Where's a nice town near Toronto that's not too far out, but not right in the city. Maybe 30 minutes or less outside of the Toronto. I've only been to Toronto twice and might be relocating in a few months. I want to live in an area where I can have a yard for the kids and have a reasonable commute for the husband. Any ideas? Thanks.
2007-03-06 15:03:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anne 5 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Toronto
Bet you're thinkin of OAKVILLE!!!! I live in Oakville, and it is truly grand. UNlike many of the other "towns" in the 905 area, oakville is still it's own entity, and not part of the mega city GTA. This is a beautiful lakeside town, full of upscale neighborhoods, and a very quaint downtown core. Lots of high end shops and restaurants.
2007-03-07 06:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by kerlyran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many smaller outlying cities around Toronto. I'll list a few.
Markham: 10 minutes from the official city limits, but around 30 minutes from downtown depending on the traffic. 30-45 minutes to the airport if you take the 407. Around 60% white (don't know if that's of any importance to you), and towards the west side of the city there is a large Chinese community. Very interesting locales such as Asian supermarkets and Asian malls, as well as quiet cafés and bistros. The main street is also very quaint and nice looking lol. Quite a safe place to live as well. It's a rapidly growing city, so if you are looking for a new house that isn't THAT far from the city, this is it. However, keep in mind that since a lot of Toronto's growth is focused in Markham, along with the fact that it is so close to the city, in 10 years you will find that you are now living in the city anyways, which you probably don't want. It's still going to be a safe suburban heaven, but most of Markham was farmland just 10 years ago. Not anymore. It's growing at an alarming rate. Haha.
Vaughan: Further west of Markham. Pretty much the same deal, except less minorities :S Personally I'd never move there. Not enough colour. LOL. But they have a large outlet mall and the biggest theme park in Canada... so... yay. ^__^ 20 minutes to the airport, and 45 minutes to the downtown core.
Mississauga: Quite a large city immediately west of Toronto. The international airport is located here. About 30 minutes from the downtown core. Large South Asian community. And the mayor is like friggin 90 years old.
Newmarket: Quite a ways up north from Toronto. The main street is Yonge street thouhg. It's actually quite interesting. Yonge Street starts downtown, and it goes uphill without any turns, so you can look down from Yonge Street in Newmarket and see the downtown core, even if it's around an hour away by car. Commute might take a while, especially in the winter. Almost an hour to the airport.
Pickering: To the east of Toronto. It's where the nuclear plant is located. An hour to the airport, 30 to 45 minutes to downtown.
Outlying cities that are kind of farther away――
Oshawa: A nasty town east of Pickering. Don't move there. My brother is studying at university there. The place looks so trashy. LOL. A nice downtown core that is only 2 streets wide and 2 strets deep. Once you get out of 'downtown', it's a wasteland. Hahaha.
Hamilton: A large city just west of Toronto. An hour away fromt he airport, and a bit longer to get downtown. However generally people who live in Hamilton work in Hamilton as well, since it is a large city anyways.
Niagara Falls: Almost 2 hours away. I'm sure you know what's to see there.
For a map, jsut so you can get a feel of where everything is:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=43.651975,-79.241638&spn=0.999583,1.851196
2007-03-06 15:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Presuntinho 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As you can see from the two previous answers, you have quite a number of neighborhoods to choose from. You should spend time visiting them all to get a good feel. With regards to a reasonable commute for your husband, check out the websites of the GO transit and TTC and study their system maps. These maps will give you an idea how far (and where) you can go with regards to public transport. Again you will see that you have quite a number of areas to choose from and still have that reasonable commute. Good luck!
2007-03-07 00:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends how much u can afford for accomodation
here are few ideas
InNorth
Scarbrough
20-25 min drive to down town toront
Markham
25-35 min drive from down town toronto
west
Etobickoe
25-30 mins drive
Oakville
30-35 mins drive (good but a bit expensive)
Missisauga
30-40 mins
2007-03-06 16:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by Capri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