Canada’s Best Places to Live 2014: Best Medium-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	5	Burlington, Ont.	187,497	6.80%	5.8	$110,113.81	$52,926.57	$623,548.00	$496,412.00	4.51	2.67	$2,855.00	2.59%	13.00%	8694	20.35%	2.66%	3.4	0.69	7.59	763.27	135.77	113.91	239	125.32	2.66	9.07	40.8	-24.75%	2611.04	28.59	23.59	1.16	3.32	2.54	1.91
2	7	Oakville, Ont.	196,722	9.80%	7	$145,694.87	$68,852.08	$948,281.00	$692,902.00	4.76	2.7	$3,756.00	2.58%	13.00%	8694	23.99%	5.56%	2.99	0.53	14.52	725.63	117.55	102.43	221.7	107.18	2.66	8.05	18.25	-24.75%	2611.04	28.59	23.59	1.13	3.08	2.07	2.54
3	9	Regina, Sask.	221,999	7.30%	4.8	$91,328.02	$43,014.39	$392,064.00	$372,335.00	4.08	2.13	$1,965.00	2.15%	10.00%	10195	15.36%	1.03%	5.38	1.25	4	321.11	114.13	74.7	152.9	107.46	45.04	2.73	7.72	-24.28%	10393.1	120.17	116.45	1.52	4.56	2.36	2.16
4	11	Kingston, Ont.	169,645	6.30%	8.1	$83,515.16	$41,626.97	$369,279.00	$318,189.00	3.81	2.22	$1,865.00	2.23%	13.00%	8694	16.79%	1.14%	9.01	2.17	3.83	808.71	159.06	123.38	222.5	99.09	10.67	6.87	7.24	-9.30%	6134.77	63.74	60.16	1.23	5.16	4.36	1.86
5	12	Lévis, Que.	143,934	7.00%	4	$75,659.17	$34,536.01	$248,740.00	$232,092.00	3.07	2.51	$1,860.00	2.46%	14.98%	11302	22.17%	1.55%	4.03	0.77	4.2	899.3	174.93	118.16	194.5	94.07	31.14	4.22	3.53	-14.99%	3271.31	38.2	36.25	0.56	5.13	3.35	1.81
6	13	Saskatoon, Sask.	278,389	10.90%	5.5	$89,768.06	$42,066.91	$377,703.00	$355,092.00	3.96	2.12	$1,908.00	2.13%	10.00%	10195	13.81%	0.98%	5.69	2.13	3.55	263.83	108.7	65.48	170.4	103.88	38.8	3.25	9.75	-23.43%	10016.53	117.43	141.44	1.79	5.07	3.02	1.74
7	14	Saanich, B.C.	114,323	1.30%	5.7	$86,710.20	$39,279.51	$692,672.00	$577,652.00	6.66	2.24	$1,903.00	2.19%	12.00%	8611	10.90%	1.37%	5.54	5.1	11.08	886.27	158.51	156.12	334	70.54	0	10.31	0.19	-21.49%	4662.79	44.18	31.44	0.74	4.25	2.98	2.43
8	15	Gatineau, Que.	278,252	10.50%	5.7	$82,203.49	$36,707.68	$207,079.00	$250,721.00	3.05	2.49	$1,996.00	2.43%	13.00%	8694	21.44%	1.20%	4.47	1.72	15.81	755.45	160.65	118.34	215.6	116.53	16.84	6.64	17.48	-12.79%	5645.79	69.14	74.73	0.45	3.51	2.45	2.72
9	16	Moncton, N.B.	145,873	9.60%	7.3	$73,386.54	$36,594.33	$192,515.00	$160,158.00	2.18	2.19	$1,614.00	2.20%	13.00%	11036	24.01%	0.98%	6.69	0.95	2.67	841.97	160.77	122.8	198.3	99.12	13.98	6.08	3.86	-30.94%	5115.6	67.16	83.41	2.02	4.8	3.28	1.64
