SnowdonMontréal
Population 22,511: a neighbourhood in Montréal. Of Montréal’s 77 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Snowdon a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #453 of 499 in Quebec. It comes out better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns. The local economy is weaker than most (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 Snowdon grades
Each subject compares Snowdon 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 Snowdon stand out
The 3 things Snowdon does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Snowdon.
Rent takes more of local pay in Snowdon than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $650,000, 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 | Snowdon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 28% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $650,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Snowdon scores better for health than nine in ten Canadian towns
What sets Snowdon apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). 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%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 83.4, with women at 85.5 and men at 81.2. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de Montréal, Snowdon included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Snowdon | 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
Commuters in Snowdon travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Snowdon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Wildfire low, radon 6.8%: how Snowdon stands on hazards
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.20 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Snowdon: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.001% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Snowdon on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Snowdon | 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Montreal health region · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Montréal
For the force that serves Snowdon, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year. Snowdon doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Montréal service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Snowdon | 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
Snowdon has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
Frost comes on 146 days a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Snowdon | 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 of the land around Snowdon is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 15, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). 8.7 km out lies the largest, Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 3,183 ha. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Snowdon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 10% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 15 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Snowdon is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 63% speak both languages
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.4% of Snowdon’s residents are women
11,565 women and 10,940 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Snowdon | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 72% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Snowdon runs from −2°C to 6°C
Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Montréal is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
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
More visits per person served than four in five Quebec’s town libraries: Montréal public library counts 6.5
Snowdon is served by Montréal public library, 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
Teaching in English: 59 of Snowdon’s 136 schools
They come under 3 school boards. Outside the public system: 64 of 136 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Solomon Schechter, campus préscolaire, section anglaise EnglishIn SnowdonElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| École Saint-Luc (Saint-Luc, annexe temporaire)In SnowdonSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Académie Solomon Schechter, campus primaire, section anglaise EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Snowdon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Before 1961: 60% of the homes in Snowdon
| Heritage | Snowdon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 60% | 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 Snowdon
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal and 83 more in and around Snowdon
The best-known places to visit in and around Snowdon come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal300 m outside town, to the northeast · 2M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts3.2 km outside town, to the northeast · 1M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum100 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 54K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture2.9 km outside town, to the northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, 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
- Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, 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 Snowdon
No notable person born in Snowdon is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
William Shatner: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0 · 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 Snowdon
Neighbourhood in Montréal
TownRatings splits Montréal into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Snowdon is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 22,511 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Snowdon’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowdon | 22,511 | — | C− | D− | C | A |
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 1.1 | A− | B− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine | 20,415 | 1.4 | B− | C− | C | A |
| Édouard-Montpetit | 20,601 | 1.5 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Savane | 32,028 | 1.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Upper Lachine | 21,130 | 2.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Westmount | 20,377 | 2.4 | A− | C+ | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Snowdon
Do people in Snowdon speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 10.8% of residents speak only French and 63% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Is Snowdon a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 37.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
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).