Living in Lavaltrie

In Lavaltrie, unemployment is 6% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Lavaltrie had a population of 15,619. The unemployment rate was 5.99% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the foreign population in Lavaltrie numbered 490.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Population15,619people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,985EUR/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 rate5.99%country median 8.4% — 29% 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 mean7.27µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements

Lower unemployment than 79% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 87% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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, 14% 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	14 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	5,973 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	5,838 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	792.4 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
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 Lavaltrie a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

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 Lavaltrie?

The median gross salary is about 2,985 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: 2,985 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 2,331 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Lavaltrie?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.99 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Lavaltrie 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

Lavaltrie 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	62.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	2,985 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,331 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	5.99 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Lavaltrie?

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

Left over each month€1,423of €2,350 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.	€2,350
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	€1,423

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Public employment service

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

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, 2025⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesLavaltrie 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, 2025⁸Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Lavaltrie's nearest airport was YHU, 42 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YHU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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: 7.27 µg/m³ · ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements⁴

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

PM2.57.3WHO 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 Lavaltrie is 7.3 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

Lavaltrie 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.27 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 5.9 · Feb 6.82 · Mar 21.92 · Apr 24.52 · May 30.88 · Jun 32.17 · Jul 32.09 · Aug 31.99 · Sep 32 · Oct 26.17 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 15.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -41.25 · Feb -37.28 · Mar -34.34 · Apr -14.97 · May -3.9 · Jun 2.01 · Jul 7.64 · Aug 6.76 · Sep -0.5 · Oct -5.38 · Nov -22.66 · Dec -35.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -12.46 · Feb -10.69 · Mar -4.49 · Apr 4.58 · May 12.59 · Jun 17.91 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 19.76 · Sep 15.64 · Oct 8.01 · Nov 0.68 · Dec -7.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 68.2 km². The city had 5,840 households at the end of 2021. The median age was 40.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Lavaltrie?

The published population was 15,619 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	68.22 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	68.22 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	3.42 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	490 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	211.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	15,619 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

11,114

12,727

14,340

15,953

15,61920012005200920152022

Population rose 36.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 11,448 to 15,619.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	3.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Households	5,840 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	66.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	40.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Lavaltrie

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 Lavaltrie alternative in the same region

53 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 3.4% Lavaltrie+243%
Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 15,619 Lavaltrie+301%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €2,985 Lavaltrie+28%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,331 Lavaltrie+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 3,641 Lavaltrieno percentage
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 6.0% Lavaltrie−7%

Full comparison More about Blainville

Aurora as a Lavaltrie alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 530 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 3.4% Lavaltrie+975%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,985 Lavaltrie+46%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,331 Lavaltrie+33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,641 Lavaltrieno percentage

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Lavaltrie

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

L'Assomption 12.2 km away

Salary: 3,290 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Joliette 19.9 km away

Salary: 2,636 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sorel-Tracy 20.7 km away

Salary: 3,159 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 22.0 km away

Salary: 3,094 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Repentigny 22.3 km away

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

Charlemagne 24.6 km away

Salary: 2,919 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Mississippi Mills15,555 residents Cold Lake15,530 residents West Nipissing15,744 residents Kenora15,766 residents Laurentides15,768 residents Saint-Charles-Borromée15,466 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 Lavaltrie?

The published population was 15,619 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Lavaltrie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements.

How safe is Lavaltrie?

What is the typical salary in Lavaltrie?

The median gross salary is about 2,985 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 Lavaltrie?

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

What is the typical salary around Lavaltrie?

The median gross salary is 2,331 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Lavaltrie a good place to live?

Lavaltrie 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 Lavaltrie?

Contrecoeur, L'Assomption, Joliette, Sorel-Tracy, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies are near Lavaltrie. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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