GuybourgMontréal
3,554 people call this neighbourhood in Montréal home. It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal.
Is Guybourg a good place to live?
Guybourg’s weakest subject is cost of living (D). With a C− overall, Guybourg sits #475 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 20% of Canadian towns. Health is a strength (A). It also trails on jobs & income (D).
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 Guybourg grades
Each subject compares Guybourg 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 Guybourg stand out
The 3 things Guybourg does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guybourg.
Renting in Guybourg eats 25% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and above Quebec’s towns (13%). The median home value was $400,000, about level with Canadian towns ($406,000) and above Quebec’s towns ($300,000). Guybourg 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
| Census 2021 | Guybourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 13% | 18% |
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 Guybourg take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Guybourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34 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, Guybourg is ahead of 92% of Canadian towns
Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de Montréal
Expected years of life at birth: 83.4, above both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, 54% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole reaches 57%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Guybourg is well placed: 1.4 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Guybourg | 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
Guybourg’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
The radon tests numbers here cover the Montreal health region
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.20 per $1,000 of building value, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Guybourg, 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 Guybourg on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Guybourg | 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
Violent crime weighs more where Guybourg is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 80 over 2023–25, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). 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. 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, Guybourg included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Guybourg | 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
Summer afternoons in Guybourg are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. The thermometer drops below freezing on 146 days a year, below both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Guybourg | 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))
Guybourg is 1.3 km from Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 13, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 6.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Plage de Longueuil is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Guybourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Guybourg is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 48% speak both languages
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, lower than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under 15: 15% 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 48.7% of Guybourg
1,830 men and 1,735 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Guybourg | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 72% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Guybourg in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C
A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−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
29,470 residents per council seat in Montréal, a higher ratio than 99% of Quebec municipalities
City council runs Guybourg, and Montréal’s mayor is Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 6.5 visits per person served, Montréal public library is busier than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries
Montréal public library serves the whole of Montréal, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,948,747 people, Guybourg among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The schools around Guybourg answer to 4 boards
The 3 km around Guybourg counts 40 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade. In English: 3 of the 56 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Notre-Dame-Des-Victoires, annexe)In GuybourgElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Édouard-MontpetitNearest secondary school, 0.5 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École Edward Murphy EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Guybourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 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.
Older housing stands out in Guybourg: 49% predates 1961
Canada’s heritage registers list 1 historic place inside the town.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Building 42 1941
| Heritage | Guybourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 49% | 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 Guybourg
Montréal Insectarium and 32 more in and around Guybourg
What there is to see in Guybourg and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumMontréal Insectarium1.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 350K visitors a year (2011)
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooMontreal Biodome1.1 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Theme parkLa Ronde4 km outside town, to the south
AttractionMontreal Tower1.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- 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
- Montreal Biodome: storem, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue: JasonParis from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Ronde: Matt Biddulph, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Tower: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Guybourg
No notable person born in Guybourg is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Joseph-Georges Caron: Unknown author, Public domain
About Guybourg
Neighbourhood in Montréal
TownRatings splits Montréal into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Guybourg is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,554 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Guybourg’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guybourg | 3,554 | — | C− | D | C | A |
| Longue-Pointe | 20,337 | 1.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Maisonneuve | 20,651 | 2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Louis-Riel | 19,647 | 2.9 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Beaurivage | 13,574 | 2.9 | C− | D | C | A |
| Fatima | 6,213 | 3 | B | D | B | A |
| Hochelaga | 11,355 | 3.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Guybourg
Do people in Guybourg speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 48% know French alone, and 48% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Is Guybourg a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 38.5, 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).