RoxtonQuebec
A town of 1,180 in Quebec. It lies in Acton.
Is Roxton a good place to live?
Roxton’s strongest subject is health (B+). Natural hazards weigh more here (C+). Owners valued their homes at a median $230,000 in 2021, which is 3.5 years of the typical household’s pay. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Roxton is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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.
How Roxton grades
Each subject compares Roxton with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Roxton is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Roxton stand out
The 2 things Roxton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roxton.
55% of adults around Roxton rate their health very good or excellent
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de la Montérégie
Just over one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, below Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Women in the region live to 84.2 and men to 80.8, 82.5 years taken together (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 22 km from the average resident of Roxton, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Roxton | 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
More rain and snow fall on Roxton than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
Between the last spring frost, 6 May, and the first in autumn, 8 October, lie 154 days. The most precipitation falls in July: 122 mm in a normal year. Snow totals 262 cm over the year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 59 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 154 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Granby)
Flood mapping exists for Roxton: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.077 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Roxton’s survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Monteregie health region, Roxton included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.077 | $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
Roxton’s grade for safety: a B
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Acton MRC
The index for the force that serves it came to 54, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 13.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Most households in Roxton own their home: 84%, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Rent took 16% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $230,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Expect November days around 6°C in Roxton, nights around −2°C
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 92 mm. About 22 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Granby forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −11°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 15°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Granby); the forecast is on the Weather page
Stéphane Beauchemin leads Roxton as mayor
Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Roxton public library and Bibliothèque Municipale De Sainte-Christine are Roxton’s two public libraries
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Roxton in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest high school to Roxton is 13 km away
Young children have 3.8 km to the nearest elementary school, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-DameIn RoxtonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 13 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.8 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
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.
Yamaska National Park (Québec) is 6.3 km from Roxton
Count 4 protected areas within 10 km of town. No national park lies within 100 km. Within 10 km of the town, 1.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Also worth knowing: for a swim, Plage Fournier is the nearest of 15 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More of Roxton’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 27 min. The car took 90% of commuters, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Roxton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
27% of Roxton’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, about level with Quebec’s towns (20%) and above Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
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 45.3% of Roxton
505 women and 610 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Roxton | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Roxton
Granby Zoo and 6 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Roxton; these are the best known within 40 km.
ZooGranby Zoo20 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe33 km west
Ski hillSki Bromont28 km south
MuseumVillage Québécois d'Antan40 km north
National historic siteMoulin à Laine d'Ulverton27 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ski Bromont: Martin Boyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Village Québécois d'Antan: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin à Laine d'Ulverton: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Roxton
No notable person born in Roxton is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Andrew Ranger: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob Nicol: Unknown author, Public domain
About Roxton
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Roxton as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,180 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Acton
- Census subdivision
- 2448015
Roxton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton | 1,180 | — | — | B | B | B+ |
| Roxton Falls | 1,399 | 3.4 | — | B− | B | B+ |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford | 1,552 | 9.8 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 11 | B+ | B− | B | B+ |
| Roxton Pond | 4,884 | 12 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 12 | — | A− | B+ | A− |
| Upton | 2,149 | 16 | — | B | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Roxton
Do people in Roxton speak French?
French comes first: 72.2% speak it alone, while 27% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Roxton?
Single-detached houses make up 93% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 29% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.
Is Roxton growing?
It added people: 1,086 in 2016, 1,115 in 2021, 2.7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,180.
Is Roxton a young town or an old one?
44 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 21% of residents are 65 or over and 20% under 15.
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).