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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Question for the pro-Airdrie crowd: if the cost of housing in Airdrie was the same as the cost of housing as "x" suburb in Calgary (since it's the north, I'll suggest Coventry Hills, Panorama Hills, or even a Kincora or Evanston), what would you pick and why?
In other words, aside from a bigger house for the same price (or the same house for cheaper), what does Airdrie have to offer over a comparable North Central suburb?
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Eh - I'll bite. To answer your question - nothing. Airdrie provides me nothing significantly more than one of the north central communities. In fact, I moved from Coventry Hills to Airdie. We picked Airdrie because in our search (of both Calgary and Airdrie homes), the home we loved was in Airdrie and cost us $100k less than a comparable house in north central Calgary. I work by the airport so my commute isn't terrible (longer than from Calgary for sure) but the longer commute was worth it to me for the cheaper house, cheaper property tax and bigger yard.
I don't think Airdie is some amazing place that is better than Calgary - there are many things I miss about living in Calgary. But it was the right decision for us and works for where our life is based. We could have moved to some far south suburb of Calgary and my commute would have been longer to where I work - but I would have been in the city (which seems to be amazingly important to some of you.)