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Chomedey is graded a D for hazard risk

In Health Canada’s survey, just over one in ten homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.21 per $1,000 of building value, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. No one has filed a flood map for Chomedey on the national inventory. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Laval as a whole, not for Chomedey alone.

Rent takes more of local pay in Chomedey than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income

The median home value was $400,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and close to Canadian towns ($406,000). Chomedey doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Montréal metro area.

Household incomes in Chomedey trail those of 76% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 28 min. Just over four in five commuters drove, lower than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Health in Chomedey beats 89% of Canadian towns

Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.8 km from the average resident of Chomedey, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. A child born in the region can expect 84.1 years, above Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Across the region, 53% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole reaches 57%.

Chomedey is graded a B for safety

Measured across the Laval service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across its police area, there are 17.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 56, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Afternoon heat in Chomedey beats that of 78% of Canadian towns

Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average.

More people in Chomedey speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

Chomedey in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Laval forecast.

Each seat on Laval’s council stands for 20,070 residents, more than in 99% of Quebec municipalities

Annie Koutrakis (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Vimy, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Chomedey.

At 7.3 visits per person served, Laval public library is busier than 87% of Quebec’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Laval’s: Laval public library serves all 458,981 people of the city, Chomedey among them.

Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 16 km away, is the closest provincial park to Chomedey

The protected share within 10 km is 3.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 9.3 km away. 43 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.

Chomedey’s schools come under 4 different boards

Taken together, Chomedey and its 3 km edge hold 101 elementary schools, 30 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade. 14 of the 141 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.