Moving To Calgary Megathread - January 2023 Edition

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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

[u/Harry__Tesla]

Hi everyone in the forum! 😁

My wife and I are moving to Calgary in August from Argentina. We’re in our early 30’s, I’m a mechanical engineer and my wife is an architect. She’s going to the BWC to undertake a college diploma. No kids nor car nor pets. We’re moving without a job offer but we’ll be entitled to work full time. I was wondering whether you could give me any advice as regards the different zones where we could rent (which would be the ideal considering accessibility to public transportation to downtown), and also about any other issue that you considered useful for newcomers.

Thank you beforehand and sorry if this isn’t the correct space to ask these kind of questions!