Living in Blainville

In Blainville, unemployment is 5.6% (2021).

Blainville numbered 62,700 residents at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 5.58% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the foreign population in Blainville numbered 6,915.

Last checked 2026-10-1025 sources

Population62,700people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,813EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent852.6EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate5.58%country median 8.4% — 34% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime2,099incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 57% belowOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in Quebec

PM2.5, annual mean7.31µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 85% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Canadian city that publishes it.

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

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 13.3% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 22,859.

No city-level rent figure is published for Blainville. 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 plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	13.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	22,859 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	852.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Blainville a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–56%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 55–73%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Blainville?

The median gross salary is about 3,813 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,813 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹²
Median gross salary (regional): 2,789 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶

What is the unemployment rate in Blainville?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.58 % · Statistics Canada¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Blainville is 5.6%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Blainville 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,813 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,789 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	5.58 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Blainville?

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

Left over each month€1,959of €2,885 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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.	€2,885
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €853
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	€1,959

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Blainville. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Blainville. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Blainville?

Police recorded about 2,099 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 Quebec⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesBlainville 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	2,099 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in Quebec⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	12 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YMX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Blainville. 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

Monthly mean temperatures were −11.3°C in January and 21.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Blainville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.31 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

PM2.57.3WHO 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 Blainville is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Blainville 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.31 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 7.79 · Feb 11.35 · Mar 22.78 · Apr 26.02 · May 30.99 · Jun 32.77 · Jul 36.61 · Aug 34.73 · Sep 34.17 · Oct 26.37 · Nov 20.63 · Dec 17.12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -41.45 · Feb -35.98 · Mar -32.83 · Apr -11.88 · May -2.87 · Jun 3.11 · Jul 8.64 · Aug 7.66 · Sep 0.72 · Oct -4.58 · Nov -20.9 · Dec -34.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.25 · Feb -9.59 · Mar -3.32 · Apr 5.4 · May 13.16 · Jun 18.53 · Jul 21.72 · Aug 21.09 · Sep 16.85 · Oct 8.81 · Nov 1.43 · Dec -6.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

An area of 55 km² comprised Blainville at the end of 2021. Blainville had a median age of 42 years at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 1,088.2 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Blainville?

The published population was 62,700 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89%
Foreign residents11%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	54.97 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	11.72 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	6,915 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	1,088 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Population	62,700 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

35,025

44,933

54,842

64,750

62,70020012005200920152022

Population rose 69.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 37,075 to 62,700.

International community in Blainville

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	6,915	100.0%
Europe	2,010	29.1%
Asia	1,790	25.9%
Africa	1,715	24.8%
Americas	1,390	20.1%
Morocco	640	9.3%
France	565	8.2%
Other places of birth in Africa	535	7.7%
Lebanon	435	6.3%
Haiti	355	5.1%
Other places of birth in Europe	350	5.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Portugal	345	5.0%
Other places of birth in Americas	325	4.7%
Algeria	275	4.0%
Romania	265	3.8%
China	250	3.6%
Other places of birth in Asia	250	3.6%
Colombia	205	3.0%
Italy	175	2.5%
Egypt	170	2.5%
Iran	160	2.3%
Mexico	155	2.2%
Syria	150	2.2%
Viet Nam	140	2.0%
United States of America	110	1.6%
Ukraine	95	1.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	90	1.3%
Brazil	85	1.2%
Peru	80	1.2%
India	80	1.2%
Philippines	75	1.1%
Pakistan	75	1.1%
Russian Federation	70	1.0%
Afghanistan	70	1.0%
El Salvador	65	0.9%
Iraq	45	0.7%
Poland	40	0.6%
Germany	35	0.5%
United Kingdom	35	0.5%
Korea, South	35	0.5%
Greece	30	0.4%
Hong Kong	15	0.2%
Taiwan	15	0.2%
Jamaica	10	0.1%
Turkey	10	0.1%
Oceania and other places of birth	10	0.1%

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	59,010	100.0%
Canadian citizens	57,490	97.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	44,040	74.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	13,450	22.8%
Not Canadian citizens	1,515	2.6%

