7 Pros And Cons Of Living In St. Albert, Alberta⎜Moving To St. Albert⎜Moving To Alberta

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7 Pros and cons of living in St. Albert, Alberta if you’re thinking of moving to St. Albert, or moving to Alberta!
If you’re wondering what it’s like actually living in St. Albert, Alberta because you’re thinking about moving to St. Albert, this video will give you everything you need!
Living in St. Albert certainly has its pros and cons, just like living anywhere does, but I’m certain this video will help you out a lot if you’re considering moving to St. Albert, Alberta.
I’m born and raised in St. Albert, a local real estate agent here, and living here in St. Albert is something my family and I love.
So enjoy the tour I take you on and explain what it’s like living in St. Albert, Alberta!
Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions about living in St. Albert, moving to St. Albert, or moving to Alberta! And feel free to reach out too, I’m happy to answer your questions! 👇
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@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

What did you think of St. Albert?! Agree, or disagree with these 7 pros and cons? 👇Any questions about living in, or moving to St. Albert? Feel free to reach out! ☎️: 780-893-9783 📧: allthingsrealestateofficial@gmail.com

@Tomm67 2 жыл бұрын

One of nicest please where I live , and miss a lot 😔 it's paradise in my opinion Belmont drive 🙏

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear @@Tomm67! Belmont is a great street too! There’s a lot of infill in the area.

@EdAlbert 2 жыл бұрын

I'm planning to relocate to St. Albert from Ontario. I'd like to get in touch with you.

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdAlbert Happy to help you with any questions you have! However you’re comfortable reaching out, my phone number and email are above. 🙂

@vladmir1973 Жыл бұрын

How do you feel about immigrants from Ukraine?

@fortunatedad7695 2 жыл бұрын

My family and I moved here a few months ago and would always come here for walks when we lived in Morinville. When we would go for walks, 98% of the people we walked by said hi to us. I've never experienced that anywhere in the world I've been. We love it and are ok with paying the higher taxes because this city is kept up so well. Even the same stores that are in Edmonton that are in st Albert must be kept to a higher standard, because even the public washrooms are top notch.

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to St. Albert guys! The trails are the best. So extensive, lots of beautiful scenery and always friendly people.

@kapildevpathak3737 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. A good balance of Pros and Cons. Very helpful.

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, appreciate that! 🙂 No city is perfect so we have to talk about the cons too. The taxes here really do suck, and they are only going up because our city has a major spending problem.

@wildlifewithghadi7342 3 жыл бұрын

seeing you visit all these places I've spent valuable memories in was quite amusing! I can probably recognize every place you went to in this video! I also really loved it. The detailed description of everything was awesome. Thanks for taking your time to make this!

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment and support! I did put a lot of work into making this so it's very encouraging to see that noticed. But it was a lot of fun because there's so much nostalgia in St. Albert for me too. :)

@GoatMalp 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great rundown! My family has a plan to move to Alberta in the next 3-5 years and my wife just discovered St. Albert and fell in love with it! It looks like there's a lot to like there, much more than what we currently live with in BC, so I really appreciate the honest video. I'm still leaning towards Okotoks, but who knows where we'll end up!

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

St. Albert is awesome but I definitely see the draw to the Calgary area. Being so much closer to the mountains is a huge bonus.

@pro6703 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike!! Great videos!!

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate that!

@retina-JaY_3_Songs_Productions Жыл бұрын

I spent my adolescent and teenage years in St. Albert, best memories I can recollect! I'm looking very forward to moving back home to St. Albert soon! I travelled much of Canada and some other countries, met great people everywhere, but home for me will always be St. Albert!

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

We’d love to have you back! I moved to Vancouver and then the US for a couple years after high school for schooling and felt the same way, St. Albert felt so good to come back to. 🙂

@retina-JaY_3_Songs_Productions Жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate That sounds cool, I visited Van for about 6 months and performed some of my tunes along Granville area and got to perform live on the University radio stations 'Medicine Show'; some great people around there and BC, but there's absolutely no place like home! There's nothing I want more at this time than to finally find a place in St. Albert - Akins/Grandin/Tudor Glen/Village plaza area preferably - or that area close by Sir George Simpson school where I can access that great outdoor skating rink down the slope there or the outdoor pool! Have a great long weekend , lets talk again hopefully soon when you get a chance!

