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Old 04-23-2017, 11:39 AM
 
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I am a single child-free 25 year old engineering student and I'm thinking about buying a house in the Saint Roch area. Houses in the ByWater and Marigny have gotten too expensive to afford because of all the gentrification but i'm seeing that houses in St. Roch are still generally affordable. However one thing that concerns me is the crime in the area. I want to know if the area will ever be gentrified like the other areas and it if would be good to buy a house there now while it's cheap if the area ever does become gentrified.

My main concern is safety. I am a young woman and not married so it would be just me living by myself. Is the area becoming safer?
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Old 04-23-2017, 10:48 PM
 
Location: Metairie, LA
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If crime is any one of your top concerns, then St. Roch is not the neighborhood for you. Over the past 2-3 years it's been one of the worst areas in the city for homicides, shootings in addition to a high number of armed robberies. Gentilly and Broadmoor are probably the last "nice" neighborhoods with low crime that are somewhat affordable.

Bywater and the rest of the upper 9th is a little safer, Holy Cross is even safer, but the Marigny still has a very high number of robberies. Everything that makes it the "hip place to be", also makes it a big target for opportunistic criminals.

In New Orleans, armed robberies can happen anywhere, though some areas have far fewer. Homicides and shootings almost always happen in the established not-so-nice areas that are well known like Hollygrove, Central City, St. Roch, 7th Ward, etc.

But don't take my word for it: https://www.crimemapping.com/map/la/neworleans

The businesses on (and on the river side of) St. Claude are the only drivers of gentrification in the area, and that falls off quickly once you get past the first block or two towards the lake. There is very little between St. Claude and Florida Ave. that is going to push prices upwards in the near future. You will likely be waiting a much longer time than other "up and coming" areas like Mid-City along Tulane Ave or the Irish Channel.
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Old 04-24-2017, 11:16 AM
 
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The St. Roch area is up and coming and there is a lot of development occurring in terms of the real estate. As far as crime is concerned, there are definitely areas of the neighborhood where crime is still an issue. If that is your biggest concern, then I would consider Gentilly, Lakeview, parts of uptown and midcity or even Metairie. If you go on a site like Trulia, they have a crime map feature that is pretty handy.
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Old 04-24-2017, 07:30 PM
 
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I looked at the crime map of where I would live and it seemed mainly vandalism and domestic disputes. There haven't been any homicides within the last year.
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Old 04-24-2017, 10:09 PM
 
Location: New Orleans
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Well there you go. As long as you're comfortable with it, that's what matters. There are some great renovations in the area.
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Old 06-18-2017, 11:13 AM
 
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It's been "up and coming" for the last five years now but hasn't gotten much better. I'd stay away. Look into Mid-City or Gentilly if you want something relatively affordable and safe.
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Old 06-18-2017, 01:55 PM
 
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The vandalism at the St. Roch market indicates otherwise. Gentrifiers are not welcome.
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Old 06-18-2017, 11:32 PM
 
Location: New Orleans
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The vandalism at the St. Roch market indicates otherwise. Gentrifiers are not welcome.
Funny enough, wasn't that proven to have been done by gentrifiers (as in likely recently arrived young white people)? Yep, I think I see a pair of purposely torn skinny jeans and some designer boots, and all white faces and hands. Just gotta love the irony.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLX9WUoanGs
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Old 06-21-2017, 08:37 AM
 
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Gentrification is never welcome.
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Old 06-21-2017, 09:07 AM
 
Location: Metairie, LA
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Gentrification is never welcome.
If you've purchased a home or signed a lease in New Orleans in the last 10 years or so, then you've contributed to real estate price increases and you can consider yourself a gentrifier. The only exception would be NO East where prices have steadily declined since Katrina.

Real estate is up 50% since Katrina and not just because of hipsters along St. Claude.

You will be hard pressed to find someone who will bemoan the changes along Oak St, Freret St., Carrollton Ave. in Mid-City, Tulane Ave. and OC Haley that have happened since Katrina.
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