Relocating to Kentucky (Lexington, Frankfort, Richmond: homes, neighborhood, good schools)

[babygardner]

Just looking for some advise from the locals. My family and I will be making a move late in 2008 and we're looking at the areas within an hour of Lexington. We'll be looking for a 3-bedroom home and acreage in a friendly town with good schools (elementary-age). We are a black family and plan on being very involved in our new community - therefore, a welcoming environment is important to us for our children's benefit. I any advise or suggestions about any towns/areas to consider will be greatly appreciated.

[Martysguy]

Let me welcome you to the Bluegrass! I'm sure your family will be very welcome here. I'm a life-long resident here.

Lexington is a fast-growing and progressive town (about 280,000). With that comes diversity--and that's a good thing. I live in the McConnells Trace (broken link)neighborhood in Lexington and it's a nice, safe, diverse and affordable neighborhood here in NW Lexington. It's my suburban, diversity utopia. My wife and I like it out here--and it's across from Masterson Station Park (a soccer-mom's paradise). It's on the edge of the city (quiet enough to avoid a lot of hassle--but close enough for convenience/commerce).

Frankfort (state capital) is home to Kentucky State University, an historically African-American university. Franklin County/Frankfort is growing as well--and is about 20 miles outside of Lexington.

One thing you'll find is that the area is VERY affordable. I hope that you'll discover that it's a "gem of a find".

If there's anything I can help you with, feel free to PM me.

[babygardner]

Thanks for the info! We're trying to learn as much as we can before we decide which town to choose. I hadn't heard much about Frankfort before. We'll check it out.

[Martysguy]

Also, did you know that Kentucky was a locale for the Underground Railroad?

http://www.ket.org/underground/

Also some more stuff for Lexington:

The Martin Luther King cultural center on campus is a nice, fairly new facility.

http://www.uky.edu/MLKCC/black-voices.html



African-American Family resources
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfayett/african.htm

African-American Heritage Trail Map
http://www.visitlex.com/AfAmHeritage...nTrailMap.html

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration info:

http://www.uky.edu/mlk/

I like being an info geek, what can I say?!!?!?.

[missymomof3]

I found this interesting:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._northern.html

[goldenmom7500]

I like the Frankfort recommendation. What about Berea or Danville? I can't really comment on the "welcoming" issue from a black family perspective - I do think of them as welcoming communities, and you could find some acreage in that direction.

[classicrk62]

Hi, I seen your comment when I was trying to find info on relocation in Lexington and was wondering how your move went. My family and I will be moving out there in May and i will be out in April to get things rolling for us (hopefully). Did you have any problems finding a place and how do you like your neighborhood?

[td3130]

Richmond has homes with acreage and the Richmond being a university town would be welcoming and close to Lexington.