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See,what did I tell y'all? We're just all over the place as far as cities in Kentucky are concerned.(Yup I already say y'all,we spent 2 years in South Carolina and I've said it ever since;P ) |
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Buckner is located in Oldham County which has some of the best schools in the state of Kentucky, I think they are the third top district in the state. It is a small town if that is what your husband wants, but it is only like 15 minutes to Louisville. So it seems like the right place for you because he may have a job there, the schools are great, but the only problem may be that the housing is a little high there. Not as high as Louisville but still quite expensive compared to the rest of the state. But you could find something, I am not going to say it is impossible. But I do not know anything about Carriage House.
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I have lived in Owensboro my entire life so I feel like somewhat of an expert on the city. Owenboro is a wonderful place to raise a family. It is safe and the schools are wonderful. I would recommend county schools over city schools simply because of their schedule. City schools are on a year round schedule that does not fit into my work schedule. Unfortunately, with the loss of the largest hotel in town and the Dana corporation lay-offs, industrial jobs are hard to come by right now. Employment here would be very difficult right now due to the fact that about 800-1000 people have lost their jobs in the past two months due to the lay-offs and closings. If a job could be found, it is a fabulous place to live with close access to all of the surrounding major cities. It has a small town appeal, but everything you need. Beautiful city, green grass, horse farms nearby....very "kentuckian". Lots of old southern money in this area with alot of southern hospitality. You don't run into many rude people around here. Many northerners are actually uncomfortabe with the friendliness in this area. They are not used to total strangers coming up to them and saying hello or small-talking at the grocery store, etc. The people here are genuine and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
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I agree with the others here having lived in this city for seven years and not originally being from the area I've found it not only to find jobs but unless you plan to lead an extremely active church life, finding others to relate to or communicate with at all is a hard process. The county school district is excelent if you have school age children but the public transportation system is seriously lacking. Homes are cheep compared to national standards and there are plenty on the market if you are wanting to buy both old and new. Though as to be expected your older homes will need to be fixed up but are cheeper. If you want activities, in town there isn't really much to do at all but if you enjoy hunting, fishing and/or boating then you should be fine. Owensboro has about a 5% unemployment rate so if you are a skilled worker then you should defently attempt to find a job before moving. The average household income is around 40 to 50k per year assuming 2 people are working in the household. This of course changes depending on your skill level and where you are able to get a job. For example it took myself about 2 years after graduating college to find something 'anything' in the area in my field of course if you are in nursing or some other hospital function you should have no problem.
Several of the suggestions by others for places to live are good as well. I just know Owensboro. Owensboro is approx. 1 hour from Evansville/Henderson, 2 to 2.5 hours to Nashville or Louisville. A nice home you don't have to put too much into for around 1500 sq ft will be about 80 to 120k. (Though depending on how much work you want to do I almost - til my husband talked me out of it - got a house built in 1918, 3000 sq ft for 80k.) Owensboro is known for a great deal of resturaunts and churches. That's about it .. at least for the time I have to talk about it. |
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I think you should consider Madisonville, myself....it's a small town (seems to me, the signs there say pop. 30,000) but the online stats say about 20,000....anyway, Madisonville is a place that I would personally recommend, to my friends. It's a wonderful little town, IMHO. Lots of lovely folks live there, it's a great place to raise a family. Economically, it seems to be growing; although anyplace west of Louisville in KY isn't going to be economically on the upswing, it seems. I would still recommend Madisonville to you. |
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Buckner sounds like a good fit for you. I am a big fan of Oldham county. Its very nice and peaceful...but not far from the Big City, and has great schools.
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I've lived in Owensboro for 18 years. Theres nothing to do here. The population is made up of bible beating rednecks and meth heads. This town is corrupt and I'm moving very soon. I hope that clears stuff up.
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