WestburyQuebec

Home to 1,207 people, this town lies in Quebec. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 9%.

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Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

1,207

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

39.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

48%

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 Westbury a good place to live?

Westbury’s strongest subject is health (A). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). Prices are high against local incomes (C+). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.

Westbury 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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestC⁻Walkability

What makes Westbury stand out

The 3 things Westbury does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

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

56% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $250,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Westbury grades

Each subject compares Westbury 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

Westbury has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁻Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itBOpen →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westbury.

HealthHealth A

For health, Westbury is ahead of 86% of Canadian towns

Homes here are 17 km from a hospital on average, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Across the region, 57% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Quebec (57%). Lives in the region last 82.9 years on average (2022/2024): 84.8 for women, 81.0 for men.

57%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Westbury57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Westbury	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

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

2.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWestbury’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care17 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.8, men 81.0 Conditions and habits14% 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: one figure for all of the Région de l'Estrie

SafetySafety B⁺

Westbury is graded a B+ for safety

Property crime in its police area ran at 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 50 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and 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 Haut-Saint-François MRC, Westbury included.

50Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202452

202544

2023–2025	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.6	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	50	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

47%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWestbury’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety50 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Westbury’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Westbury safe?”

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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Westbury is a town of owners: 88% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took just over a fifth of household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

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

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

Westbury$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	88%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	21%	18%	20%

$970

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$930

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters88% own their home Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$970 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Westbury gets more snow than 92% of Canadian towns: about 291 cm a year

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 25.3°C, lower than Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in December, about 71 cm. For the wettest month, look to August: 104 mm on average.

25.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring10.4°C

Summer24.1°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	291 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	181	161	159
January night low	−16.5°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	25.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

291 cm

of snow a year

181

days with frost a year

147

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWestbury’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Snow291 cm of snow a year The yearJuly highs 25.3°C, January lows −16.5°C Rain and snow1,015 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station6.0 km to the station · Sherbrooke

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

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Westbury, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

39.2median age

WestburyQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree30%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.0% of Westbury

Here the census found 580 men and 515 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Westbury
	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	22%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	18%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	30%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	59%	56%

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

Ages39.2 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households425 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French26% speak both · 74% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

A flood study covers Westbury: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Estrie health region

For earthquakes Westbury is middling, $0.051 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, 7.3% of homes tested in the town’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Westbury7.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.051	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	7.3%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.051

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

Low

wildfire band

15 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.051 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.3% 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

Outdoors

A national route near Westbury: the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone East-Angus

Close by: one protected area. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The protected share within 10 km is 0.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. For a provincial park, Mont-Mégantic National Park (Québec) lies 25 km off.

0.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Westbury0.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.1%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

25 km

to Mont-Mégantic National Park (Québec)

Full pageWestbury’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes1 named route · Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone East-Angus Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km National & provincial parks25 km to a provincial park · Mont-Mégantic National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

Westbury in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −4°C

Precipitation in November averages 70 mm. About 26 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −11°C. Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−14°C	217 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	235 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	305 mm
Autumn	13°C	1°C	258 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

70 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageWestbury’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 (Sherbrooke); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Per resident, Westbury spends less than 91% of Québec’s local municipalities

Westbury has 6 councillors and a mayor, Pierre Reid.

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

Member of ParliamentMarianne Dandurand council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Westbury has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque De Cookshire-Eaton (Secteur Cookshire), 7 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque De Bury (Bury), 10 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from Westbury are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	24 min	27 min	26 min

$80,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to135 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sherbrooke

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Schools

Westbury and its edges hold 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 2.3 km off, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École du Parchemin (Parchemin, côté collège, du)Nearest elementary school, 0.5 kmElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Polyvalente Louis-Saint-LaurentNearest secondary school, 0.4 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	2.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

2.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Westbury?”

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

One place in Westbury, at the top of the registers

At the 2021 census, 28% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Croix de chemin du Bassin-Sud

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Westbury	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	21%	18%

Full pageWestbury’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Croix de chemin du Bassin-Sud Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Westbury have?”

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

Nearby attractions

Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke and 3 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Westbury; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke22 km southwest

MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museum22 km southwest · 40K visitors a year

MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent31 km south

National parkNational park · SépaqMont-Mégantic National Park38 km east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Westbury

15pages on Westbury

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 50 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteB⁻56% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Westbury

One notable person was born in Westbury; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Mary AdamsWomen's education reformer · 1823–1898

Eva TanguayCanadian singer and film actor · born in Dudswell · 1878–1947

Julia Grace WalesCanadian academic · born in Bury · 1881–1957

Pierre BourgaultQuébécois politician · born in East Angus · 1934–2003

Jocelyne BinetComposer, pianist and teacher · born in East Angus · 1923–1968

Aylmer Byron HuntCanadian politician · born in Bury · 1864–1925

Westbury’s neighbours

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

East AngusCookshire-EatonAscot CornerBuryStokeDudswellWestbury

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Westbury	1,207	—	—	C⁺	B⁺	A
East Angus	4,261	2.2	A⁻	B⁺	B⁺	A
Cookshire-Eaton	5,491	9.4	A	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Ascot Corner	3,725	12	A	B⁺	B⁺	A
Bury	1,243	14	—	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Stoke	3,272	15	A	B⁺	A⁻	A
Dudswell	1,850	15	—	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Westbury

Has Westbury grown?

It added people: 1,006 in 2016, 1,097 in 2021, 9% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,207.

Do people in Westbury speak French?

French is the common language here. 26% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 74% speak French but not English.

Who are the people of Westbury?

At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Westbury?

Mostly 94% 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 22% have just one.

About Westbury

Town in Quebec

Westbury 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: 1,207 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Haut-Saint-François
Census subdivision: 2441065

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).