Sault Ste. Marie Real Estate & Houses for Sale

Sault Ste. Marie offers a relaxed environment and will appeal to those who enjoy spending time in green spaces. This city is very quiet, as there are low levels of noise from traffic. Lastly, it is easy to get to green spaces from numerous locations within the city, since there are over 50 of them close by for residents to explore and the majority of properties for sale have a park around the corner.

Transportation

This city is a fairly convenient part of the Greater Sault Ste. Marie metropolitan area for moving around by car. It is very convenient to park. However, the public transit service in Sault Ste. Marie is not very frequent. Thankfully, property owners benefit from a few bus lines, and most residences are very close to a bus stop. This city is not especially conducive to biking because there are a good number of hills, and the bicycling infrastructure is fairly poor. There also aren't many pedestrians out on the streets of Sault Ste. Marie, although running day-to-day errands is easy without the use of a vehicle.

Housing

Single detached homes are the predominant housing type, representing the majority of buildings in Sault Ste. Marie, and the remaining houses are mainly small apartment buildings. This city has a good choice of unit sizes, ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms. Around 70% of the population of this city own their home while the remainder are renters. About 40% of homes in this city were constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, while the majority of the remaining buildings were built pre-1960 and in the 1980s.

Services

A grocery store is generally reachable within a rather short distance from most properties for sale in Sault Ste. Marie. Additionally, this city is a good place in which to eat out, and property owners are served by approximately 20 cafes as well. When it comes to education, it is a reasonably short stroll to get to daycares and primary schools from most homes for sale in Sault Ste. Marie. However, high schools are not particularly plentiful and thus not always within a short distance. Families are served by public and private secondary schools.