Is Edmonton A Good City To Move To In 2024? | First Impressions of Downtown + City Attractions

What is truly unforgivable is that they still don't have a high-speed train between Edmonton and Calgary at the very least, it still takes about three hours to travel by road, they need to make it faster so that people can easily travel between the two without having to fly.

I am excited that you did a video on my city! So Nice to hear the prospective of those from Calgary. It was too bad that a few of the other great areas and attractions in our city were not mentioned but that would have taken longer. Hope you had a nice drive to Jasper and thank you for uploading this video of my wonderful city of Edmonton! 👍

I've been living in Edmonton for most of the past 15 years and love this city. There isn't a better place in Canada right now. But that doesn't mean it's perfect. We have far too many idiots on the roads who believe that the size of their pickup trucks gives them special privileges. We also have a homeless crisis and an opioid problem that is threatening to destroy the entire city. That's also part of th reason you don't see very many people downtown.

Have been living in Edmonton for 21 years. It is home beause of nice people here. Yes it is cold but kids are ready for winter sports 😂🎉

Thanks for featuring all these Canadian cities. And thanks for also showing the negatives. It's tough to show, but it's a reality that shouldn't be ignored.

I left the city in 2003. Best decision I made. Through the years I visited friends and family, growth has been stagnant. It's also a typical car-brain North American city, full of suburbs. No one walks or can reach anything by foot if you live in suburbs. But you're not wrong. The mall isn't that great from before. It was awesome in the 80's and 90's. The new LRT that runs from Millwoods is a blessing, but it's 30 years too late, and the one reaching West Ed will take another long time to finish. One thing for sure though. The people are great. I miss the multicultural aspect of the city. My friends parents came from around the world, as did mine, and I was blessed to have grown up with that surrounding during my time in Edmonton. But yeah, the city will never be for me anymore. But if you value a big affordable house, relying on a vehicle to get you everywhere, and the brutal winters. Then go for it! Another option is to purchase an affordable condo downtown, not own a car, and use public transportation or your feet to easily reach any amenity you need.

Her english is getting better no doubt. You both look amazing. Stay safe❤

Love that you made a video on Edmonton. Awesome ❤

We left Edmonton 3 years ago for Mexico. The city was good to us but we are much happier living in Mexico. Great vid, cheers from 2 Canadians living in Mexico. ✌🏽

My sister lives in Edmonton, and we just recently went for the first time to visit (and film). Honestly, I've heard a lot of people smack talk it in the past, but we enjoyed up enjoying it! Is it the most exciting city in Canada? Definitely not. But it's got some pretty beautiful areas. It's also got a lot of really pretty "suburbs" with super nice houses. It felt like a really family friendly type of city to live.

Left Canada 3 years ago moved overseas, and I glad I did. I feel very safe in all cities in Eastern Europe, better prices too!

Hello Alina. Tell your mum I said hello from Ireland. She's a lovely person. Thanks for the positives and negatives of Edmonton, and yes, I loved the shopping mall. 👍😊🇮🇪💙🇨🇦🇺🇦

Great job on the video Alina! Edmonton is actually a very cool place to visit, and to live as well! You were here at a quiet time of the year. As far as timing of your video, you missed the most vibrant time ever with the majority of festival after festival lasting from June to September! I'm so glad you did this video off season though! I know it was a lot of work to compile it, so I really appreciate it!

Edmonton has really beautiful walking trails and nature. Check out trails around Glenora or Whitemud Creek! Thank you for the video

Nice video and good to see both of you. Wonderful Edmonton. Thanks

I used to live in Edmonton and I quite liked it. Once you got to know how things work there, it's a city of malls. If you're looking for people to hang out with. That's where you go. Not just West Edmonton mall. They've got malls all over the place

Welcome to Edmonton Alina. It’s kinda surreal to watch your vlogs all around the world and then see you here

Edmonton is an okay city to live in. The best thing about it is the affordability. When I was 26 I was able to afford to buy an average townhouse in an average neighbourhood in Edmonton, whereas my childhood friends in Toronto where paying more than double in rent for their tiny apartment then I was for my mortgage. It's not super lively but there's plenty going on in the summer. There's not a big night life in the city. We do have some pretty good restaurants and decent variety in cuisine. In the past couple years as you pointed to in your video there has been a surge in crime pretty much all over the city. Downtown, the biggest problem being homeless/drug addicts/mentally ill. I've worked downtown for years and never really felt unsafe until maybe 2-3 years ago when this problem just exploded. Job market really depends on which sector you work in. Unfortunately a lot of the newcomers to Edmonton have been unskilled immigrants who are struggling to find work. But if you are a skilled tradesperson or work in healthcare there are plenty of jobs. Most of the high ranking schools are in the more expensive southwest quadrant of Edmonton so if you can't afford to live in that area you usually have to go to your local school. This is Canada, so winter is winter but there are levels to the severity of winter. Edmonton has very long and extremely cold winters. Most years we start getting snow in November into the beginning of April. We usually get a cold snap for 1-2 weeks where is can go down to -45 degrees Celsius, even colder with the windchill. The parks are okay. We only really have one nice park with decent amenities, Hawerlak Park, which why everyone goes there. The river valley area for walks/hikes is a bit scary now in some parts because homeless/drug addicts people keep setting up tents in the wooded areas. But compared to some other major cities, Edmonton is still relatively safe. This is an issue in general for North American cities but Edmonton is not really walkable, even the new developments. Compared to Montreal for example which, due to it's geography and it's history, has a pretty well connected public transit system and many neighbourhoods that are fairly walkable. Though the city of Edmonton is expanding it's public transit system, just because of the way the city has been planned and zoned you'll have a hard time without a car. The healthcare system in our province is like much of Canada, understaffed. Finding a family doctor that is accepting new patients can be difficult. If you like to travel a lot, Edmonton's airport doesn't have than many direct flights to other destinations as compared to Calgary. Childcare now in Alberta is affordable. Most families pay less than $300/month for full-time day care. If you're an average worker there isn't a huge difference in income tax in AB vs other province. Though we don't have PST in AB somethings in Edmonton are expensive because of the logistics cost to get them here vs. say Toronto or Vancouver. People in Edmonton are on average far more conservative than Torontonians but more liberal than Calgarians. If you're looking to own a home and build some equity or just to save money then Edmonton is the best major city to choose in all of Canada.

Amazing video! Great content!

I have visited Canada once. That was in 2015. I was in burnaby, british columbia for a month. I visited vancouver as well. Stay blessed Alina