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Best places to live 2010

Hamilton, ON

Current Rank: 77 | 2009 Rank: 59
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Prosperity
Household Income ($): 78,087 Houshold Discretionary (%): 27.45
New cars (%): 14.10 Unemployment rate (%): 9.30
Population 2001 : 490,268 Population (% change '01-'06): 2.91
Population 2006 : 504,559 Population (% change '06-'10): 1.51
Provincial income tax: 3 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 282,727 Time to buy (in years): 3.62
Lifestyle
Walk/Bike To Work (%): 6.34 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 69
Transit: 31    
Crime
Crime Severity: 98.00 Violent Crime rate: 1379
Total Crime rate: 6563    
Health
Doctors Per (per 1,000): 2.25 Health Pros (% of pop.): 6.55
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation Days: 157.70 Precipitation (ml/year): 910.10
Days below 0C: 142.10 Ozone (parts per billion): 23
Particulate matter: 9