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Renting in Louis-Riel eats 24% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Montréal metro area

The median home value was $650,000, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 20% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Health in Louis-Riel beats 92% of Canadian towns

Across the region, life runs to 83.4 years on average: women 85.5, men 81.2, in 2022/2024. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. Measured from where Louis-Riel’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.0 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

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

Louis-Riel’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

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.20 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Little of the land around Louis-Riel has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 29.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. 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, Louis-Riel included.

Summer afternoons in Louis-Riel are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. There are 146 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Also worth knowing: between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days.

More people in Louis-Riel speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, higher than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

What November brings in Louis-Riel: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

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

Louis-Riel is served by Bibliothèque Langelier, the library of all of Montréal, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,948,747 people.

Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is 3.8 km from Louis-Riel

National parks are all over 100 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. In addition, 24 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a swim, Plage de Longueuil is the beach within 5 km.

Schools in Louis-Riel: 3 boards, side by side

Of the 83, 7 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Taken together, Louis-Riel and its 3 km edge hold 59 elementary schools, 22 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.