CityScoreCanada

Saguenay

#6
QuebecCensus Metropolitan AreaPop. 170,000
62
Overall Score
83%
Data Completeness: 83%
Fraction of metrics with real (non-proxy) data available for this CMA.
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
lower is better
Avg 2BR Rent
$847
lower is better
Crime Severity Index
46.1
lower is better
Population
170,000

Score Breakdown

How Saguenay performs across all six dimensions

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Economic Vitality

51
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Stale
Table: 14-10-0459-01
Published: Dec 19, 2024
Frequency: Monthly
Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
Employment Rate
63.1%
Stale
Table: 14-10-0459-01
Published: Dec 19, 2024
Frequency: Monthly
Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
Median Household Income
$70,000
2021 Census
Table: 11-10-0162-01
Published: Sep 20, 2022
Frequency: Annual (18-month lag)
Statistics Canada T1FF / Census

Housing Affordability

59
Average Monthly Rent (2BR)
$847/mo
Stale
Published: Nov 27, 2023
Frequency: Annual
CMHC Rental Market Survey
Rental Vacancy Rate
3.2%
Stale
Published: Nov 27, 2023
Frequency: Annual
CMHC Rental Market Survey
New Housing Price Index(est.)
139.2 (2016=100)
Stale
Table: 18-10-0205-01
Published: Jan 17, 2024
Frequency: Monthly

CMHC New Housing Price Index used as proxy for CREA MLS HPI (2016=100)

CMHC / Statistics Canada (CREA HPI proxy)

Quality of Life

50
Consumer Price Index(est.)
155.2 (2002=100)
Stale
Table: 18-10-0004-01
Published: Dec 16, 2024
Frequency: Monthly (12 cities; provincial fallback)

Quebec provincial CPI used as proxy

Statistics Canada CPI
5-Year Population Growth Rate
3.2%
Stale
Table: 17-10-0148-01
Published: Sep 26, 2023
Frequency: Annual
Statistics Canada Population Estimates

Safety

100
Crime Severity Index
46.1
Stale
Table: 35-10-0026-01
Published: Jul 21, 2024
Frequency: Annual (7-month lag)
Statistics Canada Uniform Crime Reporting Survey

Environment

93
Air Quality Health Index (30-day avg)
2.2 (30-day avg)
Stale
Published: Nov 29, 2024
Frequency: Daily (30-day rolling average shown)
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Demographics

6
5-Year Population Growth
3.2%
Stale
Table: 17-10-0148-01
Published: Sep 26, 2023
Frequency: Annual
Statistics Canada Population Estimates
Immigration Share
4.1%
2021 Census
Table: 98-10-0384-01
Published: Apr 26, 2022
Frequency: 5-year Census
Statistics Canada Census 2021
Population: 170,000
Median Age: 44.8 yrs(2021 Census)

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