It is but there are many homes that are still well within the OP's price range. I drove all round that area a couple of weeks ago to purposely see what was on many side streets that I had never driven through before.
Moving to Lexington
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If there's one thing that she dont need....it's another hungry mouth to feed.....But stay outta the hood
Appealing things about Lexington-
Ladies
Uk sports
Keeneland
20 Kroger’s to choose to shop
Hundreds of chain restaurants
Ladies
Uk sports
Keeneland
20 Kroger’s to choose to shop
Hundreds of chain restaurants
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You sure BSHS isn’t the top pick?
Reread the OP. And where hes trying to move.
Also US World and News seems to agree that Dunbar is the best in Lexington:
So does Schooldigger
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The extension is mainly just to get you to Town Branch or over to 4th and Elm Tree. I use the extension b/c I come from across town, so that's nice but not really something I'd suggest if you're riding for fitness.
Big fan of the Legacy trail. Hopefully they get it all they way to Georgetown in the future.
Ahhh OK. They hadnt updated their charts last time I looked a week or two ago. Yeah Ill pass on that section haha.
Legacy Trail stops right by West Sixth Street Brewery, for a beer and a sandwich after a long ride.
I doubt anyone from those clips live here or know those who attend school there, or review test scores, etc, etc, etc.
And districts don't mean squat in Lex in regards to where you want to go to school.
Terrible rebuttal.
"Quantifiable data means nothing. Independent parties with zero vested interest in the outcome of the comparisons means nothing....
....And even if it does, just live wherever the hell you want and send your kid out of district anyway, because to hell with the rules."
Not to mention (oh wait I already did and you callously disregarded it) the OP has already outlined what part of the city hes looking to move to. Hey thanks for the helpful suggestion of moving to the school district clear across the city. He in fact even explicitly stated he doesnt want to live in Hamburg. Good stuff man.
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Where is Henry Clay?
-its a very good school from an academic standpoint. Physical plant is terrible.
-if you take the "magnet school" parts away from all the high schools...HC and LHS are the best publics. Dunbar is middling without the Math magnet kids factored in...same with Douglass. But its all relative FCPS has good schools*...the only 2 publics i would be wary of sending a kid to are TC and Station...and thwy both have good magnet programs in their own right.
-that said current leadership awful...and if I had kids your kids ages i would consider private after elementary school. Your middle school is great...but not sure it will be in 6-8 years.
Lexington is safe, liveable. A decent place to raise a family (as I’m doing) and plenty of beautiful environs around the metro.
it’s simply not a place to make a lot of friends. It’s simply not that kind of town. Otherwise, it’s all about the place and not the people.
My recommendation to the OP is to rent for a while before making the commitment to live here .
it’s simply not a place to make a lot of friends. It’s simply not that kind of town. Otherwise, it’s all about the place and not the people.
My recommendation to the OP is to rent for a while before making the commitment to live here .
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Honest question. If you’re married (not meeting people bar hopping) with no kids (no meeting people through kids activities), what city is a good place to meet new friends?
My wife and I have talked about moving to Lexington when I retire about 8-10 years from now. I’m currently 55. A lot can happen between now and then.....
I’m not sure what the no friends comment really means either. I’m married with two kids and a full time job. I live in a much larger and diverse city than Lexington and I dont have any time whatsoever to “make friends”. My kids are still too young to play sports or go to school - so I could see maybe hanging out with some parents on occasion when that happens but I’m not expecting to make lifelong “college buddies” or anything. I don’t think it’s a Lexington thing I think it’s just getting old. I barely have enough time for myself nowadays let alone friends.
Phoenix is good. That’s just a personal preference. You just have to put yourself out there.
jail is good,too. Swingers parties are good.
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-born and raised here. Lexington can be a bit provincial/insular...that can be said of most "non-expanding"/corporate destination town. Example: Atlanta...buddy lives down there and 80% plus of the folks are from somewhere else. You have no choice but to meet folks.
^my neighborhood in Lex has *multiple* generations of the same family. Many went to k-12 together. Its not that folks are snotty (many are) but their contact list is already full, so to say. I grew up in a different part of town...so its been a task, even though im from Lexington.
^my neighborhood in Lex has *multiple* generations of the same family. Many went to k-12 together. Its not that folks are snotty (many are) but their contact list is already full, so to say. I grew up in a different part of town...so its been a task, even though im from Lexington.
I appreciate the information, everyone. We went and looked at a few places this weekend, a couple of which we liked. Nothing 'perfect', which is not surprising of course. It does seem like inventory in the 350K-450K range is a bit lacking, at least for what we want. There are several nice, relatively reasonably priced homes in southwest Lexington (Firebrook, Dogwood Trace area) that are appealing. I'm just trying to decide if those are too far out.
As far as renting to decide if we like it, or this 'making friends' conversation goes, we already like Lexington and do have some built-in friends and family relationships both there and in Madison County so that's not as much of a concern as it might be for someone with no ties to the area. Certainly noted, however.
As far as renting to decide if we like it, or this 'making friends' conversation goes, we already like Lexington and do have some built-in friends and family relationships both there and in Madison County so that's not as much of a concern as it might be for someone with no ties to the area. Certainly noted, however.
My daughter lives in DT. They are exactly 22 minutes from our house in Andover, which is about what it takes to get from any point A to point B in Lex, give or take a few. "Too far out" meaning from where to where?
Eh...it's a good question. I suppose my frame of reference is always the downtown and campus area. This is a random example, but I'd like to be able to catch a midweek volleyball game at Memorial with my daughter without it feeling like too much of a chore to get there and get home.
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Is there an office for her in NKY? Carlos Dunlap is trying to get rid of his. 6,000 sq. feet, city view - $494,5.
Only a ~45 minute drive to Lex. if she puts the pedal to the metal!
There’s a gas station there where the fine Indian proprietors lunch out damn good fried chicken and Mac/cheese etc
thats all I have I guess
My ex wife lives there (in a house I pay for, lol) and it’s a great area.
Rush hour traffic versus traffic later in the day/evening is completely different - depending on route rush hour traffic takes 2x as long.
I have family in ATL. Their piece of suburbia is all transplants. Neighbors always doing stuff together.
Tradeoff? 285/85/GA400
I grew up in FB. Its like a 10-15 drive down to campus or downtown. Theres really nowhere in Lexington you cant get in 20-25 minutes. If youre inside the country I wouldn't get too hung up on something like that. FB and DT are both great neighborhoods.