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A couple of dear friends live a block over from that address, on Union Street, and I have always thought it seemed like a good, solid, blue-collar neighborhood. Most of the houses look to be between 40 and 70 years old, mostly well-kept up and neat. My friends have said that there are a fair number of renters in the neighborhood, and it's true that renters often do not have the same sense of community and involvement in a neighborhood as do home-owners, but I'd certainly have no qualms about living in that area. As a matter of fact, I live about a mile east of there.
The city has been doing some major road work in the area, ripping up entire streets, putting in new sewers and laying down new roads, as well as upgrading the bridges and improving the banks of the creek nearby, so it's definitely an area that's gotten quite a bit of attention and refurbishing of late. You'd be relatively close to the Goodman-Atwood Community Center over on Waubesa, and a short drive from Woodman's Grocery farther out on Milwaukee.
In the interests of full disclosure, there is a small region of lower income and more troubled neighborhoods a few blocks away, around the intersection of East Wash and Highway 30. But I live about as close to that pocket of poverty as you would be, and I haven't had any problems or issues in the decade that we've been here.
You don't mention whether you'd be coming from a large city or a small village, and that would likely have a major bearing on your comfort level with the neighborhood. If you come from a city of similar size to Madison (around 200K people) or larger, then you're likely accustomed to the prudent practices that most city-dwellers follow, like locking your doors at night, not leaving your car doors unlocked, not leaving bicycles or snowblowers out unattended, and the like. If you hail from a more rural area, or from a very small town or village, where nobody locks their doors and everyone knows everyone else and kids leave their bikes in the front yard, you might find the change a bit more of a challenge.
Have you been able to visit the area in person yet? That's the best way to really "take the temperature" of a neighborhood; walk around a couple of blocks, see how many other folks are out taking the air, and get a sense of the feel of the place. A forum like this one is a great way to get other folks' opinions, but there's no substitute for some on-the-ground research yourself.
Good luck to you in any case, and I hope you wind up in a place that you love!
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Can someone tell me if this is a good location?!
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