Lethbridge plummets in annual ranking after methodology change
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LETHBRIDGE – While the authors caution against a year-to-year comparison, it’s hard not to notice Lethbridge’s significant drop in a national ranking.
MoneySense places Lethbridge 209th out of 415 places to live. The magazine gave points to the cities, organized as census subdivisions using Statistics Canada data, based on ten categories: economy, affordability, health, weather, commute, crime, taxes, demographics, culture, and amenities. But different weights were given to each category, with economy and affordability judged to be most important.
The MoneySense website offers sliders so people can weigh the categories to their own preferences. The article says results can’t be compared to previous years due to “a number of tweaks and adjustments.” In 2016 and 2017 Lethbridge was ranked 89th.
Overall, Lethbridge comes in between Central Saanich, B.C. and Sorel-Tracy, Que. The city’s strengths were identified as amenities, demographics, and arts and community. Lethbridge County fared significantly worse, at 356th.
