OrmstownQuebec

TownGrade

C⁻

#2,068 of 2,556

Home to 4,259 people, this town lies in Quebec. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2021.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

4,259

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

47%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Ormstown a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. Safety lags (D). It lags on cost of living as well (C). Its best grade is for health (A). The overall grade comes out at C−, #440 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 23% of Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. 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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestDSafety C⁻Hazard risk

How Ormstown grades

Each subject compares Ormstown 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

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedDOpen →Hazard riskIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesCOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →WalkabilityAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Ormstown stand out

The 3 things Ormstown does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Health

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

25% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Behind 86%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ormstown.

HealthHealth A

For health, Ormstown gets an A

55%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, life runs to 82.5 years on average: women 84.2, men 80.8, in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Ormstown55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.5	82.5	81.5

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

2.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageOrmstown’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région de la Montérégie

SafetySafety D

The police who cover Ormstown record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 120

120Crime Severity Index

Its police area recorded 18.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 13.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023106

2024160

202595

2023–2025	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Crime Severity Index	120	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	141	88	86
Violent crime	18.8	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	13.1	16.6	31.2

113

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageOrmstown’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety120 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Ormstown’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Ormstown safe?”

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 Haut-Saint-Laurent MRC

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Ormstown is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

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. Ormstown’s survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Fire seldom reaches Ormstown: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year).

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

Ormstown8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.20	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.20

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

Low

wildfire band

2.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageOrmstown’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Monteregie health region

HousingCost of living C

Ormstown has just 12% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

$250,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

The median home value was $250,000, below both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Households that own their home make up 70%.

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

Ormstown$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	19%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	70%	70%	74%

$715

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$800

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageOrmstown’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$715 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters70% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Ormstown has lower household incomes than 79% of Canadian towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

93% of commuters drove, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	93%	90%	89%
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$65,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

40%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageOrmstown’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to190 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Summer arrives in force in Ormstown, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

A normal October brings 109 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow totals 170 cm over the year, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. Frost usually lifts by 28 April and returns around 7 October: 161 days without it.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.4°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	170 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,047 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

170 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 28 Apr to 7 Oct

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageOrmstown’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.0°C Rain and snow1,047 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow170 cm of snow a year Weather station27 km to the station · St-Anicet

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)

Weather

In Ormstown, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −1°C nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Huntingdon forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to freezing and −8°C. Snow is normal by November, about 10 cm over the month. Precipitation in November averages 81 mm.

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−11°C	210 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	253 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	294 mm
Autumn	14°C	5°C	290 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

81 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageOrmstown’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 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Less is spent per resident in Ormstown than in 77% of Québec’s local municipalities

Ormstown’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Philippe Besombes, the mayor.

Full pageOrmstown’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentClaude DeBellefeuille Provincial legislatureHuntingdon

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Ormstown has two public libraries, Bibliothèque de Ormstown and Bibliothèque Municipale D'Ormstown

No library board reports for Ormstown alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong2.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Ormstown is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 56% speak both languages

47.2median age

1.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 2.8% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

OrmstownQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

50.4% of Ormstown’s residents are women

Here the census found 1,970 women and 1,940 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Ormstown
	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	25%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	59%	56%

Full pageOrmstown’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French56% speak both · 33% speak French but not English Ages47.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households1,705 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority

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

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Ormstown is Oka National Park (Québec), 31 km away

2.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. No national park lies within 100 km. The largest is lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 1,275 ha, 7.0 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Ormstown2.9%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.9%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	10	4

31 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

Full pageOrmstown’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas16 protected areas within 10 km · lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks31 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Teaching in English: 2 of Ormstown’s 4 schools

4schools within 3 km

The 3 km around Ormstown counts 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.

School	Level	Students	System
École Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire (Centre Jean XXIII)In OrmstownElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire régionale Châteauguay Valley EnglishIn OrmstownSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
École primaire Ormstown EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 4 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public2

English public2

Schools within 3 km	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

1.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageOrmstown’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language2 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands Questions“What schools are there in Ormstown?”

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

History

Ormstown keeps its older homes: 40% from before 1961

40%built before 1961

40%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Ormstown	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	40%	21%	18%

Full pageOrmstown’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes40% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Ormstown 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 Ormstown

15pages on Ormstown

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 120 Housing & costCHomes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteC58% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Battle of the Châteauguay and 11 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ormstown; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumBattle of the Châteauguay1 km outside town, to the northeast

CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile19 km northwest

ZooEcomuseum Zoo36 km north · 144K visitors a year (2017)

FortFort Senneville36 km north

GardenMorgan Arboretum36 km north

Theme parkParc Safari39 km east

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

Photo credits (6)

Battle of the Châteauguay: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Safari: Eltobito, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Ormstown

6 notable people were born in Ormstown.

See all 6 →

Andrew WilliamsAmerican politician · 1828–1907

Sarah LefortCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born 1994

William H. R. McMartinAmerican politician · 1854–1945

Merrill Edwin BarringtonCanadian politician · 1920–1965

David William StrachanCanadian politician · 1877–1958

Scott WhiteCanadian ice hockey executive · born 1968

Photo credits

Andrew Williams: US gov, Public domain · Sarah Lefort: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0 · William H. R. McMartin: State of California, Public domain

About Ormstown

Town in Quebec

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Ormstown is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 4,259 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Census subdivision: 2469037

Ormstown’s neighbours

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

FranklinSaint-Louis-de-GonzagueSaint-Stanislas-de-KostkaHuntingdonHinchinbrookeTrès-Saint-SacrementOrmstown

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ormstown	4,259	—	C⁻	C	D	A
Franklin	1,754	9.3	—	C⁺	D	A⁻
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague	2,536	12	B	C⁺	C⁺	A
Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka	2,162	13	—	B	C⁺	A
Huntingdon	3,001	14	D	C⁻	D	A⁻
Hinchinbrooke	2,350	14	—	B	D	A⁻
Très-Saint-Sacrement	1,223	15	—	B	D	A⁻

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

Questions about Ormstown

Do people in Ormstown speak French?

Almost everyone does. 56% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 33.1% speak French and no English.

Is Ormstown growing?

It added people: 3,595 in 2016, 3,917 in 2021, 9% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,259.

Who are the people of Ormstown?

Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 2%.

How old are the people of Ormstown?

Half its people are older than 47.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 16%, people 65 and over 25%.

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).