LorimierMontréal
19,935 people live in this neighbourhood in Montréal. Montréal is split into 77 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Lorimier a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Lorimier’s overall grade, C, puts it better than just over a quarter of Canadian towns. That places it #430 of 499 in Quebec. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−). Also worth knowing: its standout strength is health (A). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (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.
What makes Lorimier stand out
The 3 things Lorimier does most differently from other towns.
How Lorimier grades
Each subject compares Lorimier 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 →
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and 149 more in and around Lorimier
What there is to see in Lorimier and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts3.5 km outside town, to the south · 1M visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium2.4 km outside town, to the north · 350K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the south
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden2.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal2.3 km outside town, to the south · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum2.8 km outside town, to the south · 79K visitors a yearPhotos: 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
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorimier.
Renting in Lorimier eats 26% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 27% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $500,000, 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 | Lorimier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 27% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 26% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $500,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Montréal metro area
Lorimier scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec. On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.4, women 85.5 and men 81.2 (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Lorimier is well placed: 1.1 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de Montréal, Lorimier included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lorimier | 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
Commuters in Lorimier travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lorimier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 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.
Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Lorimier stands on hazards
Source area for radon tests: the Montreal health region
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. Fire seldom reaches Lorimier: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). No flood study for Lorimier is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lorimier | 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 · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Montréal
Violent crime weighs more where Lorimier is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
Measured across the Montréal service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 80 over 2023–25, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.4 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 29.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lorimier | 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 Lorimier are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
There are 146 days of frost in a typical year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Frost usually lifts by 29 April and returns around 14 October: 167 days without it. A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lorimier | 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 Lorimier speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 71%
Visible minorities make up 16% of the population, higher than Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and near Canadian towns (15%). 11% of residents are 65 or over. Under 15: 12% 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 49.8% of Lorimier
10,010 men and 9,915 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Lorimier | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 77% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 11% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7.2% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Lorimier runs from −2°C to 6°C
About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −9°C. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night.
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
Montréal public library draws 6.5 visits per person served, ahead of 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, Lorimier among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 7.6 km from Lorimier
4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The largest named area nearby is Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 9.1 km away. Count 17 protected areas within 10 km of town. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lorimier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Lorimier’s schools come under 3 different boards
Schooling in English is on offer at 12 of 107; in Quebec, one in ten schools teach in it. Counting a 3 km margin, Lorimier has 76 elementary schools, 27 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École ÉlanIn LorimierElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Jeanne-ManceIn LorimierSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École F.A.C.E. (FACE, primaire) EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Lorimier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
In Lorimier, 61% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Lorimier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 61% | 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 Lorimier
Lorimier’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorimier | 19,935 | — | C | D− | C | A |
| Parc-Laurier | 18,312 | 1.1 | C | D | C | A |
| Parc-Lafontaine | 16,386 | 1.2 | C | D− | C | A |
| Sainte-Marie | 33,699 | 1.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Petite-Côte | 17,196 | 1.6 | C | D | C | A |
| Vieux-Rosemont | 28,353 | 1.8 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Louis-Hébert | 14,284 | 1.9 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lorimier
Do people in Lorimier speak French?
French comes first: 24.3% speak it alone, while 71% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
About Lorimier
Neighbourhood in Montréal
TownRatings splits Montréal into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Lorimier 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
- 19,935 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
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).