Moneysense's 2015 Best Place to Live

Moneysense - a Canadian financial magazine has come out with its' annual ranking of the best city in Canada.  They measured 209 cities on a variety of categories like taxation, affordable housing and weather

Here in the Cariboo-Chilcotin -- only Quesnel and Williams Lake was ranked as follows:

Williams Lake -- 2015:

Overall Rank 2015: 189
Name: Williams Lake
Province: BC
Change: ➘
Overall Rank 2014: 186
City Type: Small
Low Unemployment:
High Incomes:
Affordable Housing:
Healthy Population Growth:
Access To Health Care:
Low Taxes: ✓
Low Crime:
Easy To Walk, Bike, Take Transit:
Good Weather:
Strong Arts & Sports Community:
Population: 18,513
Population Change (2010 To 2015): -2.5%
Estimated Unemployment Rate: 8.61%
Median Household Income: $70,766
Average Household Discretionary Income: $38,643.14
Average Household Net Worth: $241,444
Average Value Of Primary Real Estate: $212,351
Average Time To Buy A Home: 2.9 years
Property Tax: 2.57%
Average Property Tax: $2,044
Average Property Tax As A Percentage Of Average Income: 2.8%
Sales Tax: 12%
Average Income Tax for Individual Earning $50,000: $8,519
Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 14.8%
Luxury Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 0.2%
Travel To Work By Walking: 5.0%
Travel To Work By Bicycle: 1.0%
Travel To Work By Public Transit: 3.7%
Total Annual Rainfall: 307.55 mm
Days With Precipitation Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 137.4
Days With Rainfall Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 89.4
Days With Daily Min Temperature Greater Than 0°C: 179.1
Days With Daily Max Temperature Greater Than 20°C: 71.1
Days Above 24°C: 0.12
Crime Rate – 5-Year Change: -8.7%
Crime Rate Per 100,000: 32,585.4
Crime Severity Index: 216.4
Violent Crime Severity Index: 222.9
Owned Homes: 74.9%
Rented Homes: 23.3%
Employed In Health Care: 2.1%
Offices Of Doctors Of Medicine Per ’000: 1.13
Doctors Per ’000: 2.7
Employed In Arts And Rec: 0.9%

Quesnel -- 2015:

Overall Rank 2015: 193
Name: Quesnel
Province: BC
Change: ➘
Overall Rank 2014: 160
City Type: Small
Low Unemployment:
High Incomes:
Affordable Housing: ✓
Healthy Population Growth:
Access To Health Care:
Low Taxes:
Low Crime:
Easy To Walk, Bike, Take Transit:
Good Weather:
Strong Arts & Sports Community:
Population: 22,347
Population Change (2010 To 2015): -0.2%
Estimated Unemployment Rate: 9.21%
Median Household Income: $72,859
Average Household Discretionary Income: $40,183.21
Average Household Net Worth: $275,920
Average Value Of Primary Real Estate: $196,962
Average Time To Buy A Home: 2.6 years
Property Tax: 2.70%
Average Property Tax: $2,216
Average Property Tax As A Percentage Of Average Income: 3.0%
Sales Tax: 12%
Average Income Tax for Individual Earning $50,000: $8,519
Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 12.5%
Luxury Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 0.2%
Travel To Work By Walking: 6.0%
Travel To Work By Bicycle: 0.6%
Travel To Work By Public Transit: 0.9%
Total Annual Rainfall: 394.29 mm
Days With Precipitation Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 150.7
Days With Rainfall Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 110.8
Days With Daily Min Temperature Greater Than 0°C: 188.0
Days With Daily Max Temperature Greater Than 20°C: 93.7
Days Above 24°C: 0.07
Crime Rate – 5-Year Change: -27.1%
Crime Rate Per 100,000: 21,777.6
Crime Severity Index: 189.4
Violent Crime Severity Index: 203.5
Owned Homes: 78.4%
Rented Homes: 21.1%
Employed In Health Care: 2.4%
Offices Of Doctors Of Medicine Per ’000: 1.07
Doctors Per ’000: 1.4
Employed In Arts And Rec: 0.9%

To view the full list of 209 Canadian Cities -- go here