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Sainte-MarieMontréal

TownGrade

C⁻

#2,147 of 2,556

33,699 people live in this neighbourhood in Montréal. It is one of the 77 neighbourhoods that make up Montréal.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

33,699

people, Census 2021

Median age

35.1

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

65%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Sainte-Marie a good place to live?

Sainte-Marie’s weakest is cost of living (D−). The neighbourhood ranks #460 of 499 in Quebec, with a C− overall. That leaves it better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns. On health it is strong (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Jobs & income is weaker too (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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living D⁻Jobs & income

How Sainte-Marie grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Marie 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Marie stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Marie does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

65% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

76% rent their home

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Renting in Sainte-Marie eats 30% of household income, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$400,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Montréal metro area

The median home value was $400,000, higher than Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and near Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

Sainte-Marie$400,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	30%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	27%	13%	18%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageSainte-Marie’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living7.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Owners and renters25% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Trips to work from Sainte-Marie take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

65%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Public transit38%

Car or van33%

Walk18%

Bicycle9%

Census 2021	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min

$54,600

median household income, 2020

38%

worked from home, May 2021

86%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSainte-Marie’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work65% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

HealthHealth A

Health in Sainte-Marie beats 93% of Canadian towns

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 83.4 years, 85.5 for a girl and 81.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.7 km from the average resident of Sainte-Marie, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Marie54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Marie	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%

83.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSainte-Marie’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.5, men 81.2 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Hazards in Sainte-Marie: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Earthquake risk for the city of Montréal

Wildfire is rare near Sainte-Marie: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.20 per $1,000 of building value, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Sainte-Marie on the national inventory.

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

Sainte-Marie6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Marie	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%

$0.20

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

14 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSainte-Marie’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Montreal health region

SafetySafety C

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

80Crime Severity Index

The index for the force that serves it came to 80, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. 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. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Montréal service area, Sainte-Marie included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Sainte-Marie	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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSainte-Marie’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety80 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Marie’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Marie safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Summer afternoons in Sainte-Marie are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Marie	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

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

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The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station17 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

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

Outdoors

7.2 km from Sainte-Marie to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

6.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Plage de l'Horloge is the nearest. The largest named area nearby is Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 7.3 km away. The 10 km around town hold 24 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Marie6.3%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	6.3%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	13	10	4

7.2 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas24 protected areas within 10 km · Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks7.2 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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

Who lives here

More people in Sainte-Marie speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 67%

35.1median age

11% of residents are 65 or over, below Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. The under-15s are 8.6% of the population here.

Sainte-MarieQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

11%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification71%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 43.3% of Sainte-Marie

Census 2021 put women at 14,595 and men at 19,130; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Marie
	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	8.6%	17%	16%
15 to 64	80%	62%	64%
65+	11%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	71%	59%	56%

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English and French67% speak both · 26% speak French but not English Ages35.1 median age · 11% are 65 or over Households19,450 households

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

Weather

In Sainte-Marie, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

ECCC’s forecast for Montréal is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm.

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSainte-Marie’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Montréal public library logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than four in five Quebec’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Montréal public library serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Sainte-Marie among them.

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The libraries3 Libraries Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Schools in Sainte-Marie: 4 boards, side by side

87schools within 3 km

Of the 87, 10 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). 22 of the 87 are independent, against 9% in Quebec.

School	Level	Students	System
École ChamplainIn Sainte-MarieElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Collège Ville-Marie IndependentIn Sainte-MarieSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
École F.A.C.E. (FACE, primaire) EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 87 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public59

Independent22

English public6

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
School boards	4	2	3

0.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards4 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Every school87 schools within 3 km · 54 elementary schools, 29 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade Language10 of 87 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Marie?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

41% of Sainte-Marie’s homes were built before 1961

5historic places

Designations here include 2 municipal citations. Of the dated places, Prison des Patriotes-au-Pied-du-Courant is the oldest, from 1832. All told the heritage lists hold 5 historic places within the town, and 3 sit in the top tier.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations3

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings2

Among them

1832

oldest construction date on the record

41%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	41%	21%	18%

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Older homes41% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registers5 historic places inside the town Highest designations3 top designations · Pavillon Mailloux Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Marie have?”

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 Sainte-Marie

15pages on Sainte-Marie

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costD⁻Homes 7.3 × income Property pricesSchools87 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteD⁻64% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors6.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.1 History5 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Parc de l'Espoir and 153 more in and around Sainte-Marie

From museums to parks and historic sites: Sainte-Marie’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

GardenParc de l'Espoirin town

Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts2.7 km outside town, to the south · 1M visitors a year

CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral2.2 km outside town, to the south

MuseumMontréal Insectarium2.4 km outside town, to the north · 350K visitors a year (2011)

MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal1.3 km outside town, to the south · 54K visitors a year

GardenMontréal Botanical Garden2.3 km outside town, to the northwest

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

Photo credits (6)

Parc de l'Espoir: SimBP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sainte-Marie

Neighbourhood in Montréal

Where Sainte-Marie begins and ends inside Montréal is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 33,699 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466023

Sainte-Marie’s neighbours

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

LorimierParc-LafontainePréfontaineSaint-LouisHochelagaParc-LaurierSainte-Marie

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Marie	33,699	—	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Lorimier	19,935	1.4	C	D⁻	C	A
Parc-Lafontaine	16,386	1.5	C	D⁻	C	A
Préfontaine	16,542	2	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Saint-Louis	14,824	2.1	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Hochelaga	11,355	2.1	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Parc-Laurier	18,312	2.3	C	D	C	A

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

Questions about Sainte-Marie

Do people in Sainte-Marie speak French?

French comes first: 26.1% speak it alone, while 67% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

How old are the people of Sainte-Marie?

At 35.1, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 9% of the population and seniors 11%.

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).