Living in Cowansville

In Cowansville, unemployment is 6% (2021).

Cowansville numbered 16,304 residents at the end of 2022. Cowansville had an unemployment rate of 5.99% at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 480 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2622 sources

Population16,304people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,680EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent726.5EUR/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 rate5.99%country median 8.4% — 29% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,673incidents 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 mean6.28µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 79% 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 Cowansville?

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

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Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 17.4% 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 plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	17.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	7,247 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	634.2 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	726.5 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 Cowansville a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–50%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Cowansville?

The median gross salary is about 2,680 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: 2,680 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,026 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Cowansville?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.99 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Cowansville is 6.0%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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

Cowansville 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,680 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,026 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	5.99 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Cowansville?

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

Left over each month€1,350of €2,151 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.	€2,151
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	− €727
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	€1,350

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cowansville. 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

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Safety

How safe is Cowansville?

Police recorded about 3,673 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 citiesCowansville 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	3,673 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

Cowansville's nearest airport was YHU, 63 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	63 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YHU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration in Cowansville

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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1verified local records

Centre d’éducation des adultes Eastern Townships

180 Adélard-Godbout, Cowansville (Québec)

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Cowansville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 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: 6.28 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴

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

PM2.56.3WHO 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 Cowansville is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Cowansville 6.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.28 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.93 · Feb 17.04 · Mar 22.86 · Apr 25.24 · May 29.83 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 33.95 · Aug 29.96 · Sep 30.48 · Oct 25.67 · Nov 19.65 · Dec 16.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -37.52 · Feb -36.9 · Mar -31 · Apr -14.1 · May -3.93 · Jun 1.8 · Jul 6.74 · Aug 6.02 · Sep -1.42 · Oct -6.01 · Nov -17.79 · Dec -32.82 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.04 · Feb -8.95 · Mar -3.41 · Apr 4.32 · May 11.85 · Jun 16.89 · Jul 19.76 · Aug 18.79 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 7.68 · Nov 0.79 · Dec -5.96 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The total area of Cowansville was 46.9 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the median age reached 48.8 years. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 325 people per km².

How many people live in Cowansville?

The published population was 16,304 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	46.87 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	3.36 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	480 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	325 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	16,304 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

11,826

13,429

15,033

16,636

16,30420012005200920152022

Population rose 34.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 12,158 to 16,304.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	3.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	48.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Cowansville

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.

Lac-Brome as a Cowansville alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 5.9% Lac-Brome vs 3.4% Cowansville+77%
Residents: 6,093 Lac-Brome vs 16,304 Cowansville−63%
Unemployment: 5.6% Lac-Brome vs 6.0% Cowansville−7%
Median gross pay, region: €1,983 Lac-Brome vs €2,026 Cowansvillesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,673 Lac-Brome vs 3,673 Cowansvillesame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.3 µg/m³ Lac-Brome vs 6.3 µg/m³ Cowansvillesame level

Full comparison More about Lac-Brome

Aurora as a Cowansville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 548 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 3.4% Cowansville+994%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,680 Cowansville+63%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,026 Cowansville+53%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,673 Cowansville+17%

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Cowansville

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

Granby 22.3 km away

Salary: 2,789 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

North Perth16,380 residents Simcoe16,121 residents Strathroy16,056 residents Summerside15,993 residents Sooke15,991 residents Yorkton16,728 residents

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

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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 Cowansville?

The published population was 16,304 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Cowansville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 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 Cowansville?

What is the typical salary in Cowansville?

The median gross salary is about 2,680 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 Cowansville?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Cowansville?

The median gross salary is 2,026 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Cowansville a good place to live?

Cowansville 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 Cowansville?

Lac-Brome, Farnham, Granby are near Cowansville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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