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CivicScore

The quality of life of every Montreal address, measured.

CivicScore analyzes the quality of life of any address in Montreal by combining five public data sources. Safety, tranquility, air quality, green space and transit: a clear score to help you choose where to live.

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Inside this edition

Choosing your neighborhood, on facts.

No.01

Multi-criteria analysis

Safety, tranquility, air quality, green space and transit, weighted and combined into a single score.

No.02

Score by address

Enter an address and get its evaluation. Each dimension is computed within a precise radius around the point.

No.03

Official public data

SPVM, the City's 311 line, RSQA air-quality stations, urban planning maps and the STM network.

No.04

Free and accessible

A free web service for every Montrealer, with no account and no install.

Why CivicScore?

Choosing where to live is one of the heaviest decisions, and one of the least well equipped. Information is scattered across dozens of sites, often anecdotal or subjective, and it remains very hard to objectively assess a neighborhood before moving in.

CivicScore gathers public data from the City of Montreal, the SPVM, the RSQA and the STM, and turns it into five readable dimensions. Like a health check for an address: an overall score, the detail per criterion, and enough to compare two neighborhoods on facts rather than impressions.

In brief
What is CivicScore?

CivicScore is a free web service that measures the quality of life of every address in Montreal. It combines five dimensions, safety, tranquility, air quality, green space and transit, from the open data of the City of Montreal, the SPVM, the RSQA and the STM, and turns it into a clear score per address and per neighborhood.

Frequently asked

Everything people ask us.

Is CivicScore a WalkScore alternative for Montreal?
Yes. CivicScore is Montreal-focused and combines 5 dimensions (safety, tranquility, air quality, green space, transit) from open data published by the City of Montreal, the SPVM, the RSQA and the STM.
Is the data up to date?
CivicScore relies on open datasets published by municipal and provincial agencies. Reference periods are indicated for each dimension.
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Analyze your future neighborhood.

A free web service, for every Montrealer. One address, one score, one informed decision.

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In brief

How does CivicScore evaluate a Montreal neighbourhood?

CivicScore computes a quality-of-life index across 5 dimensions, drawn from open datasets published by municipal and provincial agencies. First dimension: safety, based on crime statistics from Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) over a rolling 36-month window. Second: tranquility, derived from noise complaints and bar density tracked by the City. Third: air quality, measured by the 14 stations of the air quality monitoring network (RSQA). Fourth: green space, assessed by the area of accessible parks within a 500-metre radius. Fifth: transit, computed from the frequency of Société de transport de Montréal (STM) lines nearby. CivicScore is provided as a free web app and is meant to inform residents and prospective movers.

Which neighbourhoods does CivicScore cover?

CivicScore covers the 19 boroughs of the City of Montreal and the 15 linked cities of the agglomeration, for a total of 34 administrative entities. Within each borough, the app drills down to the level of Statistics Canada census tracts — roughly 600 micro-zones — to deliver an index at the lived-neighbourhood scale rather than at the macro-administrative one. A side-by-side comparison view contrasts 2 neighbourhoods on the 5 dimensions with a radar chart and a per-dimension ranking. CivicScore is freely accessible on the web at https://civicscore.org, with no account creation, and all source data is downloadable as CSV for academic use. The project is built by mcsÉdition, a Montreal-based software studio.

Frequently asked questions

Is CivicScore a WalkScore alternative for Montreal?

Yes. CivicScore is Montreal-focused and combines 5 dimensions (safety, tranquility, air quality, green space, transit) from open data published by the City of Montreal, SPVM, RSQA and STM.

Is the data up-to-date?

CivicScore relies on open datasets published by municipal and provincial agencies; reference periods are indicated per dimension.

CivicScore — Montreal Neighborhood Quality of Life Analysis | mcsÉdition