Overview
- Leger’s Happy Cities 2025 survey finds a national average happiness score of 68.7 out of 100 based on responses from more than 39,800 adults.
- Only two of the 10 largest cities exceed that benchmark, with Mississauga at 70.3 and Montreal close behind, according to the Zoocasa analysis.
- In Mississauga, an average home price of about $969,501 equates to roughly $13,788 per happiness point, compared with Montreal’s approximately $578,900 and $8,343 per point.
- Toronto and Vancouver combine lower happiness scores with the highest housing costs, exceeding $1 million and resulting in about $16,000 to $17,220 per happiness point.
- Western markets provide the lowest ratios, led by Winnipeg at $5,790 per point, Edmonton at $6,289, and Calgary at $8,425, and Zoocasa’s June poll underscores affordability concerns with 52.6% prioritizing stable, affordable housing and 53.8% of homeowners seeing no reasonably priced neighbourhoods.