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TownGrade

C⁻

#2,164 of 2,556

Population 26,607: a neighbourhood in Montréal. Montréal is split into 77 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

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Population

26,607

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

68%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

44%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Loyola a good place to live?

Loyola’s grades pull in different directions. Prices are high against local incomes (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (D). Residents are healthier than most (A). Overall, that makes a C−, good for #466 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than a fifth 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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

How Loyola grades

Each subject compares Loyola 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 grading works

WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedDOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highCOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsCOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Loyola stand out

The 3 things Loyola does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

44% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

11.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $700,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loyola.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Loyola than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 39%

$700,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 26% of the median household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 25% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Montréal metro area, Loyola included.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Loyola$700,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	39%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	25%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	26%	18%	20%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLoyola’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters39% own their home Cost of living11.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

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

44%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van53%

Public transit32%

Walk10%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	33 min	27 min	26 min

$63,100

median household income, 2020

31%

worked from home, May 2021

75%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLoyola’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work44% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

HealthHealth A

Health in Loyola beats 93% of Canadian towns

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de Montréal

The average trip from home to a hospital is 0.6 km, below both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Loyola54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Loyola	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%

83.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLoyola’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.5, men 81.2 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Hazards in Loyola: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Montreal health region

Little of the land around Loyola has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.001% a year. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.20 per $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Loyola6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Loyola	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%

$0.20

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

6.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageLoyola’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

SafetySafety C

Violent crime weighs more where Loyola is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116

80Crime Severity Index

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. 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

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Loyola	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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLoyola’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety80 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Loyola’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Loyola safe?”

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)

Outdoors

Protected land around Loyola beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

14%of the land within 10 km protected

5.8 km out lies the largest, Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 3,183 ha. Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. Within 100 km there is no national park. 25 protected areas lie within 10 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Loyola14%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	14%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	10	4

17 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageLoyola’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas25 protected areas within 10 km · Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks17 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Climate

Summer arrives in force in Loyola, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. Frosty days number 146 in a normal year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Also worth knowing: a normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Loyola	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

217 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

167

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 14 Oct

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLoyola’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station8.4 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))

Who lives here

Loyola is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 63% speak both languages

40.8median age

Visible minorities make up 45% of the population, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under-15s account for 17% of the population. 18% of residents are 65 or over.

LoyolaQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification68%

Women and men · all residents

52.9% of Loyola’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 14,075 women and 12,525 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Loyola
	Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	65%	62%	64%
65+	18%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	68%	59%	56%

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English and French63% speak both · 8.8% speak French but not English Ages40.8 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households11,900 households

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in Loyola runs from −2°C to 6°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s La Prairie forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Montréal public library draws 6.5 visits per person served, ahead of 84% of Quebec’s town libraries

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

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Loyola has 49 English-language schools among its 119

119schools within 3 km

Schooling here is split between 4 boards, higher than both Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3). Outside the public system: 38 of 119 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. Its 3 km reach takes in 72 elementary schools, 29 secondary schools and 18 schools for every grade, all of Loyola’s schooling.

School	Level	Students	System
École de la Synergie, école préscolaire et primaire IndependentIn LoyolaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent
Collège Prep International EnglishIn LoyolaAll grades	All grades	–	Independent
École Centre Mackay (Mackay / Philip E. Layton) EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades	All grades	–	English public

See all 119 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public50

Independent38

English public31

Schools within 3 km	Loyola	Quebec	Canada
School boards	4	2	3

0.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLoyola’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language49 of 119 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school119 schools within 3 km · 72 elementary schools, 29 secondary schools and 18 schools for every grade The boards4 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Questions“What schools are there in Loyola?”

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.

History

Older housing stands out in Loyola: 53% predates 1961

53%built before 1961

53%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	53%	21%	18%

Full pageLoyola’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes53% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Loyola have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Loyola

15pages on Loyola

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.1 × income Property pricesSchools119 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteD56% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal and 32 more in and around Loyola

Sights in Loyola and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal2.7 km outside town, to the north · 2M visitors a year

MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum1.6 km outside town, to the north

MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)

GardenParc Angrignon3.2 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumMusée des ondes Emile Berliner2.8 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumLeBer-LeMoyne House3.2 km outside town, to the south

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Angrignon: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des ondes Emile Berliner: Dr. Nipper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
LeBer-LeMoyne House: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Loyola

No notable person born in Loyola is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

William ShatnerCanadian actor · born in Côte-Saint-Antoine · born 1931

Cy StrulovitchCanadian basketball player · born in Côte-Saint-Luc · 1925–2020

Stuart McLeanCanadian radio broadcaster, humorist, m… · born in Montréal-Ouest · 1948–2017

Arthur BuiesCanadian journalist · born in Côte-Saint-Antoine · 1840–1901

Barry BlittAmerican political cartoonist · born in Côte-Saint-Luc · born 1958

Adam KellyCanadian actor · born in Côte-Saint-Antoine · born 1973

Photo credits

William Shatner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0 · Stuart McLean: Alana Elliott, CC BY 2.0 · Arthur Buies: Inconnu, photo ancienne, Public domain

About Loyola

Neighbourhood in Montréal

Statistics Canada counts Montréal as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Loyola 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: 26,607 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466023

Loyola’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Montréal-OuestHampsteadCôte-Saint-LucUpper LachineCôte-Saint-AntoineSnowdonLoyola

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Loyola	26,607	—	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Montréal-Ouest	5,197	1.4	A⁻	B⁻	C	A
Hampstead	7,464	1.6	A⁻	B⁻	C	A
Côte-Saint-Luc	37,901	1.7	C	D	C	A
Upper Lachine	21,130	1.7	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Côte-Saint-Antoine	20,415	2	B⁻	C⁻	C	A
Snowdon	22,511	2.4	C⁻	D⁻	C	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Loyola

Do people in Loyola speak French?

Almost everyone does. 63% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 8.8% speak French and no English.

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).