Living in Estevan

In Estevan, unemployment is 7.4% (2021).

Estevan numbered 11,222 residents at the end of 2022. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Estevan reached 7.44%. Foreign residents numbered 1,280 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2622 sources

Population11,222people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,867EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent636.6EUR/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 rate7.44%country median 8.4% — 11% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime8,893incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 82% aboveOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in Saskatchewan

PM2.5, annual mean9.21µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS

Lower unemployment than 63% of Canadian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 86% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

Renter households in Estevan spending 30% or more on housing totalled 14.5% at the end of 2021.

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	14.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	5,368 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	4,584 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	737.2 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	636.6 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 Estevan a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–48%

Family43%strong on housing, weak on education · range 34–52%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Estevan?

The median gross salary is about 3,867 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: 3,867 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,941 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²²

What is the unemployment rate in Estevan?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.44 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Estevan is 7.4%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Estevan 7.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	64.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	3,867 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,941 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²²Official
Unemployment rate	7.44 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Estevan?

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

Left over each month€2,214of €2,925 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.	€2,925
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	− €637
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	€2,214

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Estevan. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Estevan. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Estevan?

Police recorded about 8,893 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 Saskatchewan⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesEstevan 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	8,893 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in Saskatchewan⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Estevan's nearest airport was YQR, 188 km away and offered 9 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	9 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	188 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Estevan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 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: 9.21 µg/m³ · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.59.2WHO 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 Estevan is 9.2 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

Estevan 9.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -8.4 · Feb -6.2 · Mar 1 · Apr 11.1 · May 18.3 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 26 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -19.4 · Feb -17.3 · Mar -10 · Apr -2.2 · May 4.1 · Jun 10 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 5.3 · Oct -1.7 · Nov -9.3 · Dec -16.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.9 · Feb -11.8 · Mar -4.5 · Apr 4.4 · May 11.2 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 4.8 · Nov -4 · Dec -11.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 16.7 · Feb 14.9 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 27.3 · May 65.7 · Jun 84.7 · Jul 66.2 · Aug 47.4 · Sep 45.5 · Oct 29.2 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Gatineau ±3.3 °C. Elsewhere: Fargo (United States) ±2.2 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±5.1 °C, Oulu (Finland) ±3.4 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±3.5 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±3.4 °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

The total area of Estevan was 18.3 km² at the end of 2021. The number of households reached 4,585 at the end of 2021. Estevan recorded a median age of 38.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Estevan?

The published population was 11,222 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

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
Area	18.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	18.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	12.04 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,280 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	592.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	11,222 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

10,189

10,894

11,599

12,304

11,22220012005200920152022

Population rose 6.8% between 2001 and 2022, from 10,506 to 11,222.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Households	4,585 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	69.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	38.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Estevan

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 an Estevan alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2210 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 11,222 Estevan+459%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 8,893 Estevan−76%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 7.4% Estevan−25%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,941 Estevan−5%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €3,867 Estevansame level
Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 12.0% Estevansame level

Full comparison More about Blainville

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Sechelt11,238 residents Selkirk11,204 residents Mont-Tremblant11,112 residents Williams Lake11,385 residents Saint-Raymond11,390 residents Montmagny11,046 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 Estevan?

The published population was 11,222 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Estevan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS.

How safe is Estevan?

What is the typical salary in Estevan?

The median gross salary is about 3,867 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 Estevan?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Estevan?

The median gross salary is 2,941 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Estevan a good place to live?

Estevan 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.

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