Vernon ranked 62 for Canada’s best communities
A recent report conducted by Maclean’s Magazine ranked the city of Vernon as the 62nd best community in Canada.
The city placed behind Salmon Arm, which took sixth place nationally, West Kelowna which took home 12th place, and Kelowna which claimed 39th place.
The report considers the state of the local economy, unemployment, household income, affordability, taxes, demographics, commute, crime rates, accessibility to medical services, local amenities, and the arts and culture scene.
According to the report, Vernon scored high in taxes thanks to a low property tax rate consisting of 1.6 per cent of a person’s income and an average property tax bill of $1592