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Best places to live 2010

Ottawa-Gatineau, ON

Current Rank: 1 | 2009 Rank: 2
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Prosperity
Household Income ($): 91,159 Houshold Discretionary (%): 28.52
New cars (%): 20.30 Unemployment rate (%): 6.10
Population 2001 : 1,067,800 Population (% change '01-'06): 5.90
Population 2006 : 1,130,761 Population (% change '06-'10): 4.44
Provincial income tax: 3 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 287,642 Time to buy (in years): 3.16
Lifestyle
Walk/Bike To Work (%): 8.93 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 5
Transit: 8    
Crime
Crime Severity: 75.30 Violent Crime rate: 928
Total Crime rate: 5675    
Health
Doctors Per (per 1,000): 2.65 Health Pros (% of pop.): 5.30
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation Days: 163.40 Precipitation (ml/year): 914.20
Days below 0C: 153.40 Ozone (parts per billion): 22
Particulate matter: 7