Living in Brantford

In Brantford, unemployment is 12.4% (2021).

The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 16.4% in 2021. The unemployment rate was 12.4% in May 2021. In May 2021, 22.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. Foreign-born residents accounted for 17.6% of the population in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2624 sources

Population123,521people1 Jul 2025Official source · Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01)

Median gross salary3,181EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,016EUR/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 rate12.4%country median 8.4% — 48% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime5,404offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 11% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean3.56µg/m³country median 3.6 — 2% belowOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€770

Utilities, 85 m² flat€117

Transport pass€105

Internet, 60 Mbps€52

Fitness club€34

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	33.77 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	51.54 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	769.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	15.75 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.64 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Brantford. Jun 2026. Prices in Brantford²²Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	105 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	117.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	22.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Dwellings	43,269 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	41,673 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	1,016 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over¹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,016 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01¹Official · metropolitan-area figure
Recorded property crimes	4,839 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁴Official

Is Brantford a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–53%

Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–55%

Student23%strong on cost, weak on work · range 16–30%

Family43%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–51%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 29–49%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Brantford?

The median gross salary is about 3,181 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: 3,181 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹¹
Median gross salary (regional): 2,505 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Brantford?

The unemployment rate is 12.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Brantford is 12.4%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Brantford 12.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	53.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median gross salary	3,181 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,505 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	12.4 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Brantford?

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

Left over each month€1,164of €2,479 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€2,479
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	− €1,016
Public transport pass€105 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €105
Utilities, 85 m²€117 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €117
Internet€52 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €52
Mobile plan€25 · market price · Cost of Living in Brantford. Jun 2026. Prices in Brantford · 2026-07-31	− €25
Left over	€1,164

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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Safety

How safe is Brantford?

Police recorded 5,404 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 5,404 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesBrantford highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Brantford5,404

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,404 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁴Independent
Recorded violent crimes	2,034 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Workers commuting by public transport	3.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Workers walking to work	3.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	YHM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	27.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Annual PM2.5 was 3.56 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 4.7 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Brantford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 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: 3.56 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁴

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

PM2.53.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.7WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Brantford is 3.6 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Brantford 3.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.7 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.56 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.69 · Feb 16.14 · Mar 25.26 · Apr 24.56 · May 30.98 · Jun 35.08 · Jul 36.51 · Aug 35.48 · Sep 33.13 · Oct 29.99 · Nov 22.12 · Dec 16.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.84 · Feb -30.97 · Mar -24.04 · Apr -14.99 · May -3.31 · Jun 3.66 · Jul 7.35 · Aug 10.43 · Sep 4.32 · Oct -3.57 · Nov -12.82 · Dec -21.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.55 · Feb -4.35 · Mar 0.31 · Apr 6.45 · May 13.38 · Jun 19.25 · Jul 22.78 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 18.22 · Oct 10.84 · Nov 4.48 · Dec -1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 98.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,252.1 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Brantford?

The published population was 123,521 people in July 2025. Source: Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01)⁸

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 5,405 is not 15.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	98.65 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
City area	98.65 km²	31 Dec 2021	Population and dwelling counts, 2021 Census (Table 98-10-0015-01)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	15.59 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Foreign residents	5,405 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.¹⁵Official
Population density	1,252 people/km²	1 Jul 2025	Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01) plus 2021 Census land area⁸Official
Population	123,521 people	1 Jul 2025	Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01)⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	174,619 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁴Official

International community in Brantford

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	16,095	100.0%
Europe	6,300	39.1%
Asia	6,240	38.8%
Americas	2,635	16.4%
India	2,485	15.4%
United Kingdom	2,085	13.0%
Poland	1,015	6.3%
Philippines	890	5.5%
Africa	845	5.3%
Jamaica	680	4.2%
Italy	675	4.2%

Show 44 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	650	4.0%
United States of America	645	4.0%
Other places of birth in Asia	635	3.9%
Other places of birth in Americas	525	3.3%
Other places of birth in Europe	500	3.1%
Portugal	480	3.0%
Pakistan	480	3.0%
Netherlands	435	2.7%
Other places of birth in Africa	425	2.6%
Germany	330	2.1%
China	285	1.8%
Nigeria	270	1.7%
Trinidad and Tobago	200	1.2%
Hungary	185	1.1%
Korea, South	185	1.1%
Romania	160	1.0%
Colombia	155	1.0%
Guyana	130	0.8%
Syria	125	0.8%
Iraq	115	0.7%
El Salvador	110	0.7%
Mexico	100	0.6%
Lebanon	95	0.6%
Croatia	90	0.6%
Brazil	75	0.5%
Ukraine	70	0.4%
Oceania and other places of birth	70	0.4%
Greece	65	0.4%
Serbia	65	0.4%
Bangladesh	65	0.4%
Russian Federation	60	0.4%
Iran	60	0.4%
South Africa, Republic of	55	0.3%
Afghanistan	55	0.3%
Egypt	50	0.3%
Sri Lanka	50	0.3%
France	45	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	0.2%
Hong Kong	30	0.2%
Peru	25	0.2%
Taiwan	20	0.1%
Eritrea	10	0.1%
Ethiopia	10	0.1%
Turkey	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

