Moving to DE

[dkmisol]

Delmover;

First, I'd be really cautious of the 10th and Monroe location...

I'm 27 and moved to the Newark/Wilmington area this August. I would be more than happy to help you with suggestions for places and sources. I had a hard time finding a good place, and finally settled on the Apartments at Pike Creek. My wife and I are pretty happy here - she commutes to AI duPont Children's Hospital 3 -4 times per day, about 11 miles.

However, if you're going to be at AIG, you'd probably want to be closer. Distance means nothing with the traffic here... 35-45 min. easy to go 10 miles for us.

Look for rentals in the 19803 and 19807 (Greenville) zip codes, to be really close to work. Trolley Square is also a great part of Wilmington.

If we had to do it all over, we'd probably move closer to the hospital.... but Pike Creek has some great communities.

Also, do yourself a favor and lookup the New Castle County's Crime Map (uses a google maps overlay to plot reported crime). Some really crappy apartment communities are mixed in with some good ones. Thats really my only complaint about Pike Creek.

I'm more than certain that you get what you pay for in Apartments. Plan to spend at least $900 - $1000 for a really decent place (in Pike Creek) -- might be less in Wilmington???

Originally Posted by Delmover

I will be moving to DE in Jan to work for AIG(one Aig ctr).I am single,27 and would like to stay in DE not more than 10 miles from work.I am looking at some rental postings and I am finding a lot of apartments in Newark and came across one in N Monroe st and 10th street...how good is this place.

I am travelling up to DE in the second week of DEC hoping to look at a few places and finalize on something for my move in JAN.Where would it be good to start.

Thanks for all your help.

[rdlr]

Carguy.......Sorry to hear about Franklin Street. I was up there a couple of years ago and took a photo of my grandmother's house, and it looked very good......renovated. You mention Browntown, and the polish neighborhood. Well my ancestors lived on Franklin Street, strictly a polish neighborhood at that time. I remember my mother talking about St. Hedwig's RC Church and their polish religious holidays celebrated up and down Franklin Street.....families sweeping their sidewalks and porches, visitations by the priests, and lots of camaraderie. How times change, huh?