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	59,115	100.0%
Single responses	56,895	96.2%
Official languages	54,080	91.5%
French	50,730	85.8%
English	3,350	5.7%
Non-official languages	2,815	4.8%
Non-Indigenous languages	2,810	4.8%
Multiple responses	2,220	3.8%
Indo-European languages	1,685	2.9%
English and French	1,105	1.9%
Italic (Romance) languages	1,080	1.8%

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Published group	People	Share
French and non-official language(s)	745	1.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages	630	1.1%
Semitic languages	590	1.0%
Arabic	590	1.0%
Spanish	580	1.0%
Indo-Iranian languages	300	0.5%
Romanian	235	0.4%
Sino-Tibetan languages	225	0.4%
Chinese languages	225	0.4%
Balto-Slavic languages	215	0.4%
Slavic languages	215	0.4%
Mandarin	210	0.4%
English, French and non-official language(s)	210	0.4%
Portuguese	210	0.4%
Iranian languages	200	0.3%
Persian languages	180	0.3%
Russian	155	0.3%
English and non-official language(s)	140	0.2%
Iranian Persian	110	0.2%
Indo-Aryan languages	95	0.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages	80	0.1%
Creole languages	55	0.1%
Armenian	55	0.1%
Dari	55	0.1%
Vietnamese	50	0.1%
Haitian Creole	45	0.1%
Urdu	45	0.1%
Italian	45	0.1%
Berber languages	35	0.1%
Kabyle	35	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	30	0.1%
Turkic languages	25	0.0%
Turkish	25	0.0%
Bulgarian	25	0.0%
Korean	25	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	25	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	20	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	20	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	0.0%
Ukrainian	20	0.0%
Kurdish	20	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Sign languages	15	0.0%
Lao	15	0.0%
Albanian	15	0.0%
Quebec Sign Language	10	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	10	0.0%
Austronesian languages	10	0.0%
Polish	10	0.0%
Greek	10	0.0%
Gujarati	10	0.0%
Hindi	10	0.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Uralic languages	5	0.0%
Hungarian	5	0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	5	0.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages	5	0.0%
Malayalam	5	0.0%
Germanic languages	5	0.0%
High German languages	5	0.0%
German	5	0.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	5	0.0%

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	11.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Blainville

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.

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac as a Blainville alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 20,944 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs 62,700 Blainville−67%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs 2,099 Blainvilleno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 6.1 µg/m³ Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs 7.3 µg/m³ Blainville−16%
Median gross pay, city: €3,595 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs €3,813 Blainville−6%
Unemployment: 5.2% Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs 5.6% Blainville−7%
Foreign residents: 12.9% Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs 11.7% Blainville+10%
Median gross pay, region: €2,832 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac vs €2,789 Blainvillesame level

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Aurora as a Blainville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 478 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 11.7% Blainville+214%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,813 Blainville+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 2,099 Blainvilleno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,789 Blainville+11%

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Cities near Blainville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Boisbriand 6.8 km away

Salary: 3,377 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint-Eustache 11.2 km away

Salary: 3,224 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines 12.3 km away

Salary: 2,789 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Deux-Montagnes 14.8 km away

Salary: 3,268 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac 15.3 km away

Salary: 3,595 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Medicine Hat63,271 residents Aurora62,057 residents Port Coquitlam61,498 residents Welland58,491 residents Saint-Hyacinthe57,239 residents Granby69,025 residents

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Blainville in rankings

#1 of 12 in Safest cities in Canada by recorded crime #22 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Canada

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Blainville?

The published population was 62,700 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Blainville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Blainville?

What is the typical salary in Blainville?

The median gross salary is about 3,813 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Blainville?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Blainville?

The median gross salary is 2,789 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Blainville a good place to live?

Blainville 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.

Which cities are near Blainville?

Sainte-Thérèse, Boisbriand, Rosemère, Bois-des-Filion, Saint-Eustache are near Blainville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Blainville?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,010 people (29.1%) 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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