Cap-Rouge, #1 on this list · Photo: Judicieux (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Québec · 2026

Most affordable neighbourhoods in Québec

Second place goes to Saint-Émile, at A−, and third to Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux, at A−. The A range holds 3 of the 34 on this list. Bottom of the list: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, with D−. On the national list, Cap-Rouge is #79 of 2,580. The national top 100 holds just one neighbourhood from Québec. Leading Québec on this list is Cap-Rouge, at A.

Cost of living grade: the owners’ median home value and a year’s rent, each against the place’s own household income How grades work

Cap-Rouge

Quebec · 17,139 people

ACost of living

Overall A⁺·#13 of 2,556

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

Saint-Émile

Quebec · 16,893 people

A⁻Cost of living

Overall A⁺·#32 of 2,556

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

Quebec · 17,558 people

A⁻Cost of living

Overall A⁺·#70 of 2,556

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

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#NeighbourhoodCost of livingCanada rankWhat drives it

1Cap-Rouge17,139 peopleA#79 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

2Saint-Émile16,893 peopleA⁻#119 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

3Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux17,558 peopleA⁻#125 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

4Saint-Michel17,303 peopleB⁺#190 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

5Val-Bélair30,003 peopleB⁺#254 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

6Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides16,222 peopleB⁺#259 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

7Lac-Saint-Charles9,985 peopleB⁺#311 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

8Sillery13,950 peopleB#420 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

9L'Aéroport13,630 peopleB#422 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

10Des Châtels14,836 peopleB#444 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

11Bourg-Royal14,430 peopleC⁺#779 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

12Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf37,164 peopleC⁺#835 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

13Orsainville14,751 peopleC#1,071 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

14Charlesbourg9,660 peopleC#1,158 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

15Loretteville15,653 peopleC⁻#1,244 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

16Chutes-Montmorency16,273 peopleC⁻#1,250 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

17Duberger—Les Saules27,419 peopleC⁻#1,275 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

18Saint-Louis15,792 peopleC⁻#1,406 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

19Jésuites15,792 peopleC⁻#1,466 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

20Vieux-Bourg14,774 peopleC⁻#1,506 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

21Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy14,541 peopleD#1,627 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

22Plateau14,176 peopleD#1,668 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

23Montcalm13,572 peopleD#1,713 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

24Saint-Sacrement10,650 peopleD#1,763 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

25Vieux-Moulin15,935 peopleD#1,803 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

26Saint-Rodrigue12,018 peopleD#1,842 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

27Vieux-Limoilou14,347 peopleD#1,908 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

28Saint-Roch8,381 peopleD#1,982 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

29Vanier13,494 peopleD#2,001 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

30Saint-Sauveur16,104 peopleD#2,013 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

31Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire5,764 peopleD#2,054 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

32Lairet15,251 peopleD#2,064 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

33Maizerets14,571 peopleD⁻#2,091 of 2,580Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

34Saint-Jean-Baptiste8,882 peopleD⁻#2,108 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

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Photos: Cap-Rouge, Judicieux (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Émile, Cephas (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux, Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).