Calgary ranks among the top cities in the world for Gen Z to move to
Calgary just landed on the global radar for Gen Z, ranking among the best cities in the world for young people to move to in 2026.
The ranking comes from Remitly, which analyzed 250 cities across the world to “find the cities that genuinely deliver for this generation,” and narrowed it down to a top 50 list.
The cities are scored out of 100 across nine categories, which Remitly says are important for Gen Z movers: rent affordability, youth unemployment rate, safety index, LGBTQ+ equality, broadband speed, affordability of a night out, quality of life index, average monthly net salary, and share of population aged 20 to 29.
Calgary came in 21st place with a score of 66.18 out of 100. Calgary was the second Canadian city on the list, only being beaten out by Ottawa, which came in eighth place with a score of 68.77.
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As for the rest of Alberta, our neighbours to the north in Edmonton also made the list, coming in 35th place with a score of 65.02. Other Canadian cities to make the list include Halifax in 22nd, Montreal in 28th, Toronto in 39th, Vancouver in 43rd, and Victoria in 49th.
On the global scale, Copenhagen, Denmark, came in first place with a score of 76.67, followed by Bern, Switzerland, in second place with a score of 74.01 and Groningen, Netherlands, in third place with a score of 73.44.
Calgary is no stranger to the spotlight when it comes to global rankings; it was even named among the top 100 best cities in the world for 2026.
You can view the full list online.