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Living in Leamington

In Leamington, tenants pay an average rent of €884 a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.2% (2021).

18.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. The foreign population count was 2,865 in May 2021. The city covered 261 km² in 2021. Population density was 113.6 people per km² in 2021. Walking accounted for 4.3% of commutes in 2021. Public transport accounted for 2.3% of commutes in 2021. The unemployment rate was 10.2% in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1024 sources

Population29,680people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Leamington (Census subdivision 3537003)
Median gross salary2,745EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent884.3EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision
Unemployment rate10.2%country median 8.4% — 21% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Recorded crime4,296incidents 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

Higher unemployment than 68% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Leamington recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan7Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent18.6 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16Official
Dwellings11,219 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Main residence dwellings10,547 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)1,053 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20233Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)884.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision1Official

Is Leamington a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–55%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%
Student34%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 23–45%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–57%
Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Leamington?

The median gross salary is about 2,745 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: 2,745 EUR/month · Statistics Canada10
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,200 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca21

What is the unemployment rate in Leamington?

The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Leamington is 10.2%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate52.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Median gross salary2,745 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada10Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca21Official
Unemployment rate10.2 %country median 8.4%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16Official

What does a salary buy in Leamington?

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

Leamington median gross pay: €2,745 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,241of €2,199 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.€2,199
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31− €884
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€1,241
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Leamington Salary needed to live in Leamington

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Leamington. 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

Job SearchMigrant Support

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Leamington. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Leamington?

Police recorded about 4,296 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 Police4

Recorded crime across major citiesLeamington highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Leamington highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,296 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police4Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Workers commuting by bicycle1.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.3 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16Official
Workers walking to work4.3 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16Official
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportYSB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport115.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Leamington.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 13.3 · May 19.9 · Jun 25.4 · Jul 27.6 · Aug 26.4 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 15.8 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 2.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.1 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -2.1 · Apr 3.2 · May 9.5 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -3.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan -3.7 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 8.3 · May 14.8 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 4.9 · Dec -0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official

Similar climate. In Canada: Markham ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Warren (United States) ±0.6 °C, Grand Rapids (United States) ±0.6 °C, Syracuse (United States) ±0.8 °C, Cambridge (United States) ±0.8 °C, South Bend (United States) ±0.8 °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

How many people live in Leamington?

The published population was 29,680 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Leamington (Census subdivision 3537003)14

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 2,865 is not 25.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area261.2 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
City area261 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Leamington, CSD 3537031)13Official
Foreign-resident share25.66 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Foreign residents2,865 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.15Official
Population density113.6 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.15Official
Population29,680 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Leamington (Census subdivision 3537003)14Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 6.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 28,290 to 30,019.

