Once again this year, Airdrie cracked the list of top 25 small cities in Canada according to bestcities.org.
This year, same as last year, Airdrie sits comfy in 22nd.
Just like last year, Lethbridge, St. Alberta and Airdrie were the only Alberta cities to make the list.
The full list goes as follows:
1. Victoria
2. Kelowna
3. Kingston
4. Niagara Falls
5.Waterloo
6.North Vancouver
7.Burlington
8. Guelph
9. Fredericton
10. Lethbridge
11. Milton
12. Levis
13. St. John's
14.St. Albert
15. Moncton
16. Sherbrooke
17. Barrie
18. Kamloops
19. Trois-Rivieres
20. Nanaimo
21. Thunder Bay
22. Airdrie
23. Saanich
24. Aurora
25. St. Catharines
According to the article, with Airdrie being in a province thats known for wild swings in fortune tied to the price of fossil fuels, Airdire has been trucking along at a steady pace.
"The city has enjoyed a population increase of 20 per cent since 2016, at a time of supposed Albertan exodus by skilled workers. In fact, Airdrie ranks #3 in the country among small cities in our Population Growth subcategory, and #6 for Relocation (which tracks resident in-migration). Local leadership, well aware that many residents commute to Cowtown for work, are lowering property taxes and eliminating the city’s business tax to coax homegrown innovation."
The article also states Airdrie scores in the top three nationally in there overall Prosperity category, including #2 for Employment Rate and #4 for Household Income.
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