FarnhamQuebec
With 11,315 residents, it is a town in Quebec. It lies in Brome-Missisquoi.
Is Farnham a good place to live?
Prices are high against local incomes (C). Overall, Farnham earns a B−: better than 47% of Canadian towns, and #360 of 499 in Quebec. Hazards are a real consideration (C). Health outcomes beat most towns (A−).
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 Farnham grades
Each subject compares Farnham 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 Farnham stand out
The 3 things Farnham does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Farnham.
Farnham’s grade for health: an A−
The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 57% against 57%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.9, with women at 84.8 and men at 81.0. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Farnham’s is long: 20 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Farnham | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de l'Estrie, not by town
A flood study covers Farnham: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). About as many homes carry radon around Farnham as elsewhere, 8.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Monteregie health region, with Farnham one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Only 13% of households in Farnham spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Owners put the median home at $270,000, below both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $270,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Farnham is wetter than nine in ten Canadian towns: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year
A normal January brings 59 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in July, at 122 mm. Snowfall adds up to 262 cm a year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. The frost-free season runs from 6 May to 8 October, 154 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Farnham | 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)
Farnham’s grade for safety: a C+
Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 12.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. 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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 73 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers Brome-Missisquoi MRC
A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Farnham than in 74% of Canadian towns
93% of commuters drove, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 93% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
37% of Farnham’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Visible minorities make up 2% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town. 20% of residents have reached 65.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.1% of Farnham’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 5,090 and men at 5,060; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Farnham | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 27% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Farnham has 0.2% protected land within 10 km
9 protected areas lie within 10 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. A provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), lies 26 km away. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Farnham, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Precipitation in November averages 92 mm. November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Farnham.
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
Patrick Melchior leads Farnham as mayor
Provincially, Farnham votes in Brome-Missisquoi; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque De Farnham is Farnham’s public library
It sits 0.7 km from the centre of Farnham.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
3 school boards share Farnham
Counting a 3 km margin, Farnham has 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school. Schooling in English is on offer at one of the 7; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des LuciolesIn FarnhamElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Jean-Jacques-BertrandIn FarnhamSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire de Farnham EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Farnham has 3 historic places on the registers
Counted by designation, there are 2 municipal citations and a heritage railway station. The earliest construction date, 1887, belongs to Salle anglicane du complexe St. James. Before 1961 is when 31% of the homes went up, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Farnham | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 31% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Farnham
Fort Chambly and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Farnham; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumFort Chambly31 km west
ZooGranby Zoo25 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste23 km west
MuseumFort Saint-Jean22 km west
FortFort Sainte Thérèse24 km west
MuseumFort Lennox30 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Jean: Victoriaedwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Lennox: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Farnham
19 notable people were born in Farnham.
Photo credits
Yves Rodier: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · H. H. Bennett: Henry Hamilton Bennett (1843-1908), Public domain · Sylvain Charlebois: Janvez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alfred Duranleau: Aegidius Fauteux, Public domain · Ludger Lemieux: A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain · Pierre-Ernest Boivin: Unknown author, Public domain
About Farnham
Town in Quebec
For Farnham, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 11,315 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Brome-Missisquoi
- Census subdivision
- 2446112
Farnham’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham | 11,315 | — | B− | C | C+ | A− |
| Sainte-Sabine | 1,123 | 5.3 | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | 1,540 | 8.5 | — | B | B− | A |
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 9.1 | B+ | B− | B | A− |
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 13 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Brigham | 2,386 | 14 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 15 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Farnham
Do people in Farnham speak French?
French comes first: 62.4% speak it alone, while 37% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Farnham growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 8,909 to 10,149 residents (up 13.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 11,315.
Who are the people of Farnham?
At the 2021 census, 3% 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 Farnham?
Mostly 54% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 33% 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).