Living in Okotoks

In Okotoks, unemployment is 9.2% (2021).

The foreign population count was 1,420 in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2620 sources

Population33,482people1 Jul 2025Official source · Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01)

Median gross salary4,466EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent1,126EUR/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 rate9.21%country median 8.4% — 10% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime7,390incidents 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 Okotoks?

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

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Housing and cost

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	17.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	10,750 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	10,476 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	843.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,126 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 Okotoks a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–51%

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–59%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Okotoks?

The median gross salary is about 4,466 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: 4,466 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 3,007 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Okotoks?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 9.21 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Okotoks is 9.2%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Okotoks 9.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	61.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	4,466 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,007 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	9.21 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Okotoks?

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

Left over each month€2,137of €3,338 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.	€3,338
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	− €1,126
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	€2,137

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Public employment service

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

Police recorded about 7,390 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 citiesOkotoks 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	7,390 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was YYC, 43.9 km away, with 59 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	59 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	YYC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	43.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.6 · Feb 14.19 · Mar 24.17 · Apr 26.45 · May 31.03 · Jun 32.72 · Jul 36.48 · Aug 37.01 · Sep 32.4 · Oct 25.65 · Nov 17.6 · Dec 10.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -32.27 · Feb -31.56 · Mar -30.26 · Apr -15.1 · May -5.77 · Jun -2.73 · Jul 4.44 · Aug 2.01 · Sep -8.1 · Oct -18.61 · Nov -27.73 · Dec -31.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.32 · Feb -5.92 · Mar -1.28 · Apr 4.12 · May 10.16 · Jun 14.37 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 17.19 · Sep 11.76 · Oct 4.65 · Nov -1.67 · Dec -6.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Okotoks?

The published population was 33,482 people in July 2025. Source: Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01)⁸

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 1,420 is not 13.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	38.55 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	38.55 km²	31 Dec 2021	Population and dwelling counts, 2021 Census (Table 98-10-0015-01)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	13.31 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,420 people	11 May 2021	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.¹⁷Official
Population density	868.5 people/km²	1 Jul 2025	Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01) plus 2021 Census land area⁸Official
Population	33,482 people	1 Jul 2025	Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01)⁸Official

International community in Okotoks

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 group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	3,990	100.0%
Europe	2,060	51.6%
United Kingdom	1,325	33.2%
Asia	1,125	28.2%
Philippines	680	17.0%
Americas	520	13.0%
United States of America	275	6.9%
Other places of birth in Europe	255	6.4%
Africa	220	5.5%
Netherlands	155	3.9%
South Africa, Republic of	150	3.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	135	3.4%
Other places of birth in Asia	130	3.3%
Other places of birth in Americas	110	2.8%
India	100	2.5%
Mexico	75	1.9%
Oceania and other places of birth	65	1.6%
Viet Nam	60	1.5%
Korea, South	50	1.3%
Poland	45	1.1%
Other places of birth in Africa	45	1.1%
China	40	1.0%
Romania	35	0.9%
Russian Federation	25	0.6%
Italy	20	0.5%
Ukraine	20	0.5%
El Salvador	15	0.4%
Hungary	15	0.4%
Algeria	15	0.4%
Iran	15	0.4%
Iraq	15	0.4%
Croatia	10	0.3%
France	10	0.3%
Lebanon	10	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	30,020	100.0%
Canadian citizens	28,600	95.3%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	20,585	68.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	8,015	26.7%
Not Canadian citizens	1,420	4.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Language spoken at home

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

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	30,210	100.0%
Single responses	29,785	98.6%
Official languages	28,805	95.3%
English	28,675	94.9%
Non-official languages	980	3.2%
Non-Indigenous languages	980	3.2%
Indo-European languages	500	1.7%
Multiple responses	425	1.4%
English and non-official language(s)	355	1.2%
Austronesian languages	330	1.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	295	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Indo-Iranian languages	180	0.6%
Indo-Aryan languages	175	0.6%
Italic (Romance) languages	175	0.6%
Spanish	165	0.5%
French	130	0.4%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	100	0.3%
Germanic languages	70	0.2%
English and French	65	0.2%
Balto-Slavic languages	60	0.2%
Slavic languages	60	0.2%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	55	0.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages	35	0.1%
Chinese languages	35	0.1%
Mandarin	25	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	25	0.1%
Vietnamese	25	0.1%
Russian	25	0.1%
Afrikaans	25	0.1%
Dutch	25	0.1%
Gujarati	25	0.1%
Korean	25	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	20	0.1%
Semitic languages	20	0.1%
Polish	20	0.1%
Arabic	15	0.0%
Dravidian languages	15	0.0%
High German languages	15	0.0%
German	15	0.0%
Hindi	15	0.0%
Nepali	15	0.0%
Urdu	15	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	10	0.0%
Uralic languages	10	0.0%
Hungarian	10	0.0%
Bikol	10	0.0%
Cebuano	10	0.0%
Ilocano	10	0.0%
Malayalam	10	0.0%
Tamil	10	0.0%
Slovak	10	0.0%
Iranian languages	10	0.0%
Persian languages	10	0.0%
Iranian Persian	10	0.0%
Portuguese	10	0.0%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
American Sign Language	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Hiligaynon	5	0.0%
Bengali	5	0.0%
Romanian	5	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	13.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Households	10,480 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	68.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	39.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Okotoks

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 an Okotoks alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2677 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 13.3% Okotoks+176%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 7,390 Okotoks−42%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,466 Okotokssame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,007 Okotokssame level
Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 43.9 km Okotoks−10%

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Cities near Okotoks

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

High River 17.6 km away

Salary: 3,355 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Port Moody33,535 residents Orillia33,411 residents Moose Jaw33,665 residents Saint-Georges32,935 residents Fort Erie32,901 residents Leduc34,094 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 Okotoks?

The published population was 33,482 people in July 2025. Source: Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries (Table 17-10-0155-01).

How safe is Okotoks?

What is the typical salary in Okotoks?

The median gross salary is about 4,466 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 Okotoks?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Okotoks?

The median gross salary is 3,007 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Okotoks?

1,420 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 Okotoks a good place to live?

Okotoks 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 Okotoks?

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

How many people born in Europe live in Okotoks?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,060 people (51.6%) 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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