Living in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan

In Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, tenants pay an average rent of €664 a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.6% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan had a population of 5,721. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.59% at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 75 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1026 sources

Population5,721people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,941EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent664.5EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate5.59%country median 8.4% — 33% 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 mean7.31µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 84% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

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Housing and cost

In Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 12.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021. Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan counted 2,226 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan. 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 internet²Official · 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	12.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Dwellings	2,226 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	2,165 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	664.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 31–53%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Work and income

The employment rate was 63.2% at the end of 2021. Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan had a labour force participation rate of 66.9% at the end of 2021.

What is the typical salary in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

The median gross salary is about 2,941 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: 2,941 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,331 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.59 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan is 5.6%. 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

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	63.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	2,941 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,331 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	5.59 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

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

Left over each month€1,585of €2,324 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.	€2,324
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €664
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	€1,585

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

How safe is Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

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, 2025⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesSaint-Roch-de-l'Achigan 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, 2025⁶Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YMX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

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: 7.31 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

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 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan 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

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.31 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 5.5 · Feb 2.86 · Mar 21.17 · Apr 23.63 · May 30.76 · Jun 32.45 · Jul 32.16 · Aug 31.2 · Sep 31.62 · Oct 25.65 · Nov 19.43 · Dec 14.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -39.48 · Feb -37.21 · Mar -32.57 · Apr -16.98 · May -5.25 · Jun 1.18 · Jul 6.71 · Aug 5.17 · Sep -1.86 · Oct -7.28 · Nov -21.9 · Dec -36.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.06 · Feb -11.48 · Mar -5.78 · Apr 3.32 · May 11.62 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19.62 · Aug 18.61 · Sep 14.61 · Oct 6.98 · Nov -0.29 · Dec -8.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The total area of Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan was 80.1 km² at the end of 2021. The city had 2,165 households at the end of 2021. Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan had a median age of 38.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

The published population was 5,721 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	80.06 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	80.06 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.39 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	75 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	68.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	5,721 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

4,130

4,700

5,269

5,839

5,72120012005200920152022

Population rose 34.5% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,252 to 5,721.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	1.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Households	2,165 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	66.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	38.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan

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.

Varennes as a Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 3.7% Varennes vs 1.4% Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan+163%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Varennes vs €2,941 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan+30%
Median gross pay, region: €2,963 Varennes vs €2,331 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan+27%
Unemployment: 4.3% Varennes vs 5.6% Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan−24%
Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Varennes vs 7.3 µg/m³ Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan−11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Varennes vs 3,641 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigansame level

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Aurora as a Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 505 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 1.4% Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan+2545%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,941 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan+48%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,331 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan+33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,641 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achiganno percentage

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Cities near Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan

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

L'Assomption 14.3 km away

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

Repentigny 16.6 km away

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

Charlemagne 17.4 km away

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

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines 19.2 km away

Salary: 2,789 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Joliette 21.9 km away

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

Varennes 22.3 km away

Salary: 3,813 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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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 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

The published population was 5,721 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

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: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

What is the typical salary in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

The median gross salary is about 2,941 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 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

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

Is Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan a good place to live?

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan 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 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan?

L'Assomption, Repentigny, Charlemagne, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Joliette are near Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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