Top 35 Best Places to Live in 2012
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25. Lethbridge, Alta.
Downtown Lethbridge (Photo: Kmsiever/WC)
| Ranking out of 190 cities | |||
| Weather | 61 | Affordable housing | 77 |
| Household income | 61 | Discretionary income | 20 |
| New cars on road | 167 | Job prospects | 10 |
| Population growth | 71 | Doctors per 1,000 | 130 |
| Low crime | 125 | Walk or bike to work | 112 |
| Transit | 92 | Health pros % | 34 |
| Culture | 88 | ||
Lethbridge boasts one of Canada’s best employment rates, ranking 10th out of the 190 cities surveyed on our list, and its residents have plenty of discretionary income to spend. Still, even with all that extra cash, Lethbridge residents aren’t spending their money on new cars, which is the city’s lowest category ranking.
For our full methodology on how we crunched our numbers, click here.
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ummm- anon….when were you here? ive lived here for 9 years and i am from vancouver. here- i could afford a nice house and afford to stay home with my 3 kids- we actually survive on 1 income. it takes me 10 minutes to get anywhere in town. they have new buses, they have 3 art centers and plenty of lovely coulees and trails for hiking, biking and bmx- theater…a huge univeristy and a college- and were only 1 hr from the montana boarder, and 1.5 hours to the rocky mountains and only 2 hr to calgary.
really, Lethbridge…??? Have you ever been there, apparently not if its on this list. There is absolutely nothing to do there, no culture, no arts, no history, public transportation is atrocious, buildings are ugly, city centre is ugly. Far too many bad big box stores and its in the middle of no where surrounded by brown farmers fields. I know they are just crunching numbers to get this list but I suggest they actually visit the cities, numbers don't tell you everything!
I think "new cars on the road" is a negative, not a positive.
Hey, I like some of the places here that they show!
To me personally, I think the best place to live in is in one of the countries in Europe in 2012! O r if you don't agree with me, I'l just say Canada!
Hey, it's Cool gurl replying back! Well, I'll just say that the best place to live is in Canada in 2012!