Living in Kentville

In Kentville, tenants pay an average rent of €728 a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.3% (2021).

The population of Kentville totalled 6,770 at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 9.29% at the end of 2021. A foreign population count of 320 was recorded at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1019 sources

Population6,770people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,028EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent727.8EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate9.29%country median 8.4% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime7,564incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 55% aboveOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in the Atlantic provinces

PM2.5, annual mean3.8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS

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

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Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 22.3% 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 internet²Official · 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	22.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	3,090 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	2,956 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	712.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	727.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Kentville a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–43%

Family41%strong on housing, weak on education · range 32–50%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Kentville?

The median gross salary is about 3,028 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: 3,028 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 2,266 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Kentville?

The unemployment rate is about 9.3 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 9.29 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Kentville is 9.3%. 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

Kentville 9.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	53.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	3,028 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,266 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	9.29 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Kentville?

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

Left over each month€1,580of €2,382 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.	€2,382
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €728
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	€1,580

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kentville. 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 Kentville?

Police recorded about 7,564 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 the Atlantic provinces⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesKentville 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	7,564 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in the Atlantic provinces⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Kentville's nearest airport was YHZ, 81 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	28 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	81 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YHZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kentville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kentville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.53.8WHO 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 Kentville is 3.8 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

Kentville 3.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 14.94 · Feb 12.56 · Mar 19.45 · Apr 23.2 · May 25.97 · Jun 29.31 · Jul 30.42 · Aug 31.71 · Sep 29.78 · Oct 24.51 · Nov 18.99 · Dec 15.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.26 · Feb -22.56 · Mar -18.7 · Apr -9.61 · May -2.26 · Jun -1.32 · Jul 7.17 · Aug 5.57 · Sep 1.06 · Oct -3.78 · Nov -12.86 · Dec -20.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.59 · Feb -5.12 · Mar -1.57 · Apr 3.88 · May 9.5 · Jun 14.44 · Jul 18.48 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.72 · Oct 9.23 · Nov 3.53 · Dec -1.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Kentville's total area was 17.1 km² at the end of 2021. Kentville counted 2,955 households at the end of 2021. Kentville recorded a median age of 45.6 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Kentville?

The published population was 6,770 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	17.08 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	17.08 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	5.03 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	320 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	388.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	6,770 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

5,678

6,069

6,460

6,851

6,77020012005200920152022

Population rose 17.5% between 2001 and 2022, from 5,764 to 6,770.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Households	2,955 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	59.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	45.6 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Kentville

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 Kentville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 736 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 6,770 Kentville+826%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 7,564 Kentville−72%
Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 5.0% Kentville+133%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 9.3% Kentville−40%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €3,028 Kentville+26%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,266 Kentville+23%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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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 Kentville?

The published population was 6,770 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Kentville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), NAPS.

How safe is Kentville?

What is the typical salary in Kentville?

The median gross salary is about 3,028 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 Kentville?

The unemployment rate is about 9.3 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Kentville?

The median gross salary is 2,266 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Kentville a good place to live?

Kentville 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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