Found a beautiful house in Reynoldsburg, but...

[HuskerDu]

Originally Posted by ChrissyR

I do have to ask how can you tell by driving through as you say an area that it is bad. What do you mean see what is in store for you??

The reason I know Whitehall is not good is because before we moved here I checked the crime stats and they were not good. I am confused however how you can drive through an area and see what is in store.

When I drive through Whitehall it looks fine to me but I read the crime reports and know it is not the safest area.

It is very run down... I attended Shady Lane Elementary and Sherwood Middle Schools and lived on Country Club Rd. across from Walnut Ridge HS as a young child before the family moved to Clintonville to escape the eastbound poverty. Reynoldsburg is exactly like that area of Whitehall was back then and is in the direct path of the poverty push eastbound. Canal Winchester is the new Reynoldsburg... for now.

[ChrissyR]

Originally Posted by HuskerDu

It is very run down... I attended Shady Lane Elementary and Sherwood Middle Schools and lived on Country Club Rd. across from Walnut Ridge HS as a young child before the family moved to Clintonville to escape the eastbound poverty. Reynoldsburg is exactly like that area of Whitehall was back then and is in the direct path of the poverty push eastbound. Canal Winchester is the new Reynoldsburg... for now.

Oh OK. Yes Country Club Rd has been bad for a long time. I was thinking about the Yearling Rd area. I know they have been fixing it up. I guess it didn't change the crime though. It's too bad.

[bobdefalco]

Stay away from Reynoldsburg. You'll find the house you want but not the community that you want to raise your kids in. Trust me. 150s? Try Grove City (zoned for Grove City HS) or southern edge of Westerville.

[streetcreed]

It is very run down... I attended Shady Lane Elementary and Sherwood Middle Schools and lived on Country Club Rd. across from Walnut Ridge HS as a young child before the family moved to Clintonville to escape the eastbound poverty.

There are some decent neighborhoods in the areas describe above, they are known as far east columbus. Shady Lane Elementary and Sherwood Middle school are now renovated, brand new buildings, and shady lane elementary is a year round school. They are both in the Columbus district and columbus city limits.

150s? Try Grove City (zoned for Grove City HS) or southern edge of Westerville.

you can find homes in both of these areas for 150,000. The homes in southern westerville are older but nice and the ones in Grove City new builds. However, Grove City is very conservative. I was in Grove City for 10 minutes two weeks ago and that was enough for the next five years. Just not my cup of tea.

[bobdefalco]

Reynoldsburg is not a place you want to live and raise kids. Whitehall is moving into the Reynoldsburg, hence HuskerDu's logical and correct assertion.

Either way, you'll regret it within an instant, especially off Lancaster. There's alot of section 8 off that street in the apartment complexes there.