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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
I think that's the big kicker and where the difference in this thread lies.
The people trumpeting Vancouver are less concerned about raising a family and advancing their careers or are people with professional backgrounds who can probably afford their desired lifestlye in any city. CA's and lawyers can probably make it happen in Calgary or Vancouver but the average guy probably does better in Calgary.
If you want a home that you can afford, combined with a career that can afford you that home and fund your retirement there's no doubt Calgary offers that to more people than the Vancouver area can.
Point blank you're going to be trading off affordability for the west coast weather and lifestyle. For some people that's simply the price to pay for that beauty. For other's their happiness is derived more on being able to afford the lifestlye they want and couldn't care less about what the weather's doing outside or conversely are hardy enough to not care enough about weather to let it dictate where you live.
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Some people, though, are interested in raising a family in a different environment. That lifestyle and that house might not be BBQs in the large backyard of a detached house. In that case, only being able to afford a condo in a low/mid/high-rise might be acceptable as they don't equate more space with additional value.