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	103,205	100.0%
Canadian citizens	97,805	94.8%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	76,930	74.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	20,875	20.2%
Not Canadian citizens	5,405	5.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

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	103,745	100.0%
Single responses	101,415	97.8%
Official languages	94,590	91.2%
English	94,355	90.9%
Non-official languages	6,825	6.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	6,820	6.6%
Indo-European languages	4,760	4.6%
Indo-Iranian languages	2,945	2.8%
Indo-Aryan languages	2,855	2.8%
Multiple responses	2,330	2.2%
English and non-official language(s)	2,135	2.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Punjabi (Panjabi)	1,740	1.7%
Italic (Romance) languages	915	0.9%
Slavic languages	770	0.7%
Balto-Slavic languages	765	0.7%
Austro-Asiatic languages	540	0.5%
Polish	540	0.5%
Vietnamese	515	0.5%
Spanish	420	0.4%
Austronesian languages	345	0.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages	335	0.3%
Gujarati	335	0.3%
Chinese languages	330	0.3%
Urdu	330	0.3%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	295	0.3%
Afro-Asiatic languages	290	0.3%
Semitic languages	280	0.3%
Arabic	255	0.2%
Hindi	250	0.2%
French	235	0.2%
Italian	230	0.2%
Portuguese	220	0.2%
Mandarin	210	0.2%
Dravidian languages	170	0.2%
English and French	125	0.1%
Nepali	125	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	105	0.1%
Korean	105	0.1%
Russian	100	0.1%
Iranian languages	90	0.1%
Persian languages	85	0.1%
Malayalam	80	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	65	0.1%
Uralic languages	60	0.1%
Hungarian	60	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	60	0.1%
Germanic languages	55	0.1%
Greek	55	0.1%
Romanian	45	0.0%
Sign languages	40	0.0%
Tamil	40	0.0%
Telugu	40	0.0%
Serbian	40	0.0%
Bengali	40	0.0%
Dari	40	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	35	0.0%
Ukrainian	35	0.0%
Iranian Persian	35	0.0%
Japanese	35	0.0%
American Sign Language	30	0.0%
Lao	30	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	30	0.0%
Yoruba	25	0.0%
High German languages	25	0.0%
German	25	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	25	0.0%
Turkic languages	20	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	20	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	20	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	20	0.0%
Ilocano	20	0.0%
Albanian	20	0.0%
Croatian	20	0.0%
Turkish	15	0.0%
Creole languages	15	0.0%
Afrikaans	15	0.0%
Dutch	15	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	15	0.0%
Swahili	10	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	10	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	10	0.0%
Cushitic languages	10	0.0%
Somali	10	0.0%
Aramaic languages	10	0.0%
Creole, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Slovak	10	0.0%
Marathi	10	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Igbo	5	0.0%
Shona	5	0.0%
Min Dong	5	0.0%
Burmese	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Uzbek	5	0.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	5	0.0%
Maltese	5	0.0%
Tigrigna	5	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Hiligaynon	5	0.0%
Indonesian	5	0.0%
Kankanaey	5	0.0%
Haitian Creole	5	0.0%
Morisyen	5	0.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Armenian	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Bosnian	5	0.0%
Sindhi	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	17.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁶Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	16.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree¹⁸Official
Households	41,675 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Labour force participation rate	61.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median age	40.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Brantford

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.

Oakville as a Brantford alternative in the same region

58 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €3,181 Brantford+56%
Foreign residents: 41.2% Oakville vs 15.6% Brantford+164%
Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €2,505 Brantford+39%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 (2025) Oakville vs 5,404 (2024) Brantfordno percentage
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €144 Oakville vs €117 Brantford+23%
Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 12.4% Brantford−6%
Nearest airport: 23.6 km Oakville vs 27.3 km Brantford−14%

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Delta as a Brantford alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3313 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 33.2% Delta vs 15.6% Brantford+113%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €280 Delta vs €117 Brantford+139%
Unemployment: 7.3% Delta vs 12.4% Brantford−41%
Median gross pay, city: €3,704 Delta vs €3,181 Brantford+16%
Annual PM2.5: 2.5 µg/m³ Delta vs 3.6 µg/m³ Brantford−30%
Nearest airport: 13.1 km Delta vs 27.3 km Brantford−52%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,181 Delta vs 5,404 Brantfordno percentage

Full comparison More about Delta

Cities near Brantford

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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 Brantford?

The published population was 123,521 people in July 2025. Source: Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01).

Is the air quality good in Brantford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Brantford?

Police recorded 5,404 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Brantford?

The median gross salary is about 3,181 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 Brantford?

The unemployment rate is 12.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Brantford?

The median gross salary is 2,505 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Brantford a good place to live?

Brantford 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 Brantford?

Ayr is near Brantford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Brantford?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,300 people (39.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Brantford, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e44ee3396682b70dd8a92cd2c4dbe6c4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/brantford/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_brantford-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_37c17aa35670,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Brantford, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e44ee3396682b70dd8a92cd2c4dbe6c4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/brantford/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Brantford, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/brantford/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e44ee3396682b70dd8a92cd2c4dbe6c4; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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