Which area offers the best living environment for students?

Sherbrooke holds the advantage for the student profile thanks to its major university campuses and 8 CEGEPs. Ahuntsic-Cartierville performs well with its 9 CEGEPs, but offers a style of living more typical of a residential Montreal borough.

What is the difference in terms of schools for families?

Sherbrooke features 54 schools in total, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools, which is about 2 times more (or 100% more) secondary schools than the 4 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The Montreal borough offers 37 schools overall, but has a slight advantage with 12 private schools compared to 10 in Sherbrooke.

How does the public transit offer compare?

Sherbrooke offers 1,436 bus stops, which is about 2.4 times more (or 142% more) than Ahuntsic-Cartierville with 593. However, the high density of Ahuntsic-Cartierville allows for direct and quick access to the Montreal metro system.

Which one should I choose to have more space in daily life?

Sherbrooke is the ideal choice with its area of 353.4 km² and low density of 489 residents per km². Conversely, Ahuntsic-Cartierville has a density about 10.2 times more (or 916% more) with 4,972 residents per km² for its 126,891 residents.

Ahuntsic-Cartierville vs Sherbrooke

Montréal

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

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Province du Québec

Sherbrooke

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Comparison

The same numbers,
side by side.

Comparing Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Sherbrooke means reading 11 public indicators side by side. Ahuntsic-Cartierville holds 126,891 residents on population, 172,950 residents for Sherbrooke; Ahuntsic-Cartierville pulls ahead with 25.5 km² on area (353.4 km² for Sherbrooke); 4,972 residents per km² on density in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, 489 residents per km² in Sherbrooke. area: Sherbrooke ahead by 13.8× more. density: Ahuntsic-Cartierville ahead by 10.2× more.

Comparison of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Sherbrooke on 11 public indicators
Indicator	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Sherbrooke
Population (residents)	126 891	172 950
Area (square kilometres)	25,5 km²	353,4 km²
Density (residents per km²)	4 972	489
Schools (schools (MEQ))	37	54
Primary schools (primary schools)	20	34
Secondary schools (secondary schools)	4	8
Public schools (public schools)	25	44
Private schools (private schools)	12	10
CEGEPs (CEGEPs and colleges)	9	8
Bus stops (stops)	593	1 436
Households (households)	60 515	80 475

Population

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

126 891

residents

Sherbrooke

172 950

residents

126 891

residents

Population

172 950

residents

Area

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

25.5km²

square kilometres

Sherbrooke

353.4km²

square kilometres

25.5km²

square kilometres

Area

353.4km²

square kilometres

Density

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

4 972

residents per km²

Sherbrooke

489

residents per km²

4 972

residents per km²

Density

489

residents per km²

Schools

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

schools (MEQ)

Sherbrooke

schools (MEQ)

Schools

schools (MEQ)

Primary schools

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

primary schools

Sherbrooke

primary schools

Primary schools

primary schools

Secondary schools

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

secondary schools

Sherbrooke

secondary schools

Secondary schools

secondary schools

Public schools

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

public schools

Sherbrooke

public schools

Public schools

public schools

Private schools

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

private schools

Sherbrooke

private schools

Private schools

private schools

CEGEPs

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

CEGEPs and colleges

Sherbrooke

CEGEPs and colleges

CEGEPs

CEGEPs and colleges

Bus stops

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

593

stops

Sherbrooke

1 436

stops

593

stops

Bus stops

1 436

stops

Households

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

60 515

households

Sherbrooke

80 475

households

60 515

households

Households

80 475

households

In short

Sherbrooke offers an immense territory of 353.4 km², representing about 13.9 times more (or 1285% more) than the 25.5 km² of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. This scale difference explains the Estrie city's low density of 489 residents per km², compared to 4,972 for the Montreal borough. Choosing between these two living environments depends on whether you seek a major regional center surrounded by nature or a condensed, waterfront urban neighborhood lifestyle.

For which lifestyle?

Four lifestyles, who wins each.

Sherbrooke leads on 1 of 1 lifestyles.

For students

CEGEPs, universities, housing cost

Sherbrooke

Slight edge

Ahuntsic-Cartierville

Sherbrooke

About the scores. 0 to 100 per lifestyle, computed from public indicators (schools, safety, transit, environment, etc.) across all boroughs and cities covered by Explore Ma Ville.

Questions

Questions about Ahuntsic-Cartierville vs Sherbrooke

Which area offers the best living environment for students?: Sherbrooke holds the advantage for the student profile thanks to its major university campuses and 8 CEGEPs. Ahuntsic-Cartierville performs well with its 9 CEGEPs, but offers a style of living more typical of a residential Montreal borough.
What is the difference in terms of schools for families?: Sherbrooke features 54 schools in total, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools, which is about 2 times more (or 100% more) secondary schools than the 4 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The Montreal borough offers 37 schools overall, but has a slight advantage with 12 private schools compared to 10 in Sherbrooke.
How does the public transit offer compare?: Sherbrooke offers 1,436 bus stops, which is about 2.4 times more (or 142% more) than Ahuntsic-Cartierville with 593. However, the high density of Ahuntsic-Cartierville allows for direct and quick access to the Montreal metro system.
Which one should I choose to have more space in daily life?: Sherbrooke is the ideal choice with its area of 353.4 km² and low density of 489 residents per km². Conversely, Ahuntsic-Cartierville has a density about 10.2 times more (or 916% more) with 4,972 residents per km² for its 126,891 residents.

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