@brendaepp6190 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! The #1 pro is one of the reasons why we moved here over 20 years ago! Just wanted to mention, the City didn't clear the path on the river and they were trying to deter people from going on it due to thin ice in some spots. Also, the protestant school system is now referred to as the public system. When you would have gone to RH, back in the day, that school was part of the St. Albert Protestant Schools district. Now it is in the St. Albert Public Schools division. ;-) Keep those videos coming - show off our great city!!

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Brenda, and it’s such a great city to live isn’t it?! That path just seemed so well done I assumed it had to have been the city. Of course about a week after I posted this video, I started seeing the city posting that they did not clear the river and that it is not safe. 😬 So I hope people are cautious. I definitely did an oops on the protestant school system though, it was a long day of filming. 🤦‍♂️😂

@brendaepp6190 3 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate Most people would catch the protestant thing. I do the graphic design for the division so I noticed it ;-) All good.

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I was a graphic designer in my early twenties. 🙂

@jasonparsons7950 Жыл бұрын

Considering a move here from Vancouver Island. Thanks for the great video.

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you found it helpful! 🙂 If you haven’t already, check out the Summer update that I just uploaded yesterday: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e919mZSeluC5eIk.html

@alfsalom2475 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Mr Mike i liked a lot how you say the difference in the pro an counters my me and my wife are in plans to migrate to Canada and we liked a lot st Albert, I wish soon we would have the opportunity to live there a know each other good fortune to you and your excellent channel ! And thanks a lot for the useful information

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that feedback! 🙂 And all the best in your journey, St. Albert really is a great place.

@johannabrillantes8926 Жыл бұрын

Thanks,..it’s so helpful;..we’ll probably get in touch with you when we do so decide to live there. We’re from Ontario.

@AllThingsRealEstate 7 ай бұрын

It would be an honour to welcome you to this awesome community. 🙂

@marie-claudewest1257 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Love the way you present your city! Maybe ours soon!!

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate that! St. Albert is a great city, we’d love to have you! Where in the world are you viewing from?

@marie-claudewest1257 3 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate Quebec :) not too far...

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome @@marie-claudewest1257, not too far at all and thanks for watching! There’s quite a bit of French heritage in St. Albert. 🙂

@kirksmeeton5850 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! 🙂

@ahmedjaser8599 Жыл бұрын

Perfect 😊😊

@kendalladaramola 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kendall!

@1891nharas 2 жыл бұрын

It is a pretty ok place lol I do like the people and the parks

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

So much green space and trees, and the people are super nice.

@richardbilovus1651 2 жыл бұрын

Houses cost less than in Edmonton. I calculated it would take at least 20 years of slightly higher taxes in St. Albert to break even with the cost of a house in Edmonton. This does not include the taxes in Edmonton. Roads are scraped to the asphalt in the winter at least a few times. YAY! St. Albert is NOT Edmonton. Definitely it is a different city. YAY! Many paved walking trails where people say hello all the time. YAY! Crime is very very low. YAY! Nobody parks trucks on their front lawn. YAY! The population is very educated and very diverse. YAY! Store and shop owners are your neighbours. YAY! It still has a small town vibe. YAY!

