WestmountQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 20,377 residents. It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area.
Is Westmount a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Residents are healthier than most (A). Westmount grades A− overall and ranks #210 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 78% of Canadian towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Police record more crime here than in most towns (C). It also trails on cost of living (C+).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Westmount grades
Each subject compares Westmount 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 Westmount stand out
The 3 things Westmount does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westmount.
Few places match Westmount for health: it beats 93% of Canadian towns
Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. What sets Westmount apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
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 Montréal, not by town
Households in Westmount earn more than those in 96% of Canadian towns
On average, the journey to work lasts 24 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
The police who cover Westmount record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 80
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Montréal service area
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 116, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 116 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 80 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 15.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 29.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Westmount’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
Little of the land around Westmount has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.001% a year. No flood study for Westmount is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Montreal health region
Home ownership in Westmount, 54%, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a third of households, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 14% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 32% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Montréal metro area
Summer arrives in force in Westmount, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. Frost comes on 146 days a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
More of the land around Westmount is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
National parks are all over 100 km off. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 13 km off. 23 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,242 ha, 7.8 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 16 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Westmount, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Montréal forecast. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Westmount spends more than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities
Westmount sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Westmount--Saint-Louis, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than all but a few of Quebec’s town libraries: Westmount public library counts 46.5
The 20,350 people Westmount public library serves have 2 branches to choose from.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Westmount is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 76% speak both languages
The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. Visible minorities make up a fifth of the population, higher than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Also worth knowing: the under-15s are 14% of the population here.
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 53.8% of Westmount
The 2021 census counted 10,585 women and 9,075 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Westmount | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 5.2% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 81% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Westmount has 65 English-language schools among its 157
61 of the 157 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Its schools answer to 4 boards. Within 3 km of Westmount are 79 elementary schools, 53 secondary schools and 25 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Akiva, section anglaise EnglishIn WestmountElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| École Centre Mackay (Westmount) EnglishIn WestmountSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Miss Edgar et Miss Cramp EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
65% of Westmount’s homes were built before 1961
On the list: a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a heritage railway station. Hurtubise House, begun in 1739, is the oldest by its record. All told the heritage lists hold 9 historic places within the town, and 7 sit in the top tier.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Westmount | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 65% | 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 Westmount
Armoury and 134 more in and around Westmount
A first look at Westmount’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
MuseumArmouryin town
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts1.2 km outside town, to the northeast · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal100 m outside town, to the west · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture400 m outside town, to the northeast · 68K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal2.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 54K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Armoury: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Westmount
18 notable people were born in Westmount.
Photo credits
Caroline Rhea: Mremoji, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sam Roberts: Sandy Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Don Getty: Gilbert A. Milne & Co. Ltd., CC BY 2.0 · Kenneth Farmer: The original uploader was YUL89YYZ at English Wikipedia ., Public domain
About Westmount
Town in Quebec
Westmount 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
- 20,377 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Montréal
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466032
Westmount’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 20,377 | — | A− | C+ | C | A |
| Saint-Henri | 17,309 | 1.4 | C | D | C | A |
| Montagne | 28,569 | 1.9 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine | 20,415 | 2 | B− | C− | C | A |
| Édouard-Montpetit | 20,601 | 2.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Snowdon | 22,511 | 2.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Upper Lachine | 21,130 | 2.5 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Westmount
Do people in Westmount speak French?
French is the common language here. 76% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 2.3% speak French but not English.
What kind of homes are in Westmount?
13% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 37% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.3 people; 35% are one person living alone.
Has Westmount grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 20,312 to 19,658 residents (3.2% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 20,377.
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).