St. Petersburg (Pinellas Park, Kenneth City: new house, established neighborhood, private school)

[sunshine here I come]

Does anyone know a good area/neigborhood to move in St.Petersburg is? I'm want to narrow in on areas to start looking for houses. PLEASE HELP!!!

[AJ67]

better have deep pockets!@....lol

[Shores9]

Originally Posted by sunshine here I come

Does anyone know a good area/neigborhood to move in St.Petersburg is? I'm want to narrow in on areas to start looking for houses. PLEASE HELP!!!

Just how good is good??? Are we talking new house good - on the water good - nice neighborhood under 200k good lol

Whats the limit on good here????

[Prichard]

On the water in St. Pete will cost you well into the millions for a house.

In Kenneth City and Pinellas Park, you can probably find houses in the 200K to 300K range.

[sunshine here I come]

a safe neighborhood would be key. I'm not looking to live on the water. Is Conquina Key a nice area??

[Prichard]

As I recall, Coquina Key is a very nice older established neighborhood. If it's the area that I'm thinking about, it has nice large trees and brick roads. I have no idea what the schools are like in that area, though.

[sunshine here I come]

Are there any good neighborhoods safe for kids??

[shooha]

the school system here is not that great. its called the "choice program" you get your children in where they seats avalible. doesnt mean they will sttend a school close to you or that they will attend a school of your choice..

[SunKrist]

In NE St. Petersburg the neighborhoods are extremely safe. I have never felt unsafe walking around on my block at night. Of course, a policeman lives right across the street. That's fairly common in St. Petersburg, having a cop who lives nearby. I live several blocks from the water, and at this point, I think you could get a pretty decent house for under $300,000, depending on how big you want it.

Then there is the Old Northeast section, just west of my neighborhood. That is a pretty nice area. In fact, I was just driving down the streets between 4th and 1st street N near 22nd avenue N, and was noticing how nice all of the homes were. Everything was well-kept, it looked like a very safe neighborhood. And the homes were large, and not as cookie-cutter as on the island neighborhoods. Also they were only about 8 blocks from the water, and not too far from downtown.

I don't know a whole lot about the school system, other than I'm glad I didn't go through it .

[sunshine here I come]

Sunshine Baby,
Thanks for your help, if you don't mind me asking what neighborhood do you live in? I know the school system is not that great, I am a teacher so I hope to accept a job in one of the better schools so my son can attend the one I work in, or he will go to private school.