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Old 04-09-2010, 07:50 AM
 
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We are wanting to move from Indiana to Florida. Our biggest concerns are safety, good schools etc. We want to stay away from high crime areas etc. We are open to something more inland if the crime is less and the schools good. I am frustrated reading that there is a lot of crime. I have read one site that says one thing and another site that says something else. SO PLEASE give me you opinions as truthfully as possible. Is the crime that bad? Thanks.
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Old 04-09-2010, 08:19 AM
 
Location: Ohio/Sarasota
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We are wanting to move from Indiana to Florida. Our biggest concerns are safety, good schools etc. We want to stay away from high crime areas etc. We are open to something more inland if the crime is less and the schools good. I am frustrated reading that there is a lot of crime. I have read one site that says one thing and another site that says something else. SO PLEASE give me you opinions as truthfully as possible. Is the crime that bad? Thanks.

If you are from a small town in Indiana, you may want to check out something inland. A small inland Florida town is not going to be much different from a small town in Indiana.

I live in the burbs of an Ohio city and we purchased a condo in Sarasota. It's a very similar location. There is crime everywhere. I've had my house in the burbs broken into and cars have been vandalized at the condo. We feel pretty safe at either location, but everyone is different.
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Sarasota
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Default Wow! So many of us are making the move down south!

We are moving from Ohio and have the same concerns. That's how I found this website when I was comparing the crime statistics between cities. We live just north of Columbus so I compared it to Sarasota and Columbus has more crime overall than Sarasota. I have never felt scared when going to Columbus, but there are certainly areas I would never go. I believe that to be the norm for most cities.

As for schools, our school district here is always ranking at the top of the nation, so I'm not going to hold my breath for the exact same in FL. Our main concern is safety and good ratings and just a good experience for the kids. There are many schools in Sarasota/Venice that rate 8-10 on greatschools.org with great reviews from parents. SoFlGal has a great list of the best schools within the nicer areas. Just do a search for it on here. I'm trying to focus on the Palmer Ranch area right now. Hoping we can find a home to rent for a couple of years there, then buy within the same area.

Good luck!
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