Oakridge

Oakridge, located in the Greater Calgary metropolitan area, offers a relaxed atmosphere with peaceful and quiet streets. The neighborhood is car-friendly with convenient parking, while also having easy access to public green spaces with about 20 parks nearby. Oakridge is close to daycares and primary schools, making it family-friendly. With a housing stock primarily consisting of single detached homes from the 1960s and 1970s, the area provides spacious living options. The neighborhood also has accessible pharmacies and a few restaurants. Overall, Oakridge is a peaceful and family-friendly area with plenty of green spaces and a variety of housing options.

People who prefer a calm ambience will enjoy Oakridge. Most areas in this part of the city are especially quiet, as there are usually low levels of noise from traffic. Finally, it is very easy to reach green spaces in the neighbourhood, since there are over 50 of them nearby for residents to explore and getting to the closest park from a large number of properties for sale is very easy.

Roughly 85% of the population of this neighbourhood own their home whereas the rest are renters. The substantial percentage of single detached homes in the housing stock of this area is an important part of its character. A majority of the housing growth in this neighbourhood took place between 1960 and 1980. This area is primarily composed of three bedroom and four or more bedroom homes.

Home buyers in Oakridge will appreciate that a grocery store is always only a reasonably short trip away. Likewise, a restaurant is commonly just around the corner, and a small selection of coffee shops is available as well. With regards to education, families will welcome that no matter where their home is situated in Oakridge, schools and daycares are nearby.

Oakridge is a fairly good part of Calgary for travelling by car. Parking is quite easy. However, public transit users may experience limited choices in Oakridge as a result of the low service level. Nonetheless, there are a few bus lines traversing the neighbourhood, and the nearest bus stop is generally very close by. Active home buyers will be pleased with the fairly bicycling-friendly character of this area. For instance, Oakridge features good cycling infrastructure. On the other hand, traveling on foot in this part of Calgary is not very common, although many daily needs can be met without a car.