Global CityIntelligence

Canada / North America

Sarnia City Intelligence

Sarnia is a border city on Lake Huron in southwestern Ontario, with city-intelligence themes including a petrochemical industrial cluster and a Canada-United States crossing to Port Huron, Michigan. Sarnia is a north america city of about ~95K metro in Canada. On the composite city-intelligence score, Sarnia sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (59/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~95K metro
View of Sarnia, Canada

Image credit: Image: P199 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall score

Use the Sarnia profile to compare affordability, air quality, and energy alongside Windsor, London, and Hamilton.

Overall59/100
Affordability67/100
Air quality58/100
Energy56/100

Overall city intelligence

Constrained

59/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Sarnia data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Sarnia city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score59/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living67/100Sarnia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality58/100Sarnia's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy56/100Sarnia's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety60/100Sarnia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed58/100Sarnia's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk60/100Sarnia's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience60/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety76/100
Low crime78/100
Personal safety78/100
Night safety74/100
Road safety74/100

Sarnia is estimated to be a generally safe city (76/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life81/100
Healthcare84/100
Education84/100
Green space96/100
Cleanliness81/100
Infrastructure85/100
Mobility58/100

Sarnia has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness82/100
Education84/100
Green space96/100
Overall safety76/100

Sarnia scores very high for family living (82/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability70/100
Walkability60/100
Cycling54/100
Infrastructure85/100

Sarnia is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, affordability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability79/100
Healthcare84/100
Cleanliness81/100
Outdoor lifestyle66/100

Sarnia is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Sarnia

Local public safety guidance for Sarnia, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Canada emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
Universal emergency91124/7911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch in most regions of Canada.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Sarnia, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Canada emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Sarnia

Healthcare context for Sarnia, with national-level information from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Sarnia, see the Canada healthcare profile.

Official hospital registry

Canadian Institute for Health Information

National source of comparable Canadian health-system data and analysis recognised by federal and provincial governments.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Sarnia

Local mobility context for Sarnia, with national-level context from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Sarnia, see the Canada transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Sarnia. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Sarnia

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Sarnia will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Sarnia air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Sarnia modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Sarnia

Sarnia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Sarnia

Sarnia's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Sarnia

Sarnia's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Sarnia

Sarnia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Sarnia

Sarnia's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Sarnia

Sarnia's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Sarnia

Cost of living estimates for Sarnia — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Sarnia

Climate profile for Sarnia — Humid Continental climate, annual average 12.6°C, comfort score 72/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Sarnia

Economy and jobs profile for Sarnia — tourism economy, economy score 74/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, energy. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Sarnia

Education profile for Sarnia — regional education center, education score 66/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Sarnia

Source-attributed visual context for Sarnia using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Sarnia

Weekend trip planning checklist for Sarnia — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Sarnia

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Sarnia

Estimate a monthly budget for Sarnia using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Sarnia

Plan a trip budget for Sarnia using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Sarnia

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Sarnia. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Windsor, Canada

Coastal cluster · about 89 km from Sarnia. Explore Windsor's city intelligence profile.

London, Canada

Same region · about 94 km from Sarnia. Explore London's city intelligence profile.

Waterloo, Canada

Same region · about 163 km from Sarnia. Explore Waterloo's city intelligence profile.

Kitchener, Canada

Coastal cluster · about 165 km from Sarnia. Explore Kitchener's city intelligence profile.

Toledo, United States

Cross-border · about 174 km from Sarnia. Explore Toledo's city intelligence profile.

Brantford, Canada

Same region · about 175 km from Sarnia. Explore Brantford's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Sarnia — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Sarnia — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Sarnia profile to compare affordability, air quality, and energy alongside Windsor, London, and Hamilton. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (67/100) and safety (60/100). The area most worth watching is energy (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Canada country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Sarnia appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.