GoreQuebec
2,756 people call this town in Quebec home. It belongs to the Montréal metropolitan area.
Is Gore a good place to live?
Gore grades low on several counts. The town grades D overall, better than 15% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #496 of 499 in Quebec. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). Housing is expensive (C−). Residents are healthier than most (A).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 Gore grades
Each subject compares Gore 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 Gore stand out
The 3 things Gore does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gore.
Gore is graded an A for health
The average trip from home to a hospital is 14 km, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. In the health survey, three in five adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Quebec’s 57%. Life expectancy in the region is 82.2 years (83.7 for women, 80.8 for men, 2022/2024). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région des Laurentides, Gore included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Trips to work from Gore take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average
Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Most households in Gore own their home: 89%, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Montréal metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took just over a fifth of household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 89% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 13% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Wildfire low, radon 10%: how Gore stands on hazards
Radon tests for the Laurentides health region
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.097 per $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Gore, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). No flood study for Gore is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.097 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The force covering Gore records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 122
The index for the force that serves it came to 76, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 20.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 20 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 20.6 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 122 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 76 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 20 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Argenteuil MRC
Children make up only 10% of Gore, fewer than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Both official languages: 55% of residents, higher than both Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 46.9% of Gore
In 2021 there were 1,075 women to 1,215 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Gore | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 60% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wet weather: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Gore, more than on 88% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow peak in October, at 120 mm. Most of the snow comes in January, about 56 cm. The frost-free season runs from 12 May to 3 October, 143 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)
What November brings in Gore: −2°C at night, 5°C by day
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Lachute. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −10°C. November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 93 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page
Alain Giroux leads Gore as mayor
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Gore: the closest, Bibliothèque municipale, is 10 km away
The next is Future Bibliothèque (Lachute), 12 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Gore, Voyageur Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (20 km)
Protected areas cover 1.6% of the land within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Count 18 protected areas within 10 km of town. The largest is 06151R003 Biological Refuge: 81 ha, 4.9 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Gore | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Gore
Ecology Centre and 8 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Gore; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme21 km northeast
Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks22 km south
Ski hillMont-Avalanche25 km northwest
MuseumDomaine de Belle-Rivière20 km southeast
National historic siteCarillon Canal22 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mont-Avalanche: D7g8d, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Domaine de Belle-Rivière: Hadrianopolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carillon Canal: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Gore
One notable person was born in Gore; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Robert Rogers: Unknown author, Public domain · Kevin Lowe: LoweNicholsMandel.jpg : Mack Male derivative work: Connormah, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Arthur Philemon Coleman: University of Toronto. Department of Publicity, Public domain · Denis Hamel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
About Gore
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Gore is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,756 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Argenteuil
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2476025
Gore’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore | 2,756 | — | D | C− | C+ | A |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 9.1 | — | C− | C+ | A |
| Lachute | 15,469 | 12 | C− | D | C+ | A+ |
| Saint-Colomban | 19,080 | 13 | A− | B | A | A |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 14 | C | C+ | C+ | A+ |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 16 | B | C+ | B | A |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 16 | B+ | B− | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Gore
Do people in Gore speak French?
French comes first: 38.8% speak it alone, while 55% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Gore growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,904 to 2,283 residents (up 19.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,756.
Who are the people of Gore?
At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 5% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Gore?
99% 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 people; 34% 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).