is lincoln park that bad

[jsqueezer]

To anyone driving around downriver, be extra-extra careful driving in Allen Park. The police are very active in their pursuit of speeders. They hide around curves on the Southfield Freeway and sit in parking lots with their radar guns.

(And no, I haven't gotten a ticket, but I do warn all people coming to visit me!)

[theboysmom]

Originally Posted by michiganirish

Don't know when the last time you actually spent time in Wyandotte but I don't agree with you re the schools. My daughter's 3 kids all attend Wyandotte schools and are doing great. She is very active in the PTO there and stays quite involved with all that goes on. Her oldest attends Wilson Jr. High (Middle School as they call them now) and he is an honor student. They have good sports programs and the teachers seem to be very good with communication with the parents. Wyandotte's older neighborhoods, south of Eureka, have improved tremendously. I don't think you are giving it a fair shake.

I was just in town a couple of weeks ago for the Mt. Carmel Festival and the place was packed. And it was a wonderful day with tons of people from the "old neighborhood" that we used to chum with. Wyandotte has a very vibrant downtown, I believe it is equal to Plymouth's.

As I said my husband grew up in "The Old Homestead" neighborhood of Southgate, and my father-in-law is still there, and it's still a very nice clean and safe neighborhood.

Plymouth, as well as "The Island" has always had a higher level of income. But I don't think that is a measure of the quality of people in any area.

I was in Wyandotte for a baby shower last week actually. My entire family lives downriver so I'm there all the time for something or another. I have cousins ranging from elementary to high school age spread across Wyandotte, Southgate, Brownstown, and Allen Park. They are all smart, vibrant, and nice. So, I'm not saying downriver is full of dumb deliquents.

As I said in another thread, Meap scores and online reviews don't tell the whole story but they do give you a good idea. Downriver schools just do not preform all that well *compared* to other areas. Of course there are some that are better than others. That's my *opinion* based on what I saw and the research I did.

I TOTALLY agree that income level has nothing to do with quality of people. But it does have a lot to do with the schools. Obviously if a district has more money the schools are going to be better, no? They can afford more programs, better equipment, etc...

Also, I think a lot of it depends on what you're looking for. For example, I wouldn't really care if the schools have a strong sports program because for us that's not important. I'd care more about arts and sciences. So, you know, what we would consider good, maybe you (generally speaking) wouldn't and vice versa.

Anywhoo, the important thing is that OP, yes you should probably look outside of LP and yes, you probably could find something affordable in another downriver location.

[terrie07]

well i have been looking in wyandotte southgate taylor allen park and lincoln park for a decent house around 80k and i have seen over 200 homes and for whatever reason lp seems to have more homes that fit my budget and requirement

3br 2ba finished basement nice sized back yard and as far as schools my kid goes to a private school at least until the 7th grade

so i figure if i can live in lp for a few years then move in 5 i would be ok as far as schools and most people live in a home a few years then upgrade anyway

i am still looking but i love southgate like wyandotte then allen park taylor and lincoln park

so hopefully i can find something nice if not i hope lp has nice people becasue thats propbably where we'll end up