Living in Summerside

In Summerside, unemployment is 10.3% (2021).

At the end of 2022, Summerside had a population of 15,993. Summerside's unemployment stood at 10.29% at the end of 2021. Summerside had a foreign population of 960 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population15,993people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,680EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent786.1EUR/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 rate10.29%country median 8.4% — 22% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime8,981incidents per 100,000country median 4,873 — 84% aboveOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in the Atlantic provinces

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements

Higher unemployment than 69% of Canadian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

For Summerside, 18.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

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	18.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	7,393 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	7,097 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	646 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	786.1 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 Summerside a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%

Student32%strong on cost, weak on education · range 22–42%

Family40%strong on housing, weak on education · range 31–49%

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Summerside?

The median gross salary is about 2,680 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: 2,680 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 2,026 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Summerside?

The unemployment rate is about 10.3 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 10.29 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Summerside is 10.3%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Summerside 10.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	54.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	2,680 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,026 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	10.29 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Summerside?

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

Left over each month€1,291of €2,151 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.	€2,151
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	− €786
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	€1,291

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Public employment service

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

Police recorded about 8,981 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, police services in the Atlantic provinces⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesSummerside 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	8,981 incidents per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in the Atlantic provinces⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Summerside's nearest airport was YYG, 52 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	52 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YYG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements⁴

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

PM2.54WHO 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 Summerside is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.82 · Feb 9.45 · Mar 17.81 · Apr 19.38 · May 22.24 · Jun 26.99 · Jul 28.08 · Aug 27.83 · Sep 27.96 · Oct 23.37 · Nov 18.63 · Dec 13.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.96 · Feb -24.74 · Mar -20.32 · Apr -11.4 · May -1.75 · Jun 2.72 · Jul 9.77 · Aug 9.94 · Sep 6.21 · Oct -1.27 · Nov -11.73 · Dec -17.32 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.43 · Feb -6.78 · Mar -2.99 · Apr 2.66 · May 8.36 · Jun 13.93 · Jul 18.73 · Aug 18.86 · Sep 15.24 · Oct 9.66 · Nov 3.53 · Dec -2.09 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Summerside covered an area of 28.2 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Summerside had 7,095 households. The population's median age was 46.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Summerside?

The published population was 15,993 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	28.21 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	28.21 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	6.18 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	960 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	567.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	15,993 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

14,540

15,063

15,586

16,109

15,99320012005200920152022

Population rose 7.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 14,857 to 15,993.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Households	7,095 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	61.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	46.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Summerside

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.

Blainville as a Summerside alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 783 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 15,993 Summerside+292%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 8,981 Summerside−77%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €2,680 Summerside+42%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 10.3% Summerside−46%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,026 Summerside+38%
Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 6.2% Summerside+90%

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Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Sooke15,991 residents Strathroy16,056 residents Simcoe16,121 residents Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines15,861 residents Laurentides15,768 residents Kenora15,766 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 Summerside?

The published population was 15,993 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Summerside?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: ECCC National Air Pollution Surveillance annual PM2.5 summaries / Québec RSQAQ hourly continuous measurements.

How safe is Summerside?

What is the typical salary in Summerside?

The median gross salary is about 2,680 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 Summerside?

The unemployment rate is about 10.3 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Summerside?

The median gross salary is 2,026 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Summerside a good place to live?

Summerside 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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