📑LAKIVE CITY FIT REPORTS
Data-driven reports on how
cities fit real people
By occupation, income, housing goals, family situation, and long-term financial outcomes.
Generic livability rankings show how cities perform in general. Lakive reports go deeper. We analyze whether a city actually works for specific workers, newcomers, families, and professionals comparing life across Canada and the U.S.
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Annual Index
Our annual occupation–city index comparing affordability, after-tax income, rent pressure, and job-market signals across major North American cities.
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Issue Briefs
Short reports on timely city questions, affordability pressure, livability contradictions, and relocation trends.
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Newcomer Guides
Practical financial survival guides for newcomers evaluating where to land, rent, work, and build stability.
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Canada vs. U.S.
Cross-border comparisons showing how the same career can lead to very different financial outcomes in Canadian and American cities.
🔬Data Sources & Independence
Lakive reports are built on public government data. No city, employer, or institution can buy better scores, suppress unfavorable findings, or influence our analysis.
🇨🇦Canada
Statistics Canada
Labour Force Survey, income & housing data
Canada's Job Bank
Occupation demand & vacancy signals
CMHC
Housing starts, rental & ownership affordability
CRA / Provincial tax tables
After-tax income estimates by province
🇺🇸United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Occupation wages, employment projections
U.S. Census Bureau / ACS
Income, housing cost & demographic data
HUD
Fair market rents & housing affordability benchmarks
IRS / State tax schedules
Federal & state after-tax income estimates
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