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

St. Albert is pretty awesome. 🙂

@TC-td1vx 9 ай бұрын

What do you mean nobody parks truck in front lawn? I have a truck and considering to move to st Alberto

@robertdelaplante7326 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. MJust watched your “Edmonton” video last week. We have heard about St. Alberta many, many years ago. My Aunt and family lived here, and loved it. We are in Lethbridge right now and would like to be in a smaller community. We are in our 70’s (young 70’s…lol) we still bike and hike and love winter. Is this a good town for retirees? Thanks, for any info on that you can provide. By the way I sure wish you would do a video on Lethbridge, we’ve only been here in Lethbridge 7 years (from Ontario) the parks, biking trails are the best we’ve EVER seen (haven’t been to St. Albert, though). Couple of Cons for Lethbridge. Regards, Rob and Linda

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, really appreciate that! I really like Lethbridge and I have some Lethbridge content in my plans. I’m going to include it in a top places to live in Alberta video. 🙂

@WarbladeX2 2 жыл бұрын

We are looking to move to Alberta, possibly St.Albert. I am an electrician by trade and my wife is looking to work as well. Our son is on the autism spectrum and we need information about speech, physical,O.T. therapy. Do the schools have programs for kids in the spectrum? Are there clinics to help autistic kids? This is our biggest deciding factor. Since your wife is in Healthcare maybe she could shed light on this.

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Nathan! I’m an electrician by trade as well. 🙂 There are programs available within the schools but they are somewhat limited by age and which school accommodates the program. My own nieces went through a program called PUF and found it very helpful. But PUF is limited up to the age of 6 I believe. There are additional paths to go through from grades 1-12 as well, but again only offered at specific schools/grades. There are also clinics/therapists/psychologists local to St. Albert, and Edmonton (basically attached to St. Albert) will open up a lot of options too. Hopefully this helps!

@xavierenriquefuentes Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to move there.

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. 🙂

@Killianjames787 2 жыл бұрын

Good job making 1k subs

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sub count isn’t that important to me though because I don’t really consider myself a “KZfaqr.” 🙂

@soyreeng8864 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so moving back to st albert asap.

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

We’d love to have you back. 🙂 St. Albert is a pretty special spot.

@Tomm67 2 жыл бұрын

I live 8 years in St Albert very happy bevor I move back to Germany 😔

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to see you go Thomas! I take it Germany is home though?

@HeWhoIsRem 2 жыл бұрын

I would say that the St. Albert Bubble was a very real thing ten or fifteen years ago, however St Albert has grown a lot since then and the culture has shifted to be far less snooty.

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

I agree, it has changed quite a bit.

@KhromosInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

I was enjoying the video till the "go oilers". lol Go flames. :) hahaha Awesome video. :)

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂 Gotta love the Oilers/Flames rivalry. 💪

@KhromosInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate Yeah. Rivalry is always very interesting when done with respect. It's a very good way to turn something normal into something more interesting and competitive. :)

@MultiCappie 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Edmonton and love it here, but I will give you that St. Albert is the _only_ suburb I would even consider. It's the only one with any class whatsoever.

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not going to lie, there are some great neighbourhoods in Edmonton that could pull me away from St. Albert. :) I plan to do some videos about them on the channel!

@gracemorgan509 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, just looking at moving out ourselves from Vancouver Island. Looks like the kind of town we would like. The Island is getting too crowded because they haven't lifted the drawbridge yet.

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

We'd love to have you here, St. Albert is a great community!

@beentheredonethat8596 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s swap houses I’m getting out of here going to the island

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

@@beentheredonethat8596 Did you end up moving?

@beentheredonethat8596 2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate house is for sale just waiting now

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

@@beentheredonethat8596 Awesome, best of luck in your sale!

@meartear1916 2 жыл бұрын

MY SCHOOL IS RIGHT BY THAT RINK I USED TO GO TO LEO NICKERSON!!!

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! It’s a nice spot. 🙂

@jeffreygamat1343 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mike for your video Where thinking to move in st albert What advices can you share to us

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reaching out and I'm glad you found the video helpful Jeffrey! I have a pretty cool moving to St. Albert package I can send you, just shoot me an email to allthingsrealestateofficial@gmail.com and I'll get it over to you. Or I'm happy to answer any questions here as well. The biggest thing right now is that St. Albert is a very tight real estate market and things are selling quickly. But there are still plenty of options if you have someone like myself working hard on your behalf. 🙂

@anitavaller7150 Жыл бұрын

Me and my husband are seniors and currently live in an acreage in Fort Mc Murray. We are thinking of moving to St. Albert being close to edmonton. Are there doctor specialist in st albert instead of going to edmonton. Our problem being 5 hrs away to specialist. What area in st albert is good and safe for seniors age 66 and up.

