Percentage of Health Professionals
In big cities you may have to wait years to find a family doctor or hours to be seen at an emergency clinic. Smaller towns have trouble even attracting healthcare workers. Not having convenient and adequate healthcare is one of the worst attributes a city can have. Canada's city with the lowest percentage of healthcare professionals: Cold Lake, AB. (below). Canada's city with the lowest number of doctors per 1,000 people, Leamington, ON.
| Category | Rank out of 179 |
| Overall ranking | 98 |
| Affordable housing | 130 |
| Household income | 19 |
| New cars on the road | 36 |
| Job prospects | 14 |
| Population growth | 68 |
| Access to health care | 179 |
| Overall Crime | 162 |
| Walk or bike to work | 177 |
| Violent Crime | 165 |
| Total Precipitation | 83 |
| Pollution | 112 |
| Culture | 147 |