Tired of the overwhelming hustle and bustle of Toronto? Or maybe it’s the unaffordability of Vancouver that has you looking elsewhere to live. If you’re eager to find an up-and-coming city with plenty of enticing features to improve your current lifestyle, Edmonton may be the perfect place for you. This city has been undergoing massive change over the last few years with impressive job growth, affordable luxury housing, advanced healthcare initiatives, and world-class attractions and entertainment. With so many attractive and exciting transformations that are happening, there has never been a better time to move here. So if you’ve been searching for a change and a better place to suit your lifestyle, consider these top reasons to move to Edmonton – it just might be the best decision you’ve ever made.
Quality of Living
When you’re looking for a city that provides a higher quality of living with an attractive and affordable cost of living, Edmonton’s the place to be! Here you can enjoy a stable and growing economy, vibrant communities, abundant green space, low traffic commute times, and a wide range of housing options, from houses to luxurious condos. Edmonton also has a very low property price-to-income ratio, which will allow your dollar to stretch further so you can enjoy more of the finer things in life.
World Class Attractions and Entertainment
Known as the “Festival City”, Edmonton has a variety things to see and do. With over 55 annual festivals - including the International Fringe Theatre Festival, A Taste of Edmonton, Edmonton Pride, and the Symphony on Ice, to name a few - there's something for everyone to enjoy. The city also features world-class attractions like Whitewater Rafting, the Snow Valley Ski Club, Edmonton Food Tours, the Citadel Theatre, and the West Edmonton mall that features over 800 stores, an amusement park, skating rink and a roller coaster! So you'll never find a shortage of things to keep you entertained.
Lifestyle
Looking for big city with a dash of small-town charm? Edmonton delivers! This city has a vibrant downtown core that's continuing to diversify year after year. And, it provides a variety of charming neighbourhoods like Grandin and Glenora that offers residents everything they could possibly need close-by to suit their lifestyle.
Love to shop? You'll be happy to know that this city is also a major shopping hub with a combination of large luxury malls and small boutique districts for you to browse through and enjoy.
Got a foodie in the family? There are endless options for restaurants, markets, bars and patios that will keep them more than satisfied.
Employment Opportunities
Edmonton is also experiencing unprecedented development that is reshaping the entire city. You can find many development projects underway with an exciting transformation of the city skyline as the ICE District - also known as the sports and entertainment district - takes form.
No matter which way you slice it, this city is booming! According to RBC Economics, Edmonton has outpaced most pre-2017 projections with 4.1% GDP growth over the year. With supporting indications of reduced unemployment, Edmonton’s economy is really starting to take off with many jobs being created in the hydrocarbon, health services, real estate, retail, technology and finance industries, just to name a few.
Affordable Luxury Housing
Edmonton also has very affordable living options compared to other cities in North America. Currently, there are a number of new condo developments in progress that will offer luxury living at an incredible price, like the CX Lofts and Townhomes Project, located on 110 Street in the Grandin area. This mid-rise development offers an alternative to traditional high-rise living and features innovative designs, including 20 functional floor plans that allow you to choose the design that suits your unique style best – it’s a young professional's dream!
Plus, you can look forward to functional space for entertaining, cozy outdoor areas, exposed beam ceilings, and stunning black matte finishes. Did we mention that it’s also in walking distance to trendy restaurants, cafes, galleries, and downtown services? You can enjoy convenient, luxury living like this at a fraction of the cost compared to major cities like Toronto and Vancouver.
All the more reason why it’s the best time to make the move to Edmonton now before more people catch on to this thriving city and force prices to rise!
When you're ready to explore everything that Edmonton has to offer, contact us at inhouse. We’re working to help redefine Edmonton and the surrounding areas by creating the most intelligent and innovative designs so that more people like you can find the lifestyle change they desire in this great Canadian city. Get in touch with us today to learn more about our recent projects and why now is the best time to move to Edmonton.
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