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Toronto not in Top Ten Best Places to Live in Canada

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Toronto Not In Top Ten Best Places To Live In Canada Monday April 27, 2009 MoneySense has released their annual list of the best places to live in Canada - and Toronto didn't even crack the top ten. Instead, Victoria, British Columbia, took the top spot. The West Coast city beat long-time champion Ottawa-Gatineau in the rankings. The survey looked at 24 indicators, including weather and crime levels, to arrive at the following results: 10. Brandon, Man. 9. Peterborough, Ont. 8. Winnipeg, Man. 7. Fredericton, N.B. 6. Moncton, N.B. 5. Vancouver, B.C. 4. Burlington, Ont. 3. Kingston, Ont. 2. Ottawa-Gatineau 1. Victoria Here in the GTA, we came in at a dismal 79th place. "Our grading system looks only at features that have a broad appeal and that can be reliably measured," Ian McGugan, MoneySense editor wrote. "And while we have nothing against beaches and nice scenery, we concentrate on practical matters, like how easy it is to find a job, locate a doctor and afford a house. We want readers to refer to our listings when they go to buy a house, move or invest in a community." So why didn't Toronto make the cut? For starters, housing prices are astronomically high. Out of 154 surveyed cities, we came in at 141. In this case, close to the bottom means we're at the top of the market. For another, our unemployment rate is also high. The lower a city's unemployment rate, the higher a place ranks and Toronto came in at 126. But there's some good news: we were second only to Motnreal in terms of "buzz" - the percentage of residents employed in arts, culture, recreation and sports.

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MoneySense Article

shame on us!

Did anyone actually think Toronto was a good place to live?






















Jayx1 in 3, 2, 1

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Jayx1 in 3, 2, 1

lol you beat me to it

is Oakville considered to be a part of GTA?

if not, then I don't understand why it's not #1?

guess i better move to brandon or winnipeg

hahah ok!

lmao Burlington. yah okay
the only thing good that came outta there was the Hutchayy

I'm really shocked Burlington made it over Oakville...

a BIG wtf there

I found this funny and sad at the same time

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ut there's some good news: we were second only to Motnreal in terms of "buzz" - the percentage of residents employed in arts, culture, recreation and sports.

not sure how credible this "calculation" is - if you go on MoneySense's website, you can download the full list of cities and see different rankings

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze I'm really shocked Burlington made it over Oakville... a BIG wtf there

look at the criteria they used and you will see why Oakville isn't there.

This is great news in the next 6-12 months i'm movies to Ottawa

And the K-Hole comes in at 63

is this top 10 worst places to live?

The simple fact that Kingston is on the list should be some kind of indicator. Kingston is a hole! Yes, it has its percs, but fuck, prisons, uni-drunkeness, the fuckin townies.

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Originally posted by barbina lmao Burlington. yah okay the only thing good that came outta there was the Hutchayy

are you kidding me? Burlington is a great place to live. In terms of schools, property value, safety, sense of neighbourhood etc, getting a doctor/dentist, amenities etc. It has tonnes of parks and easy access to both Toronto and Hamilton. Great public transit too.

I am confused as to why Oakville didn't make the list, as Burlington and Oakville are almost identical

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Originally posted by spitty are you kidding me? Burlington is a great place to live. In terms of schools, property value, safety, sense of neighbourhood etc, getting a doctor/dentist, amenities etc. It has tonnes of parks and easy access to both Toronto and Hamilton. Great public transit too. I am confused as to why Oakville didn't make the list, as Burlington and Oakville are almost identical

Hmm.. I didn't think about that.
I was comparing this Burlington

to this Burlington

#59 - Hamilton
#79 - Toronto

awesome!

...so how did Vancouver make the top 5 if its based on this criteria?

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"And while we have nothing against beaches and nice scenery, we concentrate on practical matters, like how easy it is to find a job, locate a doctor and afford a house. We want readers to refer to our listings when they go to buy a house, move or invest in a community."

Seriously? It's probably has the highest housing prices in Canada, tough to find a job and has been hit pretty bad by the recession, and it has the highest crime rate in Canada.

All Vancouver has is the beaches/scenery to its name.