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Originally Posted by #-3
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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Per km^2
Montreal: 3889
Calgary: 1501
Toronto: 4334
Boston: 5143
Pittsburgh: 2112
NYC:10,413
San Fran: 6,659
Chicago: 4,582
Vancouver: 5,492
Other stats:
Montreal area: 431.5 km^2
Calgary area: 825.3 km^2
Looks to me like Montreal is right about where you'd expect in density, lower than bigger cities, higher than smaller ones.
The one that surprises me is Vancouver, given that it's mostly SFH. I guess the downtown density and not having empty space within the city limits is really lifting it up!
You are, however, correct that most of Montreal could be characterized as medium density rather than high density.