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MaisonneuveMontréal
It is one of the 77 neighbourhoods that make up Montréal. The neighbourhood, home to 20,651 people, lies in Montréal.
Is Maisonneuve a good place to live?
Maisonneuve grades C− overall, better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns. That places it #459 of 499 in Quebec. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). Also worth knowing: people here tend to be in good health (A). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (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 Maisonneuve grades
Each subject compares Maisonneuve 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 Maisonneuve stand out
The 3 things Maisonneuve does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maisonneuve.
Renting in Maisonneuve eats 27% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
The median home value was $392,000, higher than Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and near Canadian towns ($406,000). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Montréal metro area, with Maisonneuve one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Maisonneuve | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Trips to work from Maisonneuve take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Maisonneuve | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 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.
Maisonneuve scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de Montréal
For Maisonneuve itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, life runs to 83.4 years on average: women 85.5, men 81.2, in 2022/2024. In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Maisonneuve | 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
Maisonneuve’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.20 for each $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Maisonneuve, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Maisonneuve shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Montreal health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Maisonneuve | 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 Maisonneuve is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
The index for the force that serves it came to 80, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 29.1 property crimes are reported each year. Maisonneuve doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Montréal service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Maisonneuve | 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 arrives in force in Maisonneuve, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Snow totals 217 cm over the year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. 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
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Maisonneuve | 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 Maisonneuve speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 62%
Visible minorities make up a fifth of the population, higher than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Just over one in ten residents have reached 65.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.6% of Maisonneuve’s residents are women
Women numbered 9,815 and men 10,825 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Maisonneuve | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 76% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 68% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Maisonneuve: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −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
Bibliothèque Maisonneuve logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than four in five Quebec’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Bibliothèque Maisonneuve serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Maisonneuve among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Maisonneuve is 3.9 km from Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Within 100 km there is no national park. Protected areas cover 5.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The 10 km around town hold 21 protected areas. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Plage de Longueuil the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Maisonneuve | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
4 boards run the schools in and around Maisonneuve
In English: 6 of the 80 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. The 3 km around Maisonneuve counts 61 elementary schools, 18 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École MaisonneuveIn MaisonneuveElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Chomedey-De Maisonneuve (Transitoire - Chomedey-De Maisonneuve)In MaisonneuveSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Collège Vincent Massey EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Maisonneuve | 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.
Older housing stands out in Maisonneuve: 49% predates 1961
Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Maisonneuve | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 49% | 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 Maisonneuve
Montreal Biodome and 80 more in and around Maisonneuve
Sights in Maisonneuve and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
ZooMontreal Biodomein town
AttractionMontreal Towerin town
MuseumMontréal Insectarium300 m outside town, to the west · 350K visitors a year (2011)
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden800 m outside town, to the west
MuseumChâteau De Ramezay / India House4.7 km outside town, to the south
Theme parkLa Ronde2.6 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Montreal Biodome: storem, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Tower: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château De Ramezay / India House: Joanne Lévesque, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Ronde: Matt Biddulph, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Maisonneuve
2 notable people were born in Maisonneuve; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Photo credits
Joseph-Georges Caron: Unknown author, Public domain
About Maisonneuve
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Where Maisonneuve begins and ends inside Montréal is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 20,651 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Maisonneuve’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisonneuve | 20,651 | — | C− | D− | C | A |
| Hochelaga | 11,355 | 1.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Préfontaine | 16,542 | 1.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Guybourg | 3,554 | 2 | C− | D | C | A |
| Petite-Côte | 17,196 | 2.1 | C | D | C | A |
| Longue-Pointe | 20,337 | 2.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Marie-Victorin | 28,904 | 2.9 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Maisonneuve
Do people in Maisonneuve speak French?
Almost everyone does. 62% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 35.1% speak French and no English.
Is Maisonneuve a young town or an old one?
At 36.9, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
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).