Living in Quispamsis

In Quispamsis, unemployment is 7.2% (2021).

Residents of Quispamsis numbered 19,454 at the end of 2022. Quispamsis had an unemployment rate of 7.15% at the end of 2021. Quispamsis was home to 1,280 foreign residents at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population19,454people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary4,139EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent817.1EUR/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 rate7.15%country median 8.4% — 15% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime4,556incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.3µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 66% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 63% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

In Quispamsis, 7.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Quispamsis. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

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 plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	7.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	6,985 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	6,855 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	817.1 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 Quispamsis a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–72%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–58%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Quispamsis?

The median gross salary is about 4,139 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: 4,139 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 3,246 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Quispamsis?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.15 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Quispamsis is 7.2%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Quispamsis 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	61.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	4,139 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,246 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	7.15 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Quispamsis?

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

Left over each month€2,216of €3,107 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.	€3,107
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	− €817
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	€2,216

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Quispamsis Salary needed to live in Quispamsis

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Quispamsis. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Quispamsis. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Quispamsis?

Police recorded 4,556 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, 2025⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesQuispamsis 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	4,556 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁷Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Quispamsis's nearest airport was YSJ, 13 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YSJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

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

PM2.54.3WHO 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 Quispamsis is 4.3 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

Quispamsis 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.98 · Feb 13.15 · Mar 21.66 · Apr 21.04 · May 27.21 · Jun 30.45 · Jul 30.61 · Aug 30.38 · Sep 30.62 · Oct 23.86 · Nov 17.12 · Dec 14.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -30.41 · Feb -28.83 · Mar -25.57 · Apr -11.4 · May -2.43 · Jun 0.88 · Jul 8.66 · Aug 6.8 · Sep 1.24 · Oct -4.96 · Nov -15.31 · Dec -27.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -8.05 · Feb -6.99 · Mar -2.23 · Apr 4.08 · May 9.94 · Jun 14.84 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.97 · Sep 14.31 · Oct 8.36 · Nov 2.31 · Dec -3.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Quispamsis covered an area of 57 km² at the end of 2021. The number of households reached 6,855 at the end of 2021. The population's median age was 43.2 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Quispamsis?

The published population was 19,454 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	56.97 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	56.97 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	6.93 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,280 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	329.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	19,454 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

13,844

15,853

17,861

19,870

19,45420012005200920152022

Population rose 36.4% between 2001 and 2022, from 14,260 to 19,454.

International community in Quispamsis

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	1,280	100.0%
Europe	520	40.6%
Asia	465	36.3%
United Kingdom	285	22.3%
China	215	16.8%
Americas	185	14.5%
United States of America	120	9.4%
Africa	110	8.6%
Korea, South	100	7.8%
Other places of birth in Asia	90	7.0%
Other places of birth in Europe	75	5.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Nigeria	45	3.5%
Ukraine	40	3.1%
Other places of birth in Africa	40	3.1%
Other places of birth in Americas	30	2.3%
Germany	30	2.3%
South Africa, Republic of	25	2.0%
Italy	20	1.6%
Netherlands	20	1.6%
France	15	1.2%
Hungary	15	1.2%
Poland	10	0.8%
Russian Federation	10	0.8%
Iran	10	0.8%
Philippines	10	0.8%
India	10	0.8%
Oceania and other places of birth	10	0.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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	18,475	100.0%
Canadian citizens	17,860	96.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	13,725	74.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	4,135	22.4%
Not Canadian citizens	615	3.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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	18,540	100.0%
Single responses	18,375	99.1%
Official languages	18,025	97.2%
English	17,675	95.3%
French	350	1.9%
Non-official languages	350	1.9%
Non-Indigenous languages	350	1.9%
Multiple responses	160	0.9%
Sino-Tibetan languages	120	0.6%
Chinese languages	120	0.6%
Mandarin	105	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Indo-European languages	105	0.6%
English and French	90	0.5%
English and non-official language(s)	75	0.4%
Korean	75	0.4%
Balto-Slavic languages	45	0.2%
Slavic languages	45	0.2%
Russian	35	0.2%
Italic (Romance) languages	30	0.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages	25	0.1%
Semitic languages	25	0.1%
Hebrew	20	0.1%
Spanish	20	0.1%
Germanic languages	15	0.1%
Indo-Iranian languages	15	0.1%
American Sign Language	10	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	10	0.1%
Austronesian languages	10	0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	10	0.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	10	0.1%
Indo-Aryan languages	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.0%
Ukrainian	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Urdu	5	0.0%
Iranian languages	5	0.0%
Persian languages	5	0.0%
Iranian Persian	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%
Portuguese	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 source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Households	6,855 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	66.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	43.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Quispamsis

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 a Quispamsis alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1080 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 6.9% Quispamsis+430%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 4,556 Quispamsisno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €4,139 Quispamsis+5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €3,246 Quispamsis−5%

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Cities near Quispamsis

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

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Mont-Saint-Hilaire19,436 residents Steinbach19,494 residents Port Alberni19,526 residents Corner Brook19,333 residents Oak Bay19,211 residents Esquimalt19,155 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 Quispamsis?

The published population was 19,454 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Quispamsis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Quispamsis?

What is the typical salary in Quispamsis?

The median gross salary is about 4,139 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 Quispamsis?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Quispamsis?

The median gross salary is 3,246 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Quispamsis a good place to live?

Quispamsis 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 Quispamsis?

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

How many people born in Europe live in Quispamsis?

The official country of birth distribution records 520 people (40.6%) 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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