Live in a ghetto-ish neighborhood to be closer to work? (no kids)

[feralkid]

That's how it was growing up. My parents house, grandparent's house up the road, and aunt and uncle's house up the street were all unlocked almost all of the time. Us kids would just go back and forth all of the time. People have barns full of tools and toys unlocked. Tractors, ATVs, snowmobiles were all left unattended with keys in them. Crime was absolutely never a problem.

How much to rent a time-machine?

 

[Blain]

lets say you're tired of driving in rush hour traffic.
but u find out that cheap neighborhoods within walking distance of train stations closer to work doesn't look that appealing.

Would you move?

Let's say, I bite the bullet, patch things up with my parents and move back in with them during my current economic hardship.
A. Repairs a valuable relationship
B. Teaches discipline and builds character
C. Allows time for financial regrouping
D. Provides a safer living situation than living in the proposed "ghetto-ish neighborhood"

 

[rednas]

what some people ive met consider "ghetto" is pretty laughable and on occasion pretty racist.

THIS!!! I recently moved to a low income area (hard to justify paying 2x as much for a similar place just because its 4 blocks to the east) and so many of my coworkers are appalled that I would live there since they know I am able to afford to live in a "better" neighborhood. They dont realize I grew up in the in Inglewood, ca during the crack epidemic. What people here consider to be the ghetto and the ghetto I grew up in are completely different things.

 

[JEDI]

This. People slinging crack on the corner? No fuckin' way. A little gritty, and run down? Sure.

Depends on exactly what this means to you.

If its just a little shaky then I'd seriously consider it. If were talking crack-dealers on the corner (ie: the hood) then no way.

this.

little gritty, run down area.
crime reports aren't that bad but obviously more than where u are living.

hm.. thx for the info about noise.
would have never thought of that

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

My area was pretty ghetto awhile back. It's much better now and while there is some noise, etc. it's not bad at all (Preston and Alpha in Farmers Branch).

 

[RossMAN]

this.

little gritty, run down area.
crime reports aren't that bad but obviously more than where u are living.

hm.. thx for the info about noise.
would have never thought of that

I agree with them, noise is something I would definitely take into consideration.

Best of luck on whatever decision you make.

 

[sportage]

I lived, for about three years, in a ghetto of upper classed wealthy morons.
$500 thousand homes smacked side by side in a row can be just as ghetto-ish as anywhere.
And the crime?
A kid walking on the grass was considered a crime, by most.
Having a dog was considered a crime.
Parking on the street was considered a crime.
And gaud forbid you should have friends over past 11pm on a weeknight.
Even the Walmart a mile away was regulated to close from 11pm to 6am due to traffic noise. And trains traveling the railroad tracks a mile away were regulated to not sound their whistle when within the community. And I love hearing far off train whistles blowing.

Some blue haired fossil of an old lady complained and had the geese rounded up and removed from a nearby community pond.

Now THAT was a ghetto in my book.

 

[mikeford]

Bars on the windows type neighborhood, eh no thanks.

 

[moonbogg]

Fuck the ghetto. I'd move to another state before I moved to a ghetto.

 

[SP33Demon]

First check crimereports.com and then the demographics (local high schools have these) and see that they are what you like. For example, I'm not moving to an area that is 95% Hispanic since I don't speak Spanish.

 

[moonbogg]

First check crimereports.com and then the demographics (local high schools have these) and see that they are what you like. For example, I'm not moving to an area that is 95% Hispanic since I don't speak Spanish.

I live in SoCal and that describes much of this place. I've felt like the outsider at several of my jobs. English is truly the second language in much of the areas around here.

I've had my boss introduce me to customers in the following way. "This is our white guy. He does all our engineering and drawings and all that kind of shit"

I don't mind it because we joke around a lot and he wouldn't do that if I had a different personality, but come on, its me we're talking about. I am hard to offend. Its just something to take note of that I am a rare breed around here.

 

[Exterous]

Well - I chose to move out of the ghetto-ish area I lived in and dealt with the longer commute and prefer it this way.

Noise is a valid issue. I am sure it varies by area but the number of yelling randoms and drunks, screaming babies, loud parties, sirens and windows down car thumpers was waaay down for me once I moved. It was actually too quiet when we moved - we had to turn a fan on so we could sleep.

You might also want to look at the quality of the stores, esp food and groceries in the area. Its been my experience that the quality of those suffers greatly depending on where you live.

That literally happens everywhere. You can be in the suburbs and have your vehicles broken into or messed with. I live in a "quiet" suburban neighborhood bad shit happens all the time to peoples property. People shine a bad light on "the ghetto" and make it seem like you cant live a normal life there. This isn't the case. Just because the skin color or gang affiliation of the people committing the crimes are different, doesn't make the ghetto any worse.

Sure it can happen anywhere but that doesn't mean the chances are the same that it will happen. I lived in a ghetto area and had my car broken into 3 times in 3 years. One of those actually stole the car but returned it (benefit of driving a junker I guess). Moved out of the area and no car break-ins for 7. Its not even that far away (10 miles).

 

[dethman]

no.

 

[Newell Steamer]

ghetto-ish

-ish is not an issue.

Full on ghetto,.. no thanks.

 

[zCypher]

I lived, for about three years, in a ghetto of upper classed wealthy morons.
$500 thousand homes smacked side by side in a row can be just as ghetto-ish as anywhere.
And the crime?
A kid walking on the grass was considered a crime, by most.
Having a dog was considered a crime.
Parking on the street was considered a crime.
And gaud forbid you should have friends over past 11pm on a weeknight.
Even the Walmart a mile away was regulated to close from 11pm to 6am due to traffic noise. And trains traveling the railroad tracks a mile away were regulated to not sound their whistle when within the community. And I love hearing far off train whistles blowing.

