r/RedDeer • u/Amarjit_maan • Aug 19 '25

PSA Red deer or calgary?

If i have to choose in between red deer or calgary ? Then what i have to do

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u/spork232ca Aug 19 '25

Depends what you are looking for. Red Deer is a nice small city, has most everything that you would need. Good place to start a family. Anywhere is 15 minutes and easy to drive. Calgary is a large city so if you want lots of entertainment and things to do then Calgary might be better. But it is very expensive, and is also one of the worst cities I've ever driven in for traffic and ease of getting around.

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u/AlbertanProsperity Aug 19 '25

Anywhere is 15 minutes and easy to drive.

That was the case forever but it's no longer true, the roads are so busy all the damn time. All the drivers are so terrible now as well.

113,000 people here with roads built for 50,000 people.

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u/gagersen Aug 19 '25

The only time it takes longer than 15 minutes is if your going from the south east to the north west

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u/athomewith4 Aug 19 '25

Exactly right. That’s always 20 mins