10	27	Whitby, Ont.	131,539	7.80%	7.3	$109,010.00	$51,976.26	$433,584.00	$414,719.00	3.8	2.77	$2,966.00	2.72%	13.00%	8694	20.51%	1.80%	2.31	0.31	10.28	766.13	145.68	122.66	239	100.48	2.73	8.12	9.56	-26.75%	3626.65	44.71	55.55	0.57	3.65	1.47	1.99
11	30	Guelph, Ont.	150,405	5.50%	6.6	$91,764.28	$44,234.71	$426,367.00	$374,079.00	4.08	2.62	$2,386.00	2.60%	13.00%	8694	17.19%	1.20%	5.05	1.89	5.56	781.99	167.01	127.37	205.5	112.98	8.29	6.68	8.21	-13.44%	4549.53	50.52	53.8	1.04	3.61	1.91	1.87
12	34	Lethbridge, Alta.	113,824	8.80%	6.3	$75,911.21	$38,678.95	$281,831.00	$193,466.00	2.55	2.1	$1,621.00	2.14%	13.00%	10198	13.21%	0.57%	5.19	1.17	1.98	988.32	168.26	137.59	181.5	63.97	8.76	4.83	0.18	-15.29%	9237.53	92.37	89.78	1.48	4.98	1.98	1.46
13	37	St. John's, Nfld.	204,371	9.70%	7.6	$94,789.00	$45,298.76	$279,406.00	$297,204.00	3.14	2.09	$1,978.00	2.09%	13.00%	10198	27.84%	1.25%	5.89	0.25	2.48	1206.35	211.66	162.64	198.7	52.6	0.6	5.03	0.02	3.29%	8036.84	86.3	77.34	1.21	4.93	3.42	1.81
14	43	Waterloo, Ont	105,444	0.70%	7.2	$102,824.65	$51,311.61	$550,971.00	$366,219.00	3.56	2.55	$2,596.00	2.52%	13.00%	8694	18.27%	2.47%	6.47	2.74	4.23	776.77	165.97	118.73	207.6	115.67	5.99	7.01	9.8	-10.74%	4992.24	58.05	60.75	0.86	3.08	1.48	2.28
15	44	Milton, Ont.	103,491	56.20%	5.6	$113,938.75	$54,299.27	$503,031.00	$491,215.00	4.31	2.87	$3,278.00	2.88%	13.00%	8694	21.04%	2.00%	2.48	0.25	4.22	741.49	138.86	112.09	196.3	120.32	8.7	7.1	8.36	-22.97%	1848.1	22.36	11.19	0.58	2.06	2.07	3
16	48	Delta, B.C.	104,290	3.70%	6.3	$98,278.89	$44,131.98	$668,015.00	$607,783.00	6.18	2.44	$2,399.00	2.44%	12.00%	8611	13.75%	1.62%	3.35	0.43	8.98	899.94	155	152.31	343.8	64.28	0	11.1	0	-21.29%	5699.11	58.79	47.87	0.68	3.13	2.46	1.99
17	50	Richmond Hill, Ont.	202,077	13.60%	6.9	$108,310.59	$44,449.05	$841,125.00	$736,515.00	6.8	2.62	$2,859.00	2.64%	13.00%	8694	25.07%	7.19%	2.2	0.27	13.18	744.58	165.19	120.17	220.8	118.74	4.69	7.9	22.3	-18.72%	2806.5	35.83	39.07	0.86	3.05	2.07	2.04
18	53	Terrebonne, Que.	111,769	10.80%	5.2	$83,548.82	$37,953.25	$244,547.00	$253,472.00	3.03	2.7	$2,216.00	2.65%	14.98%	11302	22.49%	1.61%	2.71	0.52	4.94	915.36	166.06	128.95	201.6	110.74	22.71	5.94	8.59	-3.34%	4508.46	57.94	63.74	0.37	4.04	2.34	1.41
