Family rentals in Jupiter or nearby towns?

[skylinet]

Originally Posted by NYBabyMama

Sky - those town homes in Abacoa were a great tip. are there some sections that are better than others?

For the most part they are all very similar layouts, some are newer than others. Mallory is the newest that has rentals. Canterbury was a different builder and has different layouts.

[FiveDime]

Originally Posted by skylinet

not sure if the Heights will be your "speed" if you are looking to end up in a country club.
You may want to check out a townhouse in Abacoa or up your budget a little more and get a small house in the area. Evergrene would be nice for a rental as well.

I would classify the Heights as a blue collar-to-middle class neighborhood. If you are looking higher-end it indeed may not be up to par for you. My reccomendation was based more in having a decent place to live at a relatively low price.

Originally Posted by NYBabyMama

Actually now that I think of it, I have read that North Palm Bech Heights is the most dangerous part of Jupiter. Is this true? With two babies that makes a mama bear like me plenty nervous.

It is most certainly not the most dangerous part of Jupiter. But then, neither is it the least crime-free. Generally speaking, the further north you are the better off you will be, both in terms of "nicer"/newer homes, and lower overall crime. Violent crime isn't a real concern, no more than most anywhere else anyway (there was a murder in, what, 1999? Dude knew a neighbor kid had stolen his keys and waited - unarmed - in his truck overnight to catch the kid...got stabbed with a screwdriver I think). I think the greatest issue would be bored kids with bad parenting reaching middle-to-high school age and doing minor vandalism and petty burglary...probably varies on almost a street-by-street basis. Otherwise, the area is about as prone as any middle-class, non-gated suburb in South Florida with close access to major thoroughfares to robberies by opportunistic/professional thieves...in and out in a few minutes, grabbing the easiest-to-carry, easiest-to-sell, most high-dollar stuff (cash, jewelry, small electronics).

[NYBabyMama]

I think we are going to rent in Evergrene. We are new to the area and with two babies, my husband wants to rent in a gated community. So far, I don't see much choice. Thanks for all the help.

[071402]

BEAUTIFUL. How much are you seeing 3 br for? I can't find much less than 2400 a month. single home. not attached. What did you think about the 3 br condos? i'd guess they are 1600ish?

[NYBabyMama]

I think if you time it right, you can get around $2200 or less? We aren't looking for today, we are moving next year as I'm pg and due on New Years! So we are going to wait until our #2 baby is born. Ideally we would love 3 bedrooms and an office or den for my husband to work, but thats more like a 4 bed and we have a hard time shelling out 3k for a rental when we will be buying soon.

I'm following the rentals closely. I've seen a few 3 bed for $2000.