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best cities in quebec

Just because you want to live somewhere affordable, does not mean you have to move to the middle of nowhere. In fact, you don't even need to leave the province to strike the perfect balance between a high quality of life and a low cost of living.

Two cities in Quebec were recently named among "Canada’s best affordable places to live" by Maclean's Magazine. Not only do these cities have home prices below the national average of $700,000, but, as Maclean's puts it, they also "aren’t boring backwaters."

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When it comes to Canada's remarkable landscapes, food scene and friendly people, there's no denying it's easily one of the best destinations in the world, and Travel + Leisure readers would agree.

Travel + Leisure, an online travel publication, dropped its World's Best Awards and when it comes to the best cities in Canada, two Quebec spots managed to make the list.

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Quebec is showing the rest of Canada how to live the good life. Six cities in the province have just been named the best places in the country for work-life balance. It’s not all about the 9-to-5 grind — residents of these cities juggle business and pleasure like pros.

Point2 analysts crunched data from Canada’s 100 largest cities, evaluating 30 metrics that impact work-life balance. They looked at factors like average work hours, access to healthcare, after-tax income, and the quality of local amenities.

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Canada is one of the most desirable countries in the world. Still, choosing a city to live in with your growing family is no easy feat. But when it comes to access to daycare and schools, the cost of food and commute times, Quebec just might be the perfect spot for you and your little ones.

Yore Oyster, a personal finance and investment company, ranked the best cities in Canada to raise a family, and Quebec totally dominated the list. The company evaluated a total of 27 Canadian cities, scoring them on a number of criteria such as cost of living, childcare costs, maternity and parental leave, crime rate, quality of life and median age.

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Those towns you might know best as passing exit signs are getting some overdue attention. Three Quebec cities made it onto a new ranking of the best small cities in Canada, though none made the top 10.

Lévis, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières came in at numbers 12, 16 and 19, respectively. Victoria, Kelowna, Kingston, Niagara Falls and Waterloo occupied the top five spots nationally.

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