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Best places to live 2010

Halifax, NS

Current Rank: 14 | 2009 Rank: 14
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Prosperity
Household Income ($): 75,676 Houshold Discretionary (%): 26.37
New cars (%): 23.37 Unemployment rate (%): 6.80
Population 2001 : 359,183 Population (% change '01-'06): 3.80
Population 2006 : 372,858 Population (% change '06-'10): 5.76
Provincial income tax: 11 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 246,380 Time to buy (in years): 3.26
Lifestyle
Walk/Bike To Work (%): 11.09 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 16
Transit: 21    
Crime
Crime Severity: 105.70 Violent Crime rate: 1710
Total Crime rate: 7843    
Health
Doctors Per (per 1,000): 3.51 Health Pros (% of pop.): 6.98
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation Days: 171.20 Precipitation (ml/year): 999.99
Days below 0C: 157.30 Ozone (parts per billion): 17
Particulate matter: 4