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Feature. St. Henri Gabrielle Roy & Boys of St. Henri -Gabrielle Roy et les garçons de Saint-Henri- (50695440491)

Saint-HenriMontréal

TownGrade
C
#2,004 of 2,556

A neighbourhood in Montréal, home to 17,309 people. It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal.

6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Conrad Poirier · Public domain
Feature. St. Henri Gabrielle Roy & Boys of St. Henri -Gabrielle Roy et les garçons de Saint-Henri- (50695440491)

Saint-Henri, Montréal · Photo: Conrad Poirier · Public domain

Population
17,309
people, Census 2021
Median age
34.5
years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8
Postsecondary
71%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
52%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint-Henri a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. Saint-Henri’s overall grade of C puts it better than just over a quarter of Canadian towns, #431 of 499 in Quebec. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D). It also trails on jobs & income (D). Health is where it shines (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 Saint-Henri grades

Each subject compares Saint-Henri 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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Henri stand out

The 3 things Saint-Henri does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Henri.

HousingCost of living D

Renting in Saint-Henri eats 25% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

$448,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Owners put the median home at $448,000, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 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, Saint-Henri included.

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

Saint-Henri$448,000
Quebec$300,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Saint-HenriQuebecCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter25%13%18%
Rent as a share of income25%18%20%
Median home value, 2021$448,000$300,000$406,000
$1,346
monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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.

HealthHealth A

Health in Saint-Henri beats 92% of Canadian towns

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.0 km from the average resident of Saint-Henri, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Across the region, 54% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole reaches 57%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 83.4 on average: 85.5 for women and 81.2 for men in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Henri54%
Quebec’s towns56%
Canadian towns52%
HealthSaint-HenriQuebecCanada
Chronic conditions (average share)14%15%17%
Life expectancy at birth83.482.581.5
Very good or excellent health54%56%52%
Smokers13%12%12%
83.4
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
1.0 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
13%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.5 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de Montréal

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Household incomes in Saint-Henri are lower than in 78% of Canadian towns

52%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 29 min, higher than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van44%
Public transit34%
Walk15%
Bicycle4%
Census 2021Saint-HenriQuebecCanada
Average trip29 min27 min26 min
$65,000
median household income, 2020
46%
worked from home, May 2021
80%
of commuters work inside the municipality

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Saint-Henri stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

The radon tests numbers here cover the Montreal health region · Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Montréal

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.20 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Henri.

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

Saint-Henri6.8%
Quebec’s towns8.2%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsSaint-HenriQuebecCanada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.20$0.14$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline6.8%8.2%6.6%
$0.20
expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings
Low
wildfire band
6.3 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C

For the force that serves Saint-Henri, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

80Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 15.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 29.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202381
202481
202578
2023–2025Saint-HenriQuebecCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index1168886
Crime Severity Index805667
Violent crime15.412.412
Property crime per 1,00029.116.631.2
67
non-violent Crime Severity Index
32%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Montréal service area

Outdoors

More of the land around Saint-Henri is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

10%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 6.9 km from the edge of town. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 13 km off. Count 23 protected areas within 10 km of town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Henri10%
Quebec’s towns4.9%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsSaint-HenriQuebecCanada
Protected land within 10 km10%4.9%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km17104
13 km
to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
6
beaches within 5 km
17
public protected areas within 10 km

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

Climate

Summer arrives in force in Saint-Henri, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C
Spring11.0°C
Summer25.5°C
Autumn13.5°C
Normals, 1991–2020Saint-HenriQuebecCanada
Snowfall a year217 cm217 cm141 cm
July afternoon high26.7°C26.5°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year146161159
Precipitation a year1,041 mm1,041 mm883 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

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

Who lives here

More people in Saint-Henri speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 69%

34.5median age

The 65-and-over age group makes up 12% of residents. Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).

Saint-HenriQuebecCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%
Postsecondary qualification71%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.9% of Saint-Henri

Of the 2021 count, 8,810 were women and 8,515 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Saint-Henri
Saint-HenriQuebecCanada
Under 1511%17%16%
15 to 6477%62%64%
65+12%20%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree13%19%16%
Postsecondary qualification71%59%56%

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

Weather

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

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

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

November6°C
December−1°C
January−5°C
February−3°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−3°C−12°C243 mm
Spring11°C1°C253 mm
Summer26°C15°C268 mm
Autumn13°C5°C277 mm
−2°C
a normal November night
84 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B−

At 6.5 visits per person served, Bibliothèque de Saint-Henri is busier than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Saint-Henri has 62 English-language schools among its 141

141schools within 3 km

Outside the public system: 41 of 141 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. Its schools answer to 4 boards. Within 3 km of Saint-Henri are 82 elementary schools, 43 secondary schools and 16 schools for every grade.

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
École Ludger-DuvernayIn Saint-HenriElementaryElementary–French public
École Saint-Henri (Transitoire - Saint-Henri)In Saint-HenriSecondarySecondary–French public
École secondaire Focus EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondarySecondary–English public

See all 141 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public62
Independent41
English public38
Schools within 3 kmSaint-HenriQuebecCanada
School boards423
0.3 km
to the nearest secondary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

40% of Saint-Henri’s homes were built before 1961

1historic place

Federal, provincial and local lists together give 1 historic place here.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0
Other federal designations0
Provincial and local listings1
1889
oldest construction date on the record
40%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageSaint-HenriQuebecCanada
Homes built before 196140%21%18%

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 Saint-Henri

15pages on Saint-Henri
Nearby attractions

Musée des ondes Emile Berliner and 132 more in and around Saint-Henri

A first look at Saint-Henri’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (6)

Famous people from around Saint-Henri

One notable person was born in Saint-Henri; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →
Photo credits

Caroline Rhea: Mremoji, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sam Roberts: Sandy Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Don Getty: Gilbert A. Milne & Co. Ltd., CC BY 2.0 · Kenneth Farmer: The original uploader was YUL89YYZ at English Wikipedia ., Public domain

About Saint-Henri

Neighbourhood in Montréal

The edges of Saint-Henri follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Montréal’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
17,309 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory
Quebec
City
Montréal
Census subdivision
2466023

Saint-Henri’s neighbours

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

WestmountCôte-Saint-PaulPointe-Saint-CharlesVerdun-CentrePetite-BourgogneMontagneWestmountCôte-Saint-PaulPointe-Saint-CharlesVerdun-CentrePetite-BourgogneMontagneSaint-Henri
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Henri17,309—CDCA
Westmount20,3771.4A−C+CA
Côte-Saint-Paul16,4031.8C−D−CA
Pointe-Saint-Charles15,1812C−D−CA
Verdun-Centre30,3042C−D−CA
Petite-Bourgogne21,8342.1CDCA
Montagne28,5692.2C−D−CA

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

Questions about Saint-Henri

Do people in Saint-Henri speak French?

Almost everyone does. 69% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 18.4% 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).