Some blue haired fossil of an old lady complained and had the geese rounded up and removed from a nearby community pond.

Now THAT was a ghetto in my book.

Lol, you described a normal area, if not maybe a little stuck up. That's not ghetto. Ghetto is a shitty place that is run down, full of sketchy ass people. Bad things happen, it is considered unsafe. As has been discussed already people have varying opinions of just how bad ghetto is, but I think most people agree on ghetto being a pretty crummy area that you wouldn't feel safe/comfortable, or worse.

Annoying city bylaws and $500k homes? That doesn't sound like the ghetto to me at all. But that probably wasn't really enough information to say, either.

I've lived in areas where there were rapes and stabbings with alarming regularity, and the people that lived in the area were pretty trashy. Loud, messy, on welfare, throwing parties till 4-5am with a bunch of people doing drugs and drinking, smashing bottles and yelling, police hardly bothering to even answer complaints about it since it's always like that... From what I remember, that place was a bit ghetto. I don't remember any shootings, but I had my share of unpleasant interactions / altercations over there. Still, in my mind, "the ghetto" is yet a place far worse.

To answer the thread, no, I wouldn't move to the ghetto to save money. I already live in walking distance to work and downtown, I pay very little rent because I made the compromise on size, but the neighborhood is totally good. If I move, it will be to a place at least as nice, and at least as convenient.

 

[alkemyst]

I lived, for about three years, in a ghetto of upper classed wealthy morons.
$500 thousand homes smacked side by side in a row can be just as ghetto-ish as anywhere.
And the crime?
A kid walking on the grass was considered a crime, by most.
Having a dog was considered a crime.
Parking on the street was considered a crime.
And gaud forbid you should have friends over past 11pm on a weeknight.
Even the Walmart a mile away was regulated to close from 11pm to 6am due to traffic noise. And trains traveling the railroad tracks a mile away were regulated to not sound their whistle when within the community. And I love hearing far off train whistles blowing.

Some blue haired fossil of an old lady complained and had the geese rounded up and removed from a nearby community pond.

Now THAT was a ghetto in my book.

Sounds like you moved to a neighborhood where you didn't read the rules.

I doubt kids on grass and no dogs at all.

No street parking, traffic calming and no train horns is what I would want too.

 

[TheSlamma]

You live in the ghetto cause you have to, not cause you choose to, or you are a complete idiot.

I put away money for almost 20 years of my life just so I could get away from crap neighborhoods. Neighbors who fight all night, bums that move into vacant houses and garages then create trouble. Drunks side swiping your car on the street and driving off. Smoke alarms going off, people yelling at people to shut their smoke alarms off. Just to name a few personal experiences. At one point we had one 2 week span where they found 4 bodies within 1/2 a mile from our house. It sucks, never do it if you don't have to.

 

[brianmanahan]

i never understood why people stay in the ghetto at all

shoot, you can buy decent houses that need some work out in the country for 30$k-50$k.

 

[alkemyst]

i never understood why people stay in the ghetto at all

shoot, you can buy decent houses that need some work out in the country for 30$k-50$k.

Because lack of credit and/or can't afford to drive the mileage or possibly not even have a car.

 

[jpiniero]

i never understood why people stay in the ghetto at all

shoot, you can buy decent houses that need some work out in the country for 30$k-50$k.

People who live in the ghetto don't have 30-50k.

 

[KeithTalent]

I pretty much did this. Bought a nice place for cheap in a crappy part of town, but was able to walk to work in about 15 minutes or so. Worked out beautifully; ended up loving the neighbourhood and by the time I had to sell, the place had gentrified even more so made money on the property.

KT

 

[TheSlamma]

I pretty much did this. Bought a nice place for cheap in a crappy part of town, but was able to walk to work in about 15 minutes or so. Worked out beautifully; ended up loving the neighbourhood and by the time I had to sell, the place had gentrified even more so made money on the property.

KT

Must have been well on it's way to gentrification then cause my new place in a very nice neighborhood literally gained more in value in SIX MONTHS than my last house that was in the ghetto did in 11 years. It's Zillow estimate is the exact same as when we sold it too. Then again it was/is pretty ghetto, sounds like your place was not really at all that bad.

 

[QueBert]

when a white person says ghetto, it's usually not even that bad of an area. If they say ghetto'ish it's often times a pretty damn nice area. Where I use to hang out in Pomona is pretty normal, but my sisters friends were like "ZOMG!!! I wouldn't even drive thru that area at full speed!" Weird some peoples perspective of what's good and what's bad. Where I live I have friends who refuse to come visit me, I try to explain I can be outside at 2AM without even worrying, but they tell me how ghetto it is. As to the person who said can you leave your house unlocked in the ghetto. Most people don't have shit worth stealing. No lie about 2/3rds of the people on my block have CRT TV's. Not saying homes don't get broken into, but it's definitely not an area high on burglars lists. I guess if you want a 85lb not even flat screen CRT and a Packard Bell computer you'd be in heaven in my 'hood.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpufzJNrZ2Y

 

[brianmanahan]

People who live in the ghetto don't have 30-50k.

you dont need 30-50k, you get a mortgage for that

 

[TheSlamma]

you dont need 30-50k, you get a mortgage for that

just allow ignorance to be bliss dude.