Construction · OpenStats
OpenStats Building Permit Value
OpenStats
Cities ranked by total Statistics Canada building permit value in the calendar year. Rank 1 is highest value.
4 editions · 2023–2026
#32
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 226428000
Ontario
Kingston
Limestone City at three waterways
Kingston in brief
Kingston sits where Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence, and the Cataraqui River meet at the south end of the Rideau Canal. Nicknamed the Limestone City for its heritage stone buildings, it grew from the Indigenous place name Cataraqui into the King's Town honouring George III.
Kingston Penitentiary, once Canada's most notorious maximum-security prison, now offers guided tours led in part by former guards. The waterfront still feels like a meeting place of rivers, lake, and canal.
Drawn from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura.
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#75
City Score rank
38%
City Score
6
Owned lists in score
City Score over time
The green line averages OpenStats-owned rankings (radon, permit value, mill rates). Grey dots mark every published placement across all studies below.
Rankings for Kingston
Each study below is its own ranking. Where a study has more than one edition for this city, the chart shows standing across those years only.
Composite · OpenStats
OpenStats City Score
OpenStats
Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.
Single edition · 2026
#75
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.378
Only one published edition places Kingston in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Health · OpenStats
OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon
OpenStats
Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.
Single edition · 2026
#14
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 161
Only one published edition places Kingston in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Property tax · OpenStats
OpenStats Residential Mill Rates
OpenStats
Municipalities ranked by residential mill rate. Rank 1 is the highest published rate (higher tax burden).
Single edition · 2024
#28
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 12.66
Only one published edition places Kingston in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
MoneySense Best Places to Live
MoneySense
Annual composite ranking of Canadian municipalities on economy, housing, crime, health, and weather.
4 editions · 2014–2018
#45
Latest · 2018 · of 415
Worth knowing in Kingston
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario.
Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal.
Kingston is located between the Prince Edward County and Thousand Islands tourist regions, and is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because it has many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone.
Kingston Penitentiary, once Canada's most notorious maximum-security prison, now offers guided tours led in part by former guards.
Places to see
Kingston Penitentiary
Canada's infamous former maximum-security prison, open for guided tours after closing in 2013.
Pollution
A 1973 anniversary sculpture that locals long considered an eyesore, still standing as public art.
