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Old 03-28-2008, 08:41 PM
 
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I will graduate with my MBA this summer, and am looking to move to the Springfield area for 2 years. Can anyone give me information regarding the good and bad places to live in and around Springfield? I am looking to rent a 1 bedroom apartment, and have a budget of about $1,000 a month. I would like a safe neighborhood with good access to highways. If possible I would like to be near American International College. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 03-28-2008, 09:17 PM
 
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AIC is located in a VERY rough area of Springfield. I would suggest looking at towns immediatly outside of Spfld to commute from. Possibly Ludlow or even West Springfield. All of the towns around Spfld are very close to I-90 and I-91.
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:21 AM
 
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I agree. The good sections of Springfield are not near the highways, and are on the outskirts of the city. And they don't generally have apartments; they are single-family houses. If you need an apartment, I'd suggest looking at the surrounding towns of Agawam, West Springfield, Chicopee, or Ludlow.
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Old 03-30-2008, 03:49 PM
 
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good and springfield umm nope ......

check agawam, southwick, westfield, west spring has a few good spots. ludow is a bit of a commute that is not needed with other choices.

lots of choices for 1,000 month. you can get a entire house for close to that in agawam. check masslive.com for homes and area info.
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Old 04-02-2008, 07:51 PM
 
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Thank you for your replies. How is the Westfield area? How long is the commute to AIC and to downtown springfield? What about the other suburb? Are there affordable apartments that are not too far from AIC? Thanks
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Old 04-02-2008, 10:02 PM
 
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There are some nice decent Apts in W Springfield for around $740 approx
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Old 08-23-2009, 09:25 PM
 
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if you are going to aic consider historic mcknight. its fairly safe and full of massive beautiful victorians. Since you are renting you can easily find a victorian duplex at an affordable price.
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Old 08-23-2009, 09:26 PM
 
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mcknight is also right around the corner from aic.
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Old 08-24-2009, 04:11 PM
 
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I know at one point Springfield had the highest crime rate out of ANY Massachusetts city, including the Boston metro area. This was a few years back (early 2000s) so this may have since changed.
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Old 08-24-2009, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts & Hilton Head, SC
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No, it still has the highest crime rate in Massachusetts. It used to have the highest crime rate in New England, but now it's Hartford.
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