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I for one do get a bit tired of the constant barrage of most livable city rankings. The criteria is often incomplete, but there is no question that they are at least somewhat interesting. The most recent rankings comes to us from the Economist. And like the past couple of years, Australia and Canada dominate. This year, Vancouver takes the cake as the most livable (perhaps due to the fact that it’s now a bit more affordable than it has been for a while?). But there are some very strong contenders in the top ten including Vienna, Melbourne, Toronto, Perth, Calgary, Helsinki, Geneva, Sydney and Zurich.
For those who do not know much about these rankings, the most livable city rankings base their scores (out of 100) off the typical day to day lives within these cities and our interaction with them. Criteria includes such things as infrastructure, cost of living, urbanity, etc. As a Canadian, all I can say is really proud of how our cities rank. One other interesting note is the lack of American cities in the top ten. Finally, the bottom 10 cities is rounded out by several African and Southeast Asian cities. To see the top 10 and bottom 10, click here. For those that want to see the full list, it looks like you may need to pay more.
