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Best places to live 2010

Victoria, BC

Current Rank: 8 | 2009 Rank: 1
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Prosperity
Household Income ($): 79,284 Houshold Discretionary (%): 28.71
New cars (%): 11.28 Unemployment rate (%): 7.60
Population 2001 : 311,902 Population (% change '01-'06): 5.80
Population 2006 : 330,088 Population (% change '06-'10): 4.45
Provincial income tax: 1 Provincial sales tax: 3
Housing
Average household price ($): 522,211 Time to buy (in years): 6.59
Lifestyle
Walk/Bike To Work (%): 16.06 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 7
Transit: 27    
Crime
Crime Severity: 106.00 Violent Crime rate: 1499
Total Crime rate: 10156    
Health
Doctors Per (per 1,000): 3.09 Health Pros (% of pop.): 6.69
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation Days: 154.20 Precipitation (ml/year): 883.30
Days below 0C: 52.60 Ozone (parts per billion): 19
Particulate matter: 5