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Côte-Saint-PaulMontréal

TownGrade

C⁻

#2,165 of 2,556

Some 16,403 people live in this neighbourhood, in Montréal. It is one of the 77 neighbourhoods that make up Montréal.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

16,403

people, Census 2021

Median age

38.7

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

62%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

41%

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

Is Côte-Saint-Paul a good place to live?

Côte-Saint-Paul’s lowest grade is for cost of living (D−). Its overall grade is C−, better than a fifth of Canadian towns. It ranks #467 of 499 in Quebec. Jobs & income is weaker too (D−). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living D⁻Jobs & income

How Côte-Saint-Paul grades

Each subject compares Côte-Saint-Paul 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 →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →SafetyBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Côte-Saint-Paul stand out

The 3 things Côte-Saint-Paul does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

41% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

67% rent their home

Compare 25% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Côte-Saint-Paul.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Côte-Saint-Paul than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income

$552,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $552,000, above both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Côte-Saint-Paul 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.

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

Côte-Saint-Paul$552,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	27%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	22%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$552,000	$300,000	$406,000

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’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 living9.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $552,000, against the median household income Owners and renters33% 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.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Trips to work from Côte-Saint-Paul take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

41%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van55%

Public transit32%

Walk7%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	32 min	27 min	26 min

$60,900

median household income, 2020

33%

worked from home, May 2021

83%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work41% walk, cycle or take transit

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

HealthHealth A

Few places match Côte-Saint-Paul for health: it beats 94% of Canadian towns

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de Montréal

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Côte-Saint-Paul is well placed: 0.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Côte-Saint-Paul54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Côte-Saint-Paul	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

0.5 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 pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA 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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Côte-Saint-Paul stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Côte-Saint-Paul’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.20 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

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

Côte-Saint-Paul6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.20	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.20

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

Low

wildfire band

5.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.20 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 · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Montréal)

SafetySafety C

The force covering Côte-Saint-Paul records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 116

80Crime Severity Index

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 80 over 2023–25, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.4 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Montréal service area, Côte-Saint-Paul included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Côte-Saint-Paul	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 pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

July in Côte-Saint-Paul runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Frosty days number 146 in a normal year, below both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Côte-Saint-Paul	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 pageCôte-Saint-Paul’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 station13 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

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

Outdoors

Côte-Saint-Paul has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

8.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,242 ha, 6.1 km off. Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 14 km. 22 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Côte-Saint-Paul8.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	16	10	4

14 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks14 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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

Who lives here

Côte-Saint-Paul is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 60% speak both languages

38.7median age

14% are under 15, lower than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 16% of the population.

Côte-Saint-PaulQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

14%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

50.2% of Côte-Saint-Paul’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 8,255 were women and 8,175 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Côte-Saint-Paul
	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	70%	62%	64%
65+	16%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	17%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	59%	56%

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French60% speak both · 28% speak French but not English Ages38.7 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households8,205 households

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

Weather

What November brings in Côte-Saint-Paul: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for La Prairie.

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

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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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Bibliothèque Marie-Uguay logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliothèque Marie-Uguay serves the whole of Montréal, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,948,747 people, Côte-Saint-Paul among them.

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Teaching in English: 48 of Côte-Saint-Paul’s 96 schools

96schools within 3 km

27 of the 96 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Boards running schools in the area: 4, above both Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3). The 3 km around Côte-Saint-Paul counts 52 elementary schools, 35 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade.

School	Level	Students	System
École Coeur-Immaculé-de-MarieIn Côte-Saint-PaulElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Honoré-MercierIn Côte-Saint-PaulSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École secondaire Elizabeth (Options and Venture Complex) EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 96 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public41

English public28

Independent27

Schools within 3 km	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
School boards	4	2	3

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCôte-Saint-Paul’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language48 of 96 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school96 schools within 3 km · 52 elementary schools, 35 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade The boards4 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Questions“What schools are there in Côte-Saint-Paul?”

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.

History

Older housing stands out in Côte-Saint-Paul: 59% predates 1961

2historic places

Its oldest building on the record is Site patrimonial de l’Usine-de-Filtration-Atwater, from 1912. The record has a municipal citation. Canada’s heritage registers list 2 historic places inside the town, one with the highest designation.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

1912

oldest construction date on the record

59%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Côte-Saint-Paul	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	59%	21%	18%

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Older homes59% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Site patrimonial de l’Usine-de-Filtration-Atwater Questions“How many historic places does Côte-Saint-Paul 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 Côte-Saint-Paul

15pages on Côte-Saint-Paul

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costD⁻Homes 9.1 × income Property pricesSchools96 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteD⁻58% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.7 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and 115 more in and around Côte-Saint-Paul

Sights in Côte-Saint-Paul and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts2.3 km outside town, to the north · 1M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal3.5 km outside town, to the northwest · 2M visitors a year

CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral2.4 km outside town, to the north

MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel1.1 km outside town, to the northeast · 74K visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture1.5 km outside town, to the north · 68K visitors a year (2011)

MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal3.4 km outside town, to the north · 54K visitors a year

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Côte-Saint-Paul

No notable person born in Côte-Saint-Paul is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Caroline RheaCanadian actress · born in Westmount · born 1964

Douglas ShearerCanadian sound designer and recording d… · born in Westmount · 1899–1971

Sam RobertsCanadian singer-songwriter · born in Westmount · born 1974

Don GettyPremier of Alberta, Canada, from 1985 t… · born in Westmount · 1933–2016

Kenneth FarmerCanadian ice hockey player · born in Westmount · 1912–2005

Gino SoccioCanadian record producer · born in Westmount · born 1955

Photo credits

Caroline Rhea: Mremoji, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sam Roberts: Sandy Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Don Getty: Gilbert A. Milne & Co. Ltd., CC BY 2.0 · Kenneth Farmer: The original uploader was YUL89YYZ at English Wikipedia ., Public domain

About Côte-Saint-Paul

Neighbourhood in Montréal

Côte-Saint-Paul is one of Montréal’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 16,403 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466023

Côte-Saint-Paul’s neighbours

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

Ville-ÉmardDesmarchais-CrawfordVerdun-CentreSaint-HenriUpper LachineWestmountCôte-Saint-Paul

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Côte-Saint-Paul	16,403	—	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Ville-Émard	13,826	1.2	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Desmarchais-Crawford	18,505	1.4	C	D	C	A
Verdun-Centre	30,304	1.6	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Saint-Henri	17,309	1.8	C	D	C	A
Upper Lachine	21,130	2.6	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Westmount	20,377	2.8	A⁻	C⁺	C	A

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

Questions about Côte-Saint-Paul

Do people in Côte-Saint-Paul speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 27.6% know French alone, and 60% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Is Côte-Saint-Paul a young town or an old one?

At 38.7, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 16%.

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).