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Canada with territories

best cities : United States of America

Best cities for young singles (ages 20-29)

large regions

San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC
Boston, MA
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY

mid-size regions

Madison, WI
Worcester, MA
Bridgeport, CT
New Haven, CT
Raleigh, NC

small regions

Boulder, CO
Santa Barbara, CA
Trenton, NJ
Ann Arbor, MI
Santa Rosa, CA

Best cities for mid-career professionals (30-44)

large regions

San Jose, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Austin, TX
San Diego, CA
Denver, CO

mid-size regions

Bridgeport, CT
Portland, ME
Madison, WI
Omaha, NE
Des Moines, IA

small regions

Durham, NC
Provo, UT
Reno, NV
Fayetteville, AR
Boulder, CO

Best cities for families with children

large regions

Washington, DC
Boston, MA
San Jose, CA
New York
San Diego

mid-size regions

Bridgeport, CT
Worcester, MA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Ventura, CA
Raleigh, NC

small regions

Manchester, NH
Trenton, NJ
Boulder, CO
Provo, UT
Norwich, CT

Best cities for empty-nesters (ages 45-64)

large regions

San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Boston, MA
Minneapolis, MN
Hartford, CT

mid-size regions

Bridgeport, CT
Portland, ME
Madison, WI
Honolulu, HI
Rochester, NY

small regions

Boulder, CO
Trenton, NJ
Fort Collins, CO
Santa Rosa, CA
Norwich, CT

Best cities for retirees (over 65 years of age)

large regions

San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Boston, MA
San Jose, CA
Miami, FL

mid-size regions

Bridgeport, CT
Palm Bay, FL
Honolulu, HI
Ventura, CA
Sarasota, FL

small regions

Santa Barbara, CA
Trenton, NJ
Santa Rosa, CA
Port St. Lucie, FL
Naples, FL

Best cities for gays and lesbians

large regions

San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Hartford, CT
Boston, MA
New York, NY

mid-size regions

Bridgeport, CT
Portland, ME
Worcester, MA
Honolulu, HI
Charleston, SC

small regions

Trenton, NJ
Santa Rosa, CA
Manchester, NH
Fayetteville, AR
Norwich, CT

best cities : Canada

Overall

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Calgary Ottawa - Gatineau Victoria Edmonton Guelph	Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Edmonton Guelph Victoria	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Calgary Fredericton Guelph	Toronto Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Victoria Canmore	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Calgary Victoria Montréal

Overall cost

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Victoria Yellowknife Ottawa - Gatineau Montréal Calgary	Ottawa - Gatineau Montréal Victoria Québec City Calgary	Ottawa - Gatineau Québec City Fredericton Toronto Montréal	Victoria Toronto Montréal Ottawa - Gatineau Vancouver	Montréal Victoria Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Québec City

Gay/Lesbian

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Victoria Guelph Montréal	Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Victoria Guelph Montréal	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Fredericton Calgary Guelph	Toronto Ottawa - Gatineau Victoria Calgary Vancouver	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Victoria Montréal Vancouver

Gay/Lesbian cost

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Victoria Montréal Ottawa - Gatineau Vancouver Calgary	Ottawa - Gatineau Montréal Victoria Québec City Vancouver	Ottawa - Gatineau Québec City Montréal Toronto Fredericton	Victoria Montréal Toronto Ottawa - Gatineau Vancouver	Montréal Victoria Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Québec City

best cities : Canada with Territories

Overall

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Calgary Iqaluit Ottawa - Gatineau Victoria Yellowknife Edmonton Guelph Canmore Whitehorse Montréal	Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Whitehorse Yellowknife Iqaluit Edmonton Guelph Victoria Toronto Montréal	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Calgary Fredericton Yellowknife Guelph Québec City Kingston Hamilton Montréal	Toronto Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Victoria Canmore Charlottetown Vancouver Montréal Parksville Kingston	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Calgary Victoria Montréal Vancouver Kingston Québec City Guelph Halifax

Overall cost

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Victoria Yellowknife Ottawa - Gatineau Montréal Iqaluit Calgary Vancouver Guelph Sherbrooke Québec City	Yellowknife Ottawa - Gatineau Montréal Victoria Québec City Whitehorse Calgary Vancouver Guelph Iqaluit	Ottawa - Gatineau Yellowknife Québec City Fredericton Toronto Montréal Guelph Vancouver Victoria Kingston	Victoria Toronto Montréal Ottawa - Gatineau Vancouver Québec City Charlottetown Parksville Calgary Yellowknife	Montréal Victoria Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Québec City Sherbrooke Vancouver Fredericton Kingston Charlottetown

Gay/Lesbian

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Victoria Yellowknife Iqaluit Guelph Montréal Vancouver Halifax Edmonton	Ottawa - Gatineau Calgary Yellowknife Whitehorse Victoria Guelph Montréal Toronto Edmonton Vancouver	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Yellowknife Fredericton Calgary Guelph Québec City Kingston Montréal Vancouver	Toronto Ottawa - Gatineau Victoria Calgary Vancouver Montréal Charlottetown Kingston Halifax Guelph	Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Victoria Montréal Vancouver Calgary Kingston Québec City Guelph Halifax

Gay/Lesbian cost

Singles	Mid-Career	Families	Empty Nesters	Retirees
Victoria Yellowknife Montréal Ottawa - Gatineau Vancouver Calgary Guelph Halifax Québec City Sherbrooke	Yellowknife Ottawa - Gatineau Montréal Victoria Québec City Vancouver Calgary Guelph Whitehorse Toronto	Ottawa - Gatineau Yellowknife Québec City Montréal Toronto Fredericton Vancouver Guelph Victoria Kingston	Victoria Montréal Toronto Ottawa - Gatineau Vancouver Québec City Charlottetown Yellowknife Calgary Fredericton	Montréal Victoria Ottawa - Gatineau Toronto Québec City Vancouver Sherbrooke Kingston Fredericton Guelph