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So, it is official: I'll be heading to Atlanta in a few months. Much of the advice has been extremely helpful, and I was hoping it could continue. I am looking for easy access to MARTA rail, safe & quiet neighborhood, where I can find a two bedroom for $600-$800 month. A list of neighborhoods would be great. I've found a couple things in Inman Park, Candler Park, Midtown, Reynoldstown, Virginia Highlands, and Decator. Are these recommended neighborhoods? Anything I need to be cautious of in any of these neighborhoods (e.g., not quiet, crime, iffy blocks to avoid, iffy complexes to avoid etc.)? Any other recommendations? Thanks!

Hi, I am considering an offer from Georgia State (along w/ a couple other offers), and I was hoping that I could receive some neighborhood advice. I'll be moving to Atlanta w/ wife and kid, so I need somewhere that is (1) safe (2) family-friendly/quiet (3) relatively easy access to Georgia State either (short commute or bus line) and (4) good elementary school (5) affordable. Amy suggestions for neighborhoods I should look into? What about those I should stay away from? Thanks!

Thanks for the advice and help so far! Though, I am still on the waitlist, I was told that they would be highly surprised if they weren't able to make me an offer before deadline. Additionally, I am beginning to lean toward Indiana as my first choice. So, I guess it is time for me to get serious about narrowing down neighborhoods to live in. What I am looking for: Family-friendly, grad student-friendly. In other words quiet, safe, and preferably somewhere with a yard-like area, if not an actual yard! Easy access to the university. My family hopes to move to being a one-car family. Being within walking distance of the university would be ideal if and only if I could live somewhere that wasn't noisy. I am more than fine with living a bit further from the university, if it would be a quick and easy bus ride away (say less than 15 minutes). I would love to be able to find a roomy two bedroom apartment or small two or three bedroom house for under $700 a month. Any suggestions? Also, warnings about neighborhoods to stay away from may be just as helpful (if not more so) than neighborhoods that would be highly recommended. THANKS!

Bump! I need info on affordable, family friendly housing in quiet neighborhood near University of Utah. (Or perhaps, just as important, I could use information on neighborhoods that won't meet this criteria, so I know to stay away!) Affordable, df, 2 bedroom for <$800 Qiuet, df, safe, away from hordes of undergraduates Family-Friendly, df, welcoming, near stuff to do for a married couple w/elementary aged son

I've been waitlisted at WashU, and as I look to have a very good chance to be offered a spot, I wanted to try to gather a bit more info about St. Louis. So, two quick questions: I will be a grad student with wife and elementary-aged son looking for a quiet and affordable place to live near (i.e., preferably withing walking distance) WUSTL. Any suggestions for neighborhoods that might be preferable to someone like me? What neighborhoods should I probably stay away from? Any advice on elementary schools in the area, either public or low-cost private?

Hi, I've recently been wait listed at Indiana (and hoping to get in!). I'm also in the running at a couple of other competitive programs, so wish me luck! Well, back to the topic at hand. If I am lucky enough to get into Indiana, I will be moving with my wife and 7 year-old son. My family is interracial (African American and White). We will be moving from a moderate-sized Southern city with an African American population around 50%. I realize that no matter what, we will probably experience a bit of culture shock, but I am really concerned with racial attitudes in the Bloomington area (not just the area immediately around the campus, but Bloomington as a whole). Are multiracial families looked upon warmly -- or at least neutrally (again, a way from the University area; I am more worried about attitudes of the non-students that my family will have to deal with, within the community)? And a second, only minimally related question: How are the public schools in Bloomington, especially elementary schools, preferably elementary schools with a bit of diversity? What about low-cost private school options? THANKS!