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Canada’s Richest Places 2017
The average household net worth of the the richest place in Canada is more than $4 million
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| Rank | Name | Province | Average Household Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Vancouver DM | B.C. | $4,043,838.83 |
| 2 | Westmount | Que. | $3,304,648.32 |
| 3 | Rocky View County | Alta. | $2,831,313.47 |
| 4 | Mont-Royal | Que. | $2,225,959.84 |
| 5 | King | Ont. | $2,223,214.05 |
| 6 | Foothills No. 31 | Alta. | $1,903,008.33 |
| 7 | Oak Bay | B.C. | $1,890,902.18 |
| 8 | North Saanich | B.C. | $1,612,189.51 |
| 9 | Greater Vancouver | B.C. | $1,609,686.28 |
| 10 | North Vancouver DM | B.C. | $1,575,419.09 |
| 11 | Beaconsfield | Que. | $1,564,981.09 |
| 12 | Canmore | Alta. | $1,395,832.89 |
| 13 | Whitchurch-Stouffville | Ont. | $1,321,678.27 |
| 14 | Oakville | Ont. | $1,303,745.45 |
| 15 | Vaughan | Ont. | $1,265,691.49 |
| 16 | Richmond Hill | Ont. | $1,246,188.20 |
| 17 | Markham | Ont. | $1,202,922.31 |
| 18 | Aurora | Ont. | $1,179,110.81 |
| 19 | Whistler | B.C. | $1,174,035.17 |
| 20 | Caledon | Ont. | $1,108,883.84 |
| 21 | Kirkland | Que. | $1,103,720.16 |
| 22 | Côte-Saint-Luc | Que. | $1,095,228.54 |
| 23 | Guelph (ON), TP | Ont. | $1,081,997.98 |
| 24 | Sturgeon County | Alta. | $1,073,268.14 |
| 25 | Uxbridge | Ont. | $1,060,586.52 |
| 26 | Red Deer County | Alta. | $1,054,577.22 |
| 27 | Leduc County | Alta. | $1,054,462.51 |
| 28 | Woolwich | Ont. | $1,042,307.08 |
| 29 | Erin | Ont. | $1,035,189.67 |
| 30 | Chestermere | Alta. | $1,016,029.98 |
| 31 | Adjala-Tosorontio | Ont. | $1,013,822.38 |
| 32 | Niagara-on-the-Lake | Ont. | $1,009,154.15 |
| 33 | Vancouver | B.C. | $997,798.79 |
| 34 | Richmond | B.C. | $991,691.57 |
| 35 | Springwater | Ont. | $977,178.79 |
| 36 | Strathcona County | Alta. | $962,499.84 |
| 37 | White Rock | B.C. | $961,742.09 |
| 38 | Coldstream | B.C. | $955,218.65 |
| 39 | Delta DM | B.C. | $955,028.07 |
| 40 | Middlesex Centre | Ont. | $948,116.79 |
| 41 | Rosemère | Que. | $933,779.69 |
| 42 | Lacombe County | Alta. | $928,713.82 |
| 43 | Central Saanich | B.C. | $928,399.75 |
| 44 | Langley DM | B.C. | $921,999.55 |
| 45 | Parkland County | Alta. | $914,049.25 |
| 46 | Pelham | Ont. | $898,750.52 |
| 47 | Oro-Medonte | Ont. | $896,324.84 |
| 48 | Saanich DM | B.C. | $892,538.94 |
| 49 | Capital | B.C. | $889,125.75 |
| 50 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 | Alta. | $879,717.56 |
| 51 | Burlington | Ont. | $862,226.86 |
| 52 | East Gwillimbury | Ont. | $859,435.05 |
| 53 | Rothesay | NB | $858,705.59 |
| 54 | Cochrane | Alta. | $848,909.02 |
| 55 | Clearwater County | Alta. | $835,514.92 |
| 56 | Port Moody | B.C. | $824,969.07 |
| 57 | Wellesley | Ont. | $820,679.06 |
| 58 | Saint-Lambert | Que. | $819,100.42 |
| 59 | Halton Hills | Ont. | $816,020.23 |
| 60 | Summerland | B.C. | $811,354.42 |
| 61 | Lloydminster | Alta. | $809,127.89 |
| 62 | West Kelowna | B.C. | $802,099.56 |
| 63 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | Que. | $798,408.74 |
| 64 | Toronto C | Ont. | $794,582.73 |
| 65 | Coquitlam | B.C. | $790,893.50 |
| 66 | Weyburn | SK | $790,701.17 |
| 67 | Sidney | B.C. | $787,864.68 |
| 68 | St. Albert | Alta. | $787,659.95 |
| 69 | Burnaby | B.C. | $782,804.43 |
| 70 | Pickering | Ont. | $776,451.92 |
| 71 | Lake Country | B.C. | $773,098.93 |
| 72 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire | Que. | $752,927.91 |
| 73 | Boucherville | Que. | $750,956.35 |
| 74 | Saint-Sauveur | Que. | $750,377.46 |
| 75 | Newmarket | Ont. | $750,212.09 |
| 76 | Wilmot | Ont. | $749,071.29 |
| 77 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | Que. | $737,626.22 |
| 78 | Mapleton | Ont. | $737,406.72 |
| 79 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | Alta. | $736,565.77 |
| 80 | Calgary | Alta. | $733,977.85 |
| 81 | Yellowhead County | Alta. | $733,895.99 |
| 82 | Hamilton | Ont. | $730,392.24 |
| 83 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux | Que. | $730,247.27 |
| 84 | Okotoks | Alta. | $728,895.08 |
| 85 | Candiac | Que. | $721,255.22 |
| 86 | Milton | Ont. | $721,123.73 |
| 87 | Mississauga | Ont. | $719,658.33 |
| 88 | Thames Centre | Ont. | $719,220.75 |
| 89 | Scugog | Ont. | $717,974.84 |
| 90 | Brant | Ont. | $716,555.59 |
| 91 | Mountain View County | Alta. | $715,994.49 |
| 92 | Tiny | Ont. | $715,891.29 |
| 93 | Waterloo | Ont. | $710,205.64 |
| 94 | Lethbridge County | Alta. | $707,258.46 |
| 95 | Collingwood | Ont. | $705,984.00 |
| 96 | Kelowna | B.C. | $705,217.90 |
| 97 | Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield | Ont. | $703,606.34 |
| 98 | Surrey | B.C. | $696,991.80 |
| 99 | St. Andrews | Man. | $693,182.34 |
| 100 | Pointe-Claire | Que. | $691,250.34 |
Westmount, Que., is a distant second. The difference is so pronounced that each resident in West Vancouver could afford to buy a fleet of luxury cars and still retain the title of being the richest city in Canada.
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