UptonQuebec
2,149 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It is part of Acton, a census division.
Is Upton a good place to live?
Upton’s best grade is for health (B+). A median home here was worth $250,000 at the census, or 3.6 times what the middle household earns in a year. Hazards are a real consideration (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Upton has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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.
How Upton grades
Each subject compares Upton with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Upton has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Upton stand out
The one thing Upton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Upton.
55% of adults around Upton rate their health very good or excellent
Smoking takes in 11% of adults, age-standardised, below both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.5, with women at 84.2 and men at 80.8. For Upton itself the measure is access, and it lags: 21 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Upton doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Montérégie.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Upton | 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
Flood mapping exists for Upton: 2 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Radon is about average around Upton: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.11 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.11 | $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
In Upton, just 12% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
Rent took 15% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). 77% of households are owner-occupiers.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 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.
Upton gets a B for safety
Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 13.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 54 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Acton MRC, Upton included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Precipitation in Upton tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year
A normal December brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to August: 114 mm on average. Some 202 cm of snow falls in a typical year, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 12 May to 27 September, 136 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −14.8°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Fleury)
None of the land within 10 km of Upton is protected
The nearest provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), is 18 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Plage Fournier the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Commuters in Upton travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
At the census, 94% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 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.
What November brings in Upton: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
Expect about 90 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −9°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −15°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Saint-Hyacinthe.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 0°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page
Robert Leclerc heads the council of Upton as mayor
Johnson is the riding Upton votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Upton has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Liboire, 5.9 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque municipale (Saint-Théodore-d'Acton), 8.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
22% of Upton’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth 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 49.1% of Upton
Here the census found 1,005 women and 1,040 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Upton | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Upton’s teenagers travel 8.9 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la CroiséeIn UptonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
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.
In Upton, 32% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Upton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 32% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Upton
Musée St-Éphrem and 6 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Upton; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe21 km southwest
ZooGranby Zoo26 km south
MuseumVillage Québécois d'Antan32 km north
Ski hillSki Bromont40 km southeast
National historic siteMoulin à Laine d'Ulverton33 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Village Québécois d'Antan: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ski Bromont: Martin Boyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin à Laine d'Ulverton: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Upton
No notable person born in Upton is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Upton
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Upton as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,149 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Acton
- Census subdivision
- 2448038
Upton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton | 2,149 | — | — | B | B | B+ |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 8.9 | B+ | B− | B | B+ |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 1,887 | 9.9 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 11 | — | A− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Théodore-d'Acton | 1,650 | 11 | — | A− | B | B+ |
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | 14 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Upton
Who are the people of Upton?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
Do people in Upton speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 77.9% know French alone, and 22% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Upton?
Mostly 80% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 29% have just one.
Has Upton grown?
It went from 2,092 people in 2016 to 2,046 in 2021, down 2.2%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,149.
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).