New to town, looking for fun/safe place to live

[An Einnseanair]

Originally Posted by CobieZ

I am probably going to rent there, although I did hear from locals about a stabbing in the laundromat across the street, and a young girl being raped on the trails which is scary. Seems like there is no place walkable to downtown that would be safe!

Literally no place on the planet is safe. Any place you can think of where people gather, someone can find a violent crime that has happened in the last few years.

[CobieZ]

Originally Posted by jwkilgore

There are two chicken plants downtown; at the corner of 17th & Broad (Pilgrim's Pride), and at 19th & Capella (Koch Foods). Semi-trailers packed with live chickens frequent the area, and yes, when the wind is right, the smell can get a little strong.

That said, the City recently passed an "odor ordinance": https://newschannel9.com/news/local/...downtown-smell

Maybe the plants will be able to filter their emissions to fix the problem.

We explored this area a couple of times looking at great apartments there, but YES there's a smell and, speaking with the locals, not many believe the chicken plants will leave anytime soon. I don't know how people live with it, to be honest.

[coreysmotoadventures]

Originally Posted by CobieZ

I am probably going to rent there, although I did hear from locals about a stabbing in the laundromat across the street, and a young girl being raped on the trails which is scary. Seems like there is no place walkable to downtown that would be safe!

Nowhere is safe. Any decent-sized city will have crime. Be careful with who you associate with, and don't put yourself into any bad situations. Carry pepper spray with you and take an uber if you feel like it isn't safe enough to walk. I have walked from that area to downtown once, and I didn't see anyone. I have also walked 2 miles to city cafe from UTC dorms at 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Pretty much saw no one. I definitely wouldn't advise anyone to do this, but I'm just saying if you take precautions, you will be fine.

[CobieZ]

Thank you Coreysmotoadventures. There are some restaurants and breweries on the north shore that I'd likely walk to and from in the evenings, and I plan to be running on the river park paths after work. Coming from Canada, I'm probably more fearful than most, but I guess I could bring pepper spray for reassurance.

[V0X]

Originally Posted by CobieZ

We explored this area a couple of times looking at great apartments there, but YES there's a smell and, speaking with the locals, not many believe the chicken plants will leave anytime soon. I don't know how people live with it, to be honest.

and the max fine for violating the odor ordinance is $50 bucks a day.. paying that is a lot cheaper than installing any filtration system to contain odors.

but, people really shouldn't complain if they say, move near an airport and don't like noise, or move near a chicken plant and don't like "fowl" odors.