| Elgin County provides business with a consumer market of over 10,000,000 within a 2 ½ hour drive. Toronto, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Windsor, Hamilton, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Kitchener / Waterloo and Cambridge are all within this radius.
Elgin County enjoys one of Canada’s longest growing seasons, with much of the nation’s most fertile soil. We are within the unique 1% of Canada’s geographic area called the Carolinian Zone, which is home to more species of flora and fauna then anywhere else in Canada.
Elgin County benefits from an average residential dwelling selling price of $188,975, which is far below the national average of $314,028 and much lower than the City of Toronto average which is $395,918.
(Figures from CREA and London / St. Thomas Real Estate Association for July 2008)
Elgin County is strategically located with convenient access to Highways 401, 402 and 403, close to railways, airports and marine ports, all within an hour drive.
With a diverse base of agriculture, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, tourism and environmental industries, Elgin County's region boasts competitive labour and business costs.
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