neighborhood areas to avoid?

[behindthechalet]

Hi folks, I bet you hear this a lot but let's discuss anyway

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Mod Note

[chitowndiva]

Please edit your post so that it has a descriptive title and can be searched later. Thanks much!

Re: Mod Note

[behindthechalet]

10-4

[chitowndiva]

And half a block isn't going to make a difference. My bf has lived both east and west of western and it wasn't hugely different.

[behindthechalet]

yeah, that's what I figured.

[tugena13]

I kind of feel like it's block by block, and dependent on an individual's comfort level. I live in Logan Square, west of Kedzie, and I love where I'm at. Besides, neighborhoods are constantly evolving, and those hard and fast street boundaries you read about online may not apply anymore.

Have you checked out Everyblock? It's a pretty good way to get information about an area... not only crime statistics, but if anyone is building, what they're building, if people are buying or selling property, how much it's going for, etc.

http://chicago.everyblock.com/

[mcpino]

I was not aware of Everyblock - thank you!

rainbows, free churros, etc.

[juniperesque]

Please note a previous post on a similar topic:

http://community.livejournal.com/chicagochat/652746.html

Not your exact question, but you're going to get similar answers.

Re: rainbows, free churros, etc.

[behindthechalet]

thanks! and that post includes churros, too, so it's even better.

Re: rainbows, free churros, etc.

[radparker]

OMG, I want Churros.

Re: rainbows, free churros, etc.

[chitowndiva]

FREE CHURROS!

[lafraise]

Really you need to go down there and walk around and see if it is comfortable for you. Go at different times of the day. Try walking "home" from a nearby el or bus stop at night. Good luck with your search