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Living in Chestermere

In Chestermere, tenants pay an average rent of €1,156 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.2% (2021).

The unemployment rate was 11.2% in May 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 29% of the population in May 2021. The city covered 33 km² in 2021. Population density was 675 people per km² in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 23.7% in 2021. Walking accounted for 1.7% of commutes in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1019 sources

Population22,163people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)
Median gross salary4,248EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent1,156EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate11.2%country median 8.4% — 33% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
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
PM2.5, annual mean11.68µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Higher unemployment than 77% of Canadian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

19.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Chestermere recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan7Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent19.8 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Dwellings6,925 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Main residence dwellings6,733 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,156 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is Chestermere 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Student37%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 29–45%
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–57%
Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Chestermere?

The median gross salary is about 4,248 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: 4,248 EUR/month · Statistics Canada10
  • Median gross salary (regional): 3,115 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca19

What is the unemployment rate in Chestermere?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Chestermere is 11.2%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate63.2 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Median gross salary4,248 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada10Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,115 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca19Official
Unemployment rate11.2 %country median 8.4%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official

What does a salary buy in Chestermere?

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

Chestermere median gross pay: €4,248 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,953of €3,183 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.€3,183
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €1,156
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€1,953
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Chestermere Salary needed to live in Chestermere

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chestermere. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Chestermere?

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 Police4

Recorded crime across major citiesChestermere highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chestermere highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,390 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police4Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Workers commuting by bicycle0.4 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Workers commuting by public transport1 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Workers walking to work1.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Nearest airportYZU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport53.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chestermere. 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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Chestermere.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Chestermere?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.7 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: 11.68 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaOf 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean11.68 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 9.1 · Feb 13.72 · Mar 24.34 · Apr 26.2 · May 30.18 · Jun 32.81 · Jul 36.03 · Aug 37.01 · Sep 31.56 · Oct 24.75 · Nov 17.33 · Dec 8.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -35.29 · Feb -29.89 · Mar -30.18 · Apr -14.2 · May -5.67 · Jun -0.91 · Jul 4.44 · Aug 2.13 · Sep -7.81 · Oct -16.9 · Nov -29.49 · Dec -33.66 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Average temperature by monthJan -7.37 · Feb -6.61 · Mar -1.68 · Apr 4.07 · May 10.24 · Jun 14.37 · Jul 18.13 · Aug 16.82 · Sep 11.49 · Oct 4.31 · Nov -2.27 · Dec -7.47 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Chestermere?

The published population was 22,163 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)13

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 1,430 is not 27.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area32.83 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
City area32.83 km²31 Dec 2021Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census of Population18Official
Foreign-resident share27.81 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Foreign residents1,430 people11 May 2021Statistics 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.14Official
Population density675 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.14Official
Population22,163 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017)13Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 462.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,385 to 24,649.

International community in Chestermere

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 groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data6,160100.0%
Asia4,21068.3%
India2,00032.5%
Europe87514.2%
Viet Nam61510.0%
Philippines6059.8%
Americas4958.0%
Africa4407.1%
United Kingdom3055.0%
Pakistan2704.4%
Other places of birth in Asia2654.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Other places of birth in Africa2203.6%
Oceania and other places of birth1452.4%
Lebanon1302.1%
United States of America1151.9%
Mexico951.5%
Other places of birth in Americas951.5%
El Salvador801.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina751.2%
Romania651.1%
South Africa, Republic of651.1%
Afghanistan651.1%
Germany550.9%
Poland550.9%
Portugal500.8%
Other places of birth in Europe500.8%
Nigeria450.7%
Iraq450.7%
Korea, South450.7%
Trinidad and Tobago400.6%
Italy400.6%
Netherlands400.6%
Croatia350.6%
Egypt350.6%
Ethiopia350.6%
China350.6%
Taiwan350.6%
Bangladesh350.6%
Jamaica300.5%
Hong Kong300.5%
France250.4%
Ukraine250.4%
Eritrea250.4%
Russian Federation200.3%
Sri Lanka200.3%
Brazil150.2%
Colombia150.2%
Peru150.2%
Hungary150.2%
Serbia150.2%
Morocco150.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data22,145100.0%
Canadian citizens20,71593.5%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over14,79566.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 185,92026.7%
Not Canadian citizens1,4306.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data22,165100.0%
Single responses20,95594.5%
Official languages17,07077.0%
English17,04576.9%
Non-official languages3,88517.5%
Non-Indigenous languages3,88517.5%
Indo-European languages2,78012.5%
Indo-Iranian languages2,42010.9%
Indo-Aryan languages2,35510.6%
Punjabi (Panjabi)1,9658.9%
Multiple responses1,2055.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English and non-official language(s)1,1505.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages4251.9%
Vietnamese4001.8%
Austronesian languages2501.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)2151.0%
Urdu2100.9%
Italic (Romance) languages1950.9%
Afro-Asiatic languages1900.9%
Semitic languages1850.8%
Balto-Slavic languages1450.7%
Arabic1400.6%
Slavic languages1400.6%
Spanish1400.6%
Sino-Tibetan languages1300.6%
Chinese languages1300.6%
Hindi1200.5%
Iranian languages700.3%
Yue (Cantonese)650.3%
Persian languages650.3%
Mandarin600.3%
Russian600.3%
Serbo-Croatian500.2%
Dari450.2%
French300.1%
Dravidian languages300.1%
Portuguese300.1%
English and French250.1%
Multiple non-official languages250.1%
Gujarati250.1%
Turkic languages200.1%
Tigrigna200.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)200.1%
Polish200.1%
Croatian200.1%
Romanian200.1%
Turkish150.1%
Amharic150.1%
Ilocano150.1%
Tamil150.1%
Bosnian150.1%
Serbian150.1%
Germanic languages150.1%
Kacchi150.1%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.150.1%
Korean150.1%
Tai-Kadai languages100.0%
Uralic languages100.0%
Hungarian100.0%
Aramaic languages100.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic100.0%
Malayalam100.0%
High German languages100.0%
German100.0%
Afrikaans100.0%
Bengali100.0%
Niger-Congo languages100.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Sign languages50.0%
American Sign Language50.0%
Lao50.0%
Cebuano50.0%
Hiligaynon50.0%
Baltic languages50.0%
Latvian50.0%
Macedonian50.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages50.0%
Sindhi50.0%
Kurdish50.0%
Iranian Persian50.0%
Italian50.0%
Japanese50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad29 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher23.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree17Official
Households6,735 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Labour force participation rate71.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Median age37.6 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official

Alternatives for people set on Chestermere

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 Chestermere alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2669 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 22,163 Chestermere+180%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 7,390 Chestermere−42%
  • Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 27.8% Chestermere+32%
  • Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 53.8 km Chestermere−27%
  • Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 11.2% Chestermere+5%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,248 Chestermeresame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,115 Chestermeresame level

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

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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 Chestermere?

The published population was 22,163 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Chestermere (Census subdivision 4806017).

Is the air quality good in Chestermere?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.7 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 Chestermere?

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 Police.

What is the typical salary in Chestermere?

The median gross salary is about 4,248 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 Chestermere?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Chestermere?

The median gross salary is 3,115 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Chestermere a good place to live?

Chestermere 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 Asia live in Chestermere?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,210 people (68.3%) 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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