https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 07:36:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271635 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:07:35 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2271635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd look up good school districts, then top schools within that district. Then check to see much the selling price of houses nearby and how far stores, parks, and other points of interest are. I'd definitely drive by and visit to check-out the vibe few times.</p> <p>If you already have an idea where you want to be, I'd check foreclosures around the area - there's a few apps available, but I forget the names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271596 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:40:34 +0000 mediagirl 2271596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babynumber1: I've asked some questions on a local board. I only got a few responses, though. I think what we're looking for, in a good school area, is very, very hard to find. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271595 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:39:52 +0000 babynumber1 2271595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Do you know anyone that lives there? I would start on FB. There are so many good and bad sections of cities that going in blind would be scary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271590 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:33:22 +0000 illumina 2271590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I was going to move there permanently I would definitely try and rent for a while first to be able to hang out and walk around the areas I was thinking of buying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271578 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:21:19 +0000 lamariniere 2271578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we found out we were moving here, we had 3 weeks notice! We found some online forums that were pretty helpful and got in contact with 2 different people who previously lived here so I asked them about safe/good neighborhoods. (Turns out the whole city is really safe.) We got really lucky and found a nice apartment in a great neighborhood. If you are going for a permanent or semi permanent move, I would probably find a short term rental and do that for 4-6 months before committing to a location. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271553 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:54:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2271553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>School district in conjunction with whether there are houses within our budgets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271550 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:52:55 +0000 JoJoGirl 2271550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best school districts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271546 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:49:57 +0000 Modern Daisy 2271546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got really lucky. We bought based on school district not knowing anything about our neighborhood and it's packed with kids DS's age. It's the perfect place to raise a family. You could sort of tell when driving through because the streets are super safe, everyone has a yard and the houses are modest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271522 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:31:41 +0000 honeybear 2271522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If anyone has a commute, start by looking at neighborhoods/buildings that will minimize that. I've never heard anyone say "Gee, I wish my commute was longer." Plus, long commutes are expensive and not great for you (unless you walk or ride a bike, but let's face it, not many people do that). </p> <p>Rent! And while you're renting, talk to everyone you can in the areas where you think you'd like to buy. I printed out a map of local parks within a 30-40 minute radius of our apartment and we systematically went to all of them and talked to people there. The locals will tell you what they like and don't like about their neighborhoods. I also took advantage of car naps to drive around neighborhoods that I thought were interesting. We found a fantastic spot, but only because we took our time and rented for several years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271487 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:56:47 +0000 lovehoneybee 2271487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I also joined a mom's group for my town on FB...I didn't, but I see a lot of moms asking for neighborhood recommendations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271486 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:56:17 +0000 lawbee11 2271486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Being in a good school district was our #1 priority, so we were able to weed out quite a few neighborhoods that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271485 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:56:08 +0000 looch 2271485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would attempt to live there first, possibly renting, enrolling my kid in school to meet parents and start asking questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271479 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:49:06 +0000 mediagirl 2271479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I wish there was a way to know that, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271476 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:47:07 +0000 lovehoneybee 2271476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Same here. We started by researching school districts and going from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271475 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:46:37 +0000 littlebug 2271475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we would look at a house on Zillow or Trulia or whatever, I would pull up the address on Google maps and do a satellite or even streets view to check out the area. We knew we wanted a neighborhood with wide streets and sidewalks (our old neighborhood had neither). We wanted to be close to conveniences, like restaurants and grocery stores. We wanted to be close to a major road but not on one. Once we found a couple of neighborhoods we thought we liked, we told our realtor and she kept showed us houses in those areas. We ended up in a pretty ideal neighborhood! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271468 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:44:04 +0000 Mamaof2 2271468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we moved we based it 1st on School district and then just finding a house we liked.</p> <p>I wish there was a way to know how many kids were there - we don't have many here but about 2 miles away BOTH my kids have tons of friends - man, wish we had picked that neighborhood!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271463 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:42:32 +0000 runnerd 2271463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>City data forums is where I did a lot of research on neighorhoods </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-considering-moving-to-a-new-town#post-2271460 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:40:47 +0000 mediagirl 2271460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where do you start? How do you find good neighborhoods that you are going to be happy with? </p>