Which City In Pbc Looks The Worst? (Tampa, West Palm Beach: neighborhood, stores)

[briansf]

You must be paranoid then. Everyone that I know has kids and they love the area and no one knows anyone that has been a victim of crime. If you can't wait to leave then where do you want to leave to? Are you trying to sell your house? I live in Parkland now, which is supposed to be so low crime. In my neighborhood we have had loads of vandalism and attempted break ins including my house.

[PBCboy]

Originally Posted by Manny561

nah bro boynton is way worse than lantana. drive down seacrest and tell me its better than lantana. the only real bad parts of lantana are 12th, 13th, and 14th street, san castle, and the north north side that goes into lake worth.

If you check the crime rates though they are equally bad:
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The reason I think Lantana is worse is because Boynton has nicer suburban areas that Lantana doesn't have. Also it looks better than Lantana west of I-95.

Both are a 7 out of 10.

Originally Posted by briansf

You must be paranoid then. Everyone that I know has kids and they love the area and no one knows anyone that has been a victim of crime. If you can't wait to leave then where do you want to leave to? Are you trying to sell your house? I live in Parkland now, which is supposed to be so low crime. In my neighborhood we have had loads of vandalism and attempted break ins including my house.

Parkland is a 2 out of 10 on the crime scale.
Boynton Beach is a 7.
Big difference there.
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[tob1kanobe]

Definitely Riviera Beach

[briansf]

Big difference on the crime scale, but you also have to look where all the crime is taking place. If you compare West Boynton with Parkland the crime rate is very close. Parkland is all west. East Boynton is where a huge majority of the crime is. Plus Parkland does not have the retail that you have in Boynton so that also comes to play when looking at crime statistics.

[JMadison]

Ummm yeah, great. How many folks can afford to live on Palm Beach Island and let the Quadrille bridge and intracoastal buffer them from the blight that is WPB? And I should know. I used to work in the Gov't offices at 310 S. Olive. In the Palm Beaches, you want to be rich enough to live on the Islands (preferably Jupiter, as the hood isn't dead west of you) or have the $$$ for a gated community.

[JMadison]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

It looks like a new part of Orange County, CA without all the hills, but that technically isn't IN Boynton as those areas are unincorporated. The actual city of Boynton looks pretty bad, just drive down Seacrest. Keep in mind that in those nice glitzy looking new areas you are only 10 minutes away from that.

This is crucial. My parents had a house in Jupiter Farms... Never had a breakin. I built in the Royal Palm Acreage, with bad areas to the east. 5 breakins in 2 years.

If you are going to live in the Palm Beaches you want to be north of PGA Blvd. (Assuming you have the wealth to make it so.)

[JMadison]

Originally Posted by 3dayswasthemornin

I live here, and I can't wait to get out. I even live in a "nice" part. I am sick and tired of always having to look over my shoulder. You couldn't GIVE me this city.

No doubt. Get to the north end of the county if you can. My classmate Barry Grunow was shot dead being a teacher in Lake Worth. Stay north of PGA Blvd. if you can. (The old line used to Northlake Blvd. Years before that it was maybe Park Avenue. But Riviera Beach keeps growing.)

Saddens me to see my home town go this way.

[JMadison]

Originally Posted by brat242

Hi, I am looking at moving out of G-d forsaken Sacramento, Ca. and am looking at the area around Palm Beach Gardens. Not a job transfer, just time to leave here. I had lived in Hollywood, back in the 70's, but it's looking pretty shabby now. I was in the Keys in Sept. '07. Any ideas about rental houses? I keep getting re-routed to different web sites when looking. We have 2 small kitties and one pittie. She's a lover, not a fighter, and runs from the vaccum when I clean. She's not a barker either.( she's 8 yrs old) I am so ready to just go! What about smaller towns around this area? Seems where I was looking at, for rental, was right across the street from the mall! Not too good! Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am early 50's , my Mom would be coming and my oldest son, 27, not a partier, but ex-Army. I have my BA in Criminal Justice and will be going for my Masters in Psych, so I am not a slouch. (just in case someone knows of a rental) Thanks! brat242 aka Liz

Well, I can relate to how Sacramento looks. Flew up there for an interview with HP in Roseville. Very depressing looking place.

I'm from the area you are thinking of. Some of my hometown friends say "PBG is the place to be these days". But the northward encroachment of bad elements has taken at least up to Northlake Blvd. Who knows how far north it will go?

I'd say stay North of PGA Blvd. if you can. Consider Abacoa if you like "New Urban" style communities.

Go for Juno, Jupiter or Tequesta or of course Jupiter Island if you can afford it.

Even then, I often wonder, "If I could get employment sufficient to live in the areas I mention, what good is it? You have to stay in the north end of the county to avoid the blight, and the blight doesn't stay put?"

As an example, I once lived in Summerlin, a "nice" area of Las Vegas. Canyon Gate country club bordered my property. I was in a smaller gated place. My motorbike was stolen 2 days after I brought it home. Car broken into in a theft attempt. Even with a gate and a guard.

So as always, the proximity of bad elements should play into your decision. Gates and guards aren't enough. Heck they may even be letting the bad guys in, in Vegas, based on my experiences.

If you do go to the north end, avoid the Limestone Creek and Kennedy Estates areas.

[Spincycle]

Palm Beach County, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.city-data.com/forum/los-a...89-valley.html

For all the towns in PBC can someone indicate areas in blue are some of the best, areas in green have some nice areas and some not so nice areas. Areas in red are mostly "stay away" areas (like a poster did in the LA forum, re: San Fernando Valley, please reference above links). This should "expand upon" our current thread...Thanks.

[PBCboy]

Originally Posted by briansf

Big difference on the crime scale, but you also have to look where all the crime is taking place. If you compare West Boynton with Parkland the crime rate is very close. Parkland is all west. East Boynton is where a huge majority of the crime is. Plus Parkland does not have the retail that you have in Boynton so that also comes to play when looking at crime statistics.

Actually, Coral Springs has the same amount of retail as Boynton Beach yet the crime rates are dramatically lower. So your theory doesn't work out there.

Also, a few months ago there was a gang stabbing in a West Boynton shopping center and a bank robbery in West Boynton as well.

I have not heard of anything like this in Parkland. Parkland is the safest city I've seen in South Florida, period.