Canada’s Best Places to Live 2014: Best Large-Sized Cities

RANK BY SIZE	OVERALL RANK	CITY	POPULATION	POPULATION GROWTH 2008 TO 2013	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%)	AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	AVERAGE DISCRETIONARY INCOME	AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH	AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES	AVERAGE YEARS TO BUY A HOME	PROPERTY TAX (%)	AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX	PROPERTY TAX AS A % OF AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	SALES TAX	INCOME TAX ($)	NEW CARS	NEW LUXURY CARS	WALK TO WORK (%)	BIKE TO WORK (%)	TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORK (%)	TOTAL RAINFALL (mm)	DAYS PER YEAR WITH PRECIPITATION	DAYS PER YEAR WITH RAIN	DAYS ABOVE 0C	DAYS PER YEAR ABOVE 20C	DAYS PER YEAR BELOW MINUS 20C	MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE	DAYS PER YEAR ABOVE 24C	FIVE-YEAR CHANGE IN CRIME RATE	CRIME RATE PER 100,000	CRIME SEVERITY INDEX	VIOLENT CRIME SEVERITY INDEX	NUMBER OF MEDICAL OFFICES PER '000	EMPLOYED IN HEALTH CARE (%)	DOCTORS PER '000	EMPLOYED IN ARTS & REC (%)
1	2	Calgary, Alta.	1,306,471	10.00%	5.9	$119,771.69	$56,643.69	$620,700.00	$435,825.00	3.64	2.36	$2,782.00	2.32%	5.00%	9474	21.33%	2.11%	4.91	1.1	15.04	326.4	111.77	67.89	170.8	87.21	21.7	4.43	0.16	-24.23%	4442.43	59.53	61.66	1.11	3.94	2.51	2.13
2	4	Ottawa, Ont.	953,589	9.90%	7	$103,186.09	$50,922.73	$457,513.00	$398,845.00	3.87	2.23	$2,283.00	2.21%	13.00%	8694	22.26%	2.15%	7.25	1.97	21.21	755.45	160.65	118.34	215.6	116.53	16.84	6.64	17.48	-15.24%	4589.7	57.64	59.21	0.91	3.6	2.45	2.86
3	8	Edmonton, Alta	868,392	9.50%	6.1	$91,807.29	$42,531.87	$390,402.00	$375,308.00	4.09	2.13	$1,966.00	2.14%	5.00%	9474	18.61%	1.58%	5.1	1.14	11.72	347.76	122.93	77.31	185.1	88.38	24.62	4.18	1.45	-26.31%	7460.89	91.8	115.38	1.12	4.77	2.61	1.95
4	10	Québec, Que.	535,353	6.30%	4.7	$70,627.27	$31,528.43	$233,850.00	$249,015.00	3.53	2.33	$1,609.00	2.28%	14.98%	11302	25.62%	1.72%	8.07	1.53	12.68	899.3	174.93	118.16	194.5	94.07	31.14	4.22	3.53	-25.92%	3987.91	50.82	55.69	0.86	4.78	3.35	2.31
5	19	Winnipeg, Man.	769,351	5.00%	5.7	$80,375.63	$37,234.45	$331,003.00	$289,116.00	3.6	2.11	$1,711.00	2.13%	13.00%	11036	16.97%	0.87%	5.43	1.47	12.37	418.91	125.34	78.28	172.1	109.65	51.98	2.99	11.11	-24.05%	6823.51	102.3	161.88	0.84	4.77	2.72	1.91
