Canada’s Richest Places 2017
The average household net worth of the the richest place in Canada is more than $4 million
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When you sit down to calculate your net worth you throw everything into the mix. Your investments, your car, artwork, and, of course, your house less any debts you may owe. Considering most homes in and around Vancouver make more than their owners do, one should expect to see inflated household net worths. And that is very much the case.
Several cities up and down the west coast find their way on to our richest cities list. But No. 1 is in a class of its own. The average household net worth of the district municipality of West Vancouver is more than $4 million.
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Westmount, Que., is a distant second. The difference is so pronounced that each resident in West Vancouver could afford to buy a fleet of luxury cars and still retain the title of being the richest city in Canada.
| Rank | Name | Province | Average Household Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Vancouver DM | B.C. | $4,043,838.83 |
| 2 | Westmount | Que. | $3,304,648.32 |
| 3 | Rocky View County | Alta. | $2,831,313.47 |
| 4 | Mont-Royal | Que. | $2,225,959.84 |
| 5 | King | Ont. | $2,223,214.05 |
| 6 | Foothills No. 31 | Alta. | $1,903,008.33 |
| 7 | Oak Bay | B.C. | $1,890,902.18 |
| 8 | North Saanich | B.C. | $1,612,189.51 |
| 9 | Greater Vancouver | B.C. | $1,609,686.28 |
| 10 | North Vancouver DM | B.C. | $1,575,419.09 |
| 11 | Beaconsfield | Que. | $1,564,981.09 |
| 12 | Canmore | Alta. | $1,395,832.89 |
| 13 | Whitchurch-Stouffville | Ont. | $1,321,678.27 |
| 14 | Oakville | Ont. | $1,303,745.45 |
| 15 | Vaughan | Ont. | $1,265,691.49 |
| 16 | Richmond Hill | Ont. | $1,246,188.20 |
| 17 | Markham | Ont. | $1,202,922.31 |
| 18 | Aurora | Ont. | $1,179,110.81 |
| 19 | Whistler | B.C. | $1,174,035.17 |
| 20 | Caledon | Ont. | $1,108,883.84 |
| 21 | Kirkland | Que. | $1,103,720.16 |
| 22 | Côte-Saint-Luc | Que. | $1,095,228.54 |
| 23 | Guelph (ON), TP | Ont. | $1,081,997.98 |
| 24 | Sturgeon County | Alta. | $1,073,268.14 |
| 25 | Uxbridge | Ont. | $1,060,586.52 |
| 26 | Red Deer County | Alta. | $1,054,577.22 |
| 27 | Leduc County | Alta. | $1,054,462.51 |
| 28 | Woolwich | Ont. | $1,042,307.08 |
| 29 | Erin | Ont. | $1,035,189.67 |
| 30 | Chestermere | Alta. | $1,016,029.98 |
| 31 | Adjala-Tosorontio | Ont. | $1,013,822.38 |
| 32 | Niagara-on-the-Lake | Ont. | $1,009,154.15 |
| 33 | Vancouver | B.C. | $997,798.79 |
| 34 | Richmond | B.C. | $991,691.57 |
| 35 | Springwater | Ont. | $977,178.79 |
| 36 | Strathcona County | Alta. | $962,499.84 |
| 37 | White Rock | B.C. | $961,742.09 |
| 38 | Coldstream | B.C. | $955,218.65 |
| 39 | Delta DM | B.C. | $955,028.07 |
| 40 | Middlesex Centre | Ont. | $948,116.79 |
| 41 | Rosemère | Que. | $933,779.69 |
| 42 | Lacombe County | Alta. | $928,713.82 |
| 43 | Central Saanich | B.C. | $928,399.75 |
| 44 | Langley DM | B.C. | $921,999.55 |
| 45 | Parkland County | Alta. | $914,049.25 |
| 46 | Pelham | Ont. | $898,750.52 |
| 47 | Oro-Medonte | Ont. | $896,324.84 |
| 48 | Saanich DM | B.C. | $892,538.94 |
| 49 | Capital | B.C. | $889,125.75 |
| 50 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 | Alta. | $879,717.56 |
| 51 | Burlington | Ont. | $862,226.86 |
| 52 | East Gwillimbury | Ont. | $859,435.05 |
| 53 | Rothesay | NB | $858,705.59 |
| 54 | Cochrane | Alta. | $848,909.02 |
| 55 | Clearwater County | Alta. | $835,514.92 |
| 56 | Port Moody | B.C. | $824,969.07 |
| 57 | Wellesley | Ont. | $820,679.06 |
| 58 | Saint-Lambert | Que. | $819,100.42 |
| 59 | Halton Hills | Ont. | $816,020.23 |
| 60 | Summerland | B.C. | $811,354.42 |
| 61 | Lloydminster | Alta. | $809,127.89 |
| 62 | West Kelowna | B.C. | $802,099.56 |
| 63 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | Que. | $798,408.74 |
| 64 | Toronto C | Ont. | $794,582.73 |
| 65 | Coquitlam | B.C. | $790,893.50 |
| 66 | Weyburn | SK | $790,701.17 |
| 67 | Sidney | B.C. | $787,864.68 |
| 68 | St. Albert | Alta. | $787,659.95 |
| 69 | Burnaby | B.C. | $782,804.43 |
| 70 | Pickering | Ont. | $776,451.92 |
| 71 | Lake Country | B.C. | $773,098.93 |
| 72 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire | Que. | $752,927.91 |
| 73 | Boucherville | Que. | $750,956.35 |
| 74 | Saint-Sauveur | Que. | $750,377.46 |
| 75 | Newmarket | Ont. | $750,212.09 |
| 76 | Wilmot | Ont. | $749,071.29 |
| 77 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | Que. | $737,626.22 |
| 78 | Mapleton | Ont. | $737,406.72 |
| 79 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | Alta. | $736,565.77 |
| 80 | Calgary | Alta. | $733,977.85 |
| 81 | Yellowhead County | Alta. | $733,895.99 |
| 82 | Hamilton | Ont. | $730,392.24 |
| 83 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux | Que. | $730,247.27 |
| 84 | Okotoks | Alta. | $728,895.08 |
| 85 | Candiac | Que. | $721,255.22 |
| 86 | Milton | Ont. | $721,123.73 |
| 87 | Mississauga | Ont. | $719,658.33 |
| 88 | Thames Centre | Ont. | $719,220.75 |
| 89 | Scugog | Ont. | $717,974.84 |
| 90 | Brant | Ont. | $716,555.59 |
| 91 | Mountain View County | Alta. | $715,994.49 |
| 92 | Tiny | Ont. | $715,891.29 |
| 93 | Waterloo | Ont. | $710,205.64 |
| 94 | Lethbridge County | Alta. | $707,258.46 |
| 95 | Collingwood | Ont. | $705,984.00 |
| 96 | Kelowna | B.C. | $705,217.90 |
| 97 | Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield | Ont. | $703,606.34 |
| 98 | Surrey | B.C. | $696,991.80 |
| 99 | St. Andrews | Man. | $693,182.34 |
| 100 | Pointe-Claire | Que. | $691,250.34 |
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