The Best and Worst Places to Live
By: Liam Rooney
Where Do I Want to Live?
Auburn, NH (Where I want to live)
Property values:
Median home price $239000
http://www.greatschools.org/new-hampshire/auburn/
Unemployment:
4%
http://www.greatschools.org/new-hampshire/auburn/
Recreation available:
ATVing Audubon
Hiking
Bicycling
Boating
Sports in Area:
Baseball Softball
Soccer Field Hockey
Lacrosse Basketball
Events and Festivals:
Duck Race
Library Book Sale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn,_New_Hampshire
Racial Makeup:
The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 0.21% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.41% Asian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn,_New_Hampshire
Education:
Auburn Village School K-8, 6 other private preschools
http://www.greatschools.org/new-hampshire/auburn/
Cost of Living:
Cost of living; Auburn 133% NH 118% US 100%
http://www.greatschools.org/new-hampshire/auburn/
Economy:
Median household income $83,900
http://www.greatschools.org/new-hampshire/auburn/
Police:
Auburn has 7 full time police officers and 14 part time police officers
http://www.auburnpolice.org/Personnel.html
Detroit, Michigan (Where I don’t want to live)
Property values:
Median home value is $41,100
http://www.zillow.com/detroit-mi/home-values/
Unemployment:
17.7% (Aug 2013)
https://www.google.com/#q=detroit+michigan+unemployment+rate
Recreation available:
Art
Parks
Swimming
Marinas
https://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/RecreationDepartment.aspx
Sports in Area:
Football
Hockey
Baseball
Basketball
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_Detroit
Events and Festivals:
North American International Auto Show (January)
Plymouth International Ice Sculpture Spectacular (January)
Detroit Autorama (February)
Detroit Electronic Music Festival (Memorial Day weekend)
Birmingham Fine Arts Festival (May)
Greektown Arts Festival (May)
WYCD Downtown Hoedown (May)
Arab International Festival (June)
Red Bull Air Race World Series (June 13 & 14)
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g42139-s408/Detroit:Michigan:Events.And.Festivals.html
Racial Makeup:
White:116599: 12.26%
Black or African American: 775772: 81.55%
Asian: 9268: .97%
http://detroit.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
Education:
Detroit has 26 High schools including Renaissance High School and Cass Technical High School
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/michigan/districts/detroit-public-schools
Cost of Living:
Detroit 79% - US 100%
http://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/michigan/detroit
Economy:
Estimated median household income in 2011: $25,193
http://www.city-data.com/city/Detroit-Michigan.html
Police:
Detroit Police Department had 4,006 sworn officers as of Oct. 31, 2002.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2002/02sec6.pdf
St. Albert, Alberta (Canada)
Property values:
Median house price $557277
http://www.paranych.com/St-Albert-real-estate-stats-news/St.%20Albert/All
Unemployment:
4.3%
http://www.moneysense.ca/canadas-best-places-to-live-2014-full-ranking
Recreation available:
Parks
Hiking
Sightseeing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albert,_Alberta
Sports in Area:
Hockey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albert,_Alberta
Events and Festivals:
Northern Alberta International Children's Festival
Outdoor Farmers' Market
Kinsmen Rainmaker Rodeo
Harvest Festival
Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival
Rock'n August
St. Albert Rotary Music Festival
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albert,_Alberta
Racial Makeup:
Minority of St. Albert is 26% Chinese 10% Black 19% South Asian
http://www.city-data.com/canada/St--Albert-City.html
Education:
17 elementary schools and 2 highschools
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albert,_Alberta
Cost of Living:
Alberta 109.7% - Canada 100%
http://liveincalgary.com/overview/cost-of-living/cost-of-living-comparison
Economy:
Average household income is $128,270.17
http://www.moneysense.ca/canadas-best-places-to-live-2014-full-ranking
Police:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the national police force for all of Canada.