relocating for my hubbys job (South Bend, Elkhart: apartment, to rent, house)

[cubschic1113]

hey my husband got a job with the railroad in elkhart we live in north western in IL right now so we'll have to move down there around the middle of june/early july , we also have 2 children who will be in first grade and preschool next fall wondering if anyone could give us some insight on the which places around elkhart have family friendly neighborhoods/good schools we were planning on trying to find a place in south bend but heard the public schools are no good

so any help/tips would be appreciated!!

we'll be renting to start ideally we would like a house to rent but can settle for an apartment

[ischyros]

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Originally Posted by cubschic1113

hey my husband got a job with the railroad in elkhart we live in north western in IL right now so we'll have to move down there around the middle of june/early july , we also have 2 children who will be in first grade and preschool next fall wondering if anyone could give us some insight on the which places around elkhart have family friendly neighborhoods/good schools we were planning on trying to find a place in south bend but heard the public schools are no good

so any help/tips would be appreciated!!

we'll be renting to start ideally we would like a house to rent but can settle for an apartment

If you were willing to live in South Bend, why not look into Goshen? Goshen schools are good and the city has really rebranded itself over the last 10-15 years. Downtown has come alive and there are lots of family friendly activities.

If you want Elkhart, probably avoid much of the south side until you get down to the Dunlap area. Much of the rest of the city is good. The east side is a lot of industrial but there are still lots of nice neighborhoods that way. And north and west are quite good as well.