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Renting in Hochelaga eats 28% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 22% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $380,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) but below Canadian towns ($406,000). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Hochelaga alone, so this card uses the figure for the Montréal metro area.

Trips to work from Hochelaga take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average

Few places match Hochelaga for health: it beats 92% of Canadian towns

Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Hochelaga is well placed: 1.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Hochelaga doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de Montréal.

Hochelaga’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.20 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Little of the land around Hochelaga has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No flood study for Hochelaga is on the national inventory.

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

The violent index for its police area came to 116, above Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Its police area records 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year.

Hochelaga has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a 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. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm.

More people in Hochelaga speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 61%

Visible minorities make up 17% of the population, higher than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 12% of residents.

Expect November days around 6°C in Hochelaga, nights around −2°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Montréal forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow.

More visits per person served than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliothèque d'Hochelaga counts 6.5

The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Bibliothèque d'Hochelaga serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Hochelaga among them.

4 beaches lie within 5 km of Hochelaga

Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area (903 ha) is the biggest, 9.1 km from town. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 5.5 km away. Protected areas cover 5.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

Schools in Hochelaga: 3 boards, side by side

Of the 59, 2 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Taken together, Hochelaga and its 3 km edge hold 43 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.

Hochelaga keeps its older homes: 55% from before 1961