Am I correct about Albertville? (Grant: for sale, jobs, housing)

[BobRoberts]

According to the city-data crime stats Albertville has a pretty high crime rate compared to other small towns in Northern Alabama, and checking the online MLS for Albertville shows a lot of "blue collar" type homes for sale at very reasonable prices. Would I be correct in assuming that many Albertville residents are fleeing the crime and moving to safer towns? Am I close or is this a complete miss?

Thanks

[Keeper]

While I don't live in Albertville I don't think there is a mass exit from Albertville due to crime. There are several things to note..
The stats for Albertville are from 04. I am still looking for updated info for the city. The biggest problem from the stats appears to be theft. As in most cities there are areas that are safer than others.
The price for housing is pretty much the average for this area. I have a friend who lives in Albertville who has had no problems and bought a new home for 100K.
The biggest issue in Albertville is illegals, which is an issue in a lot of places not just Alabama.

You might want to check out this.
MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2007: Albertville, AL snapshot

I hope this helps at least a little. Maybe someone from Albertville will have more info for you.

[napaunui]

Howdy!
Another possible reason for people leaving Albertville is the availability of jobs.
Several employers have recently downsized; a chemist friend of mine was laid
off after working for a major chicken processing company for 20 years.

[BobRoberts]

Thank you. This removed Albertville from my list of possible places to spent my retirement. Grant is still at the top of the list.

[Keeper]

I think Grant is a nice place and smaller than Albertville. Albertville isn't a bad place just a little bigger and busier than where I wanted to spend my retirement. Although they do have some good restaurants in Albertville not to forget a Big K...

[porky]

albertville is the place for you if you like uninsured hispanic motorists and the wonderful smell of sewage. i kind of hate being so negative about my hometown, but we have a lot of problems and i don't see them getting fixed anytime soon. the one good thing i can think of is there are a lot of good churches around here.