We love your city and want to move there. We don’t want to drive everywhere. In fact, we barely want to drive at all. Not into condos and want to buy a detached home as close as possible to good elementary schools, good coffee coffee, amenities. Where are we moving to?
Posted Jun 18, 2022, 9:53 PM UTC
Maybe St. Georges Park area?
Close to downtown, Zehrs and Food Basics.
As long as you're in the core of the city you should be able to walk to most places. Grocery stores are probably the trickiest part.
This is the only answer that mentions a grocery store, so you win
Agree. Anywhere close or off Eramosa is pretty walkable to amenities. Lots of parks. The only thing a bit of a hike away are the trails but those are reachable on a bike and there are bike lanes on Stephenson
Can confirm. We live in the St Georges Park neighborhood and we walk all over - downtown, the Ward, over to Eramosa. And even over to Stevenson and Speedvale on occasion. It’s a great walking neighborhood.
Another vote for St. Georges Park. Our family of four moved here one year ago and we all love it. Great walkable neighbourhood, parks, amenities, can walk downtown, quiet without feeling empty. John Galt and King George (FI) elementary schools in neighbourhood, and John F. Ross secondary school right on the edge so your kids can grow up in the area.
The Ward, specifically south of York (close to the river).
Coffee shops - Lost Aviator, Timmies
Restaurants - Eggcetra, the Real Deal, Subway, Pizza Pizza, Ethnic Market for Chinese hot bar, dimsum, friend food bar, and sushi
Groceries - Ethnic Market (such awesome produce), Klopps (I havent been but neighbours like it)
Schools - Caveat, I have no idea about schools but there are lots of kids in the neighbourhood
There's also a daycare, micro brewery, climbing grotto, hair stylist, veterinarian, 2 gym, dog training, music store, thrift store, gas station, and two variety stores all within a very small area. We love it!
Agree with this. The area has so much potential still a little rough around the edges for some. But in terms of walkable and affordable, probably the best of both worlds.
You say rough around the edges, I say it has character.
I agree with you. But that’s why I said “for some”.
The area within the Norfolk-London-Edinburgh-Waterloo roads is my favourite. I used to live down at the far end of Exhibition park, and it was beautiful, but a bit far from the downtown as a pedestrian.
Definitely love the Ward for walkability! Lots of coffee places like Balzac’s and Planet Bean. For restaurants Sugo, Einstein’s, literally anything downtown. Laza for popsicles and frozen deliciousness. Great trails for just being outside and good places for “small shops” (Angelino’s, Market Fresh, Goodness Me in a pinch. I’ve found the fruit market has gone downhill a bit but haven’t been in awhile). There’s an awesome community market in the summer on Wednesday nights. We’re getting a tiny bar! I’m not sure about the English schools, but French is awesome. Technically it’s bus service, but we often walk to get our small when our work schedules allow us. And today, while out on a walk, a neighbor was selling flower arrangements and cupcakes!
Cool, never heard of Laza. Will have to check them out.
Ooo tiny bar, do tell!
We live in the Sunny Acres neighbourhood. Good park with wading pool, food schools, good neighbours. Lots of young families. Used to be weekly BBQs, frequent movie nights, etc, in the park. Probably wouldn't take much to get that started again :)
2nd this. You can walk virtually anywhere, good schools, coffee, downtown is so close. Good vibes in sunny acres/exhibition park.
Exhibition park. Also one of the most expensive areas to get into
Sunny acres/junction is an amazing spot. 10 minute walk to downtown, less to exhibition, and steps from the best brewery (imo) in Guelph!
The burbs in the South end have tons of cute trails running behind the homes that connect you to the amenities at Claire/Gordon, and I walk to those plazas all the time. But there is no local charm aside from one coffee shop and Borealis restaurant - everything else is big chains/franchises and condo buildings. It’s probably a good place to raise a family, but I wouldn’t recommend it if you want to actually experience Guelph.
Clair road area has everything you need
Old University for sure. Walkable to downtown and all the amenities on Stone Rd. Including the mall. Multiple elementary schools as well as high school. We have found it to really be a walking/biking sweet spot in a city that often seems car dependant.
My sister's lives off Clarington court. Her area is close to groceries, some bars, restaurants, schools and close enough to stone road. Her house backs onto one guelphs largest trail section. The area has it all. We are on the east end and we have nothing but dentists, pizza joints and a McDonald's lol. Buy trails area near. I'd swap houses with her. Love her area
Wolfond Park area is great. On the river, close to downtown, schools, grocery stores, trails.
I live in exhibition and work on campus. All of my medical offices are within 2km of campus and it's easy to run errands on lunch or after work. Exhibition and sounding neighborhoods are walkable or bikeable in my case. The #99 bus is pretty useful especially in the winter. I've never owned a car and have been in Guelph for 9 years now and doing quite well without a vehicle. Check out GCAT (Guelph collation for active transport) it has great social events but also advocates for safe active transport and keeps tabs on whats happening with city council.
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We live in preservation park area. Once I get home I rarely use my vehicle. Zehrs, doctors office, gym and pub are within 600m. We can walk to the mall, retail stores and a host of restaurants via lovely wooded trails. There’s a giant park with soon to open splash pad and acres of forest are my backyard. I love our neighbour hood.
Exhibition park, although you pay a premium as everyone has mentioned. Victory elementary is fantastic and if you can snag a house around the Tiffany st area the community is AMAZING. We have multiple family friendly street partys per year which are lots of fun, there are monthly neighbourhood get togethers for beers 🍻 and between walking/biking and the 99 bus most things are very easily accessible. I always wanted to live in the country with a big property but my wife convinced me to move to exhibition and have not regretted it for one second. Only thing i dislike is the 1,000,000 squirrels and raccoons eating through garbage bins and digging in gardens.
The OP is a bot trolling for real estate.
How does a bot troll for real estate? Do I send my bot agent to the open houses too?
I know this is an unpopular opinion on this reddit, but please don't move here. None of the longtime locals can afford to buy, and can barely afford to rent. We are in the midst of a housing crisis. Please don't contribute to it by being yet another buyer from Toronto outpricing locals in the housing market. I cannot count the number of houses in my neighbourhood that get sold to people from Toronto who are able to offer more than anyone else. So many people are sick of it.
Exhibition Park area: close to several parks, bakeries, and downtown. v. expensive, though.
They own/are selling property in Toronto, they can likely afford it.
We can, but having driven past some of the homes I’d caveat that with a great big “within reason.”
Don’t move to Exhibition park area! If you have the money move to the south end!!