Étienne DesmarteauxMontréal
It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal. Home to 16,603 people, this neighbourhood lies in Montréal.
Is Étienne Desmarteaux a good place to live?
Buying in is costly (D−). Incomes are on the low side (D). Residents are healthier than most (A). The overall grade lands at C−, better than 19% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #481 of 499 in Quebec.
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.
How Étienne Desmarteaux grades
Each subject compares Étienne Desmarteaux with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Étienne Desmarteaux stand out
The 3 things Étienne Desmarteaux does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étienne Desmarteaux.
Renting in Étienne Desmarteaux eats 29% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
The median home value was $650,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. 25% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Montréal metro area, Étienne Desmarteaux included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Étienne Desmarteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 29% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $650,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Trips to work from Étienne Desmarteaux take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Étienne Desmarteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 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.
For health, Étienne Desmarteaux is ahead of 91% of Canadian towns
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de Montréal
Across the region, life runs to 83.4 years on average: women 85.5, men 81.2, in 2022/2024. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. For Étienne Desmarteaux itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Étienne Desmarteaux | 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
Hazards in Étienne Desmarteaux: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes
The radon tests numbers here cover the Montreal health region
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.20 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Étienne Desmarteaux, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Étienne Desmarteaux on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Étienne Desmarteaux | 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% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Montréal
The police who cover Étienne Desmarteaux 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 Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.4 per 1,000 people a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Étienne Desmarteaux | 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
Summer arrives in force in Étienne Desmarteaux, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. Rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Étienne Desmarteaux | 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))
More people in Étienne Desmarteaux speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%
Visible minorities make up just over a fifth of the population, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under 15: 14% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.
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 52.5% of Étienne Desmarteaux
7,895 men and 8,710 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Étienne Desmarteaux | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 68% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Étienne Desmarteaux, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −14°C.
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
At 6.5 visits per person served, Bibliothèque de Rosemont is busier than four in five Quebec’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Bibliothèque de Rosemont serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Étienne Desmarteaux among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Étienne Desmarteaux is 7.3 km from Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
18 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. 3.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Étienne Desmarteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Étienne Desmarteaux’s schools come under 3 different boards
Taken together, Étienne Desmarteaux and its 3 km edge hold 89 elementary schools, 35 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade. Of the 127, 11 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Anne, préscolaire-primaire Rosemont IndependentIn Étienne DesmarteauxElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| Collège Jean-Eudes IndependentIn Étienne DesmarteauxSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
| École Nesbitt EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Étienne Desmarteaux | 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.
58% of Étienne Desmarteaux’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Étienne Desmarteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 58% | 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 Étienne Desmarteaux
Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and 84 more in and around Étienne Desmarteaux
From museums to parks and historic sites: Étienne Desmarteaux’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
CathedralSaint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedralin town
MuseumMontréal Insectarium1.3 km outside town, to the northeast · 350K visitors a year (2011)
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden800 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal4.6 km outside town, to the southeast · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southeast · 79K visitors a year
MuseumMusée Grévin Montreal5 km outside town, to the southeast · 300K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral: Georgiosiravos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Musée Grévin Montreal: Eliedion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Étienne Desmarteaux
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Étienne Desmarteaux, one part of Montréal; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 16,603 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Étienne Desmarteaux’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étienne Desmarteaux | 16,603 | — | C− | D− | C | A |
| Vieux-Rosemont | 28,353 | 1.1 | C− | D− | C | A |
| François-Perrault | 15,462 | 1.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Louis-Hébert | 14,284 | 1.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Gabriel-Sagard | 20,719 | 1.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Marie-Victorin | 28,904 | 2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Petite-Côte | 17,196 | 2 | C | D | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Étienne Desmarteaux
Do people in Étienne Desmarteaux speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 38.2% of residents speak only French and 57% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Is Étienne Desmarteaux a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 41.3, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).