Is Smith Hill Safe ... would you live here (Providence: rent, condo)

[AllyVolly33]

[FONT=Verdana]I am looking to buy a condo Providence, I found a very cute one in a historic house on Orms Street however the google map street view doesn’t look to good. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Does anyone have any advice on the area or where I should buy? I will only be living in the area for a year or two for a project for work. I want to keep the condo as an investment and rent it out after I move. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Thanks for your help. [/FONT]

[mr2448]

Originally Posted by AllyVolly33

I am looking to buy a condo Providence, I found a very cute one in a historic house on Orms Street however the google map street view doesn’t look to good.

Does anyone have any advice on the area or where I should buy? I will only be living in the area for a year or two for a project for work. I want to keep the condo as an investment and rent it out after I move.

Thanks for your help.

There are worse parts of the city, but I would not consider a condo in that area as an investment choice.

[AlexPVD]

As a guy that knows the city very well, I'd say the Smith Hill area is NOT a nice place. I get creeped out just driving through it. While some individual homes are nice, the area can be somwhat violent and run-down. My best friend lives in the Elmhurst neighborhood just to the west of Smith Hill and he avoids it - especially on foot. I'd shoot for the East Side neighborhoods (Fox Point may be the cheapest there) to feel most safe and enjoy the walkability of this old, dense city.

[Dman3]

I was just in smith hill earlier, I ended up purchasing a multi unit family right next to the cvs/walgreens. I don't think it's that bad from what some people say. It's right near pc and it has a few good pizzeria shops around.