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Living in Côte-Saint-Luc

In Côte-Saint-Luc, tenants pay an average rent of €1,057 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.7% (2021).

Côte-Saint-Luc's population was 35,376 at the end of 2022. The city faced an unemployment rate of 11.7% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the foreign population in Côte-Saint-Luc numbered 14,490.

Last checked 2026-10-1027 sources

Population35,376people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (region)2,048EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Average rent1,057EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate11.7%country median 8.4% — 39% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada
Recorded crime3,641incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025
PM2.5, annual mean8.11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Higher unemployment than 81% 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 Côte-Saint-Luc?

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

Housing and cost

Renter households in Côte-Saint-Luc spending 30% or more on housing totalled 32.6% at the end of 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Côte-Saint-Luc 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 plan9Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent32.6 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Dwellings15,548 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)1,005 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20233Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,057 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is Côte-Saint-Luc 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 worker43%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 33–53%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 41–59%
Student33%strong on cost, weak on education · range 22–44%
Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–54%
Retirement34%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Côte-Saint-Luc?

The unemployment rate is 11.7 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada14

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Côte-Saint-Luc is 11.7%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)2,048 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca18Official
Unemployment rate11.7 %country median 8.4%31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada14Official

What does a salary buy in Côte-Saint-Luc?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,048 (www150.statcan.gc.ca, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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.outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €1,057
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—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Côte-Saint-Luc Salary needed to live in Côte-Saint-Luc

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Côte-Saint-Luc. 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 Côte-Saint-Luc. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Côte-Saint-Luc?

Police recorded 3,641 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 20258

Recorded crime across major citiesCôte-Saint-Luc highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Côte-Saint-Luc 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 residents3,641 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 20258Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Côte-Saint-Luc's nearest airport was YUL, 6 km away and offered 93 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport93 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport6 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)YUL3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Côte-Saint-Luc. 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 Côte-Saint-Luc.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Côte-Saint-Luc?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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: 8.11 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca4
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 CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Côte-Saint-Luc is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 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 mean8.11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca4Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

An area of 7 km² comprised Côte-Saint-Luc at the end of 2021. Côte-Saint-Luc recorded a median age of 44.8 years at the end of 2021. Population density was 4,903.7 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Côte-Saint-Luc?

The published population was 35,376 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area7.04 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official
Foreign-resident share42.98 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Foreign residents14,490 people31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Population density4,904 people/km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official
Population35,376 people31 Dec 2022Statistics Canada12Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 15.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 30,664 to 35,376.

International community in Côte-Saint-Luc

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 data14,485100.0%
Asia5,30536.6%
Europe4,47030.9%
Africa3,33023.0%
Morocco2,29515.8%
Americas1,3709.5%
Iran1,3509.3%
Philippines1,3209.1%
Other places of birth in Asia1,1357.8%
Other places of birth in Europe1,0407.2%
Russian Federation6954.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania5303.7%
Other places of birth in Africa5253.6%
Other places of birth in Americas4403.0%
France4403.0%
Ukraine4403.0%
China4303.0%
Italy3952.7%
United States of America3202.2%
Hungary3202.2%
Poland2902.0%
India2551.8%
Egypt2151.5%
Korea, South1501.0%
Algeria1451.0%
Jamaica1401.0%
Germany1401.0%
Colombia1300.9%
Lebanon1300.9%
United Kingdom1200.8%
Iraq1150.8%
Brazil1000.7%
Syria900.6%
Nigeria750.5%
Viet Nam700.5%
Pakistan650.4%
Haiti550.4%
Mexico550.4%
Trinidad and Tobago500.3%
Turkey500.3%
Hong Kong500.3%
Peru450.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the350.2%
Bangladesh300.2%
Guyana250.2%
Greece250.2%
Afghanistan250.2%
Portugal200.1%
Ethiopia200.1%
South Africa, Republic of200.1%
Sri Lanka200.1%
Oceania and other places of birth200.1%
El Salvador100.1%
Netherlands100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

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 data33,710100.0%
Canadian citizens28,55584.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over22,31066.2%
Canadian citizens aged under 186,24518.5%
Not Canadian citizens5,16015.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

