Living in Agassiz

In Agassiz, unemployment is 7.1% (2021).

At the end of 2021, Agassiz had a population of 6,300. The city recorded a population density of 37.4 people per km² at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population6,300people31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (region)2,200EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent1,102EUR/month30 Jun 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents

Unemployment rate7.1%country median 8.4% — 15% belowOfficial source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Recorded crime4,466incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 8% belowOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia

PM2.5, annual mean4.54µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 67% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 66% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Agassiz?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 17.8% at the end of 2021. Agassiz counted 2,518 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Agassiz. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	17.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	2,518 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,102 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents²Official · regional context

Is Agassiz a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student36%strong on cost, weak on education · range 26–46%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–59%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Agassiz?

The unemployment rate is 7.1 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Agassiz is 7.1%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Agassiz 7.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹³Official
Unemployment rate	7.1 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Agassiz?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents · 2026-06-30	− €1,102
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Agassiz. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Agassiz?

Police recorded about 4,466 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesAgassiz highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,466 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Agassiz's nearest airport was YXX, 49 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	49 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YXX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Agassiz. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Agassiz's monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 15.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Agassiz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.54 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Agassiz is 4.5 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Agassiz 4.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.54 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.77 · Feb 14.8 · Mar 17.36 · Apr 26.37 · May 29.04 · Jun 33.67 · Jul 35.52 · Aug 35.15 · Sep 32.98 · Oct 25.83 · Nov 16.78 · Dec 10.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.56 · Feb -21.93 · Mar -19.8 · Apr -11.82 · May -3.47 · Jun 1 · Jul 4.76 · Aug 4.93 · Sep -1.52 · Oct -10.81 · Nov -21.74 · Dec -25.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.17 · Feb -1.07 · Mar 1.32 · Apr 4.72 · May 9.86 · Jun 12.49 · Jul 15.91 · Aug 15.98 · Sep 12.51 · Oct 7.01 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -1.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Agassiz's total area was 168.6 km² at the end of 2021. Agassiz had a median age of 48 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Agassiz?

The published population was 6,300 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	168.6 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	37.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population	6,300 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

International community in Agassiz

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	895	100.0%
Europe	565	63.1%
Asia	190	21.2%
United Kingdom	175	19.6%
Netherlands	130	14.5%
Americas	105	11.7%
Germany	80	8.9%
Other places of birth in Europe	75	8.4%
United States of America	55	6.1%
India	50	5.6%
Viet Nam	45	5.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Philippines	40	4.5%
Hungary	25	2.8%
Poland	20	2.2%
Other places of birth in Asia	20	2.2%
Oceania and other places of birth	20	2.2%
Colombia	15	1.7%
Croatia	15	1.7%
Africa	15	1.7%
South Africa, Republic of	15	1.7%
Brazil	10	1.1%
Mexico	10	1.1%
Other places of birth in Americas	10	1.1%
France	10	1.1%
Italy	10	1.1%
China	10	1.1%
Korea, South	10	1.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	5,580	100.0%
Canadian citizens	5,335	95.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	4,260	76.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	1,075	19.3%
Not Canadian citizens	245	4.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	5,675	100.0%
Single responses	5,605	98.8%
Official languages	5,400	95.2%
English	5,380	94.8%
Non-official languages	200	3.5%
Non-Indigenous languages	200	3.5%
Indo-European languages	125	2.2%
Multiple responses	70	1.2%
English and non-official language(s)	55	1.0%
Germanic languages	45	0.8%
Italic (Romance) languages	40	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Indo-Iranian languages	35	0.6%
Indo-Aryan languages	30	0.5%
Spanish	30	0.5%
High German languages	25	0.4%
Sino-Tibetan languages	20	0.4%
Chinese languages	20	0.4%
French	20	0.4%
German	20	0.4%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	20	0.4%
Dutch	20	0.4%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	20	0.4%
Korean	20	0.4%
Mandarin	15	0.3%
English and French	15	0.3%
Austro-Asiatic languages	15	0.3%
Vietnamese	15	0.3%
Uralic languages	10	0.2%
Swiss German	10	0.2%
Hindi	10	0.2%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.1%
Hungarian	5	0.1%
Austronesian languages	5	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5	0.1%
Balto-Slavic languages	5	0.1%
Slavic languages	5	0.1%
Russian	5	0.1%
Iranian languages	5	0.1%
Persian languages	5	0.1%
Iranian Persian	5	0.1%
Portuguese	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	16 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median age	48 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Agassiz

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Blainville as an Agassiz alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 4,466 Agassiz−53%
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Blainville vs 4.5 µg/m³ Agassiz+61%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,200 Agassiz+27%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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Common questions

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How many people live in Agassiz?

The published population was 6,300 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Agassiz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Agassiz?

What is the unemployment rate in Agassiz?

The unemployment rate is 7.1 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

What is the typical salary around Agassiz?

The median gross salary is 2,200 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Agassiz a good place to live?

Agassiz may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Europe live in Agassiz?

The official country of birth distribution records 565 people (63.1%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-10-06
data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-26
Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-24
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
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