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Sault Ste. Marie

Rapids city on the St. Marys River

Sault Ste. Marie in brief

Sault Ste. Marie faces its Michigan twin across the St. Marys River, a manufacturing and tourism hub on the route between Lakes Huron and Superior. Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples shared the rapids long before French posts arrived in the 1600s.

Steel, locks, and the International Bridge keep the border busy. Agawa Canyon trains, the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, and the Sault Canal locks give visitors three classic northern stops.

Drawn from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura.

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#114
City Score rank
19%
City Score
1
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Sault Ste. Marie

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

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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

#114
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.186

Only one published edition places Sault Ste. Marie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

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

#8
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 17.07

Only one published edition places Sault Ste. Marie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Sault Ste. Marie

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Marie is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of the St.

    Wikipedia

  • Mary's River directly across from its "twin city", Sault Ste.

    Wikipedia

  • The city's population was 72,051 at the 2021 census, making it the third most populous city in Northern Ontario.

    Wikipedia

  • Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is reached primarily by train, turning the ride itself into part of the attraction.

    Atlas Obscura

Places to see

Sault Canal Locks

Historic shipping locks where scenery, engineering, and Great Lakes commerce meet.

Whitefish Island

A small island amid the St. Marys Rapids that remains an important First Nations site on the Canada-U.S. border.

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