Any advice on areas to stay away from or focus on. I would rather stay on the east side of Jackson due to family obligations on the east side of the state. FYI: my salary keeps me from owning a half-million dollar home so I'm looking for reasonably priced homes in good communities or out in the country.
OT: Moving to Jackson area
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Brandon or Reservoir. Enjoy.
There are homes around the reservoir from 150 to 750.
Reservoir area 200-250K - Turtle Ridge, Hidden Hills.
There are homes around the reservoir from 150 to 750.
Reservoir area 200-250K - Turtle Ridge, Hidden Hills.
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What are they doing to improve the interstates? Doesn't Jackson already have the best interstate situation in the state?
Gluckstadt exit getting totally revamped to be similar to Madison, our bricks
will be nicer*. Seriously the Gluckstadt exit is underway right now and the I-55 is being widened and improved from Jackson to Gluckstadt. I know it will be at least three lanes but may be four wide, there will also be brand new frontage roads on both side of I-55. Commute is gonna be great.
Dick Hall is a good bulldog.
will be nicer*. Seriously the Gluckstadt exit is underway right now and the I-55 is being widened and improved from Jackson to Gluckstadt. I know it will be at least three lanes but may be four wide, there will also be brand new frontage roads on both side of I-55. Commute is gonna be great.
Dick Hall is a good bulldog.
Big project adding lanes and frontage roads between Madison and Ridgeland plus a project to reconstruct the Gluckstadt interchange. On the east side of the metro area, Brandon or Reservoir area. Both have nice places to live. Reservoir has major traffic problems, but if you move to Brandon you're just going to be driving to the Reservoir area a lot for dining, entertainment and shopping.
That interchange is going to impact that area in a huge way. It`s even going to improve already great property values. We`ll compare bricks when we see your bricks.
coach is right....depending on where you work and schools, if it means commuting down lakeland dr you DO. NOT. WANT. ANY .PART. OF. IT.... if you have time, check it out between thanksgiving and christmas. you can walk it faster than drive it. if you can avoid lakeland there are nice areas out east. but gluckstadt, ridgeland, madison all have homes in the 2-300K range and less and the commute is fine now but as they say will be great in a yr or so.
When Gluckstadt Rd. and Yandell are taken to four lanes then it will really be a
game changer. It is a great area for young families and getting better with quality affordable housing, good schools and now much better roads. Lakeland Drive is just not something I could deal with on a regular basis.
I think our brick is going to be Ole South which is pretty hard to beat, we are thinking about Greek Columns as well under the bridge.
game changer. It is a great area for young families and getting better with quality affordable housing, good schools and now much better roads. Lakeland Drive is just not something I could deal with on a regular basis.
I think our brick is going to be Ole South which is pretty hard to beat, we are thinking about Greek Columns as well under the bridge.
Adding and widening roads does not "fix" congestion. In a few years Gluckstadt will still be slammed with traffic.
http://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2...ew-roads-does-not-improve-traffic-congestion/
If you want quick and easy access to I-20 East, Jackson proper (Northside/Meadowbrook/Ridgewood East of I-55) is your best bet.
http://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2...ew-roads-does-not-improve-traffic-congestion/
If you want quick and easy access to I-20 East, Jackson proper (Northside/Meadowbrook/Ridgewood East of I-55) is your best bet.
I tell you she does a good job with Madison but she has issues. I had a long
conversation with her once regarding her possibly annexing our neighborhood into Madison which she is interested in doing. She kept referring to Gluckstadt as fine, nice people but...
She is something but I do back her.
conversation with her once regarding her possibly annexing our neighborhood into Madison which she is interested in doing. She kept referring to Gluckstadt as fine, nice people but...
She is something but I do back her.
haha - the Tyrone Biggums avatar has nothing to do with Jackson proper, I'm sure...
As far as the original question, I've heard good things about Brandon, if you're looking to be on that side of town (and avoid Lakeland).
As far as the original question, I've heard good things about Brandon, if you're looking to be on that side of town (and avoid Lakeland).
I heard on radio that they got the funds to widen Bozeman road. Anyone hearing anything about this? I travel this way to work and that damn red light at the intersection of bozeman and reunion parkway is ridiculous.
my daughter and her husband bought a very nice 4 bedroom house in the douglas drive/northeast drive are about 18 months ago for under 200K. i was amazed. now they put about 40k into it to update the 60's kitchen and master bath but its a heck of a house in a very nice neighborhood for what i thought was a great price.
Partially off topic.
Has there been, or will there be in the future, talks of Gluckstadt incorporating into it's own town? That area is growing so.
