Posted Mar 16, 2023 11:13pm ET
A woman wears a spooky spider costume to take part in the annual Zombie Walk and Halloween parade in Essen, Germany, on Monday October 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
According to a report, Edmonton would appear to be the safest place in Canada to survive a hypothetical zombie apocalypse ranking by Rentola, an online rental portal.
Five factors such as vulnerability, hiding spots, supplies, security and mobility were analyzed to determine the best and worst cities to live in when the undead were about to take to the streets.
Threats include population density and health. Hideouts takes into account the average household size, green spaces and vacancy rates. “Supplies” deals with access to food, water and medicines. Security takes crime and weapons data into account. Walking, jogging and cycling values as well as roads are taken into account for mobility.
Rentola ranked 35 metro areas based on their analysis across the five categories.
Edmonton consistently scored relatively high, resulting in its No. 1 ranking.
Saskatoon came in second after Edmonton, largely due to first place in safety.
Guelph Ontario. and Calgary took 3rd and 4th place, followed by Regina. In terms of deliveries, Guelph was first.
Meanwhile, Saint John, NB has been identified as the worst city to live in for surviving a zombie outbreak and scores worst for hiding places and security.
Here are the cities in order of priority:
1. Edmonton
2. Saskatoon
3. Guelph, Ontario.
4. Calgary
5. Regina
6. Winnipeg
7. Kelowna, BC
8. Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
9. Kingston, Ontario.
10. Abbotsford, BC
11.London, Ontario.
12. Windsor, Ontario.
13. Oshawa, Ontario.
14. Ottawa
15. Peterborough, Ontario.
16. Brantford, Ontario.
17. St. Catharines, Ontario.
18. Halifax
19.Hamilton, Ontario.
20. Barrie, Ontario.
21. Thunder Bay, Ontario.
22. Vancouver
23. St.John’s
24. Quebec City
25. Kitchener, Ontario.
26.Victoria
27. Lethbridge, Alta.
28.Moncton, NB
29.Toronto
30. Saguenay, Que.
31. Sherbrook, Que.
32.Montreal
33. Trois-Rivieres, Que.
34. Belleville, Ontario.
35. Saint John, NB
Reporting for this story was funded by the Meta-funded Afghan Journalists in Residence Project.
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