19	56	Vaughan, Ont	319,727	18.60%	6.7	$121,035.37	$52,459.05	$932,777.00	$720,104.00	5.95	2.72	$3,166.00	2.62%	13.00%	8694	24.40%	5.70%	1.42	0.17	9.51	697.01	137.43	108.29	211.7	116.77	6.5	7.56	16.13	-18.72%	2806.5	35.83	39.07	0.67	2.68	2.07	1.82
20	60	Sherbrooke, Que.	210,032	6.50%	6.3	$64,259.19	$28,520.06	$227,363.00	$224,991.00	3.5	2.26	$1,445.00	2.25%	14.98%	11302	19.61%	1.41%	6.75	0.71	4.09	847.89	187.14	127.52	181.8	105.04	34.24	4.53	2.05	-17.72%	4819.76	58.11	50.6	0.92	4.87	3.86	1.62
21	61	Richmond, B.C	205,819	9.10%	7.1	$79,168.76	$31,108.50	$703,240.00	$700,346.00	8.85	2.3	$1,920.00	2.43%	12.00%	8611	25.09%	5.51%	3.81	1.37	11.64	1227.79	183.84	180.42	305.3	99.52	0	10.55	0.33	-17.31%	6550.88	78.9	59.53	0.78	2.99	2.46	1.98
22	63	Kitchener, Ont	234,137	6.70%	7.1	$80,812.04	$38,873.25	$301,924.00	$307,463.00	3.8	2.5	$2,042.00	2.53%	13.00%	8694	16.04%	1.18%	4.28	1.13	5.72	776.77	165.97	118.73	207.6	115.67	5.99	7.01	9.8	-10.74%	4992.24	58.05	60.75	1.04	3.09	1.48	1.54
23	70	Greater Sudbury, Ont.	166,817	1.00%	7.8	$82,966.49	$42,780.11	$275,308.00	$240,525.00	2.9	2.11	$1,771.00	2.13%	13.00%	8694	18.10%	0.73%	5.69	0.62	4.89	675.67	166.87	107.56	186.8	95.6	31.51	4.1	5.41	-5.78%	5560.17	71.66	75.37	0.88	3.96	2.03	1.33
24	74	Langley, B.C. (DM)	112,431	10.80%	6.1	$97,796.38	$43,008.61	$667,368.00	$572,758.00	5.86	2.34	$2,283.00	2.33%	12.00%	8611	14.13%	1.10%	3.19	0.54	2.77	1715.49	194.47	190.07	311.6	109	0	10.85	2.17	-6.16%	8435.17	102.32	89.82	0.7	3.34	2.46	1.77
25	75	Kamloops, B.C.	104,746	5.30%	8.5	$75,931.69	$36,517.99	$359,903.00	$332,798.00	4.38	2.08	$1,601.00	2.11%	12.00%	8611	12.64%	0.60%	5.24	1.33	3.65	224.34	105.58	83.28	246	131.99	3.39	9.27	26.04	-12.42%	11568.68	105.86	111.71	1.1	4.15	2.5	1.61
26	80	Markham, Ont.	335,947	15.20%	8.1	$112,387.02	$49,889.92	$810,071.00	$648,288.00	5.77	2.65	$3,012.00	2.68%	13.00%	8694	24.41%	6.21%	1.8	0.26	14.18	744.58	165.19	120.17	220.8	118.74	4.69	7.9	22.3	-18.72%	2806.5	35.83	39.07	0.65	2.96	2.07	1.93
27	84	Coquitlam, B.C	136,457	11.50%	7.2	$85,627.73	$36,858.12	$534,009.00	$553,719.00	6.47	2.19	$1,918.00	2.24%	12.00%	8611	16.43%	2.65%	3.48	0.56	13.54	2112.41	184.02	180.73	296.1	92	0	10.02	1.05	-23.26%	6339.25	71.97	59.65	0.48	3.22	2.46	1.94
28	89	Saint John, N.B.	131,560	4.30%	8.6	$76,251.96	$38,606.41	$217,369.00	$182,463.00	2.39	2.04	$1,567.00	2.06%	13.00%	10725	20.32%	0.56%	6.85	0.23	4.13	1075.96	157.9	122.06	198	74.52	14.12	5.17	0.07	-19.60%	8898.84	95.38	102.87	1.09	4.47	2.83	1.17
