Sainte-Cécile-de-MiltonQuebec
Population 2,267: a town in Quebec. Its census division is La Haute-Yamaska.
Is Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A). Housing is within reach (A−). The weak point is walkability (C). Natural hazards weigh more here (C+).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton has its subject grades alone.
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 Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton does most differently from other towns.
How Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton.
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton’s grade for health: an A
Measured across the Région de l'Estrie: health survey and life expectancy
Residents have 9.0 km to cover to reach a hospital, higher than both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Across the region, life runs to 82.9 years on average: women 84.8, men 81.0, in 2022/2024. Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 57% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| 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
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
A year’s rent came to 14% of the median household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). 10% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton’s grade for safety: an A−
The index for the force that serves it came to 45, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 9.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.2 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 45 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 74 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Haute-Yamaska MRC
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work
The average trip to work takes 26 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
More rain and snow fall on Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
Some 262 cm of snow falls in a typical year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in July, at 122 mm. Frost usually lifts by 6 May and returns around 8 October: 154 days without it. Snow peaks in January: 59 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | 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)
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
Source area for radon tests: the Monteregie health region
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.098 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.098 | $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
A town of families: 23% of people in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton are under 15, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Immigrants make up 0.9% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.7% of Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 1,050 women to 1,150 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Granby forecast, on the Weather page. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. November normally sees 92 mm of precipitation. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −13°C in January.
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
Per resident, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton spends less than 98% of Québec’s local municipalities
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton sends one MP to Ottawa from Shefford, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Andréanne Larouche (Bloc Québécois).
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton: the closest, Bibliothèque Municipale Roxton Pond, is 8 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Paul-O Trépanier (Granby), 9.8 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), is 5.8 km from Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. No national park lies within 100 km. 9 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The nearest high school to Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton is 8.8 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Sainte-CécileIn Sainte-Cécile-de-MiltonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.8 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.
Granby Zoo and 2 more in and around Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, the best known first.
ZooGranby Zoo4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumLac Boivin Natural Interpretation Centre5 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkAmazoo Iögo4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lac Boivin Natural Interpretation Centre: SamuelFreli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
Famous people from around Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
No notable person born in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Palmer Cox: Nahl Brothers, Artists, San Francisco, Public domain · Andrew Ranger: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antoine Bertrand: TVA Nouvelles, CC BY 3.0 · Denis Gougeon: Bull-Doser, Public domain
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | 2,267 | — | — | A− | A− | A |
| Roxton Pond | 4,884 | 8.3 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Granby | 72,180 | 9.1 | B | C− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 9.7 | — | A− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 11 | A | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 11 | A− | C+ | B | A |
| Saint-Dominique | 3,062 | 12 | A− | B− | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
Do people in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton speak French?
French comes first: 72.7% speak it alone, while 27% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Who are the people of Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 1%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton?
Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 24% have just one.
Is Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton growing?
Yes: the census counted 2,160 in 2016 and 2,195 in 2021, a rise of 1.6%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,267.
About Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,267 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Haute-Yamaska
- Census subdivision
- 2447055
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).