Living in Sherbrooke

In Sherbrooke, unemployment is 6.1% (2021).

Sherbrooke is a city in Canada. 16.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. Monthly mean temperatures were −10.8°C in January and 18.8°C in July. The city covered 367.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 489.4 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 11.8% of the population in 2021. The unemployment rate was 6.1% in May 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2415 sources

Population175,684people1 Jul 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,963EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)

Unemployment rate6.1%country median 8.4% — 27% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime3,290offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 32% belowIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean3.72µg/m³country median 3.6 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

Lower unemployment than 78% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Canadian city that publishes it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€420

Utilities, 85 m² flat€113

Transport pass€57

Internet, 60 Mbps€38

Mobile plan, 10 GB€38

Fitness club€18

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	18.09 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	38.22 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	420 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	10.5 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.89 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Sherbrooke. Jun 2026. Prices in Sherbrooke¹³Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	57.12 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	113.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	16.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	628 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023²Official

Is Sherbrooke a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on work · range 30–44%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 43–59%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Sherbrooke?

The median gross salary is about 2,963 EUR/month (2020). Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)¹²

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Sherbrooke?

The unemployment rate is 6.1 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Sherbrooke is 6.1%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Sherbrooke 6.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,963 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file)¹²Official
Unemployment rate	6.1 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sherbrooke. 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 Sherbrooke. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Sherbrooke?

Police recorded 3,290 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 3,290 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesSherbrooke 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

Montreal3,674

Sherbrooke3,290

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,290 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024¹⁵Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct	0.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct	4.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	5.5 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	YHU	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	119.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.72 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Sherbrooke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.72 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.³

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.53.7WHO 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 Sherbrooke is 3.7 µg/m³. Of 122 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Sherbrooke 3.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.72 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -5 · Feb -3.2 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 10.4 · May 18.6 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 5.8 · Dec -1.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SHERBROOKE, 1991-2020¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -16.5 · Feb -15.5 · Mar -9.4 · Apr -1.7 · May 4.7 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 11.3 · Sep 6.8 · Oct 1.3 · Nov -3.7 · Dec -10.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SHERBROOKE, 1991-2020¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.8 · Feb -9.4 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 4.4 · May 11.6 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -6.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — SHERBROOKE, 1991-2020¹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sherbrooke?

The published population was 175,684 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada⁶

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 8,970 is not 8.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	367.1 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Sherbrooke, CSD 2443027)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	8.82 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Foreign residents	8,970 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.⁹Official
Population density	489.4 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics 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.⁹Official
Population	175,684 people	1 Jul 2022	Statistics Canada⁶Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹⁰Official
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	24.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Sherbrooke

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.

Coquitlam as a Sherbrooke alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 45.8% Coquitlam vs 8.8% Sherbrooke+419%
Unemployment: 9.0% Coquitlam vs 6.1% Sherbrooke+48%
Median gross pay, city: €3,704 Coquitlam vs €2,963 Sherbrooke+25%
Nearest airport: 30.1 km Coquitlam vs 119.5 km Sherbrooke−75%
Annual PM2.5: 2.6 µg/m³ Coquitlam vs 3.7 µg/m³ Sherbrooke−31%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €79 Coquitlam vs €113 Sherbrooke−31%
A meal out: €14 Coquitlam vs €11 Sherbrooke+33%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Oshawa175,383 residents Greater Sudbury171,446 residents Abbotsford168,478 residents Coquitlam159,285 residents Burlington194,175 residents Lévis154,775 residents

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Sherbrooke in rankings

#29 of 30 in Largest cities in Canada

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sherbrooke when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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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 Sherbrooke?

The published population was 175,684 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Sherbrooke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Sherbrooke?

Police recorded 3,290 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Sherbrooke?

The median gross salary is about 2,963 EUR/month (2020). Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (98-10-0002 bulk CSD CSV, province file).

What is the unemployment rate in Sherbrooke?

The unemployment rate is 6.1 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

How many foreign residents live in Sherbrooke?

8,970 people 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 Sherbrooke a good place to live?

Sherbrooke 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.

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Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
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