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Regardless of positive or negative comments on this thread we are excited to be visiting in March. Shockingly we had 8 inches of snow today... Never happens. Love it. I came to this forum for information and I have gotten it. Good and bad and that was expected. If you asked me what it's like living in Memphis where I'm from originally I'd have nothing but negative things to say. I know people have nothing but positive. We look forward to exploring and taking all things mentioned into consideration. I've been contacted about a job so we shall see. Thank you all for the advice and I look forward to chatting more. We have been researching Warwick. Any thoughts? We liked he house prices
Im glad you got some useful info. One thing you may find out about native Rhode Islanders is that most are very pessimistic and have a negative attitude about their state, even though they've never done a thing to help make it better, or have never bothered to move out. If they did they may find that RI is a pretty nice place to live. Yes, it has its problems like anywhere else, but overall it has a lot going for it. I'll admit it took me a couple decades of living in other states to appreciate RI. As far as Warwick, its a good central location, but I find it a lil congested. I think Cranston, Johnston and Lincoln are good locations if you want to be closer to Prov. If you want more "woodsy" I suggest Scituate, Smithfield, or Coventry..still close to Prov. and rt 95, but you would have more space
Ok cool! We haven't looked into Cranston or Coventry. We have looked into Smithfield and north Smithfield, Lincoln , Woonsocket( not a first choice) parts of providence . We are looking to stay below 200,000
Ok cool! We haven't looked into Cranston or Coventry. We have looked into Smithfield and north Smithfield, Lincoln , Woonsocket( not a first choice) parts of providence . We are looking to stay below 200,000
for that amount you may have better luck in Coventry, its a nice town..very wooded in the Western part, but still easy access to rt 95. West Warwick is ok too. the West End of Prov is pretty cool.
for that amount you may have better luck in Coventry, its a nice town..very wooded in the Western part, but still easy access to rt 95. West Warwick is ok too. the West End of Prov is pretty cool.
From what we have found we like the homes and prices in Coventry
From what we have found we like the homes and prices in Coventry
Not sure if you are using a website; but www.riliving.com is your best bet, it is the Rhode Island MLS system. Tax rates by city/town are listed in "About RI";. I would imagine that your company will refer you to a good Realtor, or already has. (The property taxes in RI are high in all price ranges); you will want to pay close attention to not only property taxes by town/city, but also auto and homeowner's insurance, motor vehicle taxes will vary; all adding up to your monthly living expenses. The average price of $220,000 for a home in Cranston e.g., will be approx. $3800/yr.
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Ormari, read the link I posted; it is a man made pond. "Social Ocean" has been a play on words in the Woonsocket area since it was created.
I understand it is a man-made pond. From the photos, it does appear to be a small pond, however. I will have to check it out the next time I am in Woonsocket, as I have never been to the Social Street area, or at least I was not cognizant of it.
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Woonsocket was always a poor city/area, very poor and the 'pond' is in the Social St. neighborhood. Back then, whole families worked in the textile mills or other mills. Kids had to quit school at young ages (pre-teen) to work in the mills; and tenements were and still are the norm up there, as well as various housing projects. The kids had no place to go to cool off in the summers, so the city 'made' the pond and put 'beach sand' on part of it.
The beautiful historic houses in Woonsocket suggest there is more to the story. I think that the grand Victorian houses of Woonsocket in the historic district in the North End, and elsewhere in the city, indicate that the city had wealthy sections. Those houses were likely inhabited by bankers, mill owners, and other higher-ups in local industry. Surely there were poor and wealthy occupying the city, with the mills that drove the local economy the connection. If Woonsocket is true to type, the demographics changed later, probably post WWII.
independent man called out the Victorians as grand, and grand houses were not built by or for the poor:
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I know several people in white collar, northern RI, jobs who live in the North End of Woonsocket - by choice. The historic residential neighborhood is very quiet and off the beaten traffic path. They enjoy owning grand houses which would cost them more than twice as much on Providence's East Side. None of these friends have children, so the poor reputation of the public school system there isn't a factor.
^^^ Yes, the North End of Woons. was where the wealthy mill owners lived. The mills ran for several years, until most of the textile mfg., along with the mill owners, moved south because of lower wages. The "North End" now is not exactly an enclave for the rich. Many of those large homes have been divided up into apartments.
Unless buyers are history buffs or can buy them cheap and reno, the $400K plus price range buyers will seek out newer properties in Cumberland, Lincoln, Barrington, East Side of Prov., or East Greenwich for several reasons.
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The Woonsocket area is more likely to get an 18 inch snowfall than 15 miles south in the Providence area. Many times it will snow in Woonsocket but not Providence. Last years big snowstorm (almost a year ago) brought 18 inches to the south (Providence toward the coast) but 2-3 feet in northern Rhode Island (North and Northwest of Providence). You can count on a storm of this type once every 2-3 years. But it has much to do with elevation and distance from the coast. So far this year we have had but two inches of snow in northern R.I. Last year at this time our winter was just beginning with cold temps and snow that lasted thru March. Depending on where you lived the snowfall was 6 feet to 10 feet in a short span of 10 weeks, BUT this is not normal. Good luck on your choice.
It is generally true that the snow is worse to the north of Providence. The majority of storms seem to hit Worcester & Boston, even northern RI, harder than Providence, or South County, Block and Aquidneck Islands, or Cape Cod and MV/Nantucket. And the snow lingers longer "up there" too.
With today's storm we have the counter-example. Every now and then the roles are reversed, and the shoreline bears the brunt of the snow.
North and West of Prov is at a little more of an elevation .. not much, but it can make a difference. But, snowfall amouts usually depend on the type of storm, and the direction its coming from
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