Pointe-Saint-CharlesMontréal
15,181 people live in this neighbourhood in Montréal. It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal.
Is Pointe-Saint-Charles a good place to live?
Pointe-Saint-Charles’s weakest subject is cost of living (D−). On health it is strong (A). Overall, that makes a C−, good for #443 of 499 in Quebec. It comes out better than 23% of Canadian towns. Incomes are on the low side (D).
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 Pointe-Saint-Charles grades
Each subject compares Pointe-Saint-Charles 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 Pointe-Saint-Charles stand out
The 3 things Pointe-Saint-Charles does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pointe-Saint-Charles.
Renting in Pointe-Saint-Charles eats 25% of household income, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. 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 | Pointe-Saint-Charles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $500,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Montréal metro area
Few places match Pointe-Saint-Charles for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de Montréal
Chronic conditions run at 14% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 54% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole reaches 57%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 83.4 years at birth, 85.5 for women and 81.2 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.6 km from the average resident of Pointe-Saint-Charles, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Pointe-Saint-Charles | 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
Households in Pointe-Saint-Charles earn less than those in 77% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 29 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Pointe-Saint-Charles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Hazards in Pointe-Saint-Charles: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.20 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Pointe-Saint-Charles has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No flood study for Pointe-Saint-Charles is on the national inventory. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Montreal health region, with Pointe-Saint-Charles one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Pointe-Saint-Charles | 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 · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Montréal)
Violent crime weighs more where Pointe-Saint-Charles is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Montréal service area
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). The force’s area logs 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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Pointe-Saint-Charles | 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 Pointe-Saint-Charles, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 146 days a year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Pointe-Saint-Charles | 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))
Pointe-Saint-Charles has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The largest is Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 1,242 ha, 9.3 km from the edge of town. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 12 km away. Within 10 km are 24 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Pointe-Saint-Charles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More people in Pointe-Saint-Charles speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 63%
Over-65s are 12% of the population. 15% are under 15, lower than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).
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 49.7% of Pointe-Saint-Charles
By the 2021 count the town had 7,555 women and 7,645 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 73% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 66% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 6°C in Pointe-Saint-Charles, nights around −2°C
A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. 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
At 6.5 visits per person served, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles is busier than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Bibliothèque Saint-Charles serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Pointe-Saint-Charles among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
36 of the 75 schools around Pointe-Saint-Charles teach in English
Outside the public system: 20 of 75 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 6, above both Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3). Its 3 km reach takes in 40 elementary schools, 27 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, all of Pointe-Saint-Charles’s schooling.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Charles-LemoyneIn Pointe-Saint-CharlesElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire Vézina EnglishIn Pointe-Saint-CharlesSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Saint-Gabriel EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Pointe-Saint-Charles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Pointe-Saint-Charles’s record starts in 1668 with Maison Saint-Gabriel
Designations here include 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. All told the heritage lists hold 3 historic places within the town, and one sits in the top tier. Also worth knowing: at the 2021 census, 45% of homes dated from before 1961, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Maison Saint-Gabriel 1668
- Machine Shop 1909
- Warehouse and Office 1925
| Heritage | Pointe-Saint-Charles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 45% | 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 Pointe-Saint-Charles
Maison Saint-Gabriel and 134 more in and around Pointe-Saint-Charles
From museums to parks and historic sites: Pointe-Saint-Charles’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabrielin town · 74K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts1.8 km outside town, to the northwest · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal3.8 km outside town, to the west · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral1.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal1.9 km outside town, to the northwest · 54K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum1.1 km outside town, to the north · 527K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Pointe-Saint-Charles
One notable person was born in Pointe-Saint-Charles; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Edmond-Joseph Massicotte: La Presse, Public domain
About Pointe-Saint-Charles
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Pointe-Saint-Charles is one of Montréal’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 15,181 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Pointe-Saint-Charles’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | 15,181 | — | C− | D− | C | A |
| Petite-Bourgogne | 21,834 | 1.4 | C | D | C | A |
| Saint-Henri | 17,309 | 2 | C | D | C | A |
| Verdun-Centre | 30,304 | 2.1 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Vieux-Montréal | 14,615 | 2.2 | B | C− | C | A |
| Montagne | 28,569 | 2.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Ile-des-Soeurs | 21,568 | 2.5 | B | C | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Pointe-Saint-Charles
Do people in Pointe-Saint-Charles speak French?
French is the common language here. 63% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 21.6% speak French but not English.
Is Pointe-Saint-Charles a young town or an old one?
36.8 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 12% of residents are 65 or over and 15% under 15.
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).