Don't move to the wrong Alberta city | Why you should choose Edmonton over Calgary in your next move

Don't move to the wrong Alberta city! In this video I am going to cover why many of my clients are choosing to move to Edmonton instead of Calgary. Alberta has a lot of buzz right now, and for good reason. Calgary has seen a huge migration boom over the last few years but many people are starting to choose Edmonton instead in their move to the province. Watch this video to find out why!
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[@trembita332]

Thank you Brian, great job 👏

[@bethmoze]

Why property taxes are so high in Edmonton comparing to Calgary? Like 1k higher...

[@bilashdas2332]

Got a lots of nice info about Edmonton. Loved it. Thank you so much for these kind of videos. And can you please make video about the trade jobs in Edmonton . Thanks again in advance.

[@ArtistryOfAdventure]

Both are great cities but lots of valid points.

[@erichanson9014]

Both cities are nice. I have lived in both and referee Edmomton.

[@HJ-ix8od]

I like both cities but honestly Edmonton needs a lot to be even close to Calgary

[@shanelaird9032]

Calgary has plenty of nature. Fish Creek Park, It is also one of the largest urban parks in North America, stretching 19 km (12 mi) from east to west. With an area of 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi), it is more than three times the size of Vancouver's Stanley Park.

[@PlaidHiker]

Laughs in Edmontonian

[@FalenAnjel2]

The Edmonton River Valley spans 18,000 acres to explore which is 72.84 Km2 or 28.12 mi2 comparing it to something like NY central park would be likely 22x the size.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

​@@flipacoin3593blaw, blaw, blaw blaw.

[@MrManfly]

@@FalenAnjel2 Yes, Edmonton's urban park system is indeed 22x bigger than New York's Central Park !

[@sECUREij]

After your trip did you shower the calgary off of you?

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

Montreal and Saskatoon are the best more Affordable All over canada what you think ?

[@GregLanz]

Crime Comparison Between Calgary and Edmonton Calgary Edmonton Level of crime 39.43 54.47 Crime increasing in the past 3 years 68.18 69.14 Worries home broken and things stolen 33.69 40.54 Worries being mugged or robbed 28.47 39.16 So yeah the crime rate is significantly higher in Edmonton, it always has been and seems to be getting worse faster.

[@derekpam7149]

Strange never once been a victim of crime in Edmonton but in Calgary 3 yrs happened 7 times not counting hearing a girl murdered across the street In Calgary. Cute tho and iam old I do not go to bars or strange areas but do love the walk downtown Calgary dodging needles and human feces lol You need to get out more

[@GregLanz]

Calgary has the largest urban pathway system in the world. Much larger than edmontons. Plus in Calgary Kananaskis is only about 30 minutes from Calgary. The closest similar area from Edmonton is still Kananaskis.

[@learnerents2861]

Which city will be good to go in terms of part time jobs and accommodation for international students in 2024 ? Can you mention a few ? And what about edmonton? Or calgary is good in comparison too edmonton and toronto..

[@MrManfly]

@@learnerents2861 Edmonton, cheaper and good jobs as well as outstanding education system !

[@piktormusic2538]

You are misleading us Greg. (We do like the phrase “fact check”.): “As the largest urban park in Canada, with more than 160 kilometres of maintained pathways and 20 major parks, the River Valley is a natural wonder for all Edmontonians to be proud of.”

[@mohamadhoseinf1560]

I think your opinion is kinda biased

[@duantunes9871]

My spouse and I are moving to Canada next year and we're thinking about choosing Edmonton over Calgary for 2 main reasons: more affordable housing market and more vast urban forest. Just out of curiosity... When would you say one can see the trees and bushes recovering their greenery from winter and when can we see the last autumn leaves fall? (both approximately, of course).

[@pamelamorrisonn]

Will keep the 2 dates for u when it happens next..

[@HongboShi]

Growing season in Calgary is much shorter than Edmonton. Which means Spring arrives sooner in Edmonton and falls arrive later in Edmonton. Roughly anywhere from last week's of April to first week of May, you can see green leaves budding out of trees and roughly in last weeks of September to first week of October, you will see fall leaves. That's for Edmonton.

[@duantunes9871]

Thank you so much for the reply, guys! The more I get to know Edmonton, the more I believe it's the perfect city for my new life, even with its "flaws".

[@theYungOldBoi]

Hahaha Calgary has a provincial park in city and is most forested city in AB. EDMONTON is a flat bald crap hole

[@theYungOldBoi]

​@@DoratheMysterySnail-dw8iiurban forest Edmonton? Wtf is a bald prairie with a few trees near the river. Calgary has Fish Creek park and the bow river valley aswell, which actually has forests. I guess I'd have to lie and cope if I lived in Edmonhole too

[@jawadaboucha8266]

I actually live in Lethbridge and we also get the chinook wind here. It is so nice to see snow disappear in just a few days, but, man, I get headaches and migraines here often with the sudden change in atmospheric pressure.

[@AnemoiaBlues]

Yeah that sounds annoying as all hell

[@trishb9804]

Yeahh, ok, but as a former 15 year Edmontonian (originally from Poland), there is something dark and ugly about this city. Yes, the River Valley and downtown area (Oliver) looks beautiful from July to October. But Deadmonton has a terrible ugly layout, terrible streets/roads/industrial areas mixed with residential....its energy and vibe is not pleasant at all. This is not a pretty city. There is something very depressing about it. Calgary feels different, in a good way

[@LordBagdanoff]

Heard Calgary is almost the same as Toronto in terms of pricing

[@sportinguista09]

That’s a joke 🤣 Toronto is double if not triple. A 50 year old house that needs to be torn down is 1 M in Toronto

[@JV-ko6ov]

What I found is that all cities are awful to live in

[@learnerents2861]

Which city will be good to go in terms of part time jobs and accommodation for international students in 2024 ? Can you mention a few ? And what about edmonton?

