Ile-des-SoeursMontréal
The neighbourhood, home to 21,568 people, lies in Montréal. Of Montréal’s 77 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Ile-des-Soeurs a good place to live?
Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Walkability is a strength too (A+). Homes are dear (C). It also trails on safety (C). The overall grade comes out at B, #303 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 58% of Canadian towns.
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 Ile-des-Soeurs grades
Each subject compares Ile-des-Soeurs 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 Ile-des-Soeurs stand out
The 3 things Ile-des-Soeurs does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ile-des-Soeurs.
Ile-des-Soeurs scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
Measured across the Région de Montréal: health survey and life expectancy
A hospital lies 1.5 km from the typical home, below both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. Across the region, life runs to 83.4 years on average: women 85.5, men 81.2, in 2022/2024.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Ile-des-Soeurs | 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
Home ownership in Ile-des-Soeurs, 57%, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 29% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $576,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Ile-des-Soeurs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 29% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 57% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $576,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Montréal metro area)
Hazards in Ile-des-Soeurs: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes
The radon tests numbers here cover the Montreal health region · Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Montréal
Wildfire is rare near Ile-des-Soeurs: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.20 for each $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. No one has filed a flood map for Ile-des-Soeurs on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Ile-des-Soeurs | 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
Crime runs heavier where Ile-des-Soeurs is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 80
The violent index for its police area came to 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Ile-des-Soeurs | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Montréal service area
Summer afternoons in Ile-des-Soeurs are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
There are 146 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Ile-des-Soeurs | 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))
Trips to work from Ile-des-Soeurs take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Ile-des-Soeurs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
More of the land around Ile-des-Soeurs is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 14, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 13 km. Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,242 ha) is the biggest, 8.2 km from town. Within 5 km are 7 beaches; Plage urbaine de Verdun is the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Ile-des-Soeurs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More people in Ile-des-Soeurs speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 72%
Just over a third of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
53.3% of Ile-des-Soeurs’ residents are women
Women numbered 11,500 and men 10,065 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Ile-des-Soeurs | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 5.5% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 82% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Ile-des-Soeurs runs from −2°C to 6°C
Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. 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
Each seat on Montréal’s council stands for 29,470 residents, more than in 99% of Quebec municipalities
Local government for Ile-des-Soeurs is Montréal’s, with Soraya Martinez Ferrada as mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than four in five Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliothèque de l'Île des soeurs counts 6.5
Bibliothèque de l'Île des soeurs serves the whole of Montréal, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,948,747 people, Ile-des-Soeurs among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Ile-des-Soeurs has 10 English-language schools among its 39
Taken together, Ile-des-Soeurs and its 3 km edge hold 29 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. The schools around it answer to 4 boards, above Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des MargueriteIn Ile-des-SoeursElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Monseigneur-RichardNearest secondary school, 0.5 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire Verdun EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Ile-des-Soeurs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Ile-des-Soeurs: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 3.4% of homes, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Ile-des-Soeurs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 3.4% | 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 Ile-des-Soeurs
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and 103 more in and around Ile-des-Soeurs
Sights in Ile-des-Soeurs and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts4 km outside town, to the northwest · 1M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel900 m outside town, to the northwest · 74K visitors a year
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal4.3 km outside town, to the northwest · 54K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum3.3 km outside town, to the north · 527K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture3.3 km outside town, to the northwest · 68K visitors a year (2011)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
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Ile-des-Soeurs
No notable person born in Ile-des-Soeurs is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Edmond-Joseph Massicotte: La Presse, Public domain
About Ile-des-Soeurs
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Statistics Canada counts Montréal as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Ile-des-Soeurs and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 21,568 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Ile-des-Soeurs’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ile-des-Soeurs | 21,568 | — | B | C | C | A |
| Verdun-Centre | 30,304 | 1.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | 15,181 | 2.5 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Desmarchais-Crawford | 18,505 | 2.7 | C | D | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Paul | 16,403 | 3.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Saint-Henri | 17,309 | 3.4 | C | D | C | A |
| Petite-Bourgogne | 21,834 | 3.8 | C | D | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ile-des-Soeurs
Do people in Ile-des-Soeurs speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 13.2% know French alone, and 72% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
How old are the people of Ile-des-Soeurs?
Its median age is 46.7, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 25%.
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).