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Hi! Just doing a little research on the Concord area, and was hoping some of you could help me out. One thing I'm wondering is, what is the reputation of Concord as a whole in the Charlotte area? Is it one of the surrounding towns/cities that has a decent reputation, or not-so-good reputation?
Also, regarding specific areas of Concord, I'm hoping you could let me know which areas of town are the "less desirable" (less safe, less maintained) parts. I searched some old threads here and only noticed a couple references to the area "south of downtown." So here are the areas I'm wondering about, please let me know how these neighborhoods are:
1) The area "south of downtown" that I've seen referenced in other threads, could you give me some approximate street boundaries of which part of town that is?
2) There are some small to medium sized apartment complexes on Hamilton Dr, off of Hillandale and St Charles.
3) The streets Wilson and Reed, which are off of Cabarrus Ave north of downtown.
4) Tribune, off of Union.
5) Glen Rae St, south of Powder St and Cabarrus Ave.
Any other areas of Concord that some people may tend to avoid that you can tell me about?
My wife and I lived in Concord for 16 years and loved it. First lived near Concord Mills/Speedway area, but the traffic was getting really bad, so we moved further northeast Concord near where Highway 601 and Highway 49 meet. Great little city.
There are not really any not-so-good areas in Concord. The only possible exception is along Kerr Street in the neighborhood adjacent to Concord's historic downtown. However, this is an extremely small area compared to the size of Concord, which is mostly planned suburban developments where crime is not an issue at all. And even the Kerr Street area is being revitalized with a new arts district at the old Waterworks site.
Ok. First off let me just start by saying Concord is a great city... with that being said there are many areas to avoid. Just like any other city out there, concord has it's bad areas too, contrary to what the others have said on here. You mentioned Tribune; that's fine as long as you stay north of spring street. Anything in the "Logan neighborhood", pack and run as far and fast as you can. Kerr st is making a comeback but not fast enough so be wary of it. It's not all bad but anything between Kerr and Powder is not going to be your best choice. I work in concord and without saying what it is I exactly do... I'll put it this way and say that I deal with all of the trouble and less desirables on a daily basis and they're never happy when my car or any of my co-workers cars pull up. If you have any specific areas you're considering, feel free to ask.
As far as food shopping in Concord is it considered a "walkable city" in your opinion. I have several apartment complexes in mind but will a car be necessary?
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