Saint-PhilippeQuebec
It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area. The town has 8,674 residents and lies in Quebec.
Is Saint-Philippe a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Health is its strong suit (A). At A overall, Saint-Philippe ranks #111 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 89% of Canadian towns. Work and incomes are strong (A). The trade-off is hazard risk (C−). Owners valued their homes at a median $424,000 in 2021, which is 4.1 years of the typical household’s pay.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Saint-Philippe grades
Each subject compares Saint-Philippe 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 Saint-Philippe stand out
The 3 things Saint-Philippe does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Philippe.
Few places match Saint-Philippe for health: it beats 90% of Canadian towns
The survey finds 55% of adults in very good or excellent health, between Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 12% for Quebec. A baby born in the region can expect 82.5 years, 84.2 for a girl and 80.8 for a boy (2022/2024). What sets Saint-Philippe apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Philippe | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Montérégie
More commuters in Saint-Philippe drive than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 94%
The average trip to work took 28 min, near Quebec’s towns (27 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 28 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.
Crime runs lighter where Saint-Philippe is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 42
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 60, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 13.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.7 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 42 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 60 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Roussillon Region service area
Flood mapping exists for Saint-Philippe: 3 on record, latest by municipalité de Saint-Philippe
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.18 for each $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon around Saint-Philippe is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Monteregie health region, with Saint-Philippe one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.18 | $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
More people in Saint-Philippe speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%
8.6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, higher than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 8.4% of the population, between Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.7% of Saint-Philippe’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 3,775 were women and 3,820 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
More rain and snow fall on Saint-Philippe than on 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm a year
Snow totals 217 cm over the year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. Saint-Philippe sees July afternoons of 26.6°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Philippe | 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)
What November brings in Saint-Philippe: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C).
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
Saint-Philippe’s mayor: Christian Marin
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Philippe has one public library, Bibliotheque Le Vaisseau D'Or
The library is 0.6 km from the centre of Saint-Philippe.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Philippe is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 20 km away
Biggest among them: Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 4.4 km off. Of the country within 10 km, 4.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Count 17 protected areas within 10 km of town. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Philippe has 4 independent schools among its 20
In English: 2 of the 20 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. The 3 km around Saint-Philippe counts 15 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools. From the town centre, high school starts 3.3 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Moussaillons-et-de-la-Traversée (Traversée, de la)In Saint-PhilippeElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Fernand-SeguinNearest secondary school, 0.8 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond) EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 3.3 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Shelter costs push only 10% of Saint-Philippe’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Montréal metro area
A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Owners make up 86% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Philippe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $424,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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 Saint-Philippe
Gare de la Montée des Bouleaux and 2 more in and around Saint-Philippe
Sights in Saint-Philippe and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from Saint-Philippe
14 notable people were born in Saint-Philippe.
Photo credits
Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault: Fauteux, Aegidius, Public domain · Camille Lefebvre: Not specified, Public domain · Gustave Monette: Unknown author, Public domain · Joseph-Émery Robidoux: Aegidius Fauteux, Public domain · Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry: Auteur inconnu, Public domain · Michel Guillaume Baby: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain
About Saint-Philippe
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Saint-Philippe as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,674 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Roussillon
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2467010
Saint-Philippe’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | — | A | B− | A− | A |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 4.2 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 5.8 | A− | C | A− | A |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 6 | A | C | A− | A |
| Delson | 8,802 | 6.4 | A | C | A− | A |
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 8.1 | A | C | A− | A |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 8.7 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Philippe
Do people in Saint-Philippe speak French?
French comes first: 47.6% speak it alone, while 51% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Saint-Philippe growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 6,320 to 7,597 residents (up 20.2%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 8,674.
How old are the people of Saint-Philippe?
The median resident is 37.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over.
Who are the people of Saint-Philippe?
8% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 9% are immigrants.
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).