DrummondvilleQuebec

For health, Drummondville is ahead of 87% of Canadian towns

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, just over three in five adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Quebec’s 57%. People in the region live to 81.6 on average: 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men in 2022/2024. What sets Drummondville apart within its region is distance, and at 3.4 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Drummondville included.

Measured against local pay, Drummondville costs more to live in than 78% of Canadian towns

Owners put the median home at $250,000, lower than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).

Drummondville gets a B+ for hazard risk

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.12 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Drummondville on the national inventory.

The force covering Drummondville records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 125

Shared with the rest of Drummond MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18 violent incidents are reported each year. The index for the force that serves it came to 72, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 19.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Wet weather: 1,070 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Drummondville, more than on 79% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in July: 109 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 229 cm of snow, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in December: 60 cm in a normal year.

Commuters in Drummondville have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 92% of commuters, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

3 mapped walking routes pass Drummondville

Of the land within 10 km, 0.1% has protected status, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 5 km lie 4 beaches, unnamed on the map. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 72 km away. 38 km from town is Yamaska National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.

In Drummondville, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Drummondville. Expect around 14 cm of snow in November. A normal November brings 80 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night.

Drummondville has one council seat for every 6,580 residents, more than 98% of municipalities in Quebec

Drummondville’s council has 12 councillors and is led by Jean-François Houle, the mayor.

At 12 visits per person served, Bibliothèque Publique De Drummondville is busier than 94% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliothèque Publique De Drummondville has one location for the 84,866 people it serves.

31% of Drummondville’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Immigrants make up 4.4% of residents, higher than Quebec’s towns (2.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.4%). 5.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, between Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Schools in Drummondville: 3 boards, side by side

One of the 38 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Counting a 3 km margin, Drummondville has 27 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.

The registers list 17 historic places in Drummondville, 2 at the top

The earliest construction date, 1837, belongs to Maison Trent. Among the places are 15 municipal citations. Homes from before 1961 make up 18% of the stock, lower than Quebec’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).