EastmanQuebec
2,706 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It lies in Memphrémagog.
Is Eastman a good place to live?
Overall, Eastman earns an A, better than 85% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #146 of 499 in Quebec. Health is its strong suit (A). Add safety to its strengths (A−). Homes were valued at a median $380,000 at the 2021 census, 4.4 times the typical household’s income. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income, C+ for walkability and B for hazard risk.
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.
How Eastman grades
Each subject compares Eastman 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Eastman stand out
The 3 things Eastman does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eastman.
For health, Eastman is ahead of 89% of Canadian towns
Women in the region live to 84.8 and men to 81.0, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024). On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. In the health survey, 57% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. What sets Eastman apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 14 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de l'Estrie, Eastman included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
The police who cover Eastman record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 40
The force’s area logs 8.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 58, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). What’s more, across its police area, there are 7.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across Memphrémagog MRC, with Eastman one part of it.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 7.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 40 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 58 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.2 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Wet weather: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Eastman, more than on 91% of Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 59 cm on average. A normal July brings 122 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snowfall adds up to 262 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 6 May to 8 October, 154 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 154 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Granby)
More people in Eastman speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%
Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. 11% are under 15, below Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.9% of Eastman’s residents are women
Women numbered 1,135 and men 1,140 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Eastman | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 73% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Trips to work from Eastman take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
A flood study covers Eastman: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Measured across the Estrie health region: radon tests
Radon around Eastman is ordinary for Canada: 7.3% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.040 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.040 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.3% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
What November brings in Eastman: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Magog. November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. A normal November brings 92 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−13°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −11°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 15°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Granby); the forecast is on the Weather page
Nathalie Lemaire leads Eastman as mayor
In the National Assembly of Québec, Eastman belongs to Orford; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Eastman has one public library, Bibliothèque D'Eastman
It sits 3.3 km from the centre of Eastman.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Eastman is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 13% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Protected land around Eastman beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
No national park lies within 100 km. Count 49 protected areas within 10 km of town. Swimmers have 7 beaches within 5 km, Plage du Lac-Stukely the nearest. 5 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford and Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Bolton.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 11% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Eastman’s teenagers travel 8 km to the nearest high school
An elementary school stands 2.8 km from the centre, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Val-de-GrâceIn EastmanElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Eastman | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.8 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 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 Eastman
Cinézoo and 2 more in and around Eastman
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Eastman, the best known first.
Famous people from around Eastman
No notable person born in Eastman is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Al Langlois: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain · Nicolas Fontaine: Kiki117, CC BY 4.0
About Eastman
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Eastman as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,706 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Memphrémagog
- Census subdivision
- 2445093
Eastman’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastman | 2,706 | — | A | B− | A− | A |
| Austin | 1,959 | 5.4 | — | B | A− | A |
| Orford | 5,698 | 8.3 | A | B | A− | A |
| Stukely-Sud | 1,242 | 9 | — | B | A− | A− |
| Magog | 30,764 | 12 | A− | C− | A− | A+ |
| Bolton-Est | 1,337 | 13 | — | B | A− | A |
| Racine | 1,441 | 17 | — | A− | A− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Eastman
Do people in Eastman speak French?
Almost everyone does. 57% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 41.7% speak French and no English.
Is Eastman growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,843 to 2,279 residents (up 23.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,706.
Who are the people of Eastman?
At the 2021 census, 6% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Eastman?
Mostly 91% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 29% have just one.
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).