HampsteadQuebec
A town of 7,464 in Quebec. Statistics Canada counts it in the Montréal metro area.
Is Hampstead a good place to live?
Hampstead’s strongest is health (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A). Safety lags (C). Hazards are a real consideration (C). The overall grade lands at A−, #205 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 79% of Canadian towns.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Hampstead grades
Each subject compares Hampstead 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 Hampstead stand out
The 3 things Hampstead does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hampstead.
For health, Hampstead is ahead of 92% of Canadian towns
The average trip from home to a hospital is 1.0 km, below Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. A baby born in the region can expect 83.4 years, 85.5 for a girl and 81.2 for a boy (2022/2024). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de Montréal
Fewer commuters in Hampstead drive than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 79%
Commutes averaged 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 | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 79% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 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.
Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Hampstead stands on hazards
The radon tests numbers here cover the Montreal health region
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.22 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Burn scars are few around Hampstead, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Hampstead on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.22 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The police who cover Hampstead record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 80
The violent index for its police area came to 116, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 15.4 per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 29.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 116 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 80 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 15.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 29.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Montréal service area
More people in Hampstead speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 75%
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here.
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 52.0% of Hampstead
Women numbered 3,660 and men 3,380 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Hampstead | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 5.4% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Summer afternoons in Hampstead are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. Frost comes on 146 days a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
The outdoors around Hampstead
CPCAD lists 24 protected areas within 10 km. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 16 km away. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 12%, above Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Biggest among them: Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 7.5 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 12% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 15 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Hampstead in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C
Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Montréal.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Hampstead spends more than 95% of Québec’s local municipalities
Hampstead is in Mount Royal, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Anthony Housefather of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Hampstead is Bibliothèque publique juive, 1.2 km away
After it comes Bibliotheque Publique Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc (Côte-Saint-Luc), 1.7 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Renting in Hampstead costs 11% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
Measured across the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 68%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 70% | 74% |
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.
52 of the 113 schools around Hampstead teach in English
3 boards run its schools. Independent schools number 48 of 113, above the 9% in Quebec. Taken together, Hampstead and its 3 km edge hold 58 elementary schools, 31 secondary schools and 24 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Hampstead EnglishIn HampsteadElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École Saint-LucNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Académie Solomon Schechter, campus préscolaire, section anglaise EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Hampstead keeps its older homes: 47% from before 1961
| Heritage | Hampstead | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 47% | 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 Hampstead
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal and 30 more in and around Hampstead
From museums to parks and historic sites: Hampstead’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal1.8 km outside town, to the northeast · 2M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts4.6 km outside town, to the northeast · 1M visitors a year
MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum600 m outside town, to the north
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture4.3 km outside town, to the northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)
GardenParc Angrignon4.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMusée des ondes Emile Berliner2.9 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Angrignon: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des ondes Emile Berliner: Dr. Nipper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Hampstead
No notable person born in Hampstead is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
William Shatner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0 · Arthur Buies: Inconnu, photo ancienne, Public domain · Ekow Nimako: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0
About Hampstead
Town in Quebec
For Hampstead, 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
- 7,464 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Montréal
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466062
Hampstead’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead | 7,464 | — | A− | B− | C | A |
| Snowdon | 22,511 | 1.1 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Loyola | 26,607 | 1.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine | 20,415 | 1.8 | B− | C− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 37,901 | 1.9 | C | D | C | A |
| Savane | 32,028 | 2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Upper Lachine | 21,130 | 2.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Hampstead
Do people in Hampstead speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 3.9% of residents speak only French and 75% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Hampstead?
50% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 10% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.8 people; 21% are one person living alone.
Is Hampstead growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 6,973 to 7,037 residents (up 0.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 7,464.
How old are the people of Hampstead?
The median resident is 39.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 20% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
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).