; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette4.9 km outside town, to the north
CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral7.4 km north
GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe9.9 km north
Historic house · Parks CanadaSir Wilfrid Laurier26 km southwest
FortFort Richelieu30 km northeast
MuseumCanadiana Village22 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Crabtree
No notable person born in Crabtree is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Bernard Landry: MisterAD1984, CC BY 2.0 · Denis Coderre: Lea-Kim Chateauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antonio Barrette: Unknown author, Public domain · Bianca St-Georges: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Crabtree
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Crabtree as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,237 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Joliette
- Census subdivision
- 2461013
Crabtree’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabtree | 4,237 | — | B− | C+ | B− | A− |
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 4 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Sainte-Marie-Salomé | 1,296 | 5.1 | — | B− | B | B+ |
| Joliette | 22,408 | 6.3 | C | D | B− | A− |
| Saint-Liguori | 2,268 | 7.4 | — | A− | B | B+ |
| Saint-Jacques | 4,830 | 7.4 | B | C+ | B | B+ |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 16,904 | 8.9 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Crabtree
Do people in Crabtree speak French?
Almost everyone does. 29% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 71.2% speak French and no English.
Is Crabtree growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 3,958 to 4,155 residents (up 5%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 4,237.
What kind of homes are in Crabtree?
59% 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 2.3 people; 32% 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).