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Renting in René-Lévesque eats 34% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

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 44% of households, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $500,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

Households in René-Lévesque earn less than in almost any other Canadian town

The average trip to work took 28 min, above both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Less long-term illness in René-Lévesque’s health region: 14% on the three conditions, the typical Canadian town 17%

Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men, and on top of that 13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. Measured from where René-Lévesque’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.6 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. René-Lévesque doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de Montréal.

René-Lévesque’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline

Fire seldom reaches René-Lévesque: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% 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). No flood study for René-Lévesque is on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Montreal health region, René-Lévesque included.

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

Measured across the Montréal service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 80, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 29.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Summer afternoons in René-Lévesque are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 146 in a normal year, below both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 29 April and returns around 14 October: 167 days without it. A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month.

René-Lévesque has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 9.4 km away. CPCAD lists 23 protected areas within 10 km. 5.9 km out lies the largest, Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 903 ha. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the RESO.

Fewer children live in René-Lévesque than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.8% are under 15

59% speak both English and French, above both Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.

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

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Montréal forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −9°C. A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November.

Bibliothèque DIRA logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than four in five Quebec’s town libraries

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

René-Lévesque has 25 English-language schools among its 88

Outside the public system: 32 of 88 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. No single board runs them all: there are 4. Counting a 3 km margin, René-Lévesque has 49 elementary schools, 31 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade.

50 top designations among René-Lévesque’s 57 historic places

The oldest dated place, British and Canadian School Building, goes back to 1826. Designations here include 5 municipal citations, a heritage railway station and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 17% of homes, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).