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
#11
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 834612000
Ontario
London
Fork of the Thames, home of insulin's spark
London in brief
London sits at the confluence of the Thames and North Thames rivers in Southwestern Ontario, named after the English capital by early planners. Paleo-Indian sites nearby stretch back about 11,000 years, and the Lawson Site reconstructs a Neutral Iroquoian village from roughly 500 years ago.
At Banting House in 1920, Frederick Banting woke at 2 a.m. with the idea that led to insulin therapy. Labatt Memorial Park holds the Guinness record for the world's oldest continually operating baseball diamond.
Drawn from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura.
Permits, tax, radon & more for London
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#34
City Score rank
70%
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 London
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
#34
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.697
Only one published edition places London 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
#81
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 85.1
Only one published edition places London 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
#15
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 15.73
Only one published edition places London in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Housing
CMHC Average 2-Bedroom Rent — Lowest Rent
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Average rent for purpose-built 2-bedroom apartments (all tenants) from CMHC Rental Market Survey. Rank 1 = lowest average rent among covered CMAs.
Single edition · 2025
#10
Published · 2025 · of 18
Score 1651
Only one published edition places London in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Housing
CMHC Purpose-Built Rental Vacancy — Highest Vacancy
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Purpose-built rental apartment vacancy rate from CMHC Rental Market Survey (October). Rank 1 = highest vacancy (most available rental stock among covered CMAs).
2 editions · 2024–2025
#3
Latest · 2025 · of 18
Score 4
Livability
MoneySense Best Places to Live
MoneySense
Annual composite ranking of Canadian municipalities on economy, housing, crime, health, and weather.
4 editions · 2014–2018
#162
Latest · 2018 · of 415
Quality of life
Numbeo Quality of Life Index by City
Numbeo
Crowd-sourced composite Quality of Life Index. Historical snapshots are free on Numbeo ranking pages; OpenStats cites Canadian cities from those public pages (cite_only). Higher index scores are better; ranks are global position on the snapshot page.
2 editions · 2025–2026
#131
Latest · 2026 · of 304
Score 170.5
Worth knowing in London
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
London is at the confluence of the Thames River and North Thames River, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from both Toronto and Detroit; and about 230 km (140 mi) from Buffalo.
The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat.
Labatt Memorial Park holds the Guinness record for the world's oldest continually operating baseball diamond, after London fans successfully challenged a Massachusetts rival.
At Banting House, Frederick Banting woke at 2 a.m. in 1920 with the idea that led to insulin therapy for Type 1 diabetes.
Places to see
Labatt Memorial Park
Guinness-recognized as the world's oldest baseball field diamond, in continuous use since 1877.
Banting House
National Historic Site known as the birthplace of insulin, where Sir Frederick Banting had his breakthrough idea.
Abandoned Veterans Village at Westminster Ponds
Ruins of a World War II veterans' rehabilitation centre tucked into the Westminster Ponds conservation area.
London Psychiatric Hospital
Clusters of abandoned buildings that hint at a 144-year history of psychiatric care on the grounds.
