Living in Lachute

In Lachute, unemployment is 8% (2021).

Residents of Lachute numbered 14,748 at the end of 2022. Lachute's unemployment stood at 7.96% at the end of 2021. A foreign population count of 320 was recorded at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2619 sources

Population14,748people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,636EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent718.3EUR/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 rate7.96%country median 8.4% — 5% 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

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

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

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Housing and cost

Renter households in Lachute spending 30% or more on housing totalled 17.7% at the end of 2021. Lachute counted 6,862 dwellings 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 plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	17.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	6,862 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	6,531 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	641.1 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	718.3 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 Lachute a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–57%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 26–48%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–61%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Work and income

The employment rate of 49.3% was recorded at the end of 2021. Lachute recorded 53.5% in labour force participation at the end of 2021.

What is the typical salary in Lachute?

The median gross salary is about 2,636 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: 2,636 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,026 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Lachute?

The unemployment rate is about 8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.96 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Lachute is 8.0%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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108

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

Lachute 8.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	49.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	2,636 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,026 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	7.96 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Lachute?

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

Left over each month€1,331of €2,123 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.	€2,123
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	− €718
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	€1,331

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lachute. 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

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Safety

How safe is Lachute?

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 citiesLachute 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YMX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

0°

-6°-15°

-4°-14°

2°-7°

11°1°

19°7°

24°13°

27°15°

25°14°

21°10°

13°4°

5°-2°

-2°-9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

111

112

104

114

120

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -5.5 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 11 · May 19.4 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.5 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 5.2 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -14.7 · Feb -13.6 · Mar -7.2 · Apr 0.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 3.7 · Nov -2.3 · Dec -9.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.2 · Feb -8.3 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 5.9 · May 13.3 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -6 °C	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 96.8 · Feb 71.8 · Mar 73.8 · Apr 99.5 · May 88.7 · Jun 111.1 · Jul 111.9 · Aug 103.8 · Sep 113.7 · Oct 120.3 · Nov 93.4 · Dec 93.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	Environment and Climate Change Canada⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Canada: Gatineau ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Manchester (United States) ±2.2 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±4.0 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±4.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±4.1 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±4.1 °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

An area of 108.7 km² comprised Lachute at the end of 2021. Households in Lachute numbered 6,530 at the end of 2021. The median age was 50.4 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Lachute?

The published population was 14,748 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	108.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	108.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	2.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	320 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	129.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	14,748 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

11,635

12,750

13,864

14,979

14,74820012005200920152022

Population rose 24.3% between 2001 and 2022, from 11,866 to 14,748.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	2.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Households	6,530 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	53.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	50.4 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Lachute

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 Lachute alternative in the same region

35 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 2.4% Lachute+388%
Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 14,748 Lachute+325%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €2,636 Lachute+45%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,026 Lachute+38%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 8.0% Lachute−30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 3,673 Lachuteno percentage

Full comparison More about Blainville

Aurora as a Lachute alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 444 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 2.4% Lachute+1432%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,636 Lachute+65%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,026 Lachute+53%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,673 Lachute+17%

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Lachute

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

Hawkesbury 21.4 km away

Salary: 2,723 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Portage la Prairie14,659 residents Sainte-Adèle14,867 residents Brooks14,623 residents Bécancour14,953 residents Rosemère14,532 residents Canmore14,530 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 Lachute?

The published population was 14,748 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

How safe is Lachute?

What is the typical salary in Lachute?

The median gross salary is about 2,636 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 Lachute?

The unemployment rate is about 8 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Lachute?

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

How many foreign residents live in Lachute?

320 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Lachute a good place to live?

Lachute 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 Lachute?

Hawkesbury is near Lachute. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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