Top 5 BEST and WORST neighborhoods in Tampa (Citrus Park, Westchase: rental, house)

[ferret111]

Originally Posted by user8

i don't get the allure

You and me both.

[mcdrew88]

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

True. Lived there from 1963 till 04 and just moved back this year. After all them years nothing happened. I will say our number is due, been lucky for over 80 years. Can't keep getting lucky for much longer.

Although I do get the feeling Tampa will get hit sooner rather than later, if it's been 80 years since the last major hurricane, who's to say it won't be another 80 years. People love to speculate about when there's going to be a major hurricane season, but it's so unpredictable that you really never know. The thing about Tampa is that generally, any hurricane/tropical storm that hits has to come across the state first. The storms rarely go out into the Gulf of Mexico and then curve back into the west coast of Florida. They either hit the panhandle or the east coast usually.

[Spring Hillian]

And let's hope it stays that way.
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Originally Posted by mcdrew88

....snip....The storms rarely go out into the Gulf of Mexico and then curve back into the west coast of Florida. They either hit the panhandle or the east coast usually.

[crazynip]

Originally Posted by ferret111

My favorites are Virginia Park (Tampa), Seminole Heights (Tampa), Roser Park (St. Pete), Crescent Lake (St. Pete), and V.M. Ybor (Tampa). No particular order.

I hope this is a joke

I make it simple: stay away from the entire city of tampa limits NORTH of Kennedy, East of Himes, South of Bearss

There are nice pockets here and there, but by and large most of it is ghetto or very close to it (too close)

[ferret111]

Originally Posted by crazynip

I hope this is a joke

Uh...no. What's wrong with Virginia Park? Please, I'd like to know.

[user8]

Originally Posted by crazynip

I make it simple: stay away from the entire city of tampa limits NORTH of Kennedy, East of Himes, South of Bearss

There are nice pockets here and there, but by and large most of it is ghetto or very close to it (too close)

so the recommendation is to leave those areas to the dogs?

[ferret111]

Originally Posted by user8

so the recommendation is to leave those areas to the dogs?

Apparently the suburbs are our only hope.

[user8]

*puke*

no thanks.

[stpeteguy]

I can't answer for Tampa, since i've never lived there.

But I have lived in the Saint Petersburg area for many years.

Top 5:

1. Beach areas/close to water- this is for obvious reasons. It costs a fortune to live there and that's why it's exclusive

2. Seminole

3. Safety Harbor

4. Bellaire

5. Old Northeast

Worst 5:

1. Southside- This means southern part of Saint petersburg. Central ave. and parts south.

2. Lealman/pinellas park- lots of white trash

3. Downtown Clearwater

4. Largo- kinda spotty-some good areas, some hood areas.

5. Kenneth City

[NALEXAND]

For the suburbanites, I will second Riverview! I love it!

Originally Posted by mquintana

Riverview is a choice of mine, new housing communities, good schools. Don't move on MLK near Sabal Park. Bad area.