Had it with big-city living? Tired of sucking exhaust during the morning commute? We hear you… and offer mid-summer inspiration with our inaugural list of 10 sweet hometowns you should move to, oh,
right now—from Vancouver Island to New Brunswick. Plus, five undiscovered real estate gems where mortgages don’t involve first-borns and the great outdoors start at your front yard.
Summerside, P.E.I.
Population:
14,654
Median Household Income:
$45,907
Median Home Price:
$94,000
Climate:
Moderate; national average of sunshine
Median Age:
38
Ever since a 1995 amalgamation turned Summerside into P.E.I.’s spunky little-city-that-could, the “town” moniker is a bit antiquated. A sprightly little sibling
to the Island’s capital, Summerside is big enough to have its own movie the
atre, and small enough that you’ll almost certainly see someone you know on opening night.
WORK
Summerside wears a white collar tinged with blue. The largest employers are hospitals, a federal government tax centre, and Cavendish Farms, a frozen-food plant just outside town that cooks—you guessed it—potatoes.
PLAY
There are active communities, and then there’s Summerside. The area is known for hosting tournaments, be it baseball, soccer or hockey. Beaches and recreation facilities abound, and there’s a decent golf course in town and more than 120 total holes of quality golf within an hour’s, um, drive.
STAY
Housing prices are on the way up, as dot-com cashouts with tim
e
and money and other offshore investors find P.E.I.’s housing costs a mere pit
tance. A
new condo development downtown includes units at $300,000 and
more—unheard of until recent years in a town where $125,000 still buys a modest home.
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