6	26	Halifax, N.S.	412,626	5.00%	7.2	$81,062.48	$38,269.81	$292,268.00	$280,313.00	3.46	2	$1,631.00	2.01%	15.00%	11159	23.70%	1.19%	9.73	0.84	11.43	1313.89	161.79	142.66	234.3	78.18	0.81	7.46	0.75	-17.65%	6489.29	74.28	92.36	1.12	4.88	3.67	2.47
7	32	Toronto, Ont.	2,774,128	4.50%	9.3	$93,287.63	$42,598.65	$610,038.00	$594,112.00	6.37	2.07	$1,909.00	2.05%	13.00%	8694	22.52%	4.18%	7.58	1.66	34.09	714.02	145.49	114.08	264.4	117.23	1.22	9.39	35.62	-20.31%	4097.5	64.52	114.46	1.11	3.12	2.07	3.35
8	39	Vancouver, B.C	642,717	3.70%	7.1	$80,048.15	$30,229.31	$742,353.00	$942,329.00	11.77	1.89	$1,545.00	1.93%	12.00%	8611	16.53%	4.57%	12.53	3.57	24.89	1231.11	171.12	167.41	330.5	53.08	0	10.28	0.09	-26.32%	7494.41	100.01	114.91	1.31	3.94	2.46	4.3
9	41	London, Ont.	501,888	3.50%	8.6	$80,910.56	$40,541.92	$340,025.00	$275,233.00	3.4	2.4	$1,942.00	2.40%	13.00%	8694	20.63%	1.58%	5.56	1.38	6.38	845.89	168.02	122.39	223	122.46	3.83	7.85	15.32	-17.26%	6955.62	83.36	71.79	1.01	4.79	3.09	1.54
10	69	Laval, Que.	420,226	9.30%	6.8	$78,128.10	$34,442.76	$321,887.00	$298,821.00	3.82	2.56	$1,961.00	2.51%	14.98%	11302	20.93%	2.52%	2.69	0.49	13.45	790.42	152	117.51	213.4	110.44	19.78	6.44	17.43	-7.69%	4485.04	60.6	71.55	0.5	3.77	2.34	1.69
11	72	Mississauga, Ont	760,660	4.70%	8.7	$98,736.78	$44,831.48	$500,198.00	$527,133.00	5.34	2.43	$2,371.00	2.40%	13.00%	8694	22.05%	3.05%	2.41	0.33	15.79	723.1	126.19	110.71	242.4	102.78	2.56	8.44	14.19	-16.57%	3271.38	47.49	57.11	0.7	2.93	2.07	1.59
12	77	Hamilton, Ont.	549,165	4.10%	8.7	$80,671.87	$39,453.04	$348,344.00	$333,028.00	4.13	2.59	$2,099.00	2.60%	13.00%	8694	15.44%	1.32%	5.01	0.85	8.78	791.67	156.23	117.75	226.8	120.19	3.29	7.91	14.82	-16.14%	5494.36	71.14	76.67	1.04	4.12	2.54	1.56
13	166	Brampton, Ont	580,672	17.40%	9.5	$93,692.33	$41,088.97	$371,427.00	$458,496.00	4.89	2.66	$2,483.00	2.65%	13.00%	8694	15.99%	1.47%	1.79	0.24	9.87	681.59	145.94	113.23	228.7	122.26	3.9	8.17	27.92	-16.57%	3271.38	47.49	57.11	0.59	2.41	2.07	1.12
14	169	Montréal, Que.	1,688,220	1.70%	10	$61,741.62	$24,629.20	$252,242.00	$393,162.00	6.37	1.86	$1,124.00	1.82%	14.98%	11302	19.30%	2.74%	8.44	2.31	34.4	798.56	164.56	119.8	205.9	117.5	19.38	6.15	13.88	-20.30%	5786.98	91.83	119.32	0.66	3.52	2.34	3.41
15	174	Surrey, B.C	509,857	17.70%	7.9	$86,433.97	$36,979.12	$516,800.00	$544,823.00	6.3	2.28	$1,995.00	2.31%	12.00%	8611	15.70%	1.75%	2.46	0.33	10.45	1360.83	178.02	174.67	315.8	89.04	0	10.51	1.9	-12.47%	10356.34	123.85	130.19	0.61	3.5	2.46	1.39

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