Prince George among worst
places to live in Canada
March 21,
2012
Citizen staff
Citizen staff
Prince George is amongst the worst places to live in Canada, according
to MoneySense Magazine’s annual Best Places to Live ranking.
Prince George ranked 156 out of 190 communities with 10,000 or more
people, according to the magazine’s 2012 ranking.
The rankings are based on weather; affordability of housing;
unemployment levels; population growth; percentage of people who bike, ride the
bus or walk to work; household and discretionary income; access to doctors and
health professionals; crime; tax levels; amenities; air quality; number of
people employed in arts and culture; and percentage of new cars.
Prince George ranked 176th out of 190 communities on crime, 150th on
culture and 171st for new cars. The city’s strongest showing was in the
category of number of doctors per 1,000 people, which saw the city rank 53rd
out of 190 cities. Prince George was 64th for discretionary income and 85th by
household income.
Northern B.C. overall had low rankings with Williams Lake being named
the second-worst place in Canada after New Glasgow, NS.
Prince Rupert was ranked 179th, Quesnel 172nd and Terrace 169th.
Saanich was the only B.C. community to make the top 25, at 15th out of
190.
The top 10 communities in Canada, according to the MoneySense ranking,
are Ottawa, Burlington, Ont., Kingston, Ont., Halifax, Regina, Brandon, Man.,
Fredericton, NB, Edmonton, Red Deer, Alta., and Winnipeg.
Prince George ranked 134th in 2011 and 164th in 2010.
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