where to live in ontario?

[laniryan]

we live in kelowna bc, wheres a good place to go in ontario? looking for:
-jobs
-school for kids
-country living with ability to drive into larger cities
-reasonable prices
-houses btwn $150,000-$275,000
-good camping spots
-friendly ppl
-lakes nearby

looking to sell our condo here in kelowna, its just getting too expensive and we want a place to raise our family that we arent always broke and can afford to actually do things!

 

[SirJosephPorter]

There are many good places to live in Ontario. Toronto is probably out, given your house price range. One possibility would be London. It is centrally located, two hours from Toronto, one hour from US border.

I have lived in London for one year (my son is doing his medical school there, he will be done in June), London is a very nice city, not too big.

If you want something smaller, try something like Woodstock or Strathroy, both on major highways and not far from London. Or there are places like Guelph, Kitchener etc. (I assume you want to stay close to major highways). There you are going nearer Toronto, but away from US border.

I have been told that Sarnia is also a very good place to live (Windsor not so good, there is high unemployment). But then you are moving away from Toronto (three hours), though it is right on US border.

 

[YukonJack]

laniryan, consider Burlington.

Excellent schools, sport opportunities for both kids and grown-ups, close to Toronto and The United States, Lots of campgrounds, (some on Lake Ontario), good shopping and house prices well within your stated range.

 

[Risus]

Think about Peterborough. Lots of lakes, camping, great schools.

 

[Johnnny]

Ever think about Dryden a beautiful area full of opportunities in the forest and mining industry and home to non other max the moose, who in my opinion is alot cooler than the wolrds largest fishing rod in houston BC ...

 

[trishica]

I just moved to the tillsonburg area, it's about 45 southeast of london. prices are super reasonable. Nice small town, abotu 15,000. We bought a place in town and can walk everywhere. there is nice country places all around. My job came with me but my husband had to find work. he got this first job he was interviewed for in the conservation areas. so far, so good here. We moved from BC where we were in the same boat, the family was getting bigger and there was no way we could aford a bigger place. What we paid for a whole triplex you couldn't buy a a tear down in BC. there are much nicer areas in ontario, north is great, and east is nice as well. Sounds like you need to take a road trip!

 

[bill barilko]

Nowhere near Northern Ontario-too bleak, too cold.

 

[DaSleeper]

I would say Sturgeon Falls Ontario, a small community, with all the necessary commodities, in between two fairly big but not too big centers....North Bay and Sudbury and not that far away from Toronto or Ottawa and it's on the shore of lake Nipissing.

Google

 

[Johnnny]

Sturgeon Falls is a good place, especially in the summer wanna find out where the parties are hit up the chip stand...

DaSleeper you forgot to mentionn that its close to the bar in Lavigne

 

[DaSleeper]

Here is a nice campground less than 15 minutes outside of Sturgeon Falls

YouTube - Hard Times

 

[Said1]

Come to Ottawa - unless you don't speak french. LO-le L

 

[Bar Sinister]

Check this out. You can check out hundreds of houses using this site.

REALTOR.ca -

 

[JLM]

Why live in Ontario?????????????

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Why live in Ontario?????????????

Why? Because Toronto is the centre of the universe, of course.

 

[trishica]

and cheap ... well, cheaper than BC that's for sure.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

and cheap ... well, cheaper than BC that's for sure.

When I visited Vancouver, I was astounded as how expensive housing was over there. I used to think Toronto was expensive, but it is nothing compared to Vancouver. I was told by the taxi driver that a modest house would cost you half a million dollars. In a place like London, you could buy a mansion for that kind of money.

 

[trishica]

what we bought here for 200,000 would cost well over a mill in vancouver, it's crazy. I wish I knew what everyone did that can afford those places!

 

[Cliffy]

I wasn't aware that there was any life east of the Rockies.

 

[JLM]

When I visited Vancouver, I was astounded as how expensive housing was over there. I used to think Toronto was expensive, but it is nothing compared to Vancouver. I was told by the taxi driver that a modest house would cost you half a million dollars. In a place like London, you could buy a mansion for that kind of money.

You got that right, but hey don't confuse Vancouver with British Columbia. I never noticed that Toronto was the "centre of the universe", but maybe that's because I was never there. I have passed through Ottawa though. If I HAD to live in Ontario I'd probably pick a spot like Kenora or Timmins or maybe even Thunder Bay.

 

[JLM]

I wasn't aware that there was any life east of the Rockies.

I htought you told me you were from Montreal, or was it when you weren't alive? BTW if you were, are you familiar with Pierre Fonds? My brother has lived there for about 35 years.