Overall rank
#26
of 29, with default weights
Overall score
50
out of 100

Category scores

0 = worst and 100 = best among the 29 cities.

Safety
60
#19 of 29
Jobs & economy
34
#29 of 29
Housing cost
57
#14 of 29
Climate
46
#23 of 29
Air quality
95
#7 of 29
Traffic
33
#24 of 29
Amenities
15
#22 of 29

Right now

Observed 2026-11-13 04:45 local time
Temperature
0.5 °C
Partly cloudy
Humidity
81%
Wind
3.8 km/h
Air quality (US AQI)
32
Good

7-day forecast

DayConditionsHigh °CLow °CPrecip. mmChance %
Fri 13 NovOvercast4-00.05
Sat 14 NovOvercast7-00.016
Sun 15 NovOvercast730.013
Mon 16 NovOvercast930.01
Tue 17 NovOvercast1010.00
Wed 18 NovOvercast1220.00
Thu 19 NovOvercast1340.05

Rank over time

Climate: past 12 months

2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 · daily values from the Open-Meteo archive

Daily high and low temperature

Daily rain

Daily snowfall

Show monthly table
MonthAvg high °CAvg low °CRain mmSnow cmSunshine h
2025-116.1-0.4231696
2025-12-0.3-8.05844102
2026-01-4.4-11.12142113
2026-02-1.6-9.52916131
2026-037.4-2.61169171
2026-0414.23.4922251
2026-0517.37.1562348
2026-0624.113.71090395
2026-0727.017.2520422
2026-0824.715.61390334
2026-0922.513.3530278
2026-1017.57.0600270
2026-1113.76.821061

Rush-hour congestion

How much slower traffic moves than on empty roads, measured by TomTom on weekdays during the morning (07–10) and evening (16–19) rush, local time. Every reading is kept, so this history keeps growing. Data since 2026-10-26 (12 days). The ranking itself uses the last 30 days.

Every sampled day

Average by weekday

Show weekday averages
WeekdayMorning rushEvening rushReadings
Monday—19.7%17
Tuesday19.9%24.7%27
Wednesday21.9%23.4%26
Thursday23.7%27.4%18
Friday—31.0%18
Show every day (12)
DayDateMorning rushEvening rushReadings
Thursday2026-11-1223.7%—9
Wednesday2026-11-11—14.2%8
Tuesday2026-11-1022.0%—9
Monday2026-11-09—23.3%9
Friday2026-11-06—29.6%9
Wednesday2026-11-04—31.5%9
Tuesday2026-11-03—24.7%9
Friday2026-10-30—32.4%9
Thursday2026-10-29—27.4%9
Wednesday2026-10-2821.9%—9
Tuesday2026-10-2717.9%—9
Monday2026-10-26—15.8%8

All metrics

MetricValueUnitScorePeriodSource
Safety
Crime Severity Index (lower is better) 66.0 index 57 2025 Statistics Canada – Crime Severity Index (35-10-0026-01, 35-10-0188-01)
Violent Crime Severity Index (lower is better) 79.6 index 63 2025 Statistics Canada – Crime Severity Index (35-10-0026-01, 35-10-0188-01)
Jobs & economy
Unemployment rate (lower is better) 8.1 % 28 2026-10 Statistics Canada – Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459-01)
Employment rate (higher is better) 57.4 % 24 2026-10 Statistics Canada – Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459-01)
Population growth (higher is better) 0.98 % / yr 49 2024–2025 Statistics Canada – Population estimates (17-10-0148-01, 17-10-0155-01)
Housing cost
Average 2-bedroom rent (lower is better) 1,645 CAD/month 55 2025 CMHC average rents via Statistics Canada (34-10-0133-01)
Rent change (lower is better) 6.8 % / yr 59 2024–2025 CMHC average rents via Statistics Canada (34-10-0133-01)
Climate
Extreme cold days (lower is better) 6 days 87 2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
Hot days (lower is better) 7 days 82 2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
Snowfall (lower is better) 130 cm / yr 24 2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
Wet days (lower is better) 167 days 4 2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
Sunshine (higher is better) 2,973 hours / yr 30 2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
Air quality
PM2.5 (90-day mean) (lower is better) 5.2 µg/m³ 95 2026-08-15 to 2026-11-13 Open-Meteo Air Quality API
Traffic
Rush-hour congestion (lower is better) 23.9 % 33 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-12 TomTom Traffic Flow API
Amenities
Parks (higher is better) 336 count 21 2026-10-30 OpenStreetMap via Overpass API
Hospitals & clinics (higher is better) 31 count 6 2026-10-30 OpenStreetMap via Overpass API
Schools (higher is better) 133 count 21 2026-10-30 OpenStreetMap via Overpass API
Transit stops (higher is better) 699 count 10 2026-10-30 OpenStreetMap via Overpass API
Other information (not scored)
Population 633,002 people — 2025 Statistics Canada – Population estimates (17-10-0148-01, 17-10-0155-01)
Average temperature 8.7 °C — 2025-11-13 to 2026-11-12 Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
Air Quality Index now 32 US AQI — 2026-11-13T04:00 Open-Meteo Air Quality API
Traffic samples (30 days) 106 samples — 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-12 TomTom Traffic Flow API