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Best places to live 2010

Vernon, BC

Current Rank: 49 | 2010 Rank: 36
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Prosperity
Household income ($): 72,294 Houshold discretionary (%): 26.11
New cars (%): 9.81 Unemployment rate (%): 7.00
Population 2001 : 51,530 Population (% change '01-'06): 7.50
Population 2006 : 55,418    
Provincial income tax: 2 Provincial sales tax: 5
Housing
Average household price ($): 401,333 Time to buy (in years): 5.55
Lifestyle
Walk/bike to work (%): 8.98 College: Y
University: N Culture: 92
Transit: 136    
Crime
Crime severity: 130.00 Violent crime rate: 2637
Total crime rate: 14325    
Health
No. of doctors (per 1,000): 2.55 Health professionals (% of pop.): 6.94
Hospital: Y    
Weather
Precipitation days: 135.00 Precipitation (ml/year): 409.90
Days below 0C: 123.70 Ozone (parts per billion): 12
Particulate matter (micrograms/cubic metre):
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