Local STL peeps, I need your opinion.

[GcBean]

I will be retiring from the service late next year and I'm looking to ditch SoCal for the midwest. STL is an interesting option for many reasons. The only thing that's holding me back is the levels of violent crime. We were looking at the Brentwood area. Any recommendations? I'm half hispanic, my wife is asian. I noticed the percentage of both asian and hispanic are quite low. Would we "fit in" okay? Just looking for some ideas from the local STL crowd. Thanks and GO RAMS!

 

[bluecoconuts]

Ditch SoCal?! How dare you!

 

[GcBean]

Believe me, I love many things about this place, but I can get so much more house for the $$$ elsewhere. Suburbs of Chicago are an option as well.

 

[Memento]

The crime in St. Louis as a whole is misleading. Yes, there are areas in the city that are awful (the north and east sides are some of the worst in the country, and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone), but the FBI determines the levels of violent crime by using the city alone, not the surrounding county areas. That's because the city decided to separate itself from the county in the 1800s for very short-sighted reasons. The county areas themselves are very, very peaceful and have very little crime. Brentwood falls under the county part; there's not much crime there.

As for fitting in...I've never seen problems in the county areas; I think most people in the county are very tolerant. I could be wrong, though, so someone else might be better able to answer that question.

Whichever way you decide to go, I want to thank you for your service and wish you and your wife good luck in finding a home.

 

[superfan24]

Believe me, I love many things about this place, but I can get so much more house for the $$$ elsewhere. Suburbs of Chicago are an option as well.

The suburbs of Chicago is a very good option :bign:
We need more rams fans around here anyway.

 

[GcBean]

Believe me, I love many things about this place, but I can get so much more house for the $$$ elsewhere. Suburbs of Chicago are an option as well.

The suburbs of Chicago is a very good option :bign:
We need more rams fans around here anyway.

Oh yeah... Chicago is right up there with our options! Arlington Heights? Other recommendations would be great. I might be in for a big shock with those winters though.

Memento,
Thanks a lot for the kind words. It's been a fast 19 years, and it's been fun. Definitely ready to move forward though.

 

[ZGare]

Brentwood is in the very low crime suburbs and the whole St Louis metro area ranks 80th for crime, lower than most large metro areas and better than LA metro which ranks 74.

http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/2011/Metro_Lo-Hi_2011.pdf

 

[jimitroutboy]

I love the city but have come to the conclusion that its only hope is to be absorbed into the county. Its a doughnut area without a middle.

Brentwood is wonderful and the cost of living here is very good for a large metro area.

The only reason to go to the city is to see the Rams or the Cardinals anymore.

 

[Memento]

I love the city but have come to the conclusion that its only hope is to be absorbed into the county. Its a doughnut area without a middle.

Brentwood is wonderful and the cost of living here is very good for a large metro area.

The only reason to go to the city is to see the Rams or the Cardinals anymore.

And the Blues. Don't forget the Blues.

:cheese:

 

[Guard]

Can't add much to the discussion about where to relocate, just wanted to chime in and say thanks for your service. I spent 25 years in, and retired 3 years ago. Still miss putting the uniform on every day, but retirement is sweet. Good luck to you and the Mrs.

 

[superfan24]

Believe me, I love many things about this place, but I can get so much more house for the $$$ elsewhere. Suburbs of Chicago are an option as well.

The suburbs of Chicago is a very good option :bign:
We need more rams fans around here anyway.

Oh yeah... Chicago is right up there with our options! Arlington Heights? Other recommendations would be great. I might be in for a big shock with those winters though.

Memento,
Thanks a lot for the kind words. It's been a fast 19 years, and it's been fun. Definitely ready to move forward though.

Really can't go wrong with Arlington Heights and most of the other suburbs. Yes the winter does suck most years.

 

[-X-]

Believe me, I love many things about this place, but I can get so much more house for the $$$ elsewhere. Suburbs of Chicago are an option as well.

The suburbs of Chicago is a very good option :bign:
We need more rams fans around here anyway.

Oh yeah... Chicago is right up there with our options! Arlington Heights? Other recommendations would be great. I might be in for a big shock with those winters though.

Memento,
Thanks a lot for the kind words. It's been a fast 19 years, and it's been fun. Definitely ready to move forward though.

Really can't go wrong with Arlington Heights and most of the other suburbs. Yes the winter does suck most years.

Sounds like the summers suck too. Why's it so freaking hot up there?

 

[superfan24]

Believe me, I love many things about this place, but I can get so much more house for the $$$ elsewhere. Suburbs of Chicago are an option as well.

The suburbs of Chicago is a very good option :bign:
We need more rams fans around here anyway.

Oh yeah... Chicago is right up there with our options! Arlington Heights? Other recommendations would be great. I might be in for a big shock with those winters though.

Memento,
Thanks a lot for the kind words. It's been a fast 19 years, and it's been fun. Definitely ready to move forward though.

Really can't go wrong with Arlington Heights and most of the other suburbs. Yes the winter does suck most years.

Sounds like the summers suck too. Why's it so freaking hot up there?

There was a crazy two week stretch of constant 100 degree weather, but it has "cooled off" a bit here. We don't get as hot as STL though.

 

[-X-]

There was a crazy two week stretch of constant 100 degree weather, but it has "cooled off" a bit here. We don't get as hot as STL though.

That's true. STL sounds like hell about this time.

Florida sucks too though, so I dunno. That's why I'm moving to the Pacific NW in a couple years.

 

[Lesson]

There was a crazy two week stretch of constant 100 degree weather, but it has "cooled off" a bit here. We don't get as hot as STL though.

That's true. STL sounds like hell about this time.

Florida sucks too though, so I dunno. That's why I'm moving to the Pacific NW in a couple years.

You have an ocean to go to. We have a fucking river that we can't go swimming in.

 

[-X-]

There was a crazy two week stretch of constant 100 degree weather, but it has "cooled off" a bit here. We don't get as hot as STL though.

That's true. STL sounds like hell about this time.

Florida sucks too though, so I dunno. That's why I'm moving to the Pacific NW in a couple years.

You have an ocean to go to. We have a fucking river that we can't go swimming in.

Yeah, oceans are so refreshing. It's like a giant salty pool of seaweedy piss and sharp coral.

WoOoOt!