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[kalinpmoon]

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[ckhthankgod]

close to being like Philly's. Where did that come from?

[ckhthankgod]

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[kmbell]

Originally Posted by Alt Dach

SYR has about the same crime rate as Philly.Forget City totally.Rich suburbs are obvious unless you are one of few docs who don't want yuppfied kids in which case
Liverpool is best choice.

People can talk a lot of trash about what they don't know.

Take it from someone who has lived in both places -- Philadelphia is a lot different from Syracuse. The crime rate, real and reported, is nowhere near equal. Syracuse has none of the tension I feel in Philly, most of which has to do with the class-based segregation, homeless people, and violent crime. I'm moving back to Syracuse for grad school because I don't want to have to deal with violence and big-city prices for food and rent, but mostly I miss family and the friendly vibe.

Housing prices in the Syracuse area didn't experience the same bubble as California. You should be able to get a nice family-sized home for $75-125,000 on the East Side. Rentals are for students and are not suitable for a family, for the most part, though you might get lucky and find a nice spot. The Westcott St. area further away from the University would be the best place to look for one of these.

In the area directly surrounding the University, and near the hospital, lack of care for the neighborhood and crime can be an issue. Rentals with student tenants just aren't cared for well.

I live in the Westcott St. area, which has steadily become more residential and full of families over the last 15-20 years, and it is a world apart. Visit Barry Park at Broad and Lancaster Sts. on a summer afternoon and you'll see people from all over the world playing soccer and basketball, and families with their kids in the park. Way back 30 years ago our house was rented to students, as were the houses on either side that now are home to families.

If you're looking to be close to the hospital but still within city limits -- commuting in a snowstorm can be a pain -- I'd check out the area near Barry Park; Dorset Rd. and Berkeley Dr.; the streets leading off Meadowbrook between Barry Park and Nottingham High School, and anywhere on the East Side. Buckingham Pl. and Kensington Rd. are nice residential streets with well-kept old houses and not much traffic. You should be able to ride a bike to work, if that interests you. Dewitt is also nice, it's an eastern suburb, and I consider it almost part of the city.

[ckhthankgod]

kmbell is right on with that post. DeWitt and that Meadowbrook/Nottingham area of the East side are pretty much similar, if not the same. Still pretty diverse area that is safe and close to pretty much anything you need.

[scribe1011]

Lots of nice city neighborhoods--Barry Park/Meadowbrook/University, as others have mentioned; and also Scottholm/Scott Avenue/Crawford, which runs off Meadowbrook.. Also Sedgwick Farms in the northeast part of the city. A colleague who works with me at the university just moved into a rental there and absolutely loves it--the first floor of a rambling colonial.

Strathmore on the west side has tons of character, terrific homes with loads of character, and beautiful Onondaga Park, and those who live there are devoted to it. In fact, quite a few of our CNY politicians over the years--mayors, county executives, U.S. representatives--lived, and many still live, here. You just have to have a realtor who knows the area well, because some portions of it bump up against some dicey areas, as others have indicated.

I used to live in Eastwood, and it definitely has its nice areas, but some blocks/streets are better than others. I would also suggest limiting your search to the area south of James Street. Now I live two blocks into Dewitt, near Drumlins (just beyond the "university area"), and am 15 minutes by bike, 10 minutes by car to the university/medical centers. It's a great neighborhood and very convenient. But if you want city living, don't be put off. You'll find lots of great neighborhoods and homes there.

[ckhthankgod]

Thank you scribe1011. It seems like people put the whole city into a nutsheel, when that is not the case. Also, the Valley area, especially south of Seneca Turnpike is still very nice. Lincoln Hill area south of James, west of teall and north of Burnet is still pretty nice too. Eventhough this area is generally gritty, Park Ave. area behind Automobile Row on West Genesee Street still has some very nice houses as well. Tipperary Hill, on the West End, is a more blue collar, mainly Irish American ethnic neighborhood that is decent too. There are some others as well.