looking for a place dont know where (Jackson, Hattiesburg: best towns, apartments)

[baby_firefly]

hey
i'm looking for a small town in mississippi that hasnt seen to many people relocating
thats non metropolitan and more laidback thats open to an outsider thats not looking to change anything
i would need an apartment or any housing that has rent for no more than $500 a month
that would be hiring in bars/diners
is in driving distance to a city/bigger town
that has stuff to do for children my daughter will be 2 when we move and for me i'll be 23 soon and i'm a single mom
maybe has a public pool,lake for swimmingalso looking for a place thats big on church
and has good daycare and babysitting
and thats safe for children and doesnt get hit to hard by hurricanes if thats possible

thanks in advance for any help

[mrsonion]

Hi Baby Firefly, have you considered the Ellisville-Laurel area? Laurel is bigger, has more to do, but Ellisville is less than 10 miles from Laurel and it's a nice little town. We have our local junior college in Ellisville and we're about 30 minutes from Hattiesburg, which is a lot bigger. We are also about 90 miles from the Gulf Coast. Jones County has tons of churches, I think over 100, maybe 150 or so.
I hope this helped you.

[fulghamj]

Any where near the Tupelo area is great like Pontotoc or Fulton no bars there but you can be in Tupelo in a short time and work hear lots do.

[SashaBlue]

Fulton is great. So is Shannon, Nettleton, Amory, Okolona. All are within a few minutes of Tupelo. How about Madison, Ridgeland, Brandon, Flowood? They are in the Jackson Metro Area but without the crime. McComb and Brookhaven are good choices, too.

[JusSumGuy]

Oxford maybe?

[proud to be American]

Originally Posted by fulghamj

Any where near the Tupelo area is great like Pontotoc or Fulton no bars there but you can be in Tupelo in a short time and work hear lots do.

I live in the Fulton area and love it! so, you're right you can commute to Tupelo.

[proud to be American]

Originally Posted by JusSumGuy

Oxford maybe?

Oxford, Ms was just voted one of the best towns to live in recently.Can not remember where i read this but i viewed this report on CNN last Summer.

[Ermias]

Hi, I am moving to Jackson Ms to start my residency at the Unv. Ms medical center. i am moving from Davis, CA. Anyone have words of wisdom about where to live, either in or around jackson ....I dont mind commuting too as long as its a safe area...

[auntbee]

Originally Posted by Ermias

Hi, I am moving to Jackson Ms to start my residency at the Unv. Ms medical center. i am moving from Davis, CA. Anyone have words of wisdom about where to live, either in or around jackson ....I dont mind commuting too as long as its a safe area...

Don't look for anything in Jackson. It's not safe. The reservoir area would probably be good for you. There are some nice apartments there and a lot of young professionals live there. You would probably enjoy it.

[cbass]

You might want to check around Hattiesburg, or Magee because there is alot of night life in Hattiesburg (home of USM college). You are far enough from the beach that you don't have to worry as much, but you can drive to the Coast in about a hour. With Hattiesburg being a college town there are a number of apartments in the area.