Real close to Surrey actually, a few blocks from the border. Anywhere in the Lower Mainland is a really beautiful place to live, and lots to do outdoors if you&#x27;re into that. Surrey had a bad reputation but it&#x27;s mostly deserved. As usual, the vast majority of people are totally normal citizens, but there&#x27;s plenty of gang violence. Last I read there had been 36 gang shootings in 2016 alone (Here&#x27;s a map: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bc.ctvnews.ca&#x2F;2016-surrey-shootings" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bc.ctvnews.ca&#x2F;2016-surrey-shootings</a>). It&#x27;s not somewhere I would ever want to live personally, but I know many people who have spent their whole lives there without any incidence.<p>If you&#x27;re trying to escape expensive house prices though, you&#x27;re looking in the wrong place. Housing prices have been on the rise for years now. I love the weather here, but you have to be prepared for lots of rain and grey winters. Traffic can be pretty terrible too depending on where you&#x27;re going and when. Because of the geography of the area, there&#x27;s lots of bridges that people like to get in accidents on during rush hour. If you can avoid having to cross a bridge in rush hour, or drive in the downtown core, you&#x27;ll be fine.<p>FWIW I grew up in Victoria, spent a year in TO, and have been in the lower mainland for the last 5 years and it&#x27;s been my favourite place to live by far.