It won’t come as a surprise that we think Medicine Hat is a special place, which is why we’ve been working diligently to make Coulee Ridge the best new community in the hat. But we’re not the only ones. According to a recent survey done by the city, 95% of Medicine Hat’s community is satisfied with its quality of living.
There are so many reasons to love life in Medicine Hat, we’ve listed some of our favourites below. If you want to learn more about life in Medicine Hat, visit the Move to Medicine Hat website. And if you’re looking to build in Medicine Hat, there’s no place like Coulee Ridge.
The sun shines brighter in Medicine Hat, literally.
Did you know that Medicine Hat is the sunniest city in Canada, averaging 2,544 hours of sunshine a year. With around 330 days of sunshine and a 155-kilometre trail system connecting the community, it’s easy to enjoy outdoor life and stay smiling underneath the sunshine. Leveraging Medicine Hat’s sunshiney days was important to us while developing Coulee Ridge, with a community design that allows for plenty of natural light in homes while also optimizing the configuration and orientation of homes on properties for protection from the sun, wind and the elements.
Medicine Hat offers a lower cost of living
Many Canadians are feeling the pressures from the increased costs of living. While costs have risen across Alberta, we are fortunate to not have the same increases that many other provinces have seen. With the popularity and flexibility of remote work, many Canadians are choosing to move to lower cost of living urban areas like Medicine Hat to take advantage of all that the city has to offer and save money. In fact, the most recent calculations by the Alberta Living Wage Network have identified Medicine Hat to have the lowest living wage in Alberta at $17.50, meaning you can bring more to your life, at a lower cost.
Those coulee views though…
On top of all those hours of sunshine, Medicine Hat has incredible natural beauty to enjoy and explore. And with Coulee Ridge Located within Medicine Hat city limits and set against the impressive big skies and coulee views, Coulee Ridge offers the best of both worlds – the peace and splendour of the country with the convenience of important amenities like schools, stores, recreation, health care and more. We never get sick of those coulee views, and don’t think you will either.
A city of opportunity
From the private sector to health care, education or the Canadian Armed Forces Suffield Base, there’s plenty of opportunity to work and grow in Medicine Hat. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, there’s a number of well-developed sectors in the city, from pet-chem and agriculture to new exciting areas like film and aerospace. Invest Medicine Hat shares key data on the Medicine Hat economy any why there’s room to grow in the city.
If you want to hear more about why we love life in Medicine Hat, we’d love to chat further. Send us a note, and we’ll happily give you a tour of Coulee Ridge and show you just how special this space is.
Pull quote: 95% of Medicine Hat’s community is satisfied with its quality of living.
