How often have you been back to Calgary lately, and how long do you usually spend there? I've been in Victoria for around 13 years now. When I first moved out here, I used to go to Calgary a couple of times per year to visit family and friends and usually spend 10 days or so at a time.
Nowadays I'll go maybe once or twice per year and spend 4-5 days max. It's not a bad city by any means but there are a number of things I find irritating about it. Usually I stay with either my mom, my sister, or my best friend, all of whom live fairly far South in various suburbs, and I just find the suburbs super cookie-cutter and boring as hell. They're all pretty much the same. A fast food restaurant or two, 1 or 2 crappy neighbourhood pubs, a liquor store, and like a Boston Pizza or an Original Joe's.
That wouldn't bother me so much, except the city is so spread out and transit sucks ass, so you end up either having to own a vehicle or spending money on Ubers to get around the city.
Living in one of the beltline communities would definitely help with that, but then you also need to consider what your social circle is going to be. If you're planning on starting a family, you'll likely be spending a chunk of your time with other families, who mostly live in the suburbs and as such you're likely going to be commuting out to the suburbs to socialize or forcing them to come into the city.
Keep in mind that I'm a degenerate bachelor, so my priorities are vastly different than yours, but I decided ages ago that a move back to Calgary just didn't fit the lifestyle I like to live.
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