{"id":16,"date":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","slug":"canada-calgary-tops-2026-best-cities-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/?p=16","title":{"rendered":"Canada: Calgary Tops 2026 Best Cities List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/anne-marie-richardson\/best-cities-canada-remotion-videos-2658\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>A recent 2026 ranking compared Canadian cities on affordability, safety, climate, employment, and housing, offering a broad guide for movers seeking the right fit.<br \/>\nCalgary ranked first again, pairing $63.7K avg. salary with moderate living costs, strong health care, low crime, low taxes, and appeal for work-life balance.<br \/>\nOttawa placed second and Edmonton third, with Ottawa praised for purchasing power and family life, while Edmonton stood out for affordable homeownership, sunshine, and festivals.<br \/>\nMontr\u00e9al ranked fourth with bilingual, arts, and affordability appeal, while Toronto and Vancouver still made the list despite pricier homes and stronger big-city career draws.<br \/>\nSeveral smaller cities also ranked highly, reflecting demand for affordability, outdoor access, and a slower pace alongside work opportunities and family-friendly lifestyles.<br \/>\nThe best city depended on personal priorities, with Canadian communities offering different mixes of natural beauty, urban convenience, enter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent 2026 ranking compared Canadian cities on affordability, safety, climate, employment, and housing, offering a broad guide for movers seeking the right fit. Calgary ranked first again, pairing $63.7K avg. salary with moderate living costs, strong health care, low crime, low taxes, and appeal for work-life balance. Ottawa placed second and Edmonton third, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}