Quebec Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Housing=== {{Main|Housing crisis in Quebec}} In 2021, 59.9% of Quebec's residents were property owners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taux de propriété |url=https://www.quebechabitation.ca/actualites/le-taux-de-propriete-est-en-baisse-au-quebec-pour-la-toute-premiere-fois/ |website=Québec habitation |access-date=21 June 2023 |language=fr-CA |date=22 September 2022}}</ref> In 2019, among property owners, 34% were couples with kids, 33% were couples without children, 22% lived alone, 8% were single parents, and 3% were something else. Among renters, 16% were couples with kids, 13% were couples without children, 51% lived alone, 13% were single parents, and 7% were something else.<ref name="habitation"/> Since the 1980s, the average price of a single-family home has doubled every 10 years, going from $48,715 in 1980 to $424,844 in 2021. Since the average salary did not follow these increases, Quebec homes are 10 times more expensive then they were 40 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cyr |first1=Guillaume |title=Les propriétés sont presque 10 fois plus chères qu’en 1980, mais les revenus ne suivent pas |url=https://www.24heures.ca/2022/03/10/les-proprietes-sont-presque-10-fois-plus-cheres-quen-1980 |website=24 heures |access-date=21 June 2023 |language=fr |date=10 March 2022}}</ref> In 2022, the cities with the most severe housing shortages were [[Granby, Quebec|Granby]], with a vacancy rate of 0,1%, followed by [[Marieville]] (0,1%), [[Rimouski]] (0,2%), [[Drummondville]] (0,2%) and [[Rouyn-Noranda]] (0,3%).<ref>{{cite web |last1=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first1=Zone Société- |title=Crise du logement au Québec : " On a perdu le contrôle " |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1888093/crise-loyers-abordables-regions-inoccupation |website=Radio-Canada.ca |access-date=21 June 2023 |language=fr-ca}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page