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The top 5 reasons to live in Keilor Downs:
1. Larger blocks of land and wider roads, especially when compared to the newer estates they are building. The homes are not identical soldiers glued to one another, so there is reasonable space between homes.

2. Truly ideal location for traffic flow. It is so easy to get in and out of the suburb as it is serviced by different entry points. You are within 5-10 minutes of freeway access, with the choice of either the Calder Freeway or Western Ring Road, which are both of relatively similar distance from the suburb. Having driven the roads in the area for several years, it's so relieving to be able to avoid bottlenecks and super busy intersections that affect some of its neighbouring suburbs (e.g. If you're a city worker, in morning peak, jump on the Calder freeway from green gully road instead of melton highway and you will save yourself easily about 15 minutes. Then in evening peak, you don't need to go through the crazy taylors rd/kings rd st intersection to get home).

3. It's a really peaceful, family-friendly suburb. Most people here are owner-occupiers and have lived in the area from its inception, so many neighbours are familiar with one another. There are parks and reserves dotted along the suburb. It's also nice to see some traditional milk bars still operating in the suburb, which you just don't see anymore in newer suburbs.

4. You are zoned within several good public, catholic & semi-private schools in the suburb that you really do have choice on where you would want to send your kids.

5. Finally an obvious benefit is its proximity to the city & other major amenities. By car in no traffic, you can be in the city within 20 minutes. Or by train, it's less than 30 minutes. Sunshine hospital is about a 10-15 minute drive, Melbourne airport is also about 15 minutes away and a 24-hour police station is in the heart of the suburb (not that you would want to go to the station, but there's comfort in knowing it's there).

I would say the best part of Keilor Downs is the pocket between Copernicus Way and Sunshine Avenue, right up to Lady Nelson Way. It is a bit newer than the other side of Keilor Downs so no overhead powerlines, it is closer to the train station & all major shopping centres servicing the area (Keilor Downs Central, Taylors Lakes Shopping Centre & Watergardens) while still remaining a little bit further from the likes of St Albans and it's also not backing on to the train line like some Keilor Downs streets are on the other side of Copernicus Way. If you can buy a property in this pocket, you really are hitting the gem of the suburb.

Living here, you can see why Keilor Downs really is the sweet spot of being close to everything but not too close.

Of course, no suburb is perfect. But for what Keilor Downs has to offer, it comes pretty damn close!