Correct me if I am wrong, but is Montreal not unlike Calgary. A sprawling suburban city with relatively low population density by urban standards.
Something that probably looks even worse when you control for region. In the case of Calgary, it's pretty common for interior western cities that are very spread out to have low density Calgary fits right in with SLC, Denver, Phoenix.... But when you compare Montreal other cities in the region of the same age and economic gravity (Boston, Pittsburgh, Toronto...) I'd think there low density is a major outlayer.
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