Val-DavidQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 5,920 residents. It sits within the Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts census metropolitan area.
Is Val-David a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its weakest is cost of living (D). Val-David grades B− overall and ranks #357 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 47% of Canadian towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (C−). Health outcomes beat most towns (A+). Crime is low (B+).
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 Val-David grades
Each subject compares Val-David with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Val-David stand out
The 3 things Val-David does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-David.
Val-David is graded an A+ for health
Measured across the Région des Laurentides: health survey and life expectancy
Age-standardised, 60% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Life expectancy in the region is 82.2 years (83.7 for women, 80.8 for men, 2022/2024). What sets Val-David apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Renting in Val-David eats 23% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a fifth of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and close to Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up three quarters of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 75% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Val-David has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
The car took 92% of commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). Getting to work takes 27 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 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.
Val-David is graded a B+ for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 49 over 2023–25, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 11.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 49 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 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: one figure for all of Laurentides MRC
A flood study covers Val-David: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Radon topped the guideline in a tenth of tested homes, higher than both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs high: $0.066 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.066 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Laurentides health region)
Val-David has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −18.3°C
Frost usually lifts by 28 May and returns around 15 September: 110 days without it. There are 196 days of frost in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. January is the snowiest month, with 56 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 196 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −18.3°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Jovite)
Val-David is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 55% speak both languages
Visible minorities make up 1.5% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). 7.8% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.
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 50.6% of Val-David
Census 2021 put women at 2,810 and men at 2,745; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Val-David | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 67% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Val-David has 3 independent schools among its 11
The 3 km around Val-David counts 8 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade. None of them teaches in English, though one in ten schools in Quebec do.
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Imagine, Jardin d'enfants Imagine IndependentIn Val-DavidElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| École Imagine IndependentIn Val-DavidAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
A normal November in Val-David runs from −5°C to 5°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Prévost forecast, on the Weather page. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 93 mm. Into December, the normals move to −3°C and −13°C. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −16°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −4°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 0°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Jovite); the forecast is on the Weather page
Each seat on Val-David’s council stands for 850 residents, more than in 74% of Quebec municipalities
Jean-Claude Rocheleau leads Val-David as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Val-David’s public library is Bibliothèque municipale de Val-David
Bibliothèque municipale de Val-David serves 5,861 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Val-David, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (26 km)
Within 10 km, 1.3% of the land is protected, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. 9.8 km out lies the largest, Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, at 2,963 ha. Protected areas take in 8.3% of the town itself. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Val-David | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Val-David
Village Du Père Noël and 5 more in and around Val-David
From museums to parks and historic sites: Val-David’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Famous people from around Val-David
One notable person was born in Val-David; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Mikaël Kingsbury: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jonathan Drouin: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pierre-Luc Dubois: Winnipeg Jets, CC BY 3.0 · Marie-Pier Préfontaine: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Val-David
Town in Quebec
For Val-David, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,920 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Laurentides
- Metro area
- Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
- Census subdivision
- 2478010
Val-David’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-David | 5,920 | — | B− | D | B+ | A+ |
| Val-Morin | 3,226 | 2.8 | B− | C− | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | 12,154 | 6.6 | B | D | B+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides | 1,651 | 8.4 | — | D | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Adèle | 15,216 | 9.3 | B− | C | B | A |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | 3,842 | 11 | C+ | C | B | A |
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 14 | C | C− | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Val-David
Do people in Val-David speak French?
French is the common language here. 55% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 43.5% speak French but not English.
Is Val-David growing?
Yes: the census counted 4,917 in 2016 and 5,558 in 2021, a rise of 13%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 5,920.
Who are the people of Val-David?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 8% are immigrants.
Is Val-David a young town or an old one?
Half its people are older than 50.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 15%, people 65 and over 26%.
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).