Local stories
The places people are asking about, and what it costs to sell or buy there.
Ontario
Aurora, Newmarket and King
One marsh north of Toronto grows enough carrots each year to give every person in Canada four pounds.
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Ontario
Vaughan: Maple, Woodbridge and Kleinburg
Maple, north of Toronto, is turning what was once Canada’s largest landfill into a 900-acre park bigger than Central Park.
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Ontario
Oakville and Burlington
A Jack Nicklaus course in a lakefront town west of Toronto has hosted the Canadian Open 30 times, more than any other club.
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Ontario
Richmond Hill, Markham and Unionville
Canada’s largest telescope sits in a park north of Toronto. Its 74-inch reflector was the world’s second largest in 1935.
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Ontario
Kanata and Stittsville
A village about 30 km from downtown Ottawa is home to a four-level Cold War bunker built to shelter 535 officials.
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Quebec
Brossard, Longueuil and Saint-Lambert
This Montréal suburb is split into lettered sectors, and every street in a sector starts with that letter.
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Quebec
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Chambly
Every August, this city near Montreal hosts what it calls Canada’s largest gathering of hot-air balloons.
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Quebec
Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield
A windmill begun in 1709 still stands on the point of this Montreal suburb. It’s been the town’s emblem since 1911.
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Puerto Rico
Aguadilla, Mayagüez and Cabo Rojo
Puerto Rico lost 3.1% of its people from 2020 to 2025. This surf town grew faster than any of its 78 municipios.
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Puerto Rico
San Juan, Guaynabo and Dorado
Puerto Rico’s governor still lives in La Fortaleza, built between 1533 and 1540.
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California
Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Los Altos
The city that calls itself the heart of Silicon Valley still keeps a 10-acre orchard of about 800 apricot trees.
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Puerto Rico
Fajardo, Río Grande and Luquillo
In this Puerto Rico town, kayaks follow a narrow canal into a glowing lagoon, one of the island’s three bioluminescent bays.
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Florida
Westchase, Odessa and Lutz
This Tampa suburb isn’t a city, so it has no mayor. Every Fourth of July it swears in an honorary ‘Guv’na.’
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Texas
Frisco, Prosper and Celina
America’s fastest-growing city of 20,000 or more added 12,710 people in one year. It’s north of Dallas.
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Oregon
Lake Oswego, West Linn and Tualatin
Every fall, costumed paddlers race giant pumpkin boats across a lake in this Portland suburb.
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Tennessee
Franklin, Brentwood and Williamson County
Nissan moved its North American headquarters from California to this Nashville suburb.
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Washington
Bellingham and Whatcom County
Every bit of this county’s growth since 2020 came from people moving in. It’s about 90 miles north of Seattle.
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Georgia
Suwanee, Duluth and Gwinnett County
The main water source for this Atlanta-area county is a lake with more than 690 miles of shoreline.
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Georgia
Johns Creek and North Fulton
A golf club in this Atlanta suburb has hosted three PGA Championships and a U.S. Open.
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Georgia
Alpharetta, Roswell and Milton
Theodore Roosevelt’s parents married in this Atlanta suburb in 1853. The house is now a museum.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
Buying a Nova Scotia cottage from outside the province? There’s a 10% tax. Moving there within 12 months may exempt you.
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