Mont-RoyalQuebec

A town of 22,821 in Quebec. It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area.

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Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

22,821

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

80%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

25%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

B⁺

#703 of 2,556

Is Mont-Royal a good place to live?

One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Taken together, its subjects give Mont-Royal a B+ overall, better than 70% of Canadian towns. That places it #255 of 499 in Quebec. Its standout strength is health (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Crime is the sore point (C). Hazards are a real consideration (C).

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealth

What makes Mont-Royal stand out

The 3 things Mont-Royal does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

35% are immigrants

The median of Canadian towns: 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $1,390,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Mont-Royal grades

Each subject compares Mont-Royal 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 grading works

WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁺Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentCOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal and 80 more in and around Mont-Royal

Sights in Mont-Royal and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal2.5 km outside town, to the southeast · 2M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts4.3 km outside town, to the east · 1M visitors a year

CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral5 km outside town, to the east

MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal4.6 km outside town, to the east · 54K visitors a year

MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum4.3 km outside town, to the east · 79K visitors a year

MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southeast

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: 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
Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mont-Royal.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Mont-Royal for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

The survey counts 13% of adults as smokers, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.4, women 85.5 and men 81.2 (2022/2024). What sets Mont-Royal apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.6 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mont-Royal54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mont-Royal	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%

83.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMont-Royal’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.5, men 81.2 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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 Montréal, not by town

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Hazards in Mont-Royal: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes

Shared with the rest of the Montreal health region: radon tests

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.22 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Mont-Royal, 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 Mont-Royal on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Mont-Royal6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mont-Royal	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%

$0.22

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

12 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageMont-Royal’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.22 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C

For the force that serves Mont-Royal, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The violent index for its police area came to 116, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 29.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

80Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Mont-Royal	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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMont-Royal’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety80 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mont-Royal’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mont-Royal safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

The car carries only 73% of commuters in Mont-Royal, fewer than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 26 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

25%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van73%

Public transit15%

Walk7%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	73%	90%	89%
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$123,000

median household income, 2020

39%

worked from home, May 2021

20%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMont-Royal’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work25% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to3,330 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Montréal

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living C⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Mont-Royal than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area

Owners make up nearly two thirds of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$1,390,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Mont-Royal$1,390,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	22%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	65%	70%	74%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,570

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMont-Royal’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living11.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $1,390,000, against the median household income Owners and renters65% own their home

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.

Climate

Afternoon heat in Mont-Royal beats that of 78% of Canadian towns

January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mont-Royal	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

217 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

167

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 14 Oct

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMont-Royal’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station9.6 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))

Outdoors

More of the land around Mont-Royal is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

National parks are all over 100 km off. 13 km from town is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. 29 protected areas lie within 10 km. The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 7.1 km from the edge of town.

7.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mont-Royal7.5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	7.5%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	16	10	4

13 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMont-Royal’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas29 protected areas within 10 km · Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks13 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Weather

In Mont-Royal, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Montréal.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMont-Royal’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Mont-Royal’s council outspends 98% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident

For federal votes, Mont-Royal belongs to Mount Royal, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Anthony Housefather (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.

Full pageMont-Royal’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Provincial legislatureMont-Royal--Outremont

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Bibliothèque Reginald-Dawson draws 13 visits per person served, ahead of 95% of Quebec’s town libraries

A single building, Bibliothèque Reginald-Dawson, serves 22,396 people.

Full pageMont-Royal’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong1.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More people in Mont-Royal speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 78%

Under 15: 20% of residents. 32% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.

42median age

Mont-RoyalQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree8%

Postsecondary qualification80%

Women and men · all residents

52.0% of Mont-Royal’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 10,900 women to 10,050 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Mont-Royal
	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	19%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	7.6%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	80%	59%	56%

Full pageMont-Royal’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French78% speak both · 10% speak French but not English Ages42 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households7,730 households · 2.7 people per household Immigrants35% are immigrants · 32% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

Teaching in English: 43 of Mont-Royal’s 184 schools

63 of the 184 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. 3 boards run its schools. Taken together, Mont-Royal and its 3 km edge hold 105 elementary schools, 44 secondary schools and 35 schools for every grade.

184schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Académie Saint-ClémentIn Mont-RoyalElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Mont-RoyalIn Mont-RoyalSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École Carlyle EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 184 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public97

Independent63

English public24

Schools within 3 km	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMont-Royal’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language43 of 184 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school184 schools within 3 km · 105 elementary schools, 44 secondary schools and 35 schools for every grade The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Questions“What schools are there in Mont-Royal?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Mont-Royal keeps its older homes: 63% from before 1961

Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Model City of Mount Royal 1915

1915

oldest construction date on the record

63%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Mont-Royal	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	63%	21%	18%

Full pageMont-Royal’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes63% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Model City of Mount Royal Questions“How many historic places does Mont-Royal have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mont-Royal

15pages on Mont-Royal

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costC⁺Homes 11.3 × income Property pricesSchools184 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteB⁺57% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors7.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Mont-Royal

One notable person was born in Mont-Royal; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Olivier Lacoste-LebuisCanadian soccer player · born 1990

Cœur de pirateCanadian musician · born in Outremont · born 1989

Pierre DansereauCanadian ecologist · born in Outremont · 1911–2011

Michel ChartrandCanadian politician · born in Outremont · 1916–2010

Tom DraperCanadian ice hockey player · born in Outremont · born 1966

Gérard DesrosiersCanadian physician and librarian · born in Outremont · 1919–2016

Photo credits

Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis: Francois.gagnon24, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre Dansereau: Not mentioned in the source, Public domain · Michel Chartrand: Snouppix, Public domain · Gérard Desrosiers: Randoss, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mont-Royal’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Parc-KentParc-ExtensionSavaneChameran/MontpellierOutremontÉdouard-MontpetitMont-Royal

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mont-Royal	22,821	—	B⁺	C⁺	C	A
Parc-Kent	27,291	1.6	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Parc-Extension	29,066	1.9	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Savane	32,028	2.1	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Chameran/Montpellier	21,170	2.6	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Outremont	24,629	2.7	B⁺	C⁺	C	A
Édouard-Montpetit	20,601	2.8	C⁻	D⁻	C	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Mont-Royal

Do people in Mont-Royal speak French?

French comes first: 10% speak it alone, while 78% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Mont-Royal?

Mostly 32% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 14% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.7 people on average, and 25% have just one.

Is Mont-Royal growing?

Yes: the census counted 20,276 in 2016 and 20,953 in 2021, a rise of 3.3%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 22,821.

How old are the people of Mont-Royal?

At 42, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 20% of the population and seniors 19%.

About Mont-Royal

Town in Quebec

Mont-Royal 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: 22,821 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Montréal
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466072

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).