Core Housing Need

Income, Shelter Cost and STIR

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Quebec — Incomes and Shelter Costs (Households Tested for Core Housing Need)

	Average Household Income Before Taxes	Average Monthly Shelter Costs	Median Household Income Before Taxes	Median Monthly Shelter Costs
Quebec	93,500	1,063	74,000	900
Alma	82,900	838	68,000	685
Baie-Comeau	91,100	835	75,500	720
Campbellton	70,400	718	54,400	632
Cowansville	72,500	892	60,000	750
Dolbeau-Mistassini	77,000	747	64,000	604
Gaspé V	86,200	816	72,500	660
Gatineau	102,500	1,175	86,000	1,060
Granby	89,200	956	69,500	810
Hawkesbury	68,500	896	54,000	820
Lachute	71,200	860	56,800	760
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine MÉ	90,900	887	75,000	780
Matane	73,600	703	57,600	608
Mont-Laurier V	73,400	754	57,600	650
Montmagny V	74,100	782	56,000	632
Montréal	100,700	1,210	78,000	1,010
Prévost V	113,000	1,202	97,000	1,120
Québec	95,100	1,071	77,500	920
Rimouski	82,700	856	67,500	730
Rivière-du-Loup	85,400	834	68,000	710
Rouyn-Noranda	94,300	941	76,500	795
Saguenay	86,500	910	71,000	755
Sainte-Adèle V	91,000	1,093	70,000	950
Sainte-Marie	93,200	911	78,500	760
Sainte-Sophie MÉ	91,600	1,128	85,000	1,110
Saint-Félicien V	81,500	802	67,500	660
Saint-Georges	82,700	801	65,500	650
Saint-Hyacinthe	78,900	903	62,800	775
Saint-Raymond V	84,100	812	72,000	665
Saint-Sauveur V	99,000	1,151	72,000	1,020
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	76,200	936	62,400	830
Sept-Îles	101,900	942	81,000	795
Shawinigan	67,800	747	54,400	604
Sherbrooke	84,100	936	66,000	775
Sorel-Tracy	78,000	799	62,000	670
Thetford Mines	71,700	721	58,000	584
Trois-Rivières	80,000	829	62,800	695
Val-d'Or	100,000	993	76,500	810

Notes:

Data include all non-farm, non-band, non-reserve private households reporting positive incomes and shelter cost-to-income ratios less than 100 per cent.
A household is in core housing need if its housing does not meet one or more standards for housing adequacy (repair), suitability (crowding), or affordability and if it would have to spend 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to pay the median rent (including utilities) of appropriately sized alternative local market housing. Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income.
For renters, shelter costs include, as applicable, rent and payments for electricity, fuel, water and other municipal services. For owners, shelter costs include, as applicable, mortgage payments (principal and interest), property taxes, condominium fees, and payments for electricity, fuel, water and other municipal services.
STIR = Shelter-cost-to-income ratio (based on annual shelter costs and household income before taxes).