Living in Hudson

In Hudson, unemployment is 7.7% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Hudson had a population of 5,614. Hudson registered an unemployment rate of 7.71% at the end of 2021. The foreign population count was 955 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population5,614people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary4,521EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent852.6EUR/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 rate7.71%country median 8.4% — 8% belowOfficial 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 mean6.14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

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

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 Hudson.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

In Hudson, 18.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 2,447.

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

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 plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	18.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	2,447 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	2,338 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	852.6 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 Hudson a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%

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

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–49%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, the employment rate stood at 53.8%. Labour force participation in Hudson stood at 58.3% at the end of 2021.

What is the typical salary in Hudson?

The median gross salary is about 4,521 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: 4,521 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,810 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Hudson?

The unemployment rate is about 7.7 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.71 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Hudson is 7.7%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Hudson 7.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	53.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	4,521 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,810 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	7.71 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Hudson?

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

Left over each month€2,446of €3,373 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.	€3,373
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	− €853
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	€2,446

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hudson. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Safety

How safe is Hudson?

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, 2025⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesHudson 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	3,641 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁶Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YMX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 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: 6.14 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

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

PM2.56.1WHO 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 Hudson is 6.1 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

Hudson 6.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.47 · Feb 10.06 · Mar 23.65 · Apr 26.17 · May 31.1 · Jun 31.61 · Jul 36.04 · Aug 33.9 · Sep 33.53 · Oct 26.67 · Nov 20.63 · Dec 17.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -40.89 · Feb -36.67 · Mar -31.96 · Apr -13.6 · May -3.64 · Jun 1.85 · Jul 7.32 · Aug 6.54 · Sep -0.46 · Oct -5.36 · Nov -20.93 · Dec -35.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.41 · Feb -9.97 · Mar -3.81 · Apr 4.86 · May 12.58 · Jun 17.85 · Jul 20.85 · Aug 20.19 · Sep 16.11 · Oct 8.24 · Nov 1.01 · Dec -6.86 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Hudson spanned 21.8 km² at the end of 2021. Hudson counted 2,335 households at the end of 2021. Hudson recorded a median age of 54 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Hudson?

The published population was 5,614 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83%
Foreign residents17%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	21.79 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	21.79 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	17.64 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	955 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	248.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	5,614 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

4,799

5,091

5,382

5,674

5,61420012005200920152022

Population rose 15.5% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,859 to 5,614.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	17.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Households	2,335 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	58.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	54 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Hudson

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 Hudson alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 450 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 17.6% Hudson+108%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,641 Hudsonno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,810 Hudson+10%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,521 Hudson−4%

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Cities near Hudson

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

Saint-Lazare 5.7 km away

Salary: 4,112 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Vaudreuil-Dorion 10.7 km away

Salary: 3,268 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac 14.9 km away

Salary: 3,399 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pincourt 15.0 km away

Salary: 3,442 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pointe-Calumet 15.3 km away

Salary: 2,745 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 16.2 km away

Salary: 3,676 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Coteau-du-Lac 16.9 km away

Salary: 3,513 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Oliver5,619 residents Antigonish5,620 residents Vegreville5,629 residents Richelieu5,630 residents Sioux Lookout5,638 residents Lac-Mégantic5,640 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Hudson?

The published population was 5,614 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Hudson?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 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 Hudson?

What is the typical salary in Hudson?

The median gross salary is about 4,521 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 Hudson?

The unemployment rate is about 7.7 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Hudson?

The median gross salary is 2,810 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Hudson a good place to live?

Hudson 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 Hudson?

Saint-Lazare, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Pincourt, Pointe-Calumet are near Hudson. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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