Greater Sudbury Taxpayers —
Tell Me What Matters to You

753 residents across all 12 wards shared what they care about most. Here is what they said.

753

total responses across Greater Sudbury

44%

say roads & potholes are the biggest problem

63%

are unhappy with winter road maintenance

73%

say housing is not truly affordable

City-wide results

What is the biggest problem in Sudbury right now?

753 respondents selected one issue

Roads & potholes 44% Affordable housing 20% Mental health & addiction 12% Something else 11% Safety 8% Not enough jobs 4% Public transit 1%

Do you feel safe in your community?

Yes, always 14% Most of the time 54% Sometimes 25% Rarely/never 8%

Is housing affordable where you live?

Yes 6% Sometimes 21% Not really 52% No — without us 21%

Satisfaction with winter road maintenance

63% of respondents are unhappy or very unhappy

Very unhappy 30% Unhappy 33% Neutral 23% Happy 13% Very happy 1%

Leadership qualities residents want in their Mayor & Council

Select all that apply — out of 753 respondents

How long have residents lived in Greater Sudbury?

My whole life 22% More than 30 years 18% 16–30 years 23% 6–15 years 22% 2–5 years 10% Less than 2 years 6%

Results by ward

Responses by ward

Total respondents per ward

Top priorities by ward — % citing each as biggest problem

Roads dominate in every ward; Ward 12 highest for safety (24%); Ward 11 highest for housing (30%); Ward 10 highest for mental health (25%)

Roads Housing Mental health Safety

Winter road maintenance — % unhappy or very unhappy, by ward

Ward 10 highest at 72%; Ward 5 lowest at 49%

% unhappy or very unhappy

Housing not affordable — % per ward

Ward 6 (Val Therese/Hanmer) outlier at 88%; every ward above 60%

% saying not affordable or excluded from decisions

Community safety — % feeling unsafe sometimes or rarely/never, by ward

Ward 12 (Flour Mill/Downtown) highest at 59%; Ward 2 (Walden) most settled at 19%

% feeling unsafe sometimes or rarely/never

Sudbury CIA