Neighbourhoods
Best neighbourhoods in Montreal: 10 boroughs by the numbers
Residents, renters, income and walkability for 10 boroughs, from the city's own census profiles.
- 1,762,949residents in the City of Montreal, 2021
- 63.6%of Montreal homes are rented
- 9.6%of Montreal workers walk to work
How we pick
The numbers come from the City of Montreal's 2025 district profiles, which use the 2021 Census from Statistics Canada. Boroughs are listed by the share of workers who walk to work, highest first. Your best borough depends on what you need, so vote for the one you would choose.
Plateau-Mont-Royal
- 105,813residents, 2021
- 72.1%of homes are rented
- $83,000average household income, 2020
Ville-Marie
- 104,944residents, 2021
- 72.5%of homes are rented
- $93,200average household income, 2020
Outremont
- 24,629residents, 2021
- 45.3%of homes are rented
- $187,600average household income, 2020
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
- 141,813residents, 2021
- 68.3%of homes are rented
- $80,600average household income, 2020
Le Sud-Ouest
- 84,553residents, 2021
- 65.2%of homes are rented
- $90,100average household income, 2020
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- 170,583residents, 2021
- 73.8%of homes are rented
- $83,900average household income, 2020
Verdun
- 70,377residents, 2021
- 62.4%of homes are rented
- $100,000average household income, 2020
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
- 145,090residents, 2021
- 72.4%of homes are rented
- $71,400average household income, 2020
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- 140,627residents, 2021
- 65.8%of homes are rented
- $75,200average household income, 2020
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- 135,336residents, 2021
- 61.6%of homes are rented
- $85,400average household income, 2020
Which Montreal neighbourhood is the most walkable?
By the share of workers who walk to work, the Plateau leads at 24.7%. Ville-Marie follows at 24.1%, and Outremont at 20.8%. The city average is 9.6%.
Outremont has the highest average household income of the ten, at $187,600, and the lowest share of rented homes, at 45.3%.
Questions people ask
Which Montreal borough has the most residents?
Of these ten, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, with 170,583 residents in 2021.
Where do most people rent in Montreal?
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce has the highest share of rented homes of the ten, at 73.8%. Ville-Marie follows at 72.5%.
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