Corktown Vs. East English Village
My boyfriend and I are currently renting in Corktown, and we hopefully will be buying our first place next year [[if all goes as planned).
When we moved into Corktown, I was sold on the idea of buying our first place there. There seem to be a lot of families in corktown, and a private school close by [[children are in 5 year plan.. haha). I feel very safe in Corktown, and have no reservations walking around by myself.
Well, with all of the talk of EEV on the forums I decided to check it out today on my way to work [[I work in GPF). I LOVED IT. I fell in love with many of the houses. I checked out the website for the HOA and it seems like a great place to start a family.
What do you think? It seems like I get alot more house in EEV. Also , It seems like there are a lot more options in EEV compared to Corktown. Is there much crime in EEV? Are there a lot of young families in EEV?
What do you guys think? Where should we start our family?
Corktown is a smarter investment choice ...
I like both neighborhoods alot, but from a financial standpoint, Corktown is the safer bet. Corktown prices have not dropped significantly, if at all, during the housing crisis. And I don't think I've seen a single foreclosure in the neighborhood. I'm not an economist, but it looks like supply and demand _ Corktown is relatively small. East English Village is not. And maybe there is some social engineering going on --- the folks who CHOOSE to live in Corktown, for whatever reason, will not take on crazy debt for their housing. Also on the short-list of why Corktown would be on my list of places to be would be: 1. Truly walkable to bars and restaurants. 2. Closer to downtown, you can ride ur bike to a Tigers game. 3. The place is only going to improve.
The one negative would be uncertainty over Tiger Stadium