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Vancouver, a city in British Columbia, Canada, offers excellent transportation options with rapid transit stations, bus lines, and ample bike lanes. Families will appreciate the proximity of highly-ranked schools, daycares, and grocery stores, as well as a variety of restaurants, cafes, and clothing stores. The city boasts a serene, slow-paced atmosphere and is surrounded by over 250 green spaces. Housing options in Vancouver include single detached homes, large and small apartment buildings, and duplexes, with a range of sizes and construction dates. With a majority of homeowners and a smaller percentage of rentals, Vancouver is a diverse and appealing city for potential residents.

Vancouver offers a relaxed ambience and will appeal to home buyers who enjoy spending time outdoors. There are over 250 parks close by for residents to discover, including Oak Park and Hillcrest Park, making them very easy to reach from most locations within the city. This city is reasonably quiet overall, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic - however some parts can be quite noisy, especially closer to one of the 4 airports (Vancouver (Children & Women's Health Centre) Heliport,Vancouver (General Hospital) Heliport,Harbour (Public) Heliport,Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre (Coal Harbour Seaplane Base)), one of the railway lines, Trans-Canada Highway or Bridgeway.

Over half of the housing stock of Vancouver is made up of large apartment buildings and small apartment buildings, and the remaining properties are mainly duplexes and single detached homes. This city has a good variety of unit sizes, ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms. The split between renters and homeowners is about even. About 30% of properties in this city were constructed following the year 2000, while the majority of the remaining buildings were built pre-1960 and in the 1960s.

In this city, families will usually be able to get to daycares and schools on foot. Apart from public schools, there are private primary and secondary schools. When it comes to food, it is usually possible for house buyers in Vancouver to do their grocery shopping on foot. Fraser Street is among the best streets for groceries. Moreover, those who are fond of dining in restaurants or cafes will have a fair number of choices in Vancouver.

This city is a very good city for environmentally friendly transportation options. It is very easy for pedestrians to navigate Vancouver; most common errands can be run without needing to use a car, and a good number of businesses of different types can be found as well. Riding a bike is popular in this city as there is usually a bike-share station in proximity, and the bicycling network is reasonably good. With plenty of nearby rapid transit stations on the Expo Line, Millennium Line and Canada Line, and over 50 nearby bus lines, Vancouver features a very good public transit infrastructure. On the other hand, moving around by car is occasionally challenging in Vancouver because parking is not very easy.