Parkwood area... (Lexington, Louisville, Valley Station: crime rates, houses, neighborhoods) - Kentucky (KY) -Jefferson County - City-Data Forum

Atheena · 07-07-2008, 01:03 PM

Can anyone tell me if the area around Parkwood safe to live? Any grocery store around as well? thanks!

Peter1948 · 07-07-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Atheena

Can anyone tell me if the area around Parkwood safe to live? Any grocery store around as well? thanks!

address?

Peter1948 · 07-08-2008, 11:56 AM

Sorry, I acccidentally deleted your message. However, St anthony church is safe, peaceful, secluded suburbia. It is underrated in the metro area and most in the more popular east suburbs have never heard of it.

Atheena · 07-09-2008, 08:09 AM

k thanks stx for the info!

missymomof3 · 07-09-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stx12499

Sorry, I acccidentally deleted your message. However, St anthony church is safe, peaceful, secluded suburbia. It is underrated in the metro area and most in the more popular east suburbs have never heard of it.

Shoot fire I didn't even know that is what it is called! It is a very nice area, has pretty hills and nice subdivisions.

censusdata · 07-09-2008, 07:36 PM

There is a good amount of grocery stores off Dixie Highway in the Valley Station area (Wal Mart neighborhood center, Kroger, Meijers)

Which part of Parkwood are you looking at? St Andews Church/ Manslick Rd/ 7th Street Rd is a very nice area south of Gagel Ave. From Gagel to I-264 it is a pretty safe working class area. The areas just north of the Watterson are quite dangerous. A couple years ago there was a teenager murdered during a car jacking at March Blvd and Manslick Rd.

JefferyT · 07-10-2008, 03:22 AM

I was at a loss on this too, until the posts jogged my memory.

As far as I know this is just a place name on maps for the intersection of Palatka Road, Snt Andrews Church Road and Manslick. I don't remember anyone in real life ever calling the area that.

No grocery shopping in the immediate vicinity. Saftey is OK. But character changes depending on the subdivision.

The type of place you live in and the type of neighbors you'll have will depend on the street and subdivision. Some of the older places here seem pretty redneck, and there are some fairly large houses and upper middle class areas too.

Atheena · 07-10-2008, 08:50 AM

I appreciate all the inputs guys! We found this new subdivision on the internet off of St Anthony church rd. which looks very decent and a little bit hilly compared to some areas which is just flat, so we thought this is worth looking into on our second visit of the city in a few weeks. We are also looking residential lots at Lexington, both are very nice cities and we're thinking of retiring in either one of them. Let me ask this question, what is it in Louisville that Lexington doesn't have? Thanks!

Peter1948 · 07-10-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Atheena

I appreciate all the inputs guys! We found this new subdivision on the internet off of St Anthony church rd. which looks very decent and a little bit hilly compared to some areas which is just flat, so we thought this is worth looking into on our second visit of the city in a few weeks. We are also looking residential lots at Lexington, both are very nice cities and we're thinking of retiring in either one of them. Let me ask this question, what is it in Louisville that Lexington doesn't have? Thanks!

Well, what is it in Seattle that Louisville doesn't have? You see, Louisville is a SUBSTATIALLY larger city than Lexington--almost three times bigger to be exact. There are 1.3 million people in the Louisville metro compared to around 450k in Lexington. That makes a huge diference as far as arts, culture, and especially urban activity, museums, restaurants, and shopping (especially for luxury boutiques as the chain shopping is somewhat similar in both cities). Louisville feels much more like a city with multiple freeways, an urban core almost five times bigger in area as far as historic neighborhoods, and a much larger and more active downtown. Even Louisville's suburbs like New Albany are much larger and more urban than Lexington "suburbs." Despite what Lexingtonians think, the two cities are nearly identical in terms of violent crime rates per the FBI, and those rates are very low as cities go. Although Louisville can be an overgrown college town, the city does not solely revolve around its largest University (whereas almost any and everything in Lexington revolves around UK).

IMO, Louisville offers much more options WITHOUT all the big city hassles. In fact, many parts of Louisville are also cheaper than Lexington, and in many regards, there is less traffic (Lexington has a lot of low density spawl down roads like Nichilasville Road with no major freeway running by it. For example, I cannot imagine what traffic on Shelbyville Road in Louisville would be like if I-64 did not parallel it. )

cobolt · 07-10-2008, 11:14 AM

When I do a cost comparison from where I currently live in WA state to both Lex and the Ville, I find I can make less salary in the Ville and maintain my standard of living where in Lex, I must make MORE! I've used three different cost of living calulators that tell me that the main factor is more expensive housing. I don't know how true these calculators are.