Verdun-CentreMontréal
Some 30,304 people live in this neighbourhood, in Montréal. It is one of the 77 neighbourhoods that make up Montréal.
Is Verdun-Centre a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−). Health is where it shines (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Overall, that makes a C−, better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. That places it #442 of 499 in Quebec. 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.
How Verdun-Centre grades
Each subject compares Verdun-Centre 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 Verdun-Centre stand out
The 3 things Verdun-Centre does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verdun-Centre.
Renting in Verdun-Centre eats 26% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Owners put the median home at $448,000, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Verdun-Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 26% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 13% | 18% |
| 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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Montréal metro area
Health in Verdun-Centre beats 94% of Canadian towns
Measured across the Région de Montréal: health survey and life expectancy
Residents have 0.5 km to cover to reach a hospital, lower than both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 83.4 years at birth, 85.5 for women and 81.2 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Verdun-Centre | 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 Verdun-Centre travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Verdun-Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 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.
Verdun-Centre’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
The radon tests numbers here cover the Montreal health region
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.20 per $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. No one has filed a flood map for Verdun-Centre on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Verdun-Centre | 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 · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Montréal
Violent crime weighs more where Verdun-Centre is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
The index for the force that serves it came to 80, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 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, Verdun-Centre included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Verdun-Centre | 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
July in Verdun-Centre runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Verdun-Centre | 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))
Protected land around Verdun-Centre beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 100 km there is no national park. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 14 km away. Biggest among them: Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,242 ha, 7.2 km off. The 10 km around town hold 18 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Verdun-Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More people in Verdun-Centre speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 66%
Visible minorities make up 24% of the population, above both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 12% of the population here. What’s more, 13% of residents are 65 or over.
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 50.1% of Verdun-Centre
The 2021 census counted 15,190 women and 15,105 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Verdun-Centre | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 75% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Verdun-Centre runs from −2°C to 6°C
A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. 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
Bibliothèque de Plage de Verdun logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries
Bibliothèque de Plage de Verdun serves the whole of Montréal, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,948,747 people, Verdun-Centre among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Verdun-Centre has 30 English-language schools among its 71
Counting a 3 km margin, Verdun-Centre has 41 elementary schools, 26 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade. Independent schools number 18 of 71, above the 9% in Quebec.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Chanoine-Joseph-ThéorêtIn Verdun-CentreElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Monseigneur-RichardIn Verdun-CentreSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire Verdun EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Verdun-Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 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.
In Verdun-Centre, 52% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Verdun-Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 52% | 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 Verdun-Centre
Galerie et Studio Jano Lapin and 108 more in and around Verdun-Centre
A first look at Verdun-Centre’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts2.8 km outside town, to the northwest · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal4.1 km outside town, to the northwest · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral2.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel700 m outside town, to the north · 74K visitors a year
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal3.8 km outside town, to the north · 54K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- 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
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Verdun-Centre
No notable person born in Verdun-Centre is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Verdun-Centre
Neighbourhood in Montréal
No official boundary marks Verdun-Centre off from the rest of Montréal: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 30,304 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Verdun-Centre’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun-Centre | 30,304 | — | C− | D− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Paul | 16,403 | 1.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Ile-des-Soeurs | 21,568 | 1.6 | B | C | C | A |
| Desmarchais-Crawford | 18,505 | 1.7 | C | D | C | A |
| Saint-Henri | 17,309 | 2 | C | D | C | A |
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | 15,181 | 2.1 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Ville-Émard | 13,826 | 2.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Verdun-Centre
Do people in Verdun-Centre speak French?
French comes first: 22.4% speak it alone, while 66% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Verdun-Centre a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 36.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 12% of residents; over-65s, 13%.
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).