carleton in westfield - not desirable or fine ? (Cranford: crime, house)
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hiya....we are looking to buy in westfield or cranford and although no place, not even cacciola place, is as dangerous as some cities, is carleton between park and ross too close? is it too busy of a block for a family? i ought to stake out the place one weekday but my two children under seven require too much driving back and forth with school and xtracurriculars....i went to an open house on the block and i like the house but everyone keeps telling me stay away from the one bad block in westfield. is it too close to live there? i live in clifton in a so so place and i don't want to be in a so so place in a town nicer than clifton but with better schools. i know its not unsafe like for fear of a mugging but i don't want things stolen from my car either.
also, someone told me there is one or two blocks unsafe in cranford but i forgot the name, can anyone help me out? i've looked around and i think i'm finally going to pull the trigger and buy in the next few months.
-jen : )
There are no unsafe areas in Westfield or Cranford. There are areas that are less desireable. I cannot speak for how someone would feel in one area or another, because it is an individual choice of where you want to be. You will get more for your money in Cranford, in regards to property size and amenities. Homes seem to be moving quickly now so if you are serious about pulling the trigger, you will need to keep up with what is going on.
Anyone who told you a part of Westfield or Cranford are unsafe are most likely afraid of their own shadow. This doesn't even need to be discussed that is how safe you are.
There is no street in either town that I would consider unsafe. Lets not mistake desirability with safety. Yes, there are blocks that are less desirable but crime is hardly a factor in either town. The only safety concern to consider is whether they are on main roads with traffic, other than that, you should not have any concern. Sure there may be an occasional robbery, but there are robberies in every zip code from the wealthiest to the poorest.
Just curious about living across the street from the Armory/the national guard place. Is that strange? Dangerous? It seems a bit odd that one half of the street has no homes. What is in the armory anyway?
It's not actively used by the military. They have events there like car shows and crafts fair. I can see that street being busy with traffic during those events.
hiya again...i'm not afraid of my own shadow and i have even posted on here in response to an old post that i found it funny that someone thought parts of westfield are unsafe.... but what everyone seems to say or write, time and time again including on this forum, is that there is one bad block in westfield and that block is cacciola because of the subsidized housing.....so my question is carleton too close or a place with more property crime than other parts of westfield....
as for cranford, someone told me something similar...that there is one bad block and i can't remember the name but i was wondering where it is. i am planning to get a realtor soon but i know that there are certain subjects that the law won't let them answer.....and please don't say i'm racist when you do not even know my race i don't care what people look like but i do care how they behave and subsidized housing units always have issues.
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What about odd blocks?
Which street precisely?
