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Old 04-16-2009, 11:53 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Not even CLOSE...HW blows RO away. Im glad you decided to move to Harper Woods as they NEED good residents, but don't fool yourself. THe Detroiters come into the city and do their crime before they leave. I don't have to live there to know what goes on. Possible to see what goes on there other ways

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Originally Posted by curliq View Post
Other than car theft, Harper Woods crime stats are similar to Royal Oak - yet, I hardly read any posters warning of crime in our much-touted Royal Oak area?... Let's be candid and admit that many of us blindly hold Royal Oak on the same real estate pedestal as the GP's, and we're hair-trigger quick to suggest these two areas to out-of-towners/potential homeowners?

I only point this out because I presently live in Harper Woods (moved here from Royal Oak), and I can honestly say I feel safer here. To be fair, I live in the NE corner, bordering Grosse Pointe Woods and St. Clair Shores - so Eastland Mall is not in my backyard. But you'll find me, a young/white woman, shopping at Eastland's Target and Lowes a couple times a week sans incident - GASP, imagine that!

My experience with crime ballooned the minute I started living/working in glorious Royal Oak. I've witnessed SWAT prostitution stings in my work parking lot, aggressive homeless people, carjackings, and a crazy drug addict tried to assault me on 11 Mile (he was sent to jail for 3 years). Yes, all of this in an area where real estate averages over a quarter of a million dollars.

My point: let's ease up on pushing geographical stereotypes onto the newbies. Leave the commenting to the people who actually live in the area. Harper Woods is a great place to live, but with posters constantly knocking our area, yeah - HW will eventually become another decrepit wasteland because house-hunters have been scared away with the negative, hyped-up opinions. Surely the GP'ers don't want another "Detroit" bordering their pristine neighborhoods?...

[Stepping down from soapbox] Thanks for listening to my $.02.

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Old 04-17-2009, 04:32 PM
 
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I would have to assume you fall on the conservative side of the political scale being that your name is biblegal. To be honest I would need to know more to provide a completely accurate assessment. However I live in Grosse Pointe and find its schools excellent (GP South was ranked in the top 200 in the nation), you are only 45 minues from the airport, and the area embraces good wholesome values. Obviously growing up there I am a little bias on the values bit, but as for the school and commute to downtown and the airport, I cannot think of abetter place to live. I realize it doesn't matter to many, but the area is predominantly conservative aswel. So if that has any bearing on your decision I figured I would let you know. Beautiful homes too...
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