somerville - pro's and con's

[othniel77.livejournal.com]

Dear Somervillians,

I am looking at real estate in the Somerville area specifically, and I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of 3-5 pro's and con's about S'ville.

Also, are there any sections I should specifically avoid due to "safety issues" (i.e., gangs, crackhouses, landlords who enjoy setting fires to collect insurance $, etc.)

Thanks in advance!

Comments

Re: careful now

[chaggalagirl.livejournal.com]

i live right on the bike path off morrison. i've always felt completely safe to walk around at night and such. but my fiancee and i have had two minor problems: one morning he went out to his car to go to work and found that one of his windshield wipers had been pulled up and twisted completely, (luckily he was able to fix it himself); a few days later i noticed that my rear license place had been bent in half, breaking my little plate border dealy. those happened months ago, and we haven't had any problem since. i figured it was just a bunch of "cool guy" fourteen year olds trying to be badass.

but i feel very safe.