Are people happier in Scotland or England?
Are people happier in Scotland or England? We also find a mid-life peak in suicides in Scotland. Despite higher mortality and suicide rates in Scotland than in England, paradoxically we find that the Scots are happier than the English. Northern Ireland is the happiest of the four home countries.
Is it expensive to live in Scotland?
The average cost of living in Scotland per month is around ?1,500, which is 1.26 times less expensive than the average in the UK. Scotland was rated as the finest place to live in and the eighth most expensive state in the UK.
Does Scotland get snow?
On average there are 38 days of snow in Scotland, with 26 days of settled snow on the ground. Most of the snow falls in northern mountainous areas like the Cairngorms, Glencoe and Torridon. Generally, snowfall is in the colder months of January and February but can arrive as early as November and stay as late as April.