Saint-RochQuébec
Québec is split into 35 neighbourhoods, and this is one. The neighbourhood has 8,381 residents and lies in Québec.
Is Saint-Roch a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Prices are high against local incomes (D). Saint-Roch grades B− overall and ranks #367 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 45% of Canadian towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−). Also worth knowing: its best grade is for health (A+). Walkability is a strength too (A+).
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.
What makes Saint-Roch stand out
The 3 things Saint-Roch does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Roch grades
Each subject compares Saint-Roch 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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Le Lieu, centre en art actuel and 75 more in and around Saint-Roch
From museums to parks and historic sites: Saint-Roch’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec1 km outside town, to the southeast · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation1.1 km outside town, to the east · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel1.1 km outside town, to the east
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral800 m outside town, to the east
CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral800 m outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: colros, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Roch.
For health, Saint-Roch is ahead of almost every Canadian town
Shared with the rest of the Région de la Capitale-Nationale: health survey and life expectancy
Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9.6% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 62%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.9, with women at 84.7 and men at 81.1. Measured from where Saint-Roch’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.0 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 62% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Rent takes more of local pay in Saint-Roch than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32% of household income
The median home value was $260,000, below both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 19% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) and near Canadian towns (18%). Saint-Roch shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Québec metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 32% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $260,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Commuters in Saint-Roch have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 21 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.
Hazards in Saint-Roch: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.8% of tested homes
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Saint-Roch. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Capitale-Nationale health region, Saint-Roch included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Québec
Wet weather: 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Saint-Roch, more than on 90% of Canadian towns
A normal July brings 129 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. July afternoons reach 25.1°C on average, about level with Canadian towns (25.5°C) and below Quebec’s towns (26.5°C). Most of the snow comes in December, about 77 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 299 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,216 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −15.6°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval))
More people in Saint-Roch speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%
16% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and near Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 10% of the population here. Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
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 44.9% of Saint-Roch
Here the census found 4,610 men and 3,755 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 73% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 68% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Saint-Roch: −3°C at night, 4°C by day
A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −10°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Québec.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −13°C | 261 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −1°C | 270 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 366 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 319 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Bibliothèque de Québec draws 8.5 visits per person served, ahead of 90% of Quebec’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Québec’s: Bibliothèque de Québec serves all 594,443 people of the city, Saint-Roch among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Saint-Roch, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (33 km)
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Protected areas cover 5.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The largest is Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 325 ha, 5.7 km from the edge of town. 17 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Roch earns a B− for safety
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Québec service area
For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.1 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in its police area ran at 22.1 per 1,000 residents a year, between Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Schools in Saint-Roch: 4 boards, side by side
Outside the public system: 9 of 46 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des BergesIn Saint-RochElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Cardinal-RoyNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École secondaire Saint-Patrick EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
One place in Saint-Roch, at the top of the registers
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 35% of homes, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- La Fabrique 1871
| Heritage | Saint-Roch | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 35% | 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 Saint-Roch
Famous people from Saint-Roch
8 notable people were born in Saint-Roch.
Photo credits
Irma LeVasseur: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec P655,S2,SS6,D8, Public domain · Oscar Drouin: Unknown author, Public domain · Victor-Alphonse Huard: J.E. Livernois, Public domain · Joseph Bédard: Montminy & Cie, Public domain
Saint-Roch’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Roch | 8,381 | — | B− | D | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 8,882 | 1 | B− | D− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Sauveur | 16,104 | 1.1 | B− | D | B− | A+ |
| Vieux-Limoilou | 14,347 | 1.4 | B− | D | B− | A+ |
| Montcalm | 13,572 | 1.5 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire | 5,764 | 1.6 | B− | D | B− | A+ |
| Vanier | 13,494 | 2.2 | B− | D | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Roch
Do people in Saint-Roch speak French?
French is the common language here. 51% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 46.6% speak French but not English.
Is Saint-Roch a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 38.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 10% of residents; over-65s, 17%.
About Saint-Roch
Neighbourhood in Québec
Where Saint-Roch begins and ends inside Québec is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,381 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2423027
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).