Is the logan square neighborhood in chicago a safe place to raise a family???

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by mzdetermined2012

How is the logan square neighborhood of chicago, around wabansia and spaulding to be exact? Close by kedzie. Im moving there within the next two weeks but im hesitant because im not familiar with this area at all. Im a single mother raising two boys and my main two concerns are safety and good schools. Any gang violence, crime, is this a diverse neighborhood?? Please let me know....

Where are you coming from/what is your "big city" experience?

Your kids may be all right on the safety front (they aren't likely to be seen as recruits by the Latin-Imperial-Maniacal-whathaveya's), but schools, not so good, and the role model thing is worth considering.

If I had two boys I'd want to be east of Kedzie for sure, preferably north of Armitage to boot.

I'm at roughly Spaulding & Wellington, btw.

[quigboto]

That corner is definitely Humboldt Park, not Logan Square. I am the first to herald the positive changes in HP, and advocate young folks moving here, especially over the last few years. I know a really sweet hipster couple who live right on that corner running a business that does printing and candles using re-used (not recycled) materials.
But I digress.
As much as I am heartened by the progress in the area, I can tell you that that particular stretch of Spaulding is thoroughly infested with gangs and gang conflicts. That intersection is the setting for one of only 2 times I was in real, potential danger of physical harm in the seven years I've lived in this area (I live just 2 blocks south of where you are looking)
If you have kids/teenagers, I do not recommend that intersection. There are better options in Logan north and east of there.