I say this because the wife and I will be looking to buy our first home within the next 6-10 months, and that is an area we'd both like to be.
I think our brick is going to be Ole South which is pretty hard to beat, we are thinking about Greek Columns as well under the bridge.[/QUOTE]
The Madison mayor will not be trumped****
The Madison mayor will not be trumped****
Thanks!
Thanks for all of the responses! I will respond to all of the private messages in the morning (just making it back to the pack and only have my iPad with me). To clarify regarding a question someone posted yes: family obligations are in Starkville and Columbus so access to that area of this state is important to us. Thanks again...didn't realize the pack was so well connected....
Thanks for all of the responses! I will respond to all of the private messages in the morning (just making it back to the pack and only have my iPad with me). To clarify regarding a question someone posted yes: family obligations are in Starkville and Columbus so access to that area of this state is important to us. Thanks again...didn't realize the pack was so well connected....
By far the best best choice
If you want to pay outrageous taxes on top of a security service and private school.
The most bang for the buck is the NE Rankin area.
If you want to pay outrageous taxes on top of a security service and private school.
The most bang for the buck is the NE Rankin area.
If you don't mind sending your kid to a 2,000 student school that's built for 1,200. Serious overcrowding issues there and the voters don't like to approve bond issues for much needed projects.
I live in LOHO as well. Great neighborhood. Good people. It's tough to find a good place to live with kids in Jackson. I used to reverse commute from NEJ to Dogwood, and it was a desert before 7:30 am going east and post 5:45 going west. I still loathed it. Avoid Lakeland at all costs. It will raise your blood pressure.
You're going the wrong way, pat. Stay on 43 across the Rez past Tommy's to 25. Getting to the 4 lane faster saves time vs the Trace to 16 to 25. My old roommate and I "raced" one time to see which was faster, but rule was you had to drive the speed limit. 43 to 25 won.
/but I don't think there was that much difference.
/but I don't think there was that much difference.
Lakeland is not that bad
I travel 19 miles down it everyday to and from downtown. It takes me 30 minutes in the AM (I'm in front of the traffic) and 45-50 minutes in 4:30 traffic. Two co-workers live in the Lake Caroline area and curse their commute.
That being said, if I had it to do over, I would pick Madison/Gluckstadt. Slightly better schools, planning, and housing values. The Rankin County School Board is a train wreck, there seems to be little community planning, road projects are few and take forever and code enforcement is a joke. With many apartments and older low cost housing around the Rez, I am starting to see more of a seedy element move in. In 15-20 years, Flowood will be Ridgeland/Clinton, not terrible places, but not high end like Madison/Gluckstadt either.
If you are still interested in Rankin, PM me and I will let you know of a house in my neighborhood that is as close as you can be to Starkville and still live in the metro area.
I travel 19 miles down it everyday to and from downtown. It takes me 30 minutes in the AM (I'm in front of the traffic) and 45-50 minutes in 4:30 traffic. Two co-workers live in the Lake Caroline area and curse their commute.
That being said, if I had it to do over, I would pick Madison/Gluckstadt. Slightly better schools, planning, and housing values. The Rankin County School Board is a train wreck, there seems to be little community planning, road projects are few and take forever and code enforcement is a joke. With many apartments and older low cost housing around the Rez, I am starting to see more of a seedy element move in. In 15-20 years, Flowood will be Ridgeland/Clinton, not terrible places, but not high end like Madison/Gluckstadt either.
If you are still interested in Rankin, PM me and I will let you know of a house in my neighborhood that is as close as you can be to Starkville and still live in the metro area.
A very small part and that is not in the Germantown district, kids would go to
Canton schools if anything was built there. I'm not to worried about Canton, maybe I should be but I think our area is pretty well organized and all hell would break loose if the Blackmon's made a run.
As far as incorportation it is going to happen for Gluckstadt and there have already been small efforts. I think Mary will trigger the event more than Canton by reaching down Hwy 51 further.
Canton schools if anything was built there. I'm not to worried about Canton, maybe I should be but I think our area is pretty well organized and all hell would break loose if the Blackmon's made a run.
As far as incorportation it is going to happen for Gluckstadt and there have already been small efforts. I think Mary will trigger the event more than Canton by reaching down Hwy 51 further.
I went from my grandmothers in Madison to Starkville for the Kentucky game. She lives on the east side of Madison, so we take 51 to canton and cut across 16 to 25. The new Canton Parkway that goes around town is very nice and convenient. That was the first time I've used it. Cuts all the stop signs in Canton out.