[I-Hate-Hulse]

I lived in Hillhurst, and the area gives you the quintessential inner city living experience. Towering Elm trees (11A has to be one of the best in the City), easy 12 min walk to downtown with no hills, and you're right on Kensington's doorstep for easy shopping and access to the LRT.

Note the prime area is between 10th and 14th street. Has a much more upbeat vibe with a great mix of people from multimillion dollar house owners to renting students. I miss the quirky things like carolers and guitar dude walking around strumming songs.

For this reasons though, single detached housing is a bit more than the rest of Hillhurst and Sunnyside. Ultimately we chose a few blocks West to West Hillhurst when we wanted something detached, on the other side of 14th for affordability. It doesn't have the same vibe but is only 5 minutes by foot away from my old place. With Bowmont Pool, the West Hillhurst Community Center Rinks, and a K-12 school 2 blocks away it should be good for kids if we have them. So the vibe was traded off for other things.

IMHO the ability to walk to work comfortably is a huge reason to pay a bit more for something in Hillhurst / Sunnyside. For a while I looked at Marda Loop but if I have to ride the bus for 20 min, I might as well ride it for another 10 min and pay a lot less (Westhills area)