How is the East Palo Alto area, is it safe to live? (San Jose: high crime, houses)

[Durham-Dude]

i Have Been Looking Into The Palo Alto Area For A While But I Found The City Quite Pricey. I Saw That East Palo Alto Is Affordable, Can Some Body Tell Me If This Is A Safe Area To Live.

[Sassberto]

Originally Posted by Durham-Dude

i Have Been Looking Into The Palo Alto Area For A While But I Found The City Quite Pricey. I Saw That East Palo Alto Is Affordable, Can Some Body Tell Me If This Is A Safe Area To Live.

it's the ghetto

[newportbeachsmostwanted]

Affordable and safe in CA rarely go together.

[greatbasinguide]

There was a movie about East Palo Alto High, a former Marine (woman) who taught there, don't remember the name, but, it is not nice.

[Sage of Sagle]

Seriously. It's about as good as Richmond...stay away....

[humboldtrat]

East Palo Alto has a high crime rate. One year (1990's??), it was the murder capital of the US with more murders per 1000 than any other city. East Palo Alto has a drug and gang problem. Don't move there!

[epamidtown]

im from there and i can tell you if you are not from there dont move there,unless you are a tuff guy

[gizmo980]

Ummm... I'm a single woman, and survived just fine there for 2 1/2 years!! I won't lie and say it's a good neighborhood, but it worked okay for me. Just try to stay on the western side, preferably west of 101 (where I lived - and yes, that's still EPA!), and find a gated complex. If you really want to save money, like I did while in graduate school, don't rule it out completely. Oh, but you might want to get a good watch-dog... mine won't let anyone through the door uninvited, LOL.

So the bottom line? Yeah, it is the "ghetto", but it's not only "tuff guys" who live there! And I must say, my immediate neighbors were totally awesome, and many are now good friends of mine.

[skitow]

One word-NO

[Coffee Mate]

Here is a short list of the very dangerous places to visit...let alone LIVE in
the S.F. Bay area.
Going into ANY of these places is dangerous. How dangerous?.....Think Detroit, South Chicago, New Orleans.....or D.C. etc.
How do I know? Born and raised in the Bay Area....and have been to all the places listed on this post [save D.C.]....so yes...I know.
East Palo Alto. REAL BAD!
[At one point the per-capita murder capital of the nation]
Ravenswood. [Menlo Park] Bad, near EPA.
San Mateo East of El Camino Real. [dicey]
South San Francisco. [dicey]
Hunters Point / Bay view / Visitacion Valley Area. [pure death on a stick housing projects]
South Market. [more gross than bad during the day....death at night]
Fisherman’s Wharf area....and any of the Wharf/docks in the city...BAD esp. for tourists looking for cool places to go 'slumming'......if you do so at night esp. you are risking your life.
Any and all housing "projects" in the City of San Francisco itself. Bad.
The Tenderloin. [S.F.] Bad. Oceans of crazed drunks and whak-0-"homeless" sleeping on the sidewalk. You'd have to step over them to get in there...so don't bother. Do NOT go into the Tenderloin at night.
China Town. In daylight…O.K…..but not at night.
Golden Gate Park. Esp. at night. Don't go wandering off into the bushes....ever.
The Presidio. Dangerous at night.
Marin City.....[dead rappers come from here]
Richmond....now here is a place EASILY on par with Detroit....burned out cars....smashed windows....boarded up houses and businesses....Never...NEVER go in to Richmond! And MAKE SURE you have enough gas to get PAST these places....don't you EVER go into any of these areas to get gas.....do not do it!
Vallejo. Good place to get shot in the head.
South San Jose, East San Jose, Downtown San Jose....be very careful!
Then....there's OAKLAND.....Avoid West Oakland...and avoid East Oakland....which does not leave much Oakland left to see.....International Blvd. area is yet another, perhaps the best "good" place to get shot.....[seven dead in a weekend is NORMAL for Oakland]
So....to all those seeking the 'good' life in Khalifor-nya....be sure to do your homework....and get a real good hard look at your ‘new’ location before you make a move. Perhaps you should stay where your at.....
Unless your rolling in HUGE amounts of money.
Then....
Live in Pacific Heights, Burlingame, Palo Alto, Rockridge, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Sausalito, Strawberry, Tiburon, Danville, Blackhawk and Belvedere....all are good choices for places to live.....but again....you’re going to need lots of money....figure.....1 to 3 million per acre and 1 to 3 thousand per sq. foot......yup....no joke.......SO! ENJOY CALIFORNIA! Moderator cut: Off-topic
Oh...forgot the traffic.....Well...if you intend to use a highway to get to work.....your going to be stuck in traffic....so....get used to it...because it will happen far more often than not......