Best Places to Retire

Rank	City	Main mode of transport: Bike (%)	Main mode of transport: Walking (%)	Main mode of transport: Transit (%)	Days above 0°C	Days with rain	Property tax %	Average household income	Average house price	Doctors offices per '000	% empolyed in health care	% employed in arts & rec	Violent crime rate per 100k
1	Victoria, B.C.	9.46	23.19	12.48	312.6	150.4	1.55	59,321	447,044	3.79	4.27	3.62	2178.78
2	Saanich, B.C.	5.11	5.57	11.17	327.8	150.5	2.22	84,509	562,115	0.77	4.34	2.43	734.35
3	Kingston, Ont.	2.16	8.98	3.83	219.6	119.4	2.19	79,727	287,403	1.35	5.16	1.91	1189.38
4	Burlington, Ont.	0.73	3.68	7.8	236.2	108.7	2.62	110,031	417,102	1.22	3.52	2.06	507.27
5	Ottawa, Ont.	2.05	7.29	21.33	211.9	118.5	2.19	98,980	352,020	0.95	3.66	2.94	651.86
6	Toronto, Ont.	1.64	7.45	34.15	258.6	112.8	2.07	91,464	515,775	1.21	3.16	3.38	1203.65
7	Joliette, Que.	1.99	8.08	1.14	199.1	95.9	2.14	59,373	162,768	1.51	4.74	0.95	1141.23
8	Saskatoon, Sask.	2.11	5.9	3.49	166.4	64.4	2.08	86,934	311,592	1.81	5.09	1.78	1789.84
9	Stratford, Ont.	4.59	12.17	1.85	211.2	117.1	2.46	73,948	237,518	1.7	3.5	2.6	782.14
10	Winnipeg, Man.	1.47	5.48	12.35	170.2	76.9	2.08	77,269	255,091	0.89	4.77	1.91	1415.63
11	Halifax, N.S.	0.85	9.62	11.54	228.9	133.4	1.98	79,348	247,566	1.12	4.91	2.47	1364.22
12	London, Ont.	1.45	5.74	6.37	217.3	120.3	2.38	78,873	247,818	1.12	4.71	1.56	1075.61
13	Calgary, Alta.	1.18	5.32	15.16	169.3	67.5	2.32	125,733	394,550	1.11	3.8	2.11	753.64
14	Oakville, Ont.	0.55	3.14	14.39	222.1	101.3	2.7	145,471	587,045	1.12	3.13	2.58	507.27
15	Owen Sound, Ont.	0.76	8.4	1.57	223.9	121.1	2.35	67,914	223,587	1.51	4.66	1.57	1359.24
16	Hawkesbury (Que./Ont.)	1.36	9.73	1.75	199.8	97.8	2.14	52,763	172,321	1.46	3.44	0.85	2190.75
17	Steinbach, Man.	3.25	10.8	0.57	168.2	67	2.04	65,784	250,276	1.44	4.54	1.85	1489.49
18	Penticton, B.C.	3.01	10.62	1.11	249.1	93.6	2.19	64,601	434,800	1.7	4.01	1.19	2426.95
19	Kamloops, B.C.	1.3	5.59	3.68	240.1	81.8	2.05	74,517	299,134	1.25	3.87	1.56	2254.69
20	Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.	1.73	9.05	1.43	208.6	119.2	2.11	59,927	177,044	1.4	4.35	1.02	885.06
21	Edmonton, Alta.	1.21	5.54	12.19	186.7	77.2	2.06	96,704	338,463	1.08	4.63	1.95	1210.46
22	Nanaimo, B.C.	1.54	6.31	2.89	285	167.2	2.06	66,496	351,751	1.57	3.99	1.72	1617.51
23	Newmarket, Ont.	0.52	4.57	5.85	205.8	108.3	2.78	107,353	413,688	1.62	3.25	2.05	548.25
24	Cranbrook, B.C.	1.6	7.48	1.59	189	80.8	2.06	73,833	303,505	0.85	3.74	1.2	2923.83
25	Rimouski, Que.	1.22	10.08	0.65	192.2	111.6	2.28	63,829	162,570	1.48	5.13	1.93	951.84

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