What Is The Best City To Live In (Lexington, Louisville: real estate, insurance)

[hatemiami1170]

Im Latin Wife Is African American We Live In In S,fla And Hate It We Are Looking For A City Semi Rural Good Schools Racially Diverse Low In Crime And In Good Commute Distance From City If Employment Should Take Us There New Or Fairly New Homes In The 175k-230k 4+bd With A Basement Good Size Lot We Are Tired Of The Hustle And Bustle And Want A Nice Family Suburb We Can Call Home

[censusdata]

NE Louisville is home to large and growing number of African American middle class families, especially in the suburban cities of Worthington Hills and Fincastle, which are both 30% African American and have poverty rates under 4%.

Located btw Louisville and Frankfort is Shelby County. It is one of KY's wealthiest and most racially diverse counties. As of 2000, it had a median family income of $47,688 and was percent 8.1% Hispanic and 8.2% percent African American.

Worthington Hills, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fincastle, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are also a number of racially diverse small towns outside of Lexington

[tomocox]

Census, if I may, please allow me to bump on your reply. Certainly not against you or in an attempt to discredit you, but ineffect, if I as a real estate licensee had written exactly what you did, one could argue that I was "steering". The OP wanted to know what you said, but if I had said it I would have possibly been guilty of a violation of fair housing.

Now, in a non-statistical manner, I live in an "exclusive" subdivision NE of Louisville and there is certainly a vibrant mix of ethnicities. I think the OP would pleasantly enjoy the suprise that they would be welcome in most any neighborhood of NE Jefferson or Oldham Co. I am truly proud that only the buyers' budget determines where they might choose to live.

[crazylover]

I'm a 31-year old African-American female with Rheumatoid Arthritis and i'm thinking about living the city of Brockton,MA. I want some place that's warm all year and is racially diverse. Does anyone have any suggestion? And Why?

[timelesschild]

Kentucky is not warm all year, and the 5 months of cold rain may not agree with your rheumatoid arthritis. However, it may very well seem warm in comparison to Massachusetts. Other than the LOTS of rain in the colder months, Kentucky has excellent weather - not too much of anything, and very mild and pleasant. Kentucky has a low cost of living, too - even in the large citites.

Mississippi is truly warm all year and racially diverse. So are Florida, southern South Carolina and southern California. Probably there are others...

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by timelesschild

Kentucky is not warm all year, and the 5 months of cold rain may not agree with your rheumatoid arthritis. However, it may very well seem warm in comparison to Massachusetts. Other than the LOTS of rain in the colder months, Kentucky has excellent weather - not too much of anything, and very mild and pleasant. Kentucky has a low cost of living, too - even in the large citites.

Mississippi is truly warm all year and racially diverse. So are Florida, southern South Carolina and southern California. Probably there are others...

When have we had five month of cold rain?

[timelesschild]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

When have we had five month of cold rain?

Just about every year of the last 19, at least. It starts towards the end of October and the cloudy, low white skies and cold rain continue right on along till April.

Don't get me wrong, I like rain a lot better than some other kinds of weather; but there is quite a bit of it, and it can be painful if a person suffers from a neuralgia.

[kimmieyky]

hatemiami - I would head to Louisville Metro. It is, I believe the most diverse of all the cities in KY, and would probably suit the requests on your moving list. Surrounding counties - Bullitt, Shelby, Oldham, and Spencer are more rural - much more in many cases, but housing is booming in those areas and you may find the housing prices more in your range. check out this website: http://www.louisvilleky.gov/ - I believe it will start you on the path.


Crazylover - I think you need to change places with hatemiami - as south Florida is absolutely a warm spot year round. Anything from just south of Orlando down wil give you the confort and warmth you need - I understand - I have Fibromyalgia and the KY winters kill me. The summer humidity is not that great either for my ailments. My parents live in Sebring - more of a 'snowbird' sort of town, but very nice and warm. Sebring, Florida (33870) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground The coldest mom has reported is high 40's at night in the winter, and that is rare. They generally have Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner outside on the lanai, and dad mows grass year long. Only drawback to Florida would be the Hurricane issue, with insurance being through the roof - although the housing market is definetly in the buyers favor right now.

Good luck to both of you!

[HanksComputer]

Originally Posted by crazylover

I'm a 31-year old African-American female with Rheumatoid Arthritis and i'm thinking about living the city of Brockton,MA. I want some place that's warm all year and is racially diverse. Does anyone have any suggestion? And Why?

If you have rheumatoid arthritis and/or Fibromyalgia, stay away from Louisville, KY the weather kills you. I have both and wish I could move but can not afford it.
For better all year round weather anything 300 to 400 miles south of Louisville would be better. Keep in mind after several years in the new location you will be right back to the problem you are having right now. It usually takes about 2 to 3 years for this to happen.
To make a difference you must seek a warmer climate, drier climate and barometric pressure stability. The barometric pressure changes are the most important of the three factors. If an area’s barometric weather changes all the time (either up or down), you will have what is called weather knee (rheumatologist treat this). If comes from the old wives tales, that have been proven to be true. If the barometric pressure changes either up or down more than 2 points you will have a problem. At a 2 point change your joints will fell bad and hurt a bit. If you get a change more than that your joints will hurt more. As the barometric pressure changes just double it and it will match your level of pain on a scale of 1 to 10.
[font=Arial]One last thing for a new rheumatologist check this web site of the memAmerican College of Rheumatology URL=http://www.rheumatology.org/directory/geo.asp?aud=mem .
Hope this helps.
Hank

[smilf]

I don't think hatemiami1170 has health problems, I think they are looking for information on housing, and jobs. If you come to the Louisville area, you should be able to find lots of good school systems, and very affordable housing, and a very rural setting within 40-50 minutes drive of the "city". Brandenburg (Meade County) is a very nice little town just southwest of Louisville...aprox 45 min. drive...Bardstown (Nelson County) is a very nice little town just south of Louisville, about the same drive time. I could go on and on...For what you are looking for, you should be able to find it here! I hope this helps!!