CaptureA new study out this week puts Wood Buffalo as the 183rd best place (out of 209 cities) to live in Canada. Ouch! Here’s the facts (followed with some rebuttals, naturally)

Overall Rank 2015: 183
Name: Wood Buffalo
Province: AB
Change: ?
Overall Rank 2014: 139
City Type: Small (Really? Small?)
Low Unemployment: X
High Incomes: ?
Affordable Housing: (2500/month for a two bedroom apartment’s not affordable??)
Healthy Population Growth: X
Access To Health Care: (We have lots of great health care services! Unless you’re a woman or a senior citizen, naturally)
Low Taxes: ? (Low?)
Low Crime: X
Easy To Walk, Bike, Take Transit: X
Good Weather: X (As the legendary Meat Loaf sang Three out of 12 ain’t bad- something like that anyways?)
Strong Arts & Sports Community: X (Disagree with that one for sure. Keyano Theatre and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons ought to be mentioned)
Population: 87,548 (And this is small?)
Population Change (2010 To 2015): 29.8%
Estimated Unemployment Rate: 6.61%
Median Household Income: $187,043
Average Household Discretionary Income: $101,009.11 (Are lifted trucks discretionary or a necessity? With our potholes- its up for debate!)
Average Household Net Worth: $375,682
Average Value Of Primary Real Estate: $596,382
Average Time To Buy A Home: 3.0 years
Property Tax: 2.62%
Average Property Tax: $4,828
Average Property Tax As A Percentage Of Average Income: 2.5%
Sales Tax: 5% (Suck it BC!)
Average Income Tax for Individual Earning $50,000: $9,350
Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 31.5% (I need to trade in my old dated 2015 for a 2016 ASAP!)
Luxury Vehicles 2012 Model Year Or Newer: 1.5% (Yeah those will do great against our potholes. Ford F-450? Now THAT’S a luxury!)
Travel To Work By Walking: 4.0% (Have you SEEN our sidewalks in the winter?)
Travel To Work By Bicycle: 0.1%
Travel To Work By Public Transit: 32.8% (Yay Diversified!)
Total Annual Rainfall: 316.32 mm
Days With Precipitation Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 142.5
Days With Rainfall Greater Than Or Equal To 0.2 mm: 83.7
Days With Daily Min Temperature Greater Than 0°C: 153.1
Days With Daily Max Temperature Greater Than 20°C: 84.2
Days Above 24°C: 0.89
Crime Rate – 5-Year Change: -50.0%
Crime Rate Per 100,000: 11,984.9
Crime Severity Index: 100.6
Violent Crime Severity Index: 109.7
Owned Homes: 68.8%
Rented Homes: 29.5%
Employed In Health Care: 2.5%
Offices Of Doctors Of Medicine Per ’000: 0.55
Doctors Per ’000: 0.7
Employed In Arts And Rec: 1.0%