|
11-01-2008, 04:23 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
104 posts, read 94,703 times
Reputation: 31
|
|
Suitland, MD
Hey Guys,
I currently live in NYC and I am considering a move to the DMV area. So far a few people have told me to investigate Suitland MD. If anyone has any information on Suitland and surrounding areas, please share. Thank you.  |
|
11-01-2008, 04:35 PM
|
|
Bringing chaos out of order
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North Beach, MD on the Chesapeake
2,723 posts, read 1,071,393 times
Reputation: 1237
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1908WAGY
Hey Guys,
I currently live in NYC and I am considering a move to the DMV area. So far a few people have told me to investigate Suitland MD. If anyone has any information on Suitland and surrounding areas, please share. Thank you. |
Do these people not like you? |
|
11-01-2008, 04:37 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
104 posts, read 94,703 times
Reputation: 31
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by North Beach Person
Do these people not like you?
|
Ummmm, I don't know how to respond to that. LOL. Just please give me your honest feedback, you may PM me if you think your comments may be too harsh for the board...  |
|
11-01-2008, 04:53 PM
|
|
Bringing chaos out of order
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North Beach, MD on the Chesapeake
2,723 posts, read 1,071,393 times
Reputation: 1237
|
|
|
Much of the Suitland area is considered a crime hot spot. It is home to some of the poorest zip codes in the DC Metro area. PG County in general has very high car insurance rates due to the prevalence of car thefts, many of which happen there. I have a colleague who has been mugged three times and car jacked twice in Suitland. The HQ of the US Census Bureau is located there and to the credit of PG County government there is an effort to upgrade the area but is has been a decades long process with still no end in sight. There are other areas in the Metro area that are probably safer and cheaper.
|
|
11-01-2008, 04:58 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
104 posts, read 94,703 times
Reputation: 31
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by North Beach Person
Much of the Suitland area is considered a crime hot spot. It is home to some of the poorest zip codes in the DC Metro area. PG County in general has very high car insurance rates due to the prevalence of car thefts, many of which happen there. I have a colleague who has been mugged three times and car jacked twice in Suitland. The HQ of the US Census Bureau is located there and to the credit of PG County government there is an effort to upgrade the area but is has been a decades long process with still no end in sight. There are other areas in the Metro area that are probably safer and cheaper.
|
Ok thank you very much, I will look elsewhere.  |
|
11-02-2008, 09:11 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
35 posts, read 31,499 times
Reputation: 12
|
|
|
I used to teach in Suitland in the early 90's. I taught elementary and I was afraid to be in the neighborhood after 4 pm.
|
|
11-02-2008, 09:23 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
1,309 posts, read 1,608,167 times
Reputation: 147
|
|
|
Now suite Land do have quite residential areas. SuitLand is right next to South East Dc so crimes from DC comes right over to SUitland. Have you tried Temple Hills which is close to suiteland but is ok
|
|
11-02-2008, 11:37 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: PG County, MD
86 posts, read 97,982 times
Reputation: 34
|
|
|
I agree with the person above me that I would rather live in Temple Hills than Suitland. However, as a general rule, the farther you go from DC, the less crime there is. The areas of Temple Hills near Iverson Mall (Hillcrest Heights) have alot of the same problems that Suitland does (crime, drugs, etc)
|
|
11-02-2008, 11:51 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
99 posts, read 101,218 times
Reputation: 25
|
|
Temple Hills over Suitland
I lived in Temple Hills and would never go back. I agree it's better than Suitland but that is not saying much. It is like comparing getting shot in the arm (Temple Hills) against getting shot in the stomach (Suitland). Yeah it is better but it's still awful. (Ironically both of those things may happen to you if you live in either place)
|
|
11-02-2008, 02:01 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
1,309 posts, read 1,608,167 times
Reputation: 147
|
|
|
My son goes to a wonderful school in Temple Hills. Not all areas are not so nice areas. Their are plenty of nice,quiet areas in Temple Hills. Every area in America have it hot spots and nice areas. You might live in a city where it is quiet then another area in that city might not be as quiet as where you live. We can not judge the entire city base upon one area.
I live in NW DC and I moved due to the drug selling but I would never tell any one not to live in NW DC not every area in NW DC have drug dealers. Each block might be different maybe I jus tlived ont eh wrong block. But to inform people oh no never live in the Entire Nw DC would be wrong.
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
