HudsonQuebec
5,533 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area.
Is Hudson a good place to live?
Hudson’s strongest is safety (A). The drawback is cost of living (C+). Natural hazards weigh more here (C). Overall, that makes an A−, better than 84% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #164 of 499 in Quebec.
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. 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 Hudson grades
Each subject compares Hudson 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 Hudson stand out
The 3 things Hudson does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hudson.
Crime runs lighter where Hudson is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 39
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC
Its police area recorded 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 10.4 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Hudson travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
88% of commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
55% of adults around Hudson rate their health very good or excellent
Measured across the Région de la Montérégie: health survey and life expectancy
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 21 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. Across the region, life runs to 82.5 years on average: women 84.2, men 80.8, in 2022/2024.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Flood mapping exists for Hudson: 1 on record, latest by Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon around Hudson is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $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 · Data for radon tests covers the Monteregie health region
Few places match Hudson for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 1.6 km away. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 32, above Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 20% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 32 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Most households in Hudson own their home: 88%, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Montréal metro area
Nearly a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and close to Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $600,000, above 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 | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 88% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $600,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Precipitation in Hudson tops that of 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. Some 218 cm of snow falls in a typical year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 143 frost-free days, from 12 May to 3 October. A normal January brings 56 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Hudson | 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)
More people in Hudson speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 73%
4.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, between Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.1% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
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 51.8% of Hudson
By the 2021 count the town had 2,805 women and 2,610 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Hudson | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 56% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 6.9% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 73% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Hudson runs from −2°C to 5°C
The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights. Expect around 17 cm of snow in November. In November, the normal is 93 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −15°C.
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
Hudson has one public library, War Memorial Library Hudson Heights
It stands 0.4 km from the centre of Hudson.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Teaching in English: 4 of Hudson’s 8 schools
They come under 3 school boards. Within 3 km of Hudson are 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire Mount Pleasant EnglishIn HudsonElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École secondaire Westwood Senior EnglishIn HudsonSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École secondaire Westwood Junior EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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.
An older town: 38% of Hudson’s homes predate 1961
The registers put 4 historic places inside its boundary, one of them of the highest rank. Its oldest building on the record is Hudson Town Hall, from 1904. The list takes in 3 municipal citations.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Hudson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 38% | 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 Hudson
Musée d'Hudson and 2 more in and around Hudson
A first look at Hudson’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
MuseumMusée d'Hudsonin town
National historic siteMaison Félix-Leclerc de Vaudreuil2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumGreenwood Centre for Living Historyin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Musée d'Hudson: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Félix-Leclerc de Vaudreuil: MissEmerillon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Hudson
7 notable people were born in Hudson.
Photo credits
Jean-Paul L'Allier: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Matt Holubowski: LePetitRusse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · True Davidson: Gerry Cobden, Public domain
About Hudson
Town in Quebec
Hudson is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,533 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2471100
Hudson’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 5,533 | — | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Kanesatake | 1,872 | 3.8 | — | — | C | A |
| Saint-Lazare | 22,895 | 6.3 | A | B | A | A− |
| Oka | 4,312 | 6.8 | C+ | C | C | A |
| Saint-Placide | 1,751 | 9.2 | — | C− | C | A |
| Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac | 1,340 | 9.8 | — | B | A | A− |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | 46,413 | 11 | A− | C | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Hudson
Do people in Hudson speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 3.1% know French alone, and 73% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Hudson?
A household averages 2.3 people; 27% are one person living alone.
How old are the people of Hudson?
The median resident is 54 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Hudson growing?
Yes: the census counted 5,157 in 2016 and 5,411 in 2021, a rise of 4.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 5,533.
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).