A new ranking from Resonance Consultancy has placed Waterloo as the third best city in Ontario with a population under 200,000 and fifth in Canada.
According to a release, the ranking “quantifies and compares the relative quality of place, reputation and competitive identity for cities around the world.”
“Our Best Cities rankings have been a global benchmark for measuring city performance since 2014, used by global governments and media outlets such as National Geographic and AFAR to assess the trajectory of the world’s big and small urban centers,” said Chris Fair, Resonance President and CEO. “The Best Cities ranking consists of empirical factors that people consider most important when choosing a city to live and visit, as well as empirical factors that business decision makers consider important for business or investment.”
The ranking takes into account 32 factors, including places to live, work or visit, but also things like the number of “quality culinary experiences and museums, employment, direct flights and mentions each city has on Instagram.”
This year’s best small towns:
1) Victoria, BC
2) Kelowna, BC
3) Kingston, Ontario
4) Niagara Falls, Ontario
5) Waterloo, Ontario
6) North Vancouver, BC
7) Burlington, Ontario
8) Guelph, Ontario
9) Fredericton, NB
10) Lethbridge, AB
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