@chaotikkitten4978 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I'm currently living in Calgary in an illegal basement suite. I need to move out of the city ASAP and move somewhere smaller where everything is within walking distance since I don't drive. I'm also on AISH so I need somewhere with good healthcare, especially neurology. Is St Albert a good option for me? Would I be welcomed there since I'm from Calgary and on AISH?

@lettermines 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good information... I wonder if there are some hospitals or pharmacies in Saint Albert? Thank you in advance...

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke! Sorry, I’m just seeing your comment now. St. Albert has its own hospital and it’s a very well equipped one. There are quite a few pharmacies as well as clinics too. Hopefully that answers your question!

@lettermines 2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate Thank you for your kind answer~^^

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

No sweat @@lettermines! Let me know if you have any other questions. 👊

@JJ-xs1oe 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, just wondering if it's easy with public transit to get from st albert to edmonton

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

It is! There are busses that go direct into Edmonton from St. Albert. Eventually the LRT will connect to St. Albert as well, at least that is the plan.

@user-px7dx8wt5y 11 ай бұрын

Hi I wont in travel to Canada please can you help my

@nicolaasbadenhorst9072 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe someone actually disliked the video. They must be from outside St Albert haha. Doing some research on St Albert ourselves. Might be moving there in about 2 years from Vancouver area. Have a good one 👍

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and support Nicolaas! Much appreciated sir. Haters come with the territory of putting yourself out there online, so it's all good. I'm also glad to hear that you found the video helpful in your research on moving here. St. Albert is a great place and we'd love to have you. :) Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any questions!

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention, I have an epic video on the pros and cons of living in Alberta coming soon too! I've been working on it for months!

@natmeow7775 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm actually starting to consider moving to either Alberta or BC. Family of 3. How are the private schools in your town for high school-age kids? Also a drive time during winter to Edmonton? We are currently selling and moving within 2 months from Qc.

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, either Alberta or BC are both great places to live! St. Albert itself does not have a private high school. We have 3 high schools in total, one is with Greater Catholic Schools (St. Albert High) and the other two (Bellerose Composite High & Paul Kane) are with St. Albert Public Schools. The drive into Edmonton can be very short depending on where into Edmonton you are headed. If you're heading to the South Side of Edmonton, it's about 20-25 minutes, but Winter traffic can easily change that if there are poor roads, or accidents. Hope that helps! But let me know if you have any other questions.

@natmeow7775 2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate thank you!

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

No problem @@natmeow7775! Feel to reach out if you have any other questions. 🙂

@Mx11999 2 жыл бұрын

If your rich it's a go

@natmeow7775 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mx11999 Dumas I’m already here

@axiana2454 3 жыл бұрын

Another con is the utility bills here are super high compared to Edmonton!

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Axiana! I’ve never paid utilities in Edmonton so I’m curious, how much of a difference have you seen?

@axiana2454 3 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate I find all the extra fees and distribution charges differ quite a bit which is the bulk of the bills. My inlaws with a house about the same size as mine and who are home all day pay half the utility bill compared to mine and thats with me lowering my heat through the day, band new furnaces and using all LED lights.

@electricaviationchannelvid7863 3 жыл бұрын

@@axiana2454 The insulation in the wall/ceiling might be a problem? How old is the property?

@zwelithinihlabathe5269 3 жыл бұрын

I wish you did this video in summer

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. 🙂 I have a pros and cons video about living in Alberta coming soon and it has both Winter and Summer. 👍

@AllThingsRealEstate 2 жыл бұрын

A Summer video is coming Zwelithini… 😉

@angieb976 Жыл бұрын

Do people who live in apartments pay property taxes?

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

If you own an apartment style condo you would yes, if you rent it you don’t.

