Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > World Forums > Canada > Toronto
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 08-30-2009, 07:19 PM
 
15 posts, read 77,055 times
Reputation: 12

Advertisements

We are looking for a place to live around Toronto. Good schools, libraries, parks. English speaking. Safe. Middle class. We'd probably rent for a year to get to know the area and then look to buy. Any suggestions on neighborhoods?

Thanks so much.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-30-2009, 08:46 PM
 
4,282 posts, read 15,751,602 times
Reputation: 4000
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZekeDog View Post
We are looking for a place to live around Toronto. Good schools, libraries, parks. English speaking. Safe. Middle class. We'd probably rent for a year to get to know the area and then look to buy. Any suggestions on neighborhoods?

Thanks so much.

"Around Toronto" covers a lot of area.

Perhaps if you provided a little more information, like where you'd be working and how long a commute you desired, it would be easier to get really helpful suggestions.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-31-2009, 07:38 PM
 
15 posts, read 77,055 times
Reputation: 12
Great point. Thanks. We are moving there to plant a church and really have no limitations in terms of where we can go (except Oakville). Our biggest criteria is to live in a place that will be great to raise our kids. We like North York, but don't know alot about the other areas.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-31-2009, 08:03 PM
 
4,282 posts, read 15,751,602 times
Reputation: 4000
Okay.

How about a little clue as whether you prefer inner city, suburb (like North York), or satellite city (like Oakville)?

If you're open to areas surrounding Toronto proper like Oakville or Whitby or Newmarket, then you're dealing with a vast area inhabited by 4+ million people.......there are a plethora of areas that meet your criteria.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-01-2009, 07:44 PM
 
15 posts, read 77,055 times
Reputation: 12
Suburb. One of the reasons we like North York is because it is seems pretty central.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-02-2009, 07:36 PM
 
4,282 posts, read 15,751,602 times
Reputation: 4000
Kewl beans, Zekedog.

I'll just take the liberty to add to your thread title to perhaps get a few more responses.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-03-2009, 04:18 PM
Fan
 
Location: YTO & ATH
65 posts, read 207,109 times
Reputation: 30
North York! It's a very nice area, I grew up there. The rent is a bit high but I think it's worth it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-03-2009, 06:42 PM
 
409 posts, read 1,459,601 times
Reputation: 138
The best areas in Toronto are all close to downtown. If you wanted to live somewhere decently middle class then consider Oakville but I wouldn't be caught dead there. Most suburban areas are less safe than the city itself.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-03-2009, 07:03 PM
 
93,412 posts, read 124,084,833 times
Reputation: 18273
What about Mississauga?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-03-2009, 09:00 PM
 
4,282 posts, read 15,751,602 times
Reputation: 4000
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Derf View Post
The best areas in Toronto are all close to downtown. If you wanted to live somewhere decently middle class then consider Oakville but I wouldn't be caught dead there. Most suburban areas are less safe than the city itself.


Ummm, the OP has already stated that Oakville is not up for consideration.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > World Forums > Canada > Toronto

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top