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Dunham earns an A for health

On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). For Dunham itself the measure is access, and it lags: 6.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Also worth knowing: a baby born in the region can expect 82.9 years, 84.8 for a girl and 81.0 for a boy (2022/2024). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 57%; Quebec as a whole is at 57%. Dunham doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de l'Estrie.

Dunham has a larger share of its working-age people in jobs than 96% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 24 min, below both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). By car: that was how 94% of commuters travelled at the census.

July afternoons in Dunham reach 25.3°C (Quebec towns 26.5°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

Some 321 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 68 cm. Frost usually lifts by 15 May and returns around 2 October: 139 days without it. Rain and snow peak in July, at 128 mm.

Wildfire low, radon 8.2%: how Dunham stands on hazards

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Monteregie health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.072 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Dunham on the national inventory.

Dunham earns a C+ for safety

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 12.4 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 73 over 2023–25, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike.

Only 0.4% of the land within 10 km of Dunham is protected

A provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), lies 25 km away. No national park lies within 100 km. CPCAD lists 24 protected areas within 10 km. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.

Shelter costs push only 7% of Dunham’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

83% of households own their home, above both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took 17% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Expect November days around 6°C in Dunham, nights around −2°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Cowansville forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −9°C. Snow is normal by November, about 34 cm over the month. Precipitation in November averages 112 mm.

Denis Laflamme leads Dunham as mayor

Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Bibliothèque Municipale De Dunham is Dunham’s public library

It stands 2.4 km from the centre of Dunham.

Dunham and its edges hold 11 schools: 7 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

From the town centre, high school starts 6 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. Of the 11, 2 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec).

Dunham is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 57% speak both languages

2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 3.7% of residents, higher than Quebec’s towns (2.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.4%).