Kirkintilloch Crowned as Scotland’s Best Place to Live 2024

That the Parliament congratulates residents of Kirkintilloch, in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency, after the historic town was crowned as Scotland’s best place to live in February 2024; understands that Kirkintilloch, famously known as the "Canal Capital of Scotland" took the top slot from more than 160 areas that secured a spot in the annual league table of the Best Places to Live 2024, compiled by UK independent buying agency, Garrington Property Finders; believes that the league table ranked the cities, neighbourhoods, towns and villages in Scotland against four criteria, which were natural beauty, wellbeing, employment, and connectivity plus value for money; is delighted that first-placed Kirkintilloch scored highly in three of the four categories; notes that, with a past dating back two millennia to Roman times, Kirkintilloch, which is just nine miles from central Glasgow, secured a high ranking in the wellbeing category, which, it understands, was helped by its air quality; celebrates that the town, which is surrounded by rolling hills with the picturesque Campsie Fells on its doorstep and an abundance of canal walks, also scored high for natural beauty, while the competitiveness of its house prices, which, it understands, are £276,000 on average, compared to the regional average, supported its high ranking in the value for money category; commends the local community for its well-deserved pride in the area, and sends every best wish for the future.