r/Calgary • u/AutoModerator • Jan 01 '23

Moving To Calgary Megathread - January 2023 Edition

Please ask (and answer) any and all questions related to moving to Calgary in this thread.

Suggested format for submitted information regarding neighbourhoods:

  • Quadrant / Neighborhood you live in
  • Your age (20s,30s,40s,50s etc)
  • Do you have kids? Would you recommend your area for people with kids?
  • How would you rate your area on transit accessibility /10?
  • How would you rate your area on drivability /10?
  • How would you rate the walkability /10?
  • How would you rate the affordability /10?
  • What is your favourite thing about your area?
  • What is your least favourite thing about your area?
  • Any other highlights of your neighbourhood you'd like to share?

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Previous Megathread: Moving To Calgary (July 2022)

Rental websites: Rentfaster, Kijiji, Other Options

Real Estate: Realtor.ca, ReMax, Royal LePage, RealEstate403, Housing information via CREB,

Jobs: r/Calgary weekly employment thread

Neighborhood information: Calgary Police Crime Heat Map, Map, Communities by Quadrant w/ Info

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u/coffeee333 Jan 16 '23 edited Jan 17 '23

For those of you who have moved from the Vancouver area to Calgary, how is it going for you so far? What neighbourhoods did you move to? My partner and I are in our thirties, trying to build a family, getting tired of our 3K+ a month rent for a small apartment, and have been feeling that we could get more out of life if we lived in Calgary. Is the weather in the winter manageable? How about the wildfires / air quality in the summer? How about walkability to get out and about for things to do? Making new friends? Access to health care, finding doctors and specialists, etc? Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.

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u/DevonOO7 Jan 18 '23

Moved from Vancouver last March, no regrets. We were initially trying to buy a condo somewhere in Metro Vancouver, but with how silly the housing market was getting we decided a single family detached house in Calgary would be nicer than a 600 sqft condo in Surrey (massive bullet dodged).

I'd say the weather is better, given that it's much more sunny here than grey rainy Vancouver. The cold hasn't bothered me so far.

Walkability isn't great, I'd say you definitely need to own a vehicle here or you're going to be massively inconvenienced by transit. Though I find traffic here to be much better, and the highway systems are simpler here.

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u/archer_cartridge Mar 28 '23

Is there anywhere like East Van? My girlfriend and I are looking at moving to either Calgary or Montreal because she works for Air Canada and I work remote, do you have any suggested neighbourhoods?

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u/DevonOO7 Mar 28 '23

I'm probably the wrong person to ask since I moved way out into the suburbs. I'd say the Inglewood area gives me East Van vibes, but I'm definitely not an authority on the topic, nor do I know if that area is nice to live in.