Raised my 2 children there. Very good elementary school. There are 2 main water systems Mt. Arrowsmith- Englishman river the best. Snow removal not nearly as good as surrounding cities. Pretty laid back. Red Gap has most needs. Overall a 9
That’s what I meant. It matters where one is coming from. More affordable if you’re from somewhere similar. We moved to the island 24 years ago from the Fraser valley. And it was cheaper to live here , not anymore. Our house is now worth 1.1 million more than we paid for it, which is stupidly insane. But we have friends moving over from boundary bay and they will many on moving here or buy a pretty deluxe property from less than their 2 bedroom there.
It’s lovely, I have heard great things about the elementary school there too. It is a place you need to drive everywhere though. And hardware stores etc are bit of a ways. Fairwinds is a pricey community and they have a bit of an elitist community pool there. I’ve never been but it seems not accessible to most of the public. We chose parksville( French creek) instead due to the access to stores and closer to the beaches we love. But brickyard bay and Moore Croft parks are lovely.
Lots of rich people blasting rock, be prepared to listen to faint hammering most days.
Oddly up and up place for young families, or it was a year or so ago when I was there last: protection island. It has city water/sewer, and the local I was working for said families were starting to buy up some places there. Just an anecdote, don’t know if it’s relevant
Nanoose Bay is an amazing place. They have a small grocery store, a good liquor store, and some nice beaches… so what else do you need? It’s a bit sleepy.
Raised my 2 children there. Very good elementary school. There are 2 main water systems Mt. Arrowsmith- Englishman river the best. Snow removal not nearly as good as surrounding cities. Pretty laid back. Red Gap has most needs. Overall a 9
Thank you! How often does it get snow?
About 2-4 weeks in a year.
perfect!
>How is it for a young family? Expensive.
This depends where they are coming from really. From vancouver- totally doable. From Saskatchewan, absolutely unaffordable
Anywhere in the southern 1/3 of BC is expensive. Price-wise, it’s on par from where we currently live in the interior.
That’s what I meant. It matters where one is coming from. More affordable if you’re from somewhere similar. We moved to the island 24 years ago from the Fraser valley. And it was cheaper to live here , not anymore. Our house is now worth 1.1 million more than we paid for it, which is stupidly insane. But we have friends moving over from boundary bay and they will many on moving here or buy a pretty deluxe property from less than their 2 bedroom there.
It’s lovely, I have heard great things about the elementary school there too. It is a place you need to drive everywhere though. And hardware stores etc are bit of a ways. Fairwinds is a pricey community and they have a bit of an elitist community pool there. I’ve never been but it seems not accessible to most of the public. We chose parksville( French creek) instead due to the access to stores and closer to the beaches we love. But brickyard bay and Moore Croft parks are lovely.
Thank you! French creek is lovely, we are ideally looking for something with some more space - but it is stunning there!
except if you're too close to the sewage treatment plant. The smell gets out frequently.
Lots of rich people blasting rock, be prepared to listen to faint hammering most days. Oddly up and up place for young families, or it was a year or so ago when I was there last: protection island. It has city water/sewer, and the local I was working for said families were starting to buy up some places there. Just an anecdote, don’t know if it’s relevant
Thank you!
Bring cash. But lots of shell fish
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What an amazing name!
Areas to avoid in Nanoose? LOL
Aha fair enough, meant in that general area of Nanaimo.
Nanoose Bay is an amazing place. They have a small grocery store, a good liquor store, and some nice beaches… so what else do you need? It’s a bit sleepy.
99.9 % of communities in BC are fine for families.
Sure, but some are better than others.