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% data33,975100.0%
Single responses31,14591.7%
Official languages24,26071.4%
English18,81555.4%
Non-official languages6,88520.3%
Non-Indigenous languages6,88020.3%
French5,44516.0%
Indo-European languages4,66013.7%
Multiple responses2,8308.3%
Indo-Iranian languages1,7105.0%
Balto-Slavic languages1,5854.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Slavic languages1,5854.7%
Iranian languages1,5204.5%
Persian languages1,5204.5%
Iranian Persian1,4104.2%
Russian1,2953.8%
English and French1,2053.5%
Italic (Romance) languages1,1353.3%
English and non-official language(s)1,0153.0%
Afro-Asiatic languages7102.1%
Semitic languages7002.1%
Spanish4801.4%
Austronesian languages4551.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages4351.3%
Chinese languages4351.3%
Romanian4201.2%
Hebrew3651.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)3601.1%
Mandarin3401.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)3200.9%
Arabic3100.9%
Korean2800.8%
French and non-official language(s)2600.8%
Indo-Aryan languages1850.5%
Germanic languages1800.5%
High German languages1750.5%
Yiddish1750.5%
Bulgarian1550.5%
Italian1450.4%
Portuguese1000.3%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.950.3%
Dravidian languages850.3%
Uralic languages750.2%
Hungarian750.2%
Yue (Cantonese)700.2%
Punjabi (Panjabi)650.2%
Ukrainian550.2%
Austro-Asiatic languages500.1%
Vietnamese500.1%
Bengali450.1%
Cebuano400.1%
Polish400.1%
Turkic languages350.1%
Niger-Congo languages350.1%
Multiple non-official languages300.1%
Tamil300.1%
Telugu300.1%
Mongolian300.1%
Turkish250.1%
Malayalam250.1%
Greek250.1%
Hindi250.1%
Amharic200.1%
Ilocano200.1%
Creole languages200.1%
Serbo-Croatian200.1%
Serbian200.1%
Gujarati200.1%
Urdu200.1%
Armenian150.0%
Wolof100.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)100.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.100.0%
Hiligaynon100.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Haitian Creole100.0%
Lingala50.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)50.0%
Yoruba50.0%
Sign languages50.0%
American Sign Language50.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.50.0%
Azerbaijani50.0%
Berber languages50.0%
Kabyle50.0%
Aramaic languages50.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic50.0%
Georgian50.0%
Albanian50.0%
Baltic languages50.0%
Czech50.0%
Slovak50.0%
German50.0%
Marathi50.0%
Kurdish50.0%
Dari50.0%
Akan (Twi)50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad43 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Median age44.8 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada16Official

Alternatives for people set on Côte-Saint-Luc

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.

Mont-Royal as a Côte-Saint-Luc alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Mont-Royal vs €2,048 Côte-Saint-Luc+73%
  • Unemployment: 7.8% Mont-Royal vs 11.7% Côte-Saint-Luc−33%
  • Residents: 21,172 Mont-Royal vs 35,376 Côte-Saint-Luc−40%
  • Foreign residents: 34.8% Mont-Royal vs 43.0% Côte-Saint-Luc−19%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Mont-Royal vs 3,641 Côte-Saint-Lucsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.1 µg/m³ Mont-Royal vs 8.1 µg/m³ Côte-Saint-Lucsame level

Cities near Côte-Saint-Luc

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

Westmount 5.4 km away
Salary
5,447 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Mont-Royal 5.8 km away
Salary
5,501 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Dorval 6.8 km away
Salary
3,486 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Châteauguay 11.3 km away
Salary
3,094 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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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 Côte-Saint-Luc?

The published population was 35,376 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Côte-Saint-Luc?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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 Côte-Saint-Luc?

Police recorded 3,641 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Côte-Saint-Luc?

The unemployment rate is 11.7 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Côte-Saint-Luc?

The median gross salary is 2,048 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Côte-Saint-Luc?

14,490 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Côte-Saint-Luc a good place to live?

Côte-Saint-Luc 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 Côte-Saint-Luc?

Montréal-Ouest, Hampstead, Westmount, Mont-Royal, Dorval are near Côte-Saint-Luc. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Côte-Saint-Luc?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,305 people (36.6%) 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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