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
#6
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 1698820000
Quebec
Quebec City
Cliffside capital since 1608
Quebec City in brief
Quebec City clings to a cliff above the St. Lawrence, near the Innu and other Indigenous nations’ river routes. Samuel de Champlain founded a habitation here in 1608; stone walls, a citadel, and a Château later made the skyline unmistakable.
Winter Carnival and summer terraces take turns owning the calendar. Walk the old town and you are basically inside a living timeline with excellent pastry.
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Permits, tax, radon & more for Quebec City
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#31
City Score rank
74%
City Score
5
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 Quebec City
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
#31
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.739
Only one published edition places Quebec City 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
#45
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 119.7
Only one published edition places Quebec City 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
#1
Published · 2025 · of 18
Score 1277
Only one published edition places Quebec City 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).
Single edition · 2025
#18
Published · 2025 · of 18
Score 2.4
Only one published edition places Quebec City in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
Globe and Mail Most Livable Cities
The Globe and Mail
2023 data partnership with Environics Analytics ranking 439 Canadian communities on ten livability categories.
Single edition · 2023
#44
Published · 2023 · of 439
Only one published edition places Quebec City 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
#121
Latest · 2018 · of 415
Housing
National Bank Housing Affordability — Highest Mortgage Stress
National Bank of Canada Economics and Strategy
Ranked by Mortgage Payment as a Percentage of Income (MPPI) on a representative home. Rank 1 = highest MPPI (least affordable). Free quarterly Housing Affordability Monitor tables.
2 editions · 2025–2026
#8
Latest · 2026 · of 10
Score 37.2
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.
3 editions · 2024–2026
#86
Latest · 2026 · of 304
Score 180.7
Housing
RBC Housing Affordability — Least Affordable Markets
RBC Economics
Ranked by RBC aggregate Housing Affordability Measure (% of median pre-tax household income for mortgage, property taxes, and utilities on a benchmark home). Rank 1 = highest ownership-cost burden (least affordable). CMA markets mapped to primary city slugs.
2 editions · 2024–2025
#8
Latest · 2025 · of 13
Score 34
Worth knowing in Quebec City
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
Quebec City is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.
As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459 and the Quebec City census metropolitan area had a population of 839,311.
It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal.
Places to see
Château Frontenac
This imposing Canadian Gothic hotel overlooking the St. Lawrence is often called the most photographed hotel in the world.
Morrin Centre
Quebec City's first prison was retrofitted into an English-language library and cultural centre exploring anglophone history in the region.
Old Québec Funicular
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers between Upper and Lower Town for over a century.
Îlot des Palais
An archaeological museum on the former Intendant's palace site displays colonial finds, including unexpected ancient Egyptian figurines.
