Ask ten locals where to live in Chilliwack and you will get ten answers. It helps to know that the city is really five different kinds of places. Start with the one that fits how you want to live, then narrow it down.
Chilliwack Urban
The original city north of Highway 1. The downtown core, walkable older streets, and character homes next to newer condos and townhomes.
7 neighbourhoods and 410 homes for sale right now: Chilliwack Downtown, Fairfield Island, Chilliwack Proper West, Chilliwack Proper East, Chilliwack Proper South, Midtown, Cedarbrook.
Sardis Urban
South of the highway. Family subdivisions, Garrison Crossing, the Vedder Road shopping strip and easy access to the Vedder River.
7 neighbourhoods and 291 homes for sale right now: Sardis, Sardis Park, Vedder, Garrison, Rivers Edge, Websters Crossing, Sardis South.
Hillside Communities
Homes up off the valley floor. Views, trails and quieter streets, from Promontory townhomes to Ryder Lake acreages.
5 neighbourhoods and 202 homes for sale right now: Promontory, Chilliwack Mountain, Little Mountain, Eastern Hillsides, Ryder Lake.
Rural Outskirts
Farmland and small communities around the edge of the city. Acreages, hobby farms and room to breathe.
6 neighbourhoods and 122 homes for sale right now: Greendale, Rosedale, Yarrow, East Chilliwack, Columbia Valley, Chilliwack River Valley.
Outside Communities
Separate towns close by that Chilliwack buyers often weigh up. Lake living, resort living and quiet village life.
4 neighbourhoods and 165 homes for sale right now: Cultus Lake, Agassiz, Popkum, Harrison Hot Springs.
Which one is right for you?
If you want to walk to dinner and pay less to get in, look north of the highway. Families after newer homes and schools usually land in Sardis. Views and quiet point up the hill, space and animals point to the rural edges, and lake life points to Cultus or Harrison.
Explore them all on the interactive Chilliwack neighbourhood map, or tell me what matters to you and I will suggest a few streets worth seeing.
