Upper LachineMontréal
21,130 people call this neighbourhood in Montréal home. Montréal is split into 77 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Upper Lachine a good place to live?
Homes are dear (D−). Overall, Upper Lachine earns a C−, better than 18% of Canadian towns. That places it #484 of 499 in Quebec. On health it is strong (A). It lags on jobs & income as well (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 Upper Lachine grades
Each subject compares Upper Lachine with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Upper Lachine stand out
The 3 things Upper Lachine does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Upper Lachine.
Rent takes more of local pay in Upper Lachine than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32% of household income
Shared with the rest of the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
30% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $548,000, above both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Upper Lachine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 32% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 30% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $548,000 | $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.
Trips to work from Upper Lachine take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Upper Lachine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 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.
Health in Upper Lachine beats 93% of Canadian towns
13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec. Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. For Upper Lachine itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Upper Lachine | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de Montréal
Upper Lachine’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.20 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Upper Lachine.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Upper Lachine | 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: the Montreal health region · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Montréal)
For the force that serves Upper Lachine, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Montréal service area
The violent index for its police area came to 116, above Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. The force’s area logs 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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Upper Lachine | 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
Summer arrives in force in Upper Lachine, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Upper Lachine | 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))
Upper Lachine has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Plage urbaine de Verdun the nearest. 15 km from town is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. Within 10 km are 23 protected areas. The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 6.5 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Upper Lachine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 12% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 16 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More of Upper Lachine belongs to a visible minority than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. 63% speak both English and French, above Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 14% of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Upper Lachine’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 10,695 women to 10,440 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Upper Lachine | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 73% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.9% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Upper Lachine in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C
Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Montréal.
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
Montréal public library draws 6.5 visits per person served, ahead of 84% of Quebec’s town libraries
Upper Lachine 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: 66 of Upper Lachine’s 149 schools
4 boards run its schools. Outside the public system: 49 of 149 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. Taken together, Upper Lachine and its 3 km edge hold 85 elementary schools, 45 secondary schools and 19 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Kells, campus préscolaire et primaire EnglishIn Upper LachineElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| Académie adventiste Greaves, Campus de Montréal EnglishIn Upper LachineAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
| Académie Kells EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Upper Lachine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Upper Lachine keeps its older homes: 45% from before 1961
| Heritage | Upper Lachine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 45% | 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 Upper Lachine
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal and 96 more in and around Upper Lachine
Sights in Upper Lachine and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal2 km outside town, to the north · 2M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts3 km outside town, to the northeast · 1M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal4.4 km outside town, to the northeast · 54K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture2.3 km outside town, to the northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northeast · 79K visitors a yearPhotos: 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
- 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
- McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Upper Lachine
No notable person born in Upper Lachine 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 Upper Lachine
Neighbourhood in Montréal
TownRatings splits Montréal into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Upper Lachine 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
- 21,130 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Upper Lachine’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Lachine | 21,130 | — | C− | D− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine | 20,415 | 0.9 | B− | C− | C | A |
| Loyola | 26,607 | 1.7 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Snowdon | 22,511 | 2.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 2.3 | A− | B− | C | A |
| Ville-Émard | 13,826 | 2.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Westmount | 20,377 | 2.5 | A− | C+ | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Upper Lachine
Do people in Upper Lachine speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 6.8% know French alone, and 63% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Is Upper Lachine a young town or an old one?
At 37, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 13% of the population and seniors 14%.
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).