Dove sono i posti migliori per vivere in Canada?

L' MoneySense 2012 Posti migliori per vivere sondaggio Voto 190 comunità canadesi, con almeno 10,000 residenti, comparing 22 different factors such as weather, redditi e le imposte, prospettive di lavoro, accesso alle cure sanitarie, home accessibilità, tassi di criminalità, e stile di vita generale, including the percentage of people who walk or bike to work.

For the third year in a row, Ottawa ranked as the best place in Canada to live.

Perché Ottawa? MoneySense outlined several factors that put Canada’s capital city on top:

Ottawa cultural offerings e family-friendly lifestyle were just some of the factors that helped the city take the No. 1 entreremo nel nocciolo della questione…

The city’s residents enjoy high household and discretionary incomes, thanks to the large number of well-paying government jobs, which insulate it from some of the vagaries of the economy.

Contemporaneamente, the average home price in Ottawa proper ($335,300) isn’t as high as in Canada’s biggest centres, meaning families can comfortably afford decent homes.

Here’s the complete MoneySense Top 10:

1. Ottawa, ON
2. Burlington, ON
3. Kingston, ON
4. Halifax, NS
5. Regina, SK
6. Brandon, MB
7. Fredericton, NB
8. Edmonton, AB
9. Red Deer, AB
10. Winnipeg, MB

In generale, smaller cities and suburban communities continue to score higher than Canada’s larger cities, con Calgary classifica #14, Victoria (AC) a #35, Toronto a #47 e Montreal a #149. Vancouver, a perennially popular destination for newcomers, si attesta a #56, but scored dead last in housing affordability.

For more information on the MoneySense sondaggio, controllare il Posti migliori per vivere 2012 lista e articoli correlati.

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