PrévostQuebec
Its census division is La Rivière-du-Nord. 14,275 people live in this town in Quebec.
Is Prévost a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Overall, Prévost earns an A, which places it #120 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 88% of Canadian towns. Residents are healthier than most (A). Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). At $348,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.6 times local household income. Hazard risk is higher than most (C).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
How Prévost grades
Each subject compares Prévost 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 Prévost stand out
The 3 things Prévost does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prévost.
Prévost’s grade for health: an A
Lives in the region last 82.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.7 for women, 80.8 for men. Age-standardised, 60% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Prévost apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Région des Laurentides as a whole, not for Prévost alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
The police who cover Prévost record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 38
Measured across Rivière-du-Nord MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The violent index for its police area came to 60, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 10.5 per 1,000 people a year. On top of that, its police area records 8.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 38 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 60 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.9 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Prévost is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Radon is higher than usual: 10% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.088 per $1,000 of building value, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Nobody publishes radon tests for Prévost alone, so this card uses the figure for the Laurentides health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.088 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Trips to work from Prévost take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Prévost is wetter than 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year
January is the snowiest month, with 56 cm on average. A normal October brings 120 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Also worth knowing: some 218 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 3 October: 143 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)
Expect November days around 5°C in Prévost, nights around −2°C
Snow is normal by November, about 17 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −10°C. In November, the normal is 93 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page
Prévost has one public library, Bibliothèque Jean-Charles-Des Roches
Bibliothèque Jean-Charles-Des Roches has one location for the 14,198 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Oka National Park (Québec), 36 km away, is the closest provincial park to Prévost
7.6 km out lies the largest, Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, at 2,963 ha. Within 10 km are 18 protected areas. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Tour du Massif 25km and Pandora 10km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Around Prévost, 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade: 13 schools in all
In English: 2 of the 13 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Secondary school means a trip of 3.2 km at the nearest, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des FalaisesIn PrévostElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire Le TremplinIn PrévostSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École Secondaire Mountainview EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 3.2 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Prévost is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 52% speak both languages
1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Prévost’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 6,905 women and 6,785 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Prévost | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Only 11% of households in Prévost spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Households that own their home make up 85%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Prévost | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 85% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Everything we know about Prévost
Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme and 7 more in and around Prévost
The best-known places to visit in and around Prévost come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
CathedralCathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme4.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumLaurentian Ski Museum4.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumLaurentides Museum of Contemporary Art4.7 km outside town, to the southeastSki hillSki hillSommet Saint-Sauveur2.7 km outside town, to the westSki hillSki hillSommet Olympia3.9 km outside town, to the northwestSki hillSki hillMont Habitant4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurentian Ski Museum: MissNotaBenepics, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Prévost
6 notable people were born in Prévost.
About Prévost
Town in Quebec
Prévost is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 14,275 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Rivière-du-Nord
- Census subdivision
- 2475040
Prévost’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prévost | 14,275 | — | A | B− | A | A |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 4.6 | B+ | B− | B | A |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12,550 | 6.3 | B+ | B− | A | A |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 7.6 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Saint-Jérôme | 85,160 | 8.5 | C− | D | C+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Sophie | 19,467 | 9.8 | B+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 10 | C+ | D | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Prévost
Do people in Prévost speak French?
French comes first: 47.9% speak it alone, while 52% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Who are the people of Prévost?
Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in Prévost?
82% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 23% are one person living alone.
Has Prévost grown?
Yes: the census counted 13,002 in 2016 and 13,692 in 2021, a rise of 5.3%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 14,275.
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).