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Best places to live in Greater Victoria

33 places with 771,114 residents within about 20 km of Victoria, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Victoria, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Saanich
    British Columbia, 117,735 residents    61
  2. 2Victoria (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 289,625 residents    60
  3. 3Victoria-Downtown
    British Columbia, 46,309 residents    59
  4. 4Langford
    British Columbia, 46,584 residents    58
  5. 5Oak Bay
    British Columbia, 18,015 residents    58
  6. 6Gordon Head
    British Columbia, 21,270 residents    57
  7. 7Fairfield (British Columbia, 11,740 residents)
    British Columbia, 11,740 residents    57
  8. 8Esquimalt
    British Columbia, 17,655 residents    57
  9. 9Shelbourne
    British Columbia, 12,525 residents    57
  10. 10Fernwood
    British Columbia, 10,200 residents    57

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For retired couples

  1. 1Saanich
    British Columbia, 117,735 residents    79
  2. 2Langford
    British Columbia, 46,584 residents    78
  3. 3Oak Bay
    British Columbia, 18,015 residents    78
  4. 4Victoria-Downtown
    British Columbia, 46,309 residents    77
  5. 5Victoria (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 289,625 residents    77
  6. 6Colwood
    British Columbia, 16,859 residents    77
  7. 7Esquimalt
    British Columbia, 17,655 residents    77
  8. 8Gordon Head
    British Columbia, 21,270 residents    76
  9. 9Fairfield (British Columbia, 11,740 residents)
    British Columbia, 11,740 residents    76
  10. 10Shelbourne
    British Columbia, 12,525 residents    76

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For remote workers

  1. 1Victoria (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 289,625 residents    68
  2. 2Saanich
    British Columbia, 117,735 residents    67
  3. 3Victoria-Downtown
    British Columbia, 46,309 residents    67
  4. 4Gordon Head
    British Columbia, 21,270 residents    66
  5. 5Langford
    British Columbia, 46,584 residents    66
  6. 6Carey
    British Columbia, 18,405 residents    66
  7. 7Oak Bay
    British Columbia, 18,015 residents    65
  8. 8Esquimalt
    British Columbia, 17,655 residents    65
  9. 9Colwood
    British Columbia, 16,859 residents    65
  10. 10James Bay
    British Columbia, 13,055 residents    64

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For commuters

  1. 1Victoria (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 289,625 residents    82
  2. 2Saanich
    British Columbia, 117,735 residents    81
  3. 3Victoria-Downtown
    British Columbia, 46,309 residents    79
  4. 4Fernwood
    British Columbia, 10,200 residents    75
  5. 5Gordon Head
    British Columbia, 21,270 residents    75
  6. 6Fairfield (British Columbia, 11,740 residents)
    British Columbia, 11,740 residents    75
  7. 7Hillside-Quadra
    British Columbia, 7,860 residents    75
  8. 8Oaklands
    British Columbia, 7,585 residents    74
  9. 9Shelbourne
    British Columbia, 12,525 residents    74
  10. 10James Bay
    British Columbia, 13,055 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Victoria (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 289,625 residents    74
  2. 2Saanich
    British Columbia, 117,735 residents    68
  3. 3Victoria-Downtown
    British Columbia, 46,309 residents    67
  4. 4Gordon Head
    British Columbia, 21,270 residents    61
  5. 5Carey
    British Columbia, 18,405 residents    60
  6. 6Esquimalt
    British Columbia, 17,655 residents    59
  7. 7James Bay
    British Columbia, 13,055 residents    59
  8. 8Royal Oak (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 8,855 residents    59
  9. 9Fernwood
    British Columbia, 10,200 residents    59
  10. 10Oak Bay
    British Columbia, 18,015 residents    59

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Victoria (British Columbia)
    British Columbia, 289,625 residents    31
  2. 2Saanich
    British Columbia, 117,735 residents    31
  3. 3Victoria-Downtown
    British Columbia, 46,309 residents    31
  4. 4Gordon Head
    British Columbia, 21,270 residents    30
  5. 5Carey
    British Columbia, 18,405 residents    30
  6. 6Oak Bay
    British Columbia, 18,015 residents    29
  7. 7Esquimalt
    British Columbia, 17,655 residents    29
  8. 8Langford
    British Columbia, 46,584 residents    29
  9. 9Colwood
    British Columbia, 16,859 residents    29
  10. 10James Bay
    British Columbia, 13,055 residents    28

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Towns in Greater Victoria