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Originally Posted by getbak
For these types of comparisons, it's better to look at urban density, which counts all of the built-up area in and around a city whether it's inside the city limits or not.
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If you compare the urban density of the two cities, Vancouver is 2,661.3/kmē and Calgary is 2,099.9/kmē.
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Better depends on your goal. If one wants to see the impact of municipal policies on density, it makes more sense to look at municipalities. Throwing in the suburbs just muddies the waters. I thought Vancouver's was notable because the city proper already has very high density, yet it has some of the least affordable housing and most restrictive zoning.