Crime per 100,000 people is significantly lower than the national average, making it a safe place to live. These crime statistics include both violent and property crimes.
High scores in the housing category are a distinguishing feature of this area, possibly driven by a favorable home affordability ratio, higher home values and appreciation rates.
Good air quality as well as nearby health facilities like hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, fire and police stations all contribute to a higher than average health and safety score.
The majority of amenities are not ideally located within walking distance. To access these amenities, residents may be required to rely on a vehicle or public transit.
A low commute score could be due to longer-than-average work commutes and the limited availability of public transportation in this area.
Living in this region comes with a high cost of living, translating to elevated costs for homes, goods and services, groceries, utilities, health care and transportation.
The low schools score could result from issues like below-average graduation rates, inadequate reading and math scores, and the unavailability of local elementary and high schools.
Statistic | Puvirnituq | Quebec | National |
Workers who drive to work | 8.2% | 41.4% | 40.0% |
Workers who carpool | 8.3% | 2.1% | 3.0% |
Workers who take public transit | 0.3% | 8.1% | 7.1% |
Workers who bicycle | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Workers who walk | 29.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% |