Godfrey Illinois and its vicinities (Springfield, Alton: rent, crime, houses)

[OUTOFFL]

I have two children ages 3 and 11.I had lived in big cities ( NY, Jacksonville, Houston and Orlando) all my life. I need to make the right decision for the sake of my children. I need and area with little or no crime and decent schools. Can anyone give me some info on Godfrey Illinois and its vicinities ( Edwardsville etc.)? I am looking for another rural or suburban area to relocate. I have a friend who lives in Godfrey Illinois and I would like to get someone else perspective about the area. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[bigl22]

Godfrey is really an extension of Alton, alton is older river town -- godfrey -- physically strung out along US 67 -- huge new high school for Alton school district is in godfrey -- it is about 30 minutes by car to st. louis-- less expesnsive to live in godfrey than in edwardsville -- edwardsville is one of these fast growing and sometimes expensive place -- housing prices jump up from low 60's to roughly 400K$ to above range for edwardsville -- I am from Alton, and live in rural edwardsville-- varied and diverse area both in price, and ethnic backgrounds -- alton is heavily mixed - godfrey less so -- what are you looking for? city? rural?

[bigl22]

look at godfrey, brighton, fosterburg and bethalto, meadowbrook , moro, rural edwardsville, meadowbrook, bunker hill for lower prices and lower crime -- edwardsville is fast growing and so is glen carbon , troy , etc-- hamel is small , safe etc, but ten miles roughly from real shopping --woodriver and east alton are cheap, but high density and low rent predominantly -- new hiway [ Ill 255] when done will make any commuting very fast -

[OUTOFFL]

Thanks for the info. I look forward to settling in a rural area. I live in big cities all my life. I just want something totally different.

Originally Posted by bigl22

look at godfrey, brighton, fosterburg and bethalto, meadowbrook , moro, rural edwardsville, meadowbrook, bunker hill for lower prices and lower crime -- edwardsville is fast growing and so is glen carbon , troy , etc-- hamel is small , safe etc, but ten miles roughly from real shopping --woodriver and east alton are cheap, but high density and low rent predominantly -- new hiway [ Ill 255] when done will make any commuting very fast -

Thanks for the info. would you happen to know anything about Alton Il? What's the job's market is like?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Does anybody know anything about Alton Illinois? How is the job market?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[okie-64]

Originally Posted by OUTOFFL

I have two children ages 3 and 11.I had lived in big cities ( NY, Jacksonville, Houston and Orlando) all my life. I need to make the right decision for the sake of my children. I need and area with little or no crime and decent schools. Can anyone give me some info on Godfrey Illinois and its vicinities ( Edwardsville etc.)? I am looking for another rural or suburban area to relocate. I have a friend who lives in Godfrey Illinois and I would like to get someone else perspective about the area. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

hello.. lived in godfrey for 19 years.. your kids would go to alton for jr and sr high school.. godfrey is a greattttttttttttt town.. i loved living there..if you have friends there then definately its a great place to be... also look at jerseyville and brighton for rual country and not to far out of town that you cant enjoy both communities..

[cvistart]

Consider Highland, Illinois. 62249. Really rural? Greenville Il., about 45 miles from St. Louis. with fishing at Governor Bond Lake (780 acres), or fishing/boating at Carlyle (26,000 acre lake) just south of town. I live in O'Fallon, Il., have property at Governor Bond, and work in a St. Louis suburb (Hazelwood, Mo).
Chuck

[april_scoggins2006]

hello i am not to far from godfrey about 35 mintues or so and town has pretty good school and no crimes at all the town name is carlinville illinois if you want to look the town up hope u find a good place

[kaosproperties]

Originally Posted by cvistart

Consider Highland, Illinois. 62249. Really rural? Greenville Il., about 45 miles from St. Louis. with fishing at Governor Bond Lake (780 acres), or fishing/boating at Carlyle (26,000 acre lake) just south of town. I live in O'Fallon, Il., have property at Governor Bond, and work in a St. Louis suburb (Hazelwood, Mo).
Chuck

Hubby was born and raised in Highland. We visit there often from Springfield. Great town!

[2beamissourian]

Depending on what you are looking for as far as housing / renting etc.

Where would you work / your comute?

there are small towns around Godfrey that are nice .......I personally would not live in Godfrey ...or Alton ... for various reasons.

I think culture plays a big roll into moving ..there are comunities that just do not take to certain "types of people" and Im not saying this as a racist becasue I am not I am saying it openly ... and honestly!

If you are looking to buy a home the towns that have NEW Schools taxes are going to be jumping through the roof!
Brighton Illinois is a nice comunity and is right off the highway .....there are some little towns around it as well that are small / and have low pricing on houses. and probably lower rent than a biger town.

[2beamissourian]

Originally Posted by okie-64

hello.. lived in godfrey for 19 years.. your kids would go to alton for jr and sr high school.. godfrey is a greattttttttttttt town.. i loved living there..if you have friends there then definately its a great place to be... also look at jerseyville and brighton for rual country and not to far out of town that you cant enjoy both communities..

Jerseyville just built a new school ..property taxes are high very high!
The school district (middle school) did not meet the state requirements