Residents of the regions gave the top rating to their community as a place to raise a family (Oakville mean of 8.3 out of 10, Burlington mean of 8.5, Halton Hills mean of 8.2, Milton mean of 7.5), and also gave high ratings to their region’s overall quality of life and as a safe place to live. All regions receive lower grades on being a place to take public transit, with a very poor grade in Halton Hills (mean of 3.4) and Milton (mean of 4.2). The region as a place where one can afford to buy a home scored the lowest (mean of 3.4 overall).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) random telephone survey of 1272 residents in the Towns of Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills and the City of Burlington , 18 years of age or older, between June 12th to 23rd, 2024. The margin of error for this survey is ±2.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20

The research was commissioned by The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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