Saint-ChrysostomeQuebec
2,641 people live in this town in Quebec. It is part of Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, a census division.
Is Saint-Chrysostome a good place to live?
Saint-Chrysostome’s weakest is safety (D). This Quebec town ranks #439 of 499 in Quebec, with a C− overall. It comes out better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. The typical owner put their home at $250,000 in 2021: 3.9 years of the median household’s income. Residents are healthier than most (A−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
What makes Saint-Chrysostome stand out
The 3 things Saint-Chrysostome does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Chrysostome grades
Each subject compares Saint-Chrysostome 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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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Chrysostome.
Crime runs heavier where Saint-Chrysostome is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 120
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Haut-Saint-Laurent MRC
For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18.8 violent incidents are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 141, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 13.1 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 120 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 141 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 18.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Flood mapping exists for Saint-Chrysostome: 1 on record, latest by MRC du Haut Saint Laurent
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.20 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. In Health Canada’s survey, nearly one in ten homes tested in Saint-Chrysostome’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.20 | $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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Monteregie health region
Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Saint-Chrysostome’s health region
Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 12% for Quebec. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.5, with women at 84.2 and men at 80.8. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). For Saint-Chrysostome itself the measure is access, and it lags: 19 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Montérégie, Saint-Chrysostome included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Chrysostome | 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
Trips to work from Saint-Chrysostome take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average
93% of commuters drove, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 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.
Only 14% of households in Saint-Chrysostome spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Rent took 17% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Home ownership covers 69% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Precipitation in Saint-Chrysostome tops that of 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm a year
Summer highs in Saint-Chrysostome reach 26.6°C in July. Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 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 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
Protected land at Saint-Chrysostome’s edge: Pin-Rigide Ecological Reserve
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Within 10 km of the town, 0.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 38 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
What November brings in Saint-Chrysostome: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −9°C. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
Sylvain Payant heads the council of Saint-Chrysostome as mayor
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Chrysostome has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Municipale D'Hemmingford, 15 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque de Ormstown (Ormstown), 18 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
35% of Saint-Chrysostome’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. 1% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Children are 17% of the town.
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 48.7% of Saint-Chrysostome
Here the census found 1,325 men and 1,260 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 33% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 43% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Saint-Chrysostome’s teenagers travel 16 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École MontpetitIn Saint-ChrysostomeElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 16 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
39% of Saint-Chrysostome’s homes were built before 1961
Within 5 km of the town lies one more that belongs to it.
| Heritage | Saint-Chrysostome | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Canadian Railway Museum and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Chrysostome; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum34 km north · 47K visitors a year
ZooEcomuseum Zoo39 km northwest · 144K visitors a year (2017)
Theme parkParc Safari20 km east
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile35 km west
MuseumLeBer-LeMoyne House38 km north
MuseumFort Lennox39 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Safari: Eltobito, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LeBer-LeMoyne House: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Lennox: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Chrysostome
Famous people from Saint-Chrysostome
4 notable people were born in Saint-Chrysostome.
Photo credits
Donald Elmer Black: House of Commons, Public domain · Charles Alexander Young: Unknown author, Public domain · Finlay McNaughton Young: Unknown author, Public domain
Saint-Chrysostome’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chrysostome | 2,641 | — | C− | C+ | D | A− |
| Sainte-Clotilde | 3,297 | 6.7 | D | C | C− | B+ |
| Hemmingford | 2,206 | 11 | — | B− | C− | B+ |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 13 | — | B | D | A− |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier | 1,380 | 14 | — | B | C+ | A− |
| Franklin | 1,754 | 14 | — | C+ | D | A− |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 17 | B− | C | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Chrysostome
Do people in Saint-Chrysostome speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 63.1% know French alone, and 35% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Who are the people of Saint-Chrysostome?
At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 1% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Chrysostome?
Single-detached houses make up 77% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Has Saint-Chrysostome grown?
It went from 2,645 people in 2016 to 2,582 in 2021, down 2.4%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,641.
About Saint-Chrysostome
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Saint-Chrysostome is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,641 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
- Census subdivision
- 2469017
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).