Living in Comox

In Comox, tenants pay an average rent of €1,145 a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.8% (2021).

Comox numbered 15,378 residents at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 6.82% at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 1,755 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1021 sources

Population15,378people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,568EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,145EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate6.82%country median 8.4% — 19% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,526incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 28% belowOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia

PM2.5, annual mean5.34µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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 Comox.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 18.1% at the end of 2021.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Transport pass€37

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹⁰Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	37.36 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	BC Transit / Comox Valley Regional Transit²Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	18.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Dwellings	6,672 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	997.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,145 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Comox 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–47%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–63%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Comox?

The median gross salary is about 3,568 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: 3,568 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 2,571 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Comox?

The unemployment rate is about 6.8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 6.82 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Comox is 6.8%. 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

Comox 6.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,568 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,571 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	6.82 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Comox?

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

Left over each month€1,475of €2,732 take-home

Rent
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.	€2,732
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €1,145
Public transport pass€37 · official · BC Transit / Comox Valley Regional Transit · 2026-09-13	− €37
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,475

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Comox. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Comox?

Police recorded about 3,526 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 Columbia⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesComox 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	3,526 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Comox's nearest airport was YQQ, 5 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Comox?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 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: 5.34 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁵

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

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6°2°

7°1°

9°3°

13°5°

17°9°

20°12°

23°14°

19°10°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

177

112

108

125

189

194

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.55.3WHO 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 Comox is 5.3 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

Comox 5.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.34 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.3 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 12.9 · May 17.2 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 6.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5 · May 8.6 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 9 · May 12.9 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 177.4 · Feb 111.6 · Mar 107.5 · Apr 64.1 · May 40.3 · Jun 41.8 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 31.2 · Sep 46.7 · Oct 125.4 · Nov 188.8 · Dec 193.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Saanich ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.0 °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

Comox's total area was 16.9 km² at the end of 2021. Median age stood at 52.4 years at the end of 2021. Population density was 877.7 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Comox?

The published population was 15,378 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.6%
Foreign residents11.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	16.87 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	12.25 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	1,755 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Population density	877.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	15,378 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹³Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

11,819

13,093

14,368

15,642

15,37820012005200920152022

Population rose 27.3% between 2001 and 2022, from 12,083 to 15,378.

International community in Comox

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	1,760	100.0%
Europe	1,155	65.6%
United Kingdom	710	40.3%
Americas	270	15.3%
Asia	210	11.9%
United States of America	175	9.9%
Other places of birth in Europe	160	9.1%
Germany	120	6.8%
Philippines	75	4.3%
Africa	70	4.0%
Other places of birth in Americas	60	3.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Oceania and other places of birth	50	2.8%
Other places of birth in Africa	45	2.6%
Viet Nam	45	2.6%
Other places of birth in Asia	45	2.6%
France	40	2.3%
Netherlands	40	2.3%
Italy	20	1.1%
Korea, South	20	1.1%
Mexico	15	0.9%
Poland	15	0.9%
Portugal	15	0.9%
South Africa, Republic of	15	0.9%
India	15	0.9%
Brazil	10	0.6%
Jamaica	10	0.6%
Croatia	10	0.6%
Hungary	10	0.6%
Hong Kong	10	0.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	14,330	100.0%
Canadian citizens	13,885	96.9%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	11,430	79.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	2,460	17.2%
Not Canadian citizens	440	3.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	14,650	100.0%
Single responses	14,515	99.1%
Official languages	14,285	97.5%
English	14,065	96.0%
Non-official languages	230	1.6%
Non-Indigenous languages	230	1.6%
French	215	1.5%
Multiple responses	140	1.0%
Indo-European languages	135	0.9%
English and French	70	0.5%
English and non-official language(s)	70	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Germanic languages	40	0.3%
Indo-Iranian languages	35	0.2%
Italic (Romance) languages	35	0.2%
Austronesian languages	30	0.2%
Indo-Aryan languages	30	0.2%
Spanish	30	0.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	25	0.2%
Slavic languages	25	0.2%
High German languages	25	0.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages	20	0.1%
Chinese languages	20	0.1%
Mandarin	15	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	0.1%
German	15	0.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	15	0.1%
Korean	15	0.1%
Cebuano	10	0.1%
Swiss German	10	0.1%
Afrikaans	10	0.1%
Hindi	10	0.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	10	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	5	0.0%
Austro-Asiatic languages	5	0.0%
Vietnamese	5	0.0%
Dravidian languages	5	0.0%
Malayalam	5	0.0%
Bulgarian	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Polish	5	0.0%
Russian	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Nepali	5	0.0%
Urdu	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	52.4 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Comox

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 a Comox alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3772 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 15,378 Comox+308%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 3,526 Comox−40%
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Blainville vs 5.3 µg/m³ Comox+37%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 6.8% Comox−18%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €3,568 Comox+7%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,571 Comox+8%
Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 12.3% Comox−4%

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Cities near Comox

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

Courtenay 6.8 km away

Salary: 3,137 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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All Canada cities

Pincourt15,366 residents Saint-Charles-Borromée15,466 residents Mercier15,237 residents Cold Lake15,530 residents Mississippi Mills15,555 residents Strathmore15,189 residents

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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 Comox?

The published population was 15,378 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Comox?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 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 Comox?

What is the typical salary in Comox?

The median gross salary is about 3,568 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 Comox?

The unemployment rate is about 6.8 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Comox?

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

Is Comox a good place to live?

Comox 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 Comox?

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

How many people born in Europe live in Comox?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,155 people (65.6%) 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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