
Saint-HenriMontréal
A neighbourhood in Montréal, home to 17,309 people. It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal.
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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint-Henri stand out
The 3 things Saint-Henri does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Henri.
Renting in Saint-Henri eats 25% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
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
| Census 2021 | Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Health in Saint-Henri beats 92% of Canadian towns
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
| Health | Saint-Henri | 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de Montréal
Household incomes in Saint-Henri are lower than in 78% of Canadian towns
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
| Census 2021 | Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Saint-Henri stands on hazards
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
| Hazards | Saint-Henri | 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
For the force that serves Saint-Henri, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
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
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Henri | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Montréal service area
More of the land around Saint-Henri is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
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
| Outdoors | Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 10% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 17 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Summer arrives in force in Saint-Henri, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
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
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Henri | 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 Saint-Henri speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 69%
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%).
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 50.9% of Saint-Henri
Of the 2021 count, 8,810 were women and 8,515 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 77% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 71% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Saint-Henri: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
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
| 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 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
Saint-Henri has 62 English-language schools among its 141
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.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Ludger-DuvernayIn Saint-HenriElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Saint-Henri (Transitoire - Saint-Henri)In Saint-HenriSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École secondaire Focus EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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.
40% of Saint-Henri’s homes were built before 1961
Federal, provincial and local lists together give 1 historic place here.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 40% | 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 Saint-Henri
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.
MuseumMusée des ondes Emile Berlinerin town
MuseumDare-Darein town
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts1.5 km outside town, to the north · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal2.5 km outside town, to the west · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral1.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture600 m outside town, to the north · 68K visitors a year (2011)Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Musée des ondes Emile Berliner: Dr. Nipper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dare-Dare: Anabellebel, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.




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
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Henri | 17,309 | — | C | D | C | A |
| Westmount | 20,377 | 1.4 | A− | C+ | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Paul | 16,403 | 1.8 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | 15,181 | 2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Verdun-Centre | 30,304 | 2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Petite-Bourgogne | 21,834 | 2.1 | C | D | C | A |
| Montagne | 28,569 | 2.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
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).