OutremontMontréal
In Montréal, this neighbourhood has 24,629 residents. Of Montréal’s 77 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Outremont a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Health is a strength (A). With a B+ overall, Outremont sits #233 of 499 in Quebec. It comes out better than 73% of Canadian towns. What counts against it is safety (C). Hazards are a real consideration (C). At $800,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 7.4 times local household income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Outremont grades
Each subject compares Outremont 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 Outremont stand out
The 3 things Outremont does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Outremont.
Outremont scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Outremont is well placed: 1.6 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Outremont | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de Montréal, not by town
Households in Outremont earn more than those in 91% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 25 min, below Quebec’s towns (27 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Outremont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 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.
Hazards in Outremont: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes
Seismic risk runs high: $0.20 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Little of the land around Outremont has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Montreal health region, with Outremont one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Outremont | 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 · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Montréal
For the force that serves Outremont, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Montréal service area
The violent index for its police area came to 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents 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 | Outremont | 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
Rent takes less of local pay in Outremont than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Montréal metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 25% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Outremont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $800,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Summer afternoons in Outremont are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. 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 | Outremont | 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))
Outremont is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 69% speak both languages
Under 15: nearly a quarter of residents. Just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) but below Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 20% 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 53.3% of Outremont
Here the census found 13,140 women and 11,500 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Outremont | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 74% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Outremont runs from −2°C to 6°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Montréal forecast. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November.
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
More visits per person served than four in five Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliothèque Robert-Bourassa counts 6.5
Bibliothèque Robert-Bourassa serves the whole of Montréal, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,948,747 people, Outremont among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is 11 km from Outremont
Of the land within 10 km, 5.9% has protected status, higher than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park. 24 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. 8.0 km out lies the largest, Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 903 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Outremont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 12 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Teaching in English: 48 of Outremont’s 177 schools
61 of the 177 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Its schools answer to 3 boards. Taken together, Outremont and its 3 km edge hold 104 elementary schools, 51 secondary schools and 22 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Beyachad, campus pour filles EnglishIn OutremontElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| Collège Stanislas (campus Outremont) IndependentIn OutremontAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
| Académie Beyachad, campus pour garçons EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Outremont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 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.
70% of Outremont’s homes were built before 1961
The oldest dated place, Mount Royal Cemetery, goes back to 1852. All 2 historic places listed here are of the highest rank.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Mount Royal Cemetery 1852
- Outremont Theatre 1928
| Heritage | Outremont | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 70% | 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 Outremont
Galerie Valmi and 150 more in and around Outremont
A first look at Outremont’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts1.4 km outside town, to the southeast · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal1.4 km outside town, to the south · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal2 km outside town, to the east · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum1.5 km outside town, to the east · 79K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Famous people from Outremont
13 notable people were born in Outremont.
Photo credits
Pierre Dansereau: Not mentioned in the source, Public domain · Michel Chartrand: Snouppix, Public domain · Gérard Desrosiers: Randoss, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paule Beaugrand-Champagne: Julien Acosta, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre Schneider: Schneider63, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Outremont
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Outremont, one part of Montréal; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 24,629 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Outremont’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outremont | 24,629 | — | B+ | C+ | C | A |
| Mile End | 24,987 | 1.2 | C | D− | C | A |
| Saint-Édouard | 16,771 | 1.6 | C | D− | C | A |
| Parc-Kent | 27,291 | 1.9 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Parc-Extension | 29,066 | 2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Père-Marquette | 19,702 | 2.5 | C | D− | C | A |
| Parc-Laurier | 18,312 | 2.5 | C | D | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Outremont
Do people in Outremont speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 11.5% of residents speak only French and 69% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
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).