International community in Leamington

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data7,225100.0%
Americas3,71551.4%
Mexico2,21530.7%
Asia1,74024.1%
Europe1,70523.6%
Other places of birth in Americas7009.7%
Portugal6809.4%
Lebanon4306.0%
Other places of birth in Asia4055.6%
Syria3204.4%
United States of America3054.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy3004.2%
Philippines2303.2%
El Salvador2052.8%
United Kingdom1902.6%
Jamaica1802.5%
Viet Nam901.2%
India901.2%
Netherlands801.1%
Other places of birth in Europe751.0%
Iraq751.0%
Croatia701.0%
Germany701.0%
Africa650.9%
Serbia600.8%
Poland500.7%
Colombia450.6%
China450.6%
Romania400.6%
Ukraine350.5%
Other places of birth in Africa350.5%
Brazil250.3%
Trinidad and Tobago200.3%
Greece200.3%
Korea, South200.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina150.2%
Hungary150.2%
Iran150.2%
Turkey150.2%
France100.1%
Egypt100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data28,175100.0%
Canadian citizens25,31089.8%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over19,45569.1%
Canadian citizens aged under 185,85020.8%
Not Canadian citizens2,86510.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data29,180100.0%
Single responses28,25096.8%
Official languages22,67077.7%
English22,60577.5%
Non-official languages5,58519.1%
Non-Indigenous languages5,58519.1%
Indo-European languages3,85513.2%
Germanic languages1,9156.6%
Italic (Romance) languages1,7806.1%
Spanish1,2354.2%
High German languages1,1253.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
German1,1203.8%
Multiple responses9303.2%
English and non-official language(s)8402.9%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages7902.7%
Plautdietsch5952.0%
Austronesian languages5802.0%
Afro-Asiatic languages5551.9%
Semitic languages5451.9%
Arabic5301.8%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)5251.8%
Portuguese3851.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages2250.8%
Tibeto-Burman languages1750.6%
Karenic languages1700.6%
Low German, n.o.s.1700.6%
S'gaw Karen1600.5%
Italian1500.5%
Tai-Kadai languages1350.5%
Austro-Asiatic languages1050.4%
Indo-Iranian languages950.3%
Thai900.3%
Indo-Aryan languages800.3%
Vietnamese700.2%
French650.2%
Balto-Slavic languages550.2%
Slavic languages550.2%
Lao500.2%
Chinese languages450.2%
English and French450.2%
Mandarin400.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)350.1%
Dravidian languages300.1%
Punjabi (Panjabi)300.1%
Multiple non-official languages250.1%
Malayalam250.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)200.1%
Ilocano200.1%
Serbo-Croatian200.1%
Urdu200.1%
Nilo-Saharan languages150.1%
Sign languages150.1%
Uralic languages150.1%
Hungarian150.1%
Aramaic languages150.1%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic150.1%
Kankanaey150.1%
Creole languages150.1%
Gujarati150.1%
Hindi150.1%
Iranian languages150.1%
Romanian150.1%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Karenic languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Turkic languages100.0%
Turkish100.0%
Indonesian100.0%
Creole, n.o.s.100.0%
Polish100.0%
Russian100.0%
Serbian100.0%
Slovak100.0%
Ukrainian100.0%
Dutch100.0%
Low Saxon100.0%
Korean100.0%
Swahili50.0%
American Sign Language50.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Yue (Cantonese)50.0%
Cebuano50.0%
Haitian Creole50.0%
Tamil50.0%
Croatian50.0%
Greek50.0%
Nepali50.0%
Kurdish50.0%
Persian languages50.0%
Iranian Persian50.0%
Niger-Congo languages50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad32.3 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population16Official
Households10,550 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Labour force participation rate58.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Median age41.2 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official

Alternatives for people set on Leamington

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.

Kingsville as a Leamington alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €3,464 Kingsville vs €2,745 Leamington+26%
  • Foreign residents: 13.3% Kingsville vs 25.7% Leamington−48%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,484 Kingsville vs €2,200 Leamington+13%
  • Residents: 22,119 Kingsville vs 29,680 Leamington−25%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Kingsville vs 4,296 Leamingtonsame level
  • Nearest airport: 115.5 km Kingsville vs 115.5 km Leamingtonsame level

Aurora as a Leamington alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 334 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,745 Leamington+59%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,200 Leamington+41%
  • Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 29,680 Leamington+109%
  • Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 25.7% Leamington+43%
  • Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 115.5 km Leamington−66%
  • Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 10.2% Leamington+16%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 4,296 Leamingtonsame level

Cities near Leamington

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

Kingsville 11.6 km away
Salary
3,464 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Essex 22.6 km away
Salary
3,399 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Leamington in rankings

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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 Leamington?

The published population was 29,680 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Leamington (Census subdivision 3537003).

How safe is Leamington?

Police recorded about 4,296 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 Police.

What is the typical salary in Leamington?

The median gross salary is about 2,745 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 Leamington?

The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Leamington?

The median gross salary is 2,200 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Leamington?

2,865 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status..

Is Leamington a good place to live?

Leamington 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 Leamington?

Kingsville, Essex are near Leamington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Americas live in Leamington?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,715 people (51.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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