Goshen, KY questions (Lexington, Louisville, Lyndon: lawyer, estate, transplants)

[gimme it]

What are your thoughts on Goshen? In my research they seem to have great public schools and a very good private school, St. Francis. I also saw some affordable homes. How does it compare to other Oldham Cty towns? I was also wondering if Prospect students go to the same public schools as the Goshen students. Thanks for any help.

[deb12]

Hello. Goshen-(according to someone from L'ville) is more country than Prospect or Crestwood. Also, an acquaintance of my husbands just left Goshen and she really liked it there. (I thought this was sort of odd being that she's single. She said she could get to most major shopping areas within 15 minutes.

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by gimme it

What are your thoughts on Goshen? In my research they seem to have great public schools and a very good private school, St. Francis. I also saw some affordable homes. How does it compare to other Oldham Cty towns? I was also wondering if Prospect students go to the same public schools as the Goshen students. Thanks for any help.

Goshen is nice, and pretty upscale...but it is merely a collection of subdivisions. The area is beautiful, and you will still find plenty of rolling green hills with horse farms around. The area around it may look country, but I would not describe the people as "country." I don't think most of them are the types you will see out in their pickup turning circles in mud I believe Goshen has less transplants than other parts of Oldham, and it has mainly been a haven for people from Louisville who move out there to get more land and a quieter lifestyle. The schools are great, and the neighbors are friendly. There is some nice new construction there, and retail and commercial growth is spreading that way from Prospect.

At the same time, you are only about ten minutes from Kroger and other basic services in Prospect, and you are only 15 minutes from major shopping at the Summit.

[gimme it]

Thank you, but of course I have more questions. Prospect looks very nice too. I saw an area called Hunting Creek that had nice colonials in older neighborhoods for a reasonable price. Is Prospect in Louisville or Oldham. I'm confused about the schools. Also, Lyndon looked like it has some nice housing as well. I know I'm supposed to come to KY with an open mind about Lexington and Louisville, but the more I research it seems that the eastern part of Louisville has more of the neighborhoods that I like (older, tree-lined, good sized yards and more affordable), and there are so many great schools to choose from. And then there is the Oldham County option. My concern is that Lexington has only a few neighborhoods that meet all of my (our) requirements. By that I mean, in our price range, great public schools, established neighborhood near parks, services, etc. Lots of the nice neighborhoods are not zoned for the best schools. I'm just venting. I can't wait until I actually see both places. I feel guilty that I'm developing a preconcieved bias already. Oh, and what parts of Oldham Cty have the most transplants?

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Originally Posted by gimme it

Thank you, but of course I have more questions. Prospect looks very nice too. I saw an area called Hunting Creek that had nice colonials in older neighborhoods for a reasonable price. Is Prospect in Louisville or Oldham. I'm confused about the schools. Also, Lyndon looked like it has some nice housing as well. I know I'm supposed to come to KY with an open mind about Lexington and Louisville, but the more I research it seems that the eastern part of Louisville has more of the neighborhoods that I like (older, tree-lined, good sized yards and more affordable), and there are so many great schools to choose from. And then there is the Oldham County option. My concern is that Lexington has only a few neighborhoods that meet all of my (our) requirements. By that I mean, in our price range, great public schools, established neighborhood near parks, services, etc. Lots of the nice neighborhoods are not zoned for the best schools. I'm just venting. I can't wait until I actually see both places. I feel guilty that I'm developing a preconcieved bias already. Oh, and what parts of Oldham Cty have the most transplants?

Oldham County is a well known haven for out of state transplants, and many of them seem to reside in the Crestwood area near KY 393. This was accelerated when Crestwood was named one of 50 best places to live a couple years back by CNN/Money magazine. It was one of those rankings where only trendy suburban areas of major metros were really ranked very high, so of course you had all the usual suspects with the "buzzword" names like Round Rock, TX, Cary, NC, and Naperville, IL. I personally think those kind of rankings are crap, but alot of people buy into them:

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money.../top100_3.html

Prospect straddles the Oldham/Jefferson line. For example, that new Norton Commons development straddles both counties. I am not sure about the schools but I am sure the people living there would not allow anything less than the best for their children (its almost exclusively professionals with families, doctors, lawyers, etc).

Of course Louisville will have a lot more options because, well, its just that much bigger. That doesn't mean Lexington is not a fine town. i would come into each city with an open mind. Try not to have things you are looking to find, or you WILL find them. Notice the beauty of each city but beware, that yes, your options for everythiing are much greater in Louisville.

[Cattknap]

gimme it - as someone who doesn't live in KY but plans to retire there next year, I wanted to let you know that I have been to Goshen - my friend lives in Prospect in Hunting Creek Estates and I drove from her house to Goshen last fall - it is 5 miles from where she comes out of her sub division to Goshen straight down Highway 42...it is beautiful there and there is a gorgeous private country club and a gorgeous, large horse farm (that is currently for sale)....I was very impressed with Goshen - peaceful and quiet and that real country feel without being too far out.

Hunting Creek and Fox Harbor (adjoins Hunting Creek) are both nice. Hunting Creek looks a little newer I think - Fox Harbor's landscaping looks older and more mature - bigger trees - very traditional architecture and lots of one story brick ranchers which is what we want.

Crestwood is not as impressive to me - I've driven around the neighborhoods and through the area there quite a few times and looked at some of the newer subdivisions - just not appealing to me...there seems to be more older properties with old cars and junk on the properties, less pride of ownership (don't mean to offend anyone but this is my perspective) - there are of course nice homes also but just a different feel to Crestwood than other places I've been to.