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Originally Posted by miketoronto
Thanks for the information.
From what he has seen so far, Halifax (at least in the central area) seems pretty expensive.
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It is expensive... typically because of Dal and St. Mary's: they're both close to downtown, and usually students aren't ones to seek out possibilities for living "far" from campus. Halifax CAN be pretty easy to get around if you're in the right area. I think most places on the peninsula can get to Dal fairly easily.
Your friend might want to try near the Hydrostone or in the North End. Fairly quick connections to downtown/Dal via transit on Robie St., or Gottingen/Novalea, biking is 10 mins or less, and Driving is pretty simple. If you look at a map, I'd stick close to
1. Young St., to the north, North St., to the South, Robie to the west, and Gottingen to the east.
2. Anywhere on Agricola St. Anything more than a block or two north of Young St. starts to get inconvenient in terms of getting to Dal.
3. Anything within a couple blocks of the Halifax Common
- There's a building right across the street from the Hydrostone Market called Gardenstone Place (5548 Kaye St.) that is rentals (there are groceries within two or three blocks)
- There are various condos in the area that occasionally have units rented, and there are plenty of houses with flats.
The West End of the city can be pretty decent. Pricewise, I feel like Jubilee road is the boarder between more expensive (but crappier) student housing to the south, and less expensive spaces to the north. This area will almost exclusively be flats in converted houses.
1. Quinpool Rd. is a major artery - not very pedestrian-friendly, but has groceries.
Dartmouth tends to be less expensive - I lived there for a couple years while going to Dal. The ferry ride across the harbour was nice, but I didn't have a car, and groceries and other services are in short supply within the residential areas of Dartmouth. Also tough to get home late night/early morning.