@jasonwallace5948 3 жыл бұрын

I’d like to know good the high school sports teams are in St. Albert. Any famous athletes from there?

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

It depends from year to year, like the years we were at Bellerose. 😂 Some big names yes, Mark Messier and Jarome Iginla just to name a few. 😎

@himachal_to_canada7427 Жыл бұрын

Hi I moved here 2 months ago But I am unable to get room near my work east side Mario Could you help me with this issue ?

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Erin Ridge, Deer Ridge and Inglewood are the closest neighbourhoods to East Side Mario’s. Are you looking to rent, or buy?

@himachal_to_canada7427 Жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate yes I am.. but in walk-in distance

@himachal_to_canada7427 Жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate I want on rent

@svenskenmattias233 3 жыл бұрын

i want to move to st albert, i am living in sweden and got fork lift operator as a job.

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Matte, St. Albert is a great spot! When were you thinking of moving?

@svenskenmattias233 3 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate since all this covid-nonsense, I really dont know. I would need a job first to move right? Need to immigrate?

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

I hear you, Covid has definitely made things a lot harder on all of us. 😔 I’m not an immigration expert, so I’m not exactly sure if the visa process requires you having a job before you come here, or not. I want to say that it’s not a requirement though and I can definitely find out for you. Shoot me an email to mike@soldlocal.ca if you like, and I can report back to you what I find. 🙂

@tvboxomni2236 3 жыл бұрын

you need a work permit first before to enter in Canada.

@MHZ653 3 жыл бұрын

Knowone lives in st albert, and don't get in trouble. Judges, rcmp they all think they are god . Listen to this guy selling a suburb , of Edmonton. Waste your gas .

@elsidenvino9116 3 жыл бұрын

we are thinking of moving to alberta and st. albert was suggested to us, we are currently in vancouver... we love that there is a whole lot of diversity and acceptance of different races and backgrounds in vancity, i was wondering if you can give us any idea about diversity in st albert. tyia

@AllThingsRealEstate 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Elsid! I've lived in Vancouver myself for about a year so I can speak from experience having lived in both places. I'll be honest, St. Albert is not as culturally diverse as Vancouver but we'd love to have you here because everyone is welcome in St. Albert, it's a great community to live.

@Mx11999 2 жыл бұрын

Ya I think people in 2022 are more interested in jobs

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Things have definitely changed a lot since I made this video in 2020.

@vladmir1973 Жыл бұрын

Good afternoon! We are from Ukraine, from the zone where the fighting is going on. Father, mother, two daughters 2 and 4 years old. We are planning to move to your city. Preparing documents for the embassy. Mom speaks English, but not yet. I wanted to know from you - can I find a job until I learn English? How do you feel about immigrants from Ukraine? Thank you.

@Yasmine-mm1yc Жыл бұрын

You are welcome here. There are jobs for everyone willing to work, even without English. Good luck to you

@eastafricanqueen9866 Жыл бұрын

Can I find a house with a basement with a 100k

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

Not in St. Albert. Edmonton has a few 2 storey condo options, one that has a traditional basement.

@eastafricanqueen9866 Жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate do you think I could buy a good property at that price in Edmonton after 5 years

@eastafricanqueen9866 Жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate also if you were my real estate agent how much would it cost

@AllThingsRealEstate Жыл бұрын

@@eastafricanqueen9866 The condo market in Edmonton is really soft right now and there is a lot of inventory. I don’t have a crystal ball, so I can’t predict where things will be in 5 years. It’s my opinion though that you will still have a lot of options under $100,000 in 5 years. 🙂 And it would be an honour to serve you as your Realtor. 99.9% of the time a buyer pays nothing, the compensation is covered by the seller. I say 99.9% because there are the odd times where an agent will represent a buyer on a home that the seller is not represented by an agent/and or not willing to pay a “co-operating commission.” That’s very rare though.

@eastafricanqueen9866 Жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsRealEstate thank you 😊 I will definitely contact you then I plan to settle in Edmonton