Otterburn ParkQuebec
The town has 9,460 residents and lies in Quebec. Statistics Canada counts it in the Montréal metro area.
Is Otterburn Park a good place to live?
At A overall, Otterburn Park ranks #96 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 91% of Canadian towns. Its strongest is safety (A). Homes were valued at a median $392,000 at the 2021 census, 3.8 times the typical household’s income. Natural hazards weigh more here (C).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Otterburn Park grades
Each subject compares Otterburn Park 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 Otterburn Park stand out
The 3 things Otterburn Park does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Otterburn Park.
For the force that serves Otterburn Park, the Crime Severity Index is 37, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The violent index for its police area came to 58, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.6 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 10.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 37 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 58 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.6 | 12.4 | 12 |
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 the Richelieu Saint-Laurent service area
Commuters in Otterburn Park travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Around Otterburn Park, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 20 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Montérégie, Otterburn Park included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Otterburn Park | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
A flood study covers Otterburn Park: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon around Otterburn Park is ordinary for Canada: 8.2% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Otterburn Park has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Monteregie health region)
More rain and snow fall on Otterburn Park than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year
Some 202 cm of snow falls in a typical year, lower than Quebec’s towns (217 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to August: 114 mm on average. A normal December brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month. A July afternoon in Otterburn Park typically reaches 26.6°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
More households own their home in Otterburn Park than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 86%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 16% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Montréal metro area
In Otterburn Park, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. November normally sees 90 mm of precipitation. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
More of Beloeil—Chambly voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 69%, ahead of 90%
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Otterburn Park: the closest, Bibliothèque municipale de Beloeil, is 2.6 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque Armand-Cardinal (Mont-Saint-Hilaire), 3.3 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Otterburn Park is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 56% speak both languages
19% are under 15, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 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
50.9% of Otterburn Park’s residents are women
Women numbered 4,315 and men 4,165 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.8% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 71% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) is 5.1 km from Otterburn Park
Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 1, below both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). Within 100 km there is no national park. The protected share within 10 km is 5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Around Otterburn Park, 12 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools: 21 schools in all
In English: 2 of the 21 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. From the town centre, high school starts 2.1 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Mountainview EnglishIn Otterburn ParkElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École Le REPAIRE IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.6 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
| École Cedar Street EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.1 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
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.
Everything we know about Otterburn Park
The Museum of Fine Arts, Mont-Saint-Hilaire and 2 more in and around Otterburn Park
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Otterburn Park, the best known first.
Famous people from around Otterburn Park
No notable person born in Otterburn Park is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Louis Boileau-Domingue: Letartean, CC BY 3.0 · Pierre-Luc Brillant: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Louis-Philippe Brodeur: Castonguay, J. Alex (Jules-Alexandre) (1877-1972), Public domain · Yan England: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ernest Choquette: J. E. Livernois Ltée, Public domain
About Otterburn Park
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Otterburn Park is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,460 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Vallée-du-Richelieu
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2457030
Otterburn Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | — | A | B | A | A− |
| McMasterville | 6,114 | 2.8 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 3.5 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Beloeil | 25,240 | 4.3 | A | C | A | A− |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 6.7 | A | B | A | A− |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 6.9 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil | 2,999 | 7.5 | A | B− | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Otterburn Park
Do people in Otterburn Park speak French?
French is the common language here. 56% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 43.5% speak French but not English.
Who are the people of Otterburn Park?
At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 1% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Otterburn Park?
Single-detached houses make up 83% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 22% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.
Has Otterburn Park grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 8,421 to 8,479 residents (up 0.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 9,460.
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).