Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
I lived in Brampton for a couple of years. I was in the Heart Lake area which was OK. Lots of green space for the kids. The houses on our street were close together but we had no-one behind us as we backed on to a park. The rest of Brampton is...meh. I don't have anything bad to say about it. We were able to afford a house there and I could commute to my job in Mississauga in 20-25 mins. It has all the amenities you need but, with your budget and desire for privacy, maybe not the best choice. You could go further out and get a nice house on a decent lot but the balancing act is the commute to the airport. I think I'd be tempted to add a bit to the commute to get a bigger house and lot.
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
Thanks everybody for the feedback. It is so helpful to actually hear from people who have lived there. Street view is only so good...
Let's see whether he gets the job first then it'll be panic panic panic!!
Let's see whether he gets the job first then it'll be panic panic panic!!
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
Look at post 2 again and figure out what lots and lots and lots of curry places really means.
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
Have to see it in 3D to really know though...
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
I also have a friend who has lived in Georgetown for many years and he really likes it there. That would be a better commute to Pearson.
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
I am hopefully emigrating to Georgetown on 1st August, after just selling my house, and I agree it is a pleasant little town with low crime rate and a new larger Walmart that just opened in April in their mall. The people are friendly but alas for me the houses are more expensive. Not many curry houses though!
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
I am hopefully emigrating to Georgetown on 1st August, after just selling my house, and I agree it is a pleasant little town with low crime rate and a new larger Walmart that just opened in April in their mall. The people are friendly but alas for me the houses are more expensive. Not many curry houses though!
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
Oh really? Was hoping it would be an easy commute is such things exist with that density of population... How long do you think it would take... Bearing in mind he would be working shifts so wouldn't be travelling at rush hour...
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
I'd look a bit closer if I was the commuter.
Maybe have a look near Kleinburg... straight down 27/427 to YYZ and there's a French language school there. I'll admit it might be a bit more pricey, but it's a lovely village.
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
It's 64 km each way. Google say 45 min., which might be right on a Sunday afternoon, with no snow.
I'd look a bit closer if I was the commuter.
Maybe have a look near Kleinburg... straight down 27/427 to YYZ and there's a French language school there. I'll admit it might be a bit more pricey, but it's a lovely village.
I'd look a bit closer if I was the commuter.
Maybe have a look near Kleinburg... straight down 27/427 to YYZ and there's a French language school there. I'll admit it might be a bit more pricey, but it's a lovely village.
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
It's 64 km each way. Google say 45 min., which might be right on a Sunday afternoon, with no snow.
I'd look a bit closer if I was the commuter.
Maybe have a look near Kleinburg... straight down 27/427 to YYZ and there's a French language school there. I'll admit it might be a bit more pricey, but it's a lovely village.
I'd look a bit closer if I was the commuter.
Maybe have a look near Kleinburg... straight down 27/427 to YYZ and there's a French language school there. I'll admit it might be a bit more pricey, but it's a lovely village.
#28
Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
Well, it used to be. I'm afraid there has been a bit of wanton development in the last few years. But it's still nice and home to the McMichael Gallery and it's neighbouring lovely countryside (by southern Ontario standards).
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Re: Brampton ON on a scale of 1 to 10?
Use google maps (or something similar) to get a rough idea on driving distances & times between areas of interest and Pearson. It'll give accurate distances for different routes but only a rough idea on driving times since much depends on traffic and weather conditions.