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Best places to live 2010

Kingston, ON

Current Rank: 2 | 2009 Rank: 3
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Prosperity
Household Income ($): 76,956 Houshold Discretionary (%): 27.77
New cars (%): 14.77 Unemployment rate (%): 5.40
Population 2001 : 146,838 Population (% change '01-'06): 3.80
Population 2006 : 152,358 Population (% change '06-'10): 1.35
Provincial income tax: 3 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 236,629 Time to buy (in years): 3.07
Lifestyle
Walk/Bike To Work (%): 12.01 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 32
Transit: 52    
Crime
Crime Severity: 69.10 Violent Crime rate: 1265
Total Crime rate: 6802    
Health
Doctors Per (per 1,000): 4.09 Health Pros (% of pop.): 8.12
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation Days: 156.20 Precipitation (ml/year): 960.10
Days below 0C: 136.50 Ozone (parts per billion): 23
Particulate matter: 8