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Sources: Boyd Co. Inc., Statistics Canada, local police departments.

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Rank	City	Prov	Annual operating costs ($)	Cost of living index	Building permit average growth (%)	Unemployment variance from 5.5%	Crime rate per 100,000 people	Rank
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1	Sherbrooke	QC	30.27	63.70	2.30	0.50	5,161	1
2	L�vis	QC	32.30	71.20	19.10	(1.10)	4,728	2
3	Qu�bec	QC	32.65	73.20	44.30	(1.10)	4,728	3
4	Saguenay	QC	29.17	69.10	8.70	3.20	4,218	4
5	Gatineau	QC	34.18	84.20	21.50	(0.20)	5,682	5
6	Laval	QC	34.24	78.20	9.80	1.80	4,811	6
7	Trois-Rivi�res	QC	32.51	80.20	(2.60)	2.40	4,635	7
8	Longueuil	QC	33.34	79.20	(12.40)	1.80	6,231	8
9	Montr�al	QC	34.83	91.10	(4.00)	1.80	6,435	9