To Live

"The region provides us with a peaceful and sustaining lifestyle hard to find in urban settings. We enjoy wild blueberries, world class chocolate and succulent farmed salmon often used by local chefs to produce world-class meals. How much better could it get? After all, there really is no place like the Charlotte Coastal Region."
Beth Hatt, Granite Town Farms

The Charlotte Coastal Region offers five small towns and villages, each with its own character, as well as the option of rural coastal areas for those looking for a new location for their primary or secondary home.

Clean sea air, pleasant cooling summer ocean breezes and easy access to the Bay of Fundy have long attracted new residents. Combined with traditional small town values, safe neighborhoods, and a relaxed pace of life, the Charlotte Coastal Region offers a pleasant lifestyle that evokes memory of a more simple time past. Friendly, open, trusting people are found throughout the region. People in the Charlotte Coastal Region are neighbourly, focused on family and care about their communities. They typically have time for a chat when out and about.

The Charlotte Coastal Region can be particularly attractive to:

Professionals looking to leave the crowds, congestion and stresses of large cities. The Charlotte Coastal Region offers a clean, uncrowded natural environment in which a business, engineering or IT professional can eliminate the daily commute and work from home via the Internet while looking over the ocean. You can have just minutes between your workplace and golfing, kayaking, biking and hiking opportunities in a natural environment.

Young families looking for safe, caring communities in which to raise their children will find the Charlotte Coastal Region offers numerous options. People in the Charlotte Coastal Region generally have a strong focus on family and this is reflected in the numerous parks and playgrounds throughout the area. Supported by good schools, reasonable housing costs, sports programs, and a natural outdoor environment for family activities, the Charlotte Coastal Region offers much for young families.

Mid-life and pre-retirement families are choosing the Charlotte Coastal Region. Many are building or buying a second home in the region as a seasonal home for the short term, with plans in the long-term as their home for retirement. Coastal vistas, safe neighborhoods, and the very pleasant summer climate are very appealing, as are the oceanfront estate prices when compared to other areas. Many are coming for a simpler, less congested lifestyle and the great opportunities for outdoor activities such as golf, hiking and kayaking, not to mention the social and cultural opportunities.

Seniors looking for a relaxed pace and a welcoming, pristine environment can also find the Charlotte Coastal Region attractive. Many seniors living in large, crowded Canadian cities are discovering that the equity in their homes can buy them much more in the Charlotte Coastal Region, often with plenty left over to supplement their retirement. Depending on taste and lifestyle wishes, seniors can choose from modest homes to coastal estates. Most of the Charlotte Coastal Region is about one hour from the major New Brunswick medical centre in Saint John. Saint John also offers shopping, as well as cultural activities such as plays and concert performances at the Imperial Theatre, showings at the Aitkin Bicentennial Exhibition Centre and other art galleries. The Charlotte Coastal Region offers the best of both; life in a natural environment with a pleasant pace, and the amenities and services of New Brunswick’s largest city nearby.

Choose your lifestyle in the Charlotte Coastal Region. All communities offer pristine natural beauty, safety, and traditional values, and each has its own unique character. Find your place here by the Bay of Fundy and enjoy a new life in balance in the Charlotte Coastal Region.