29	91	Peterborough, Ont.	125,121	3.40%	8.5	$77,636.56	$38,894.30	$366,021.00	$282,462.00	3.64	2.46	$1,908.00	2.46%	13.00%	8694	16.04%	0.66%	7.62	2.18	2.24	712.54	160.25	119.97	195	117.2	17.08	6.22	6.84	-16.16%	5978.77	74.26	88.36	1.46	4.18	2.29	1.59
30	92	Kelowna, B.C.	192,947	10.20%	8.1	$76,707.78	$35,110.49	$576,411.00	$444,632.00	5.8	2.17	$1,701.00	2.22%	12.00%	8611	12.40%	1.36%	4.08	2.09	2.62	311.28	136.64	107.8	215	123.46	2.94	8.12	3.69	-14.87%	11857.2	117.92	97.1	1.46	3.72	2.28	1.82
31	101	Trois-Rivières, Que.	157,141	6.50%	7.5	$62,931.92	$29,551.18	$189,937.00	$140,140.00	2.23	2.25	$1,399.00	2.22%	14.98%	11302	17.22%	1.08%	5.31	1.24	2.06	863.88	161.11	119.51	196.6	104.15	27.11	5.23	8.24	-5.74%	5740.3	67.33	46.02	1.29	4.01	2.13	1.35
32	102	Burnaby, B.C	239,926	9.90%	7.4	$74,573.23	$30,142.35	$539,152.00	$649,493.00	8.71	2.07	$1,632.00	2.19%	12.00%	8611	16.22%	3.34%	4.33	0.79	25.14	1871.01	178.27	173.76	326.3	82.54	0	10.81	4.68	-19.25%	6987.54	88.75	89.11	0.75	3.24	2.46	2.09
33	109	Thunder Bay, Ont.	126,257	0.00%	8.4	$75,358.39	$38,551.90	$267,786.00	$231,965.00	3.08	2.14	$1,637.00	2.17%	13.00%	8694	15.98%	0.65%	5.71	1.47	2.93	539.97	142.86	90.74	161.9	85.48	45.17	2.68	1.71	-17.46%	7580.67	89.38	121.16	1.28	4.89	2.39	1.41
34	120	Barrie, Ont.	198,706	4.70%	8.4	$88,713.53	$42,684.35	$351,102.00	$318,596.00	3.59	2.69	$2,411.00	2.72%	13.00%	8694	19.69%	1.16%	3.6	0.47	3.44	709.92	156.12	114.36	207.8	112.54	12.2	6.94	15.48	-19.56%	5565.29	56.94	53.52	0.99	3.5	1.45	1.57
35	122	Brantford, Ont.	142,829	4.20%	7.6	$77,970.08	$39,116.86	$315,656.00	$279,010.00	3.58	2.72	$2,130.00	2.73%	13.00%	8694	14.89%	0.70%	4.49	1.04	2.83	769.62	135.6	114.02	218.2	124.55	5	8.09	19.03	-11.09%	8348.16	100.31	67.73	0.78	4.07	1.43	1.22
36	126	Nanaimo, B.C.	103,959	5.60%	9.3	$67,894.09	$32,927.05	$396,032.00	$367,943.00	5.42	2.07	$1,436.00	2.12%	12.00%	8611	15.56%	0.63%	6.32	1.54	2.85	1098.2	175.64	169.96	293.7	96.89	0	10.08	1.47	-8.61%	11837.56	105.71	90.12	1.65	4.06	2.6	1.76
37	127	Longueuil, Que.	237,900	1.90%	7.5	$69,795.86	$30,072.05	$217,578.00	$261,556.00	3.75	2.3	$1,583.00	2.27%	14.98%	11302	18.11%	1.34%	3.94	1.58	21.78	798.56	164.56	119.8	205.9	117.5	19.38	6.15	13.88	-23.73%	5056.13	70.83	65.18	0.79	3.83	2.34	2.05