[@ayamTondoBoy]

Folks in Calgary with Regular Full-time jobs earning at least CAD 52/hr still struggle to live in this expensive city.

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

You can rent 1 room in a house for $1200 to $1500. IF you can find one...that's a big if. Single applications only. No pets. No in house laundry. 1 bedroom $2450.00 to $3350.00 no nearby amenities. Single applications only. No pets. May or may not have laundry in the building.

[@sunay8033]

Which cities are more convenient to use public transportation, you can survive without a car or not...

[@charles4163]

Calgary by far! More robust light rail and way safer transit system than Edmonton.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

​@@charles4163you have homelessness, you have shootings , you have problems in transit, you have problems with break-ins, you have problems like every city Budd. Why lie, to make you look good?? Your not, you look and sound like a full. Nice going. Congratulations,!!!!!

[@noodlesfordays6886]

@@modestacattaruzza7400 Edmonton has significantly higher crime rates across the board than Calgary, what are you talking about man

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

@@noodlesfordays6886 oh dear God here we go again. Damn, look around and come down your high horse, do you think I am so naive?? I listen to the news. But if you want to feel better with your superiority complex crapp, best of lack to you. I have no time for fools!!!

[@MrManfly]

@@charles4163 Dude, wifey and I were on the C-Train this past summer and the homeless were on it too acting up as usual ! Way safer? I doubt it !!

[@shanelaird9032]

Arena, not a stadium

[@LaMach420]

Tomato tomato

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

As of January 2024 our rents have jumped 500.00 to 1k. Housing is between 650k to 995k. No jobs in the city Edmonton. This happened fast and we are expecting more rent, housing jumps in the next 2 years. Don't move here. Things have changed since this video was made. No Doctors and 3 to 5 hours in ER. Waitlist for specialist 6 months to 2 years. Homeless, crime, and drugs and gangs have skyrocketed. Don't move here. No clue what neighborhood this tuber lives, I know of no communities that knock on your door to welcome you with pies... I get migraines daily as we have flash storms and pressure changes dramatically in a matter of 20 to 40 mins. Screws with any joint issues or conditions like fibromiliagia (spell?). Clearly this guys out of touch as of July 2023, now feels like living in Winnipeg in many neighborhoods as of January 2024. Nobody has money. I know people working 2 jobs and 1 part time. Just to eat. And having 4 blankets on their beds during the winter because they need to cut their heating costs down. Also Edmonton used to have a decent transit system. Now, it is an absolute mess. 40 min wait between transfers and they removed most bus stops so you have a 30 min or more walk to a bus stop. In gusting north winds and minus 40 temps OR freezing rain with ice 3 to 4 inches deep. Don't move here.

[@charles4163]

I choose Calgary by far! Edmonton looks old and poorly maintained, roads are bad and transit is less robust and less safe. Also, Calgary properties appreciate really fast for investments while Edmonton is really stagnant.

[@alexashman5183]

What’s unsafe about the transit?

[@gp7910]

True about looking old ,but that's character and soul😄. Calgary's too shiney and new

[@tan2750]

one got mcdavid, other got zary enough said

[@mattlandsiedel]

Calgary > Edmonton all day everyday

[@derekpam7149]

Perhaps discuss the real things. Calgary is Hastings street now. Edmonton doesn’t want Ontario or BC we are not accommodating to the nonsense. Lived in both cities both in nice areas and downtown and Calgary is drug addicts all over due to warmth and acceptance. Edmonton stayed same we just have no tolerance.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

I love how Calgary and Edmonton, provincial Canadian cities almost no one outside of Canada or with some connection to Canada ever even heard or knows about, still have so much bad blood and beef with each other. 😂

[@genehauser9217]

Calgary is very overrated

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Yep, yep, yeppers.

[@MrManfly]

Indeed. We visit friends there every summer and it is nice there but seemed more crowded than Edmonton and was noticeably more expensive too!

[@sarven5974]

Calgary > Deadmonton

[@DarkwarriorJ]

Our architecture's way better than Edmonton, but it's Edmonton that's said to be the city of expos and festivals. If you like the outdoors, Calgary's probably better, but... turns out Edmonton is only dead on the outside, not on the inside.

[@alanyunchong6720]

Hell stone city and flooded downtown 😢

[@tkamel18]

Unbiased reply here from an American living in Houston. I’ve been to both cities and prefer Edmonton. It has way more character and is less sterile than Calgary. I prefer Edmonton as a summertime standalone city…but Calgary is a bit cleaner (and newer) and closer to the mountains with a more connected airport. But I still prefer Edmonton…it’s way more charming and interesting. I travel to Alberta often for the O&G business…I also like sports and Edmonton is crushing Calgary in the NHL dept 😂. It just feels more like a real city and is the capital with the bigger/better university. It just feels way more authentic and interesting of a place to me…but I do love Banff. I wish I could buy a second property in Edmonton (to airbnb in the winters) and to escape the brutal summers here in Houston but I’m a US-born citizen 😭

[@toddsmith6681]

Edmonton is a dump compared to Calgary, go flames.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Kiss you no what,!!!!

[@MrManfly]

@@modestacattaruzza7400 👍🤣🤣🤣

[@TC-td1vx]

Both are wasteland with ice and rocks. Why would anyone move there is beyond me. Just atrocious.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

You stay away!!!

[@TC-td1vx]

@@modestacattaruzza7400 m coming just for u mate