Lachine-OuestMontréal
It is one of the 77 neighbourhoods that make up Montréal. Population 15,315: a neighbourhood in Montréal.
Is Lachine-Ouest a good place to live?
Buying in is costly (C−). With a B− overall, Lachine-Ouest is better than 48% of Canadian towns and ranks #356 of 499 in Quebec. Health is where it shines (A). It also does well on walkability (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.
How Lachine-Ouest grades
Each subject compares Lachine-Ouest 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 Lachine-Ouest stand out
The 3 things Lachine-Ouest does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lachine-Ouest.
For health, Lachine-Ouest is ahead of 91% of Canadian towns
Measured across the Région de Montréal: health survey and life expectancy
In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, lower than 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. Measured from where Lachine-Ouest’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.8 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lachine-Ouest | 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
Measured against local pay, Lachine-Ouest costs more to live in than 84% of Canadian towns
17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $600,000, above both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Lachine-Ouest alone, so this card uses the figure for the Montréal metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lachine-Ouest | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $600,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Lachine-Ouest stands on hazards
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Montréal
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.20 per $1,000 of building value, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Lachine-Ouest is on the national inventory. Lachine-Ouest doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Montreal health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lachine-Ouest | 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
The force covering Lachine-Ouest records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 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. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 29.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lachine-Ouest | 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 · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Montréal service area)
More of the land around Lachine-Ouest is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
For a swim, Kahnawake Beach is the nearest of 4 beaches within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 1.1 km away. 28 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
| Outdoors | Lachine-Ouest | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 19% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 19 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Summer afternoons in Lachine-Ouest are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lachine-Ouest | 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))
Lachine-Ouest is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 72% speak both languages
The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. 21% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
53.1% of Lachine-Ouest’s residents are women
Here the census found 8,130 women and 7,175 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Lachine-Ouest | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 68% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Lachine-Ouest runs from −2°C to 6°C
A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
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
Council seats in Montréal are spread thin, 29,470 residents each, more than in 99% of Quebec municipalities
As a neighbourhood of Montréal, Lachine-Ouest answers to the city council and its mayor, Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Montréal public library logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries
Lachine-Ouest is served by Montréal public library, the library of all of Montréal, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,948,747 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Lachine-Ouest has higher household incomes than 66% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 28 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lachine-Ouest | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 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.
Lachine-Ouest’s schools come under 3 different boards
In or within 3 km of Lachine-Ouest: 19 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade. Of the 31, 6 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Catherine-SoumillardIn Lachine-OuestElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Collège Saint-LouisIn Lachine-OuestSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire Maple Grove EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Lachine-Ouest | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Before 1961: 51% of the homes in Lachine-Ouest
Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more. Inside the town the registers count 1 historic place.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Light Tower (Rear) 1900
| Heritage | Lachine-Ouest | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 51% | 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 Lachine-Ouest
Musée des télécommunications and 10 more in and around Lachine-Ouest
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Lachine-Ouest, the best known first.
MuseumLeBer-LeMoyne House1.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Fur Trade at Lachine1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMaison du Brasseur100 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumL’Entrepôt100 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumLa Vieille Brasserie200 m outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- LeBer-LeMoyne House: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Fur Trade at Lachine: Adqproductions, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Lachine-Ouest
No notable person born in Lachine-Ouest is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Saul Bellow: Photograph by Jeff Lowenthal. Published by Viking Press., Public domain · François Legault: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jason Demers: Hockeyfreak2001, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tracy Wilson: Harmonia Amanda, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charlie Hodge: Unknown author, Public domain
About Lachine-Ouest
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Statistics Canada counts Montréal as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Lachine-Ouest 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
- 15,315 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Lachine-Ouest’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachine-Ouest | 15,315 | — | B− | C− | C | A |
| Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre | 31,113 | 2.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Dorval | 21,062 | 3.8 | C+ | D | C | A |
| Montréal-Ouest | 5,197 | 4.3 | A− | B− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 37,901 | 4.4 | C | D | C | A |
| Loyola | 26,607 | 5.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Cecil-P.-Newman | 34,965 | 5.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lachine-Ouest
Do people in Lachine-Ouest speak French?
French comes first: 14.1% speak it alone, while 72% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
How old are the people of Lachine-Ouest?
The typical resident is 45.5 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 22% of the population and under-15s at 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).