38	128	Ajax, Ont.	120,874	20.60%	8.7	$105,024.43	$48,452.90	$371,009.00	$404,568.00	3.85	2.8	$2,912.00	2.77%	13.00%	8694	17.77%	1.82%	2.52	0.2	14.03	766.13	145.68	122.66	239	100.48	2.73	8.12	9.56	-26.75%	3626.65	44.71	55.55	0.59	3.39	2.07	1.57
39	130	Oshawa, Ont	158,987	5.80%	10.8	$80,558.49	$39,207.42	$268,814.00	$289,861.00	3.6	2.63	$2,132.00	2.65%	13.00%	8694	17.64%	0.84%	4.08	0.48	8.02	766.13	145.68	122.66	239	100.48	2.73	8.12	9.56	-26.75%	3626.65	44.71	55.55	0.67	3.08	1.47	1.64
40	134	St. Catharines, Ont	136,665	0.50%	9.7	$72,659.67	$36,822.09	$292,790.00	$246,055.00	3.39	2.57	$1,864.00	2.57%	13.00%	8694	14.72%	1.25%	5.24	1.46	4.21	754.19	150.68	117.03	238.1	127.47	0.94	8.98	28.89	-18.74%	4978.1	63.53	54.05	1.38	3.68	1.37	1.67
41	135	Cambridge, Ont	134,255	4.60%	8.3	$87,137.35	$41,995.38	$332,707.00	$321,792.00	3.69	2.79	$2,463.00	2.83%	13.00%	8694	16.46%	0.96%	2.94	0.9	3.57	785.4	133.82	106.82	203.6	116.22	5.12	7.28	11.49	-10.74%	4992.24	58.05	60.75	0.78	3.23	1.48	1.25
42	147	Abbotsford - Mission, B.C.	180,636	6.50%	8.2	$76,888.38	$34,627.53	$401,988.00	$406,172.00	5.28	2.18	$1,701.00	2.21%	12.00%	8611	11.75%	0.78%	3	0.71	1.62	1483.26	179.45	174.09	312.3	100.3	0	10.44	2.2	-39.30%	5891.33	71.21	70.38	0.97	3.62	1.61	1.35
43	151	Saguenay, Que.	161,878	3.50%	7	$67,552.80	$31,229.59	$159,606.00	$179,805.00	2.66	2.43	$1,615.00	2.39%	14.98%	11302	20.48%	0.84%	4.81	0.73	2.29	663.75	198.36	122.13	175.5	86.8	46.58	2.79	3.93	-0.49%	5539.96	71.12	79.39	0.96	3.99	2.17	1.02
44	162	Windsor, Ont.	330,623	-0.80%	10.4	$75,446.61	$38,936.90	$281,565.00	$209,440.00	2.78	2.28	$1,732.00	2.30%	13.00%	8694	16.70%	0.88%	3.8	1.2	2.6	822.35	149.54	119.99	248.9	138.85	1.16	9.87	54.3	-9.31%	14708.21	137.18	124.47	1.26	3.99	1.55	1.16
45	182	Chatham-Kent, Ont.	105,739	-4.80%	10.2	$68,023.88	$35,848.50	$260,677.00	$164,749.00	2.42	2.45	$1,697.00	2.49%	13.00%	8694	13.84%	0.59%	5.39	1.28	0.8	803.14	137.07	117.95	246.9	132.09	1.42	9.75	46.68	-14.15%	6671.85	89.36	55.16	0.78	3.44	1.08	0.96
46	196	Cape Breton, N.S.	102,924	-2.90%	16.5	$61,893.52	$32,267.00	$138,933.00	$140,158.00	2.26	1.83	$1,167.00	1.89%	15.00%	11159	16.75%	0.23%	5.76	0.21	1.52	1242.36	190.99	146.91	204.4	74.93	2.73	5.86	1.2	-12.13%	6991.78	72.41	62.09	1.13	4.57	2.17	0.87

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