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Best places to live 2010

New Westminster, BC

Current Rank: 46 | 2010 Rank: 50
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Prosperity
Household income ($): 75,986 Houshold discretionary (%): 27.59
New cars (%): 12.06 Unemployment rate (%): 7.30
Population 2001 : 54,656 Population (% change '01-'06): 7.10
Population 2006 : 58,549    
Provincial income tax: 2 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 461,200 Time to buy (in years): 6.07
Lifestyle
Walk/bike to work (%): 6.95 College: Y
University: Y Culture: 15
Transit: 3    
Crime
Crime severity: 145.00 Violent crime rate: 1645
Total crime rate: 10824    
Health
No. of doctors (per 1,000): 2.33 Health professionals (% of pop.): 6.06
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation days: 174.80 Precipitation (ml/year): 2.00
Days below 0C: 47.50 Ozone (parts per billion): 17
Particulate matter (micrograms/cubic metre):
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