Hamilton - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
As previously noted, housing is spread out over the island, with most COM personnel living east of Hamilton. Everyone pretty much has a 20 min or fewer commute. Traffic here is nothing, though locals note the roads have become more congested and it's noticeable on such a small island and narrow roads. I live in a townhouse with one parking spot (we're limited to one car per household per Bermuda law), and no garage (rare in Bermuda). Houses are very sturdy to withstand hurricanes. - Jun 2019
There really is no typical housing, and it is spread all over the island. There are single-family homes, or condo type places. No one lives in downtown Hamilton. The commute can vary based on where you live, and while locals complain about the traffic, in all honesty, it's a piece of cake. Even at its worst you are "stuck" for 25 minutes at most looking at lovely scenery, so how can you really complain? - Dec 2018
Smallish (and expensive) but with very short commutes. Our family of four lived in the top half of a duplex. (The whole island is chain is 22 miles long and ~1 mile tall. You're never more than 45 minutes from anywhere.) - Oct 2009
