Posted On: July 10th 2026, 11:35 pm
We almost moved north like many of our friends.
But every time we pictured our day-to-day life, we kept coming back to North York.
We realized we weren’t just choosing a house. We were choosing the lifestyle we wanted for our family.
Here are the five reasons we stayed.
1️⃣ Family comes first.
This was our biggest reason.
Being minutes from Grandpa, Grandma, uncles, and aunts means spontaneous dinners, sleepovers, weekend visits, and making memories together.
You can’t put a price on that.
2️⃣ We love being in the heart of everything.
From North York, we’re a short drive to downtown, Pearson Airport, concerts, sporting events, museums, hospitals, parks, and ravines.
We get the best of suburban living while staying connected to the city.
3️⃣ We love the diversity.
As immigrants, this means a lot to us.
Within minutes, we can enjoy Vietnamese, Persian, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Greek, Jewish, and Middle Eastern food.
Our boys are growing up surrounded by different cultures while staying connected to their Vietnamese roots.
4️⃣ We love being able to say, “Let’s just go.”
Living close to the city makes life spontaneous.
On a Friday night, we can head to BMO Field, a festival, dinner downtown, Kensington Market, a musical, or a Sunday morning run along the Lakeshore.
Those moments have become some of our favourite family memories.
5️⃣ Our life doesn’t revolve around driving.
We can walk to parks, restaurants, cafés, take the subway downtown, and meet friends without spending half the day in the car.
For us, it was never about choosing the “better” city.
It was about choosing the place that best fit our family.
That place is North York.
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