Living in Brooks

In Brooks, unemployment is 8.8% (2021).

Residents of Brooks numbered 14,623 at the end of 2022. Brooks registered an unemployment rate of 8.76% at the end of 2021. The foreign population count was 5,430 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2617 sources

Population14,623people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,854EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent890.6EUR/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 rate8.76%country median 8.4% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime7,390incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Brooks.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 15.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

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	15.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	5,489 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	842.9 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	890.6 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 Brooks 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.

Try your profile

Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%

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

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–49%

Family49%strong on housing, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Brooks?

The median gross salary is about 2,854 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: 2,854 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,571 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Brooks?

The unemployment rate is about 8.8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 8.76 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Brooks is 8.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

125

108

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–22

Brooks 8.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,854 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,571 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	8.76 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Brooks?

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

Left over each month€1,300of €2,265 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.	€2,265
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	− €891
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	€1,300

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Brooks Salary needed to live in Brooks

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brooks. 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

Government of Canada

Job SearchMigrant Support

Open official service

Open the Canada service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brooks. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Brooks?

Police recorded about 7,390 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, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesBrooks 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	7,390 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Brooks's nearest airport was YXH, 104 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	104 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YXH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree

Open official information

Open the full Canada section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Brooks.

Find courses near Brooks

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

-3°-16°

-1°-13°

5°-8°

13°-2°

19°4°

23°8°

27°11°

26°10°

21°5°

13°-2°

4°-9°

-3°-15°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -3.4 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 12.8 · May 18.9 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 3.9 · Dec -2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -15.7 · Feb -13.4 · Mar -8.5 · Apr -2.2 · May 3.6 · Jun 8.5 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 9.9 · Sep 4.8 · Oct -1.9 · Nov -8.8 · Dec -14.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.5 · Feb -7 · Mar -1.9 · Apr 5.4 · May 11.3 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 5.5 · Nov -2.5 · Dec -8.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 10.6 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 15.9 · Apr 20.4 · May 36.5 · Jun 75.6 · Jul 32.4 · Aug 32.7 · Sep 28.7 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 14.6 · Dec 11.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Gatineau ±2.7 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±3.9 °C, Fargo (United States) ±2.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±5.2 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±5.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±5.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 18.2 km². The population's median age was 36 years at the end of 2021. Population density was 819.8 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Brooks?

The published population was 14,623 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport62.9%
Foreign residents37.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	18.21 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	37.09 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	5,430 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	819.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	14,623 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

11,769

12,899

14,028

15,158

14,62320012005200920152022

Population rose 21.8% between 2001 and 2022, from 12,003 to 14,623.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	37.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	36 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Brooks

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.

Aurora as a Brooks alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2530 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,854 Brooks+53%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 7,390 Brooks−42%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,571 Brooks+20%
Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 37.1% Brookssame level

Full comparison More about Aurora

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Brooks, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Portage la Prairie14,659 residents Rosemère14,532 residents Canmore14,530 residents Lachute14,748 residents Mont-Laurier14,494 residents Ingersoll14,485 residents

How does Brooks compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Brooks's.

Open the full comparison

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brooks when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Put Brooks's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Brooks?

The published population was 14,623 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

How safe is Brooks?

What is the typical salary in Brooks?

The median gross salary is about 2,854 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 Brooks?

The unemployment rate is about 8.8 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Brooks?

The median gross salary is 2,571 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Brooks?

5,430 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Brooks a good place to live?

Brooks 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Brooks, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e0aa0fa1c00ac1ddde83937e7f3aa22a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/brooks/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_brooks-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_988890bf88ba,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Brooks, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e0aa0fa1c00ac1ddde83937e7f3aa22a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/brooks/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Brooks, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/brooks/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e0aa0fa1c00ac1ddde83937e7f3aa22a; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown

Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-23
CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023 CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey · assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-18
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate.weather.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-05
Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-25
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 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07

Show 7 more sources

Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Canada www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-13
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.