SuttonQuebec
It is part of Brome-Missisquoi, a census division. The town, home to 4,775 people, lies in Quebec.
Is Sutton a good place to live?
Sutton’s grades pull in different directions. Overall, Sutton earns a C+, which places it #390 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than nearly two fifths of Canadian towns. The weak point is cost of living (C−). Health is its strong suit (A). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income, C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 Sutton grades
Each subject compares Sutton 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 Sutton stand out
The 3 things Sutton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sutton.
Few places match Sutton for health: it beats 88% of Canadian towns
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de l'Estrie
For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.9 years at birth, 84.8 for women and 81.0 for men. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 57% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Quebec (57%). Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Sutton, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sutton | 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
Measured against local pay, Sutton costs more to live in than 85% of Canadian towns
16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over three quarters of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 76% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Wet weather: 1,340 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sutton, more than on 94% of Canadian towns
A normal winter brings 321 cm of snow, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in July, at 128 mm. Frost usually lifts by 15 May and returns around 2 October: 139 days without it. Summer highs in Sutton reach 25.3°C in July.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 321 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,340 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.3°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sutton)
Sutton is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 72% speak both languages
9.1% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, above both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 1.9% of the population, below both 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
51.3% of Sutton’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 2,335 women and 2,215 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Sutton | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.9% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 52% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 39% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 69% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Sutton earns a C+ for safety
Property crime in its police area ran at 12.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The index for the force that serves it came to 73, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 73 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Brome-Missisquoi MRC
Sutton has a larger share of its working-age people in jobs than 87% of Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 24 min on average. The car took nine in ten commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
What November brings in Sutton: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night. Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −9°C. Snow is normal by November, about 34 cm over the month. A normal November brings 112 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −12°C | 292 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 327 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 365 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 357 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Sutton); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 680 residents: Sutton is more thinly represented than seven in ten Quebec municipalities
Sutton sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Brome-Missisquoi, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Sutton has two public libraries, Bibliothèque municipale & scolaire de Sutton and Bibliothèque Sutton
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Sutton in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Sutton: the closest is 16 km off
Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire de Sutton EnglishIn SuttonElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 16 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Sutton passes Sutton
23 km from town is Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. Biggest among them: Vallée-du-Ruiter Ecological Reserve, 117 ha, 3.7 km off. Protected areas cover 6.6% of the land within 10 km, above both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Sutton’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
For earthquakes Sutton is middling, $0.045 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Sutton shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Monteregie health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sutton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.045 | $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
Everything we know about Sutton
Mount Sutton and 3 more in and around Sutton
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Sutton, the best known first.
Ski hillMount Suttonin townMuseumMuseumMusée des communications et d'histoire de Suttonin townArt galleryArt galleryArts Suttonin townMuseumMuseumSutton Museum of Communications And Historyin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Mount Sutton: MontSutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Sutton
3 notable people were born in Sutton.
About Sutton
Town in Quebec
Sutton is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,775 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Brome-Missisquoi
- Census subdivision
- 2446058
Sutton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | 4,775 | — | C+ | C− | C+ | A |
| Frelighsburg | 1,168 | 15 | — | C | C+ | A |
| Dunham | 3,632 | 15 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A |
| Potton | 2,201 | 16 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Cowansville | 17,269 | 16 | C+ | D | C+ | A+ |
| Lac-Brome | 6,307 | 16 | B | C+ | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sutton
Do people in Sutton speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 17.4% of residents speak only French and 72% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Is Sutton growing?
Yes: the census counted 4,012 in 2016 and 4,548 in 2021, a rise of 13.4%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 4,775.
Who are the people of Sutton?
Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 9%, and Indigenous people 1%.
How old are the people of Sutton?
60.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 39% of residents are 65 or over and 9% 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).