North Cowichan Real Estate & Houses for Sale

Home buyers who prefer a slower-paced ambience will enjoy North Cowichan. Most areas in North Cowichan are very quiet, as the streets are very tranquil.

Transportation

The car is very often the favoured means of transportation in North Cowichan. It is a reasonably short car ride to the closest highway from anywhere in this part of the Greater Duncan metropolitan area, and parking is generally easy. However, the public transit service in North Cowichan is not very frequent. Thankfully, residents benefit from approximately 10 bus lines, and the closest bus stop is generally very close by. Commuting by bicycle is occasionally challenging in North Cowichan because riding is rendered difficult by the typically hilly terrain, and there are few bike lanes. Traveling as a pedestrian is also not particularly practical for property owners in North Cowichan as few common errands can be run without a car.

Housing

Single detached homes are the main housing type, representing around two thirds of dwellings in North Cowichan, whereas the rest are mainly small apartment buildings. Roughly 30% of properties in this municipality were built in the 1960s and 1970s, while many of the remaining buildings were constructed pre-1960 and in the 1980s. This municipality offers mainly four or more bedroom and three bedroom homes. Around three quarters of the properties in the municipality are occupied by homeowners while renters occupy the remainder.

Services

In North Cowichan, families will typically be able to reach primary schools without a car. However, high schools are not very numerous and thus tend to require a long distance to get to. With regards to food, in all but a very small number of cases, a vehicle is needed to buy groceries in one of about 30 stores.