ScottQuebec

TownGrade

A⁺

#78 of 2,556

A town of 2,938 in Quebec. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2021.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Philippe Grégoire · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

2,938

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

36.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

63%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Scott a good place to live?

Good on most counts; one lags. Jobs and pay hold up well (A). Hazards are a real consideration (D). It is hard to get around without a car (C). At $250,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 2.8 times local household income. The overall grade comes out at A+, #42 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 96% of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestAJobs & income ASafety A⁻HealthWeakestDHazard risk

How Scott grades

Each subject compares Scott 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 grading works

Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonAOpen →Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Scott stand out

The 3 things Scott does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Next to 6%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

72% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scott.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

More of Scott’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Workers spend 25 min getting to work, on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	25 min	27 min	26 min

$88,000

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

13%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageScott’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment4.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to245 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sainte-Marie

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety A

Crime runs lighter where Scott is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38

38Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 8.8 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Scott alone, so this card uses the figure for Nouvelle-Beauce MRC.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202334

202448

202531

2023–2025	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	8.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	38	56	67
Violent crime	8.2	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	69	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageScott’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety38 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Scott’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Scott safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Scott is higher than in 87% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 13% of homes, above Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.098 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Scott. Scott shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Scott13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.098	$0.14	$0.030

$0.098

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

16 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageScott’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.098 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth A⁻

Very good or excellent health for 59% of adults around Scott; the typical Canadian town: 52%

59%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

For Scott itself the measure is access, and it lags: 5.2 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, between Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 82.8 on average: 84.4 for women and 81.3 for men in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Scott59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.8	82.5	81.5

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageScott’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, not by town

HousingCost of living B⁺

Only 7% of households in Scott spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

$250,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Owners make up four in five households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Scott$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	80%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	17%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000

$870

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,110

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageScott’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living2.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$870 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters80% own their home

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.

Climate

Precipitation in Scott tops that of 89% of Canadian towns: 1,182 mm a year

25.1°CJuly afternoons

There are 181 days of frost in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). A normal July brings 126 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in December, about 75 cm. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 25.1°C in Scott.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.7°C

Spring9.3°C

Summer24.0°C

Autumn11.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	287 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,182 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	181	161	159

287 cm

of snow a year

181

days with frost a year

130

frost-free days, 18 May to 27 Sep

158

days with precipitation a year

Full pageScott’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,182 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −16.5°C Snow287 cm of snow a year Weather station0.2 km to the station · Scott

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Scott)

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Scott are under 15, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

36.4median age

14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Both official languages: 28% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

ScottQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

49.5% of Scott’s residents are women

Women numbered 1,270 and men 1,295 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Scott
	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	23%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	14%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	59%	56%

Full pageScott’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages36.4 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households1,035 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French28% speak both · 71% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

None of the land within 10 km of Scott is protected

0%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Frontenac National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 53 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Scott0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

53 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

Full pageScott’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks53 km to a provincial park · Frontenac National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Weather

In Scott, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −3°C nights

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −11°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Bernières.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−14°C	266 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	269 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	358 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	289 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

81 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageScott’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Scott); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Scott’s mayor: Frédéric Vallières

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

Full pageScott’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentJason Groleau Provincial legislatureBeauce-Nord

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Bibliothèque Municipale De Scott is Scott’s public library

The library is 0.8 km from the centre of Scott.

Full pageScott’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

No high school in or near Scott: the closest is 6.7 km off

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École l'AccueilIn ScottElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	6.7 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

6.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageScott’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Scott?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Scott: 2 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers

2historic places

Before 1961 is when 16% of the homes went up, below both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings2

Among them

16%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Scott	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	16%	21%	18%

Full pageScott’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Older homes16% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Scott have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Scott

15pages on Scott

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 38 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.8 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA72% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.4 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Woodooli Parc and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Scott; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Theme parkTheme parkWoodooli Parcin town

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec35 km northwest · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation36 km northwest · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel36 km northwest

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral36 km northwest

BattlefieldPlains of Abraham35 km northwest

Photos: 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
Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Scott

No notable person born in Scott is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Thomas ChabotCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sainte-Marie · born 1997

Marius BarbeauCanadian ethnographer and folklorist · born in Sainte-Marie · 1883–1969

Yanni GourdeCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage · born 1991

Elzéar-Alexandre TaschereauCatholic cardinal · born in Sainte-Marie · 1820–1898

Nycole TurmelCanadian politician · born in Sainte-Marie · born 1942

Henri Elzéar Taschereau4th Chief Justice of Canada · born in Sainte-Marie · 1836–1911

Photo credits

Thomas Chabot: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Marius Barbeau: Jules Alexandre Castonguay (1877-1972), Public domain · Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau: Unknown author, Public domain · Nycole Turmel: Martin Bérubé, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henri Elzéar Taschereau: William James Topley, Public domain

About Scott

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Scott 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: 2,938 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivision: 2426048

Scott’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint-BernardSainte-MarieSaint-IsidoreSaint-ElzéarSainte-HénédineSaint-Narcisse-de-BeaurivageScott

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Scott	2,938	—	A⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Saint-Bernard	2,680	4.6	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Sainte-Marie	13,873	7.4	A⁺	B⁺	A	A
Saint-Isidore	3,550	7.7	A	A⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Elzéar	2,842	11	A⁺	A	A	A⁻
Sainte-Hénédine	1,550	11	—	A	A	A⁻
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage	1,303	12	—	B	A⁻	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Scott

Has Scott grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 2,352 to 2,566 residents (up 9.1%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,938.

Do people in Scott speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Scott?

85% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 26% are one person living alone.

How old are the people of Scott?

The median resident is 36.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 23% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or over.

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).