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Best places to live 2010

Cape Breton, NS

Current Rank: 169 | 2009 Rank: 150
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Prosperity
Household Income ($): 54,881 Houshold Discretionary (%): 23.65
New cars (%): 16.15 Unemployment rate (%): 13.60
Population 2001 : 109,330 Population (% change '01-'06): -3.10
Population 2006 : 105,928 Population (% change '06-'10): -2.50
Provincial income tax: 11 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 110,981 Time to buy (in years): 2.02
Lifestyle
Walk/Bike To Work (%): 6.38 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 141
Transit: 94    
Crime
Crime Severity: 79.80 Violent Crime rate: 1778
Total Crime rate: 7946    
Health
Doctors Per (per 1,000): 2.06 Health Pros (% of pop.): 8.62
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation Days: 190.10 Precipitation (ml/year): 999.99
Days below 0C: 168.00 Ozone (parts per billion): 23
Particulate matter: 7