South Phoenix, Phoenix

This area is an area that has a lot of hardworking families living a life in decent houses in a low to mid income lifestyle. Some good blue collar families, with some higher end houses that are not far away. Unfortunately, there is a lot of gang activity in the area. Night after night you just start getting used to police helicopters flying around your neighborhood. There was even a triple gang related murder that was just on the other side of the block from our house. Two different houses down the street were busted for making meth amphetamine. It really is too bad because we liked a lot of the people we met there. There really isn't any good places to eat around there and you have to drive a ways to find a decent restaurant. My family and I moved away from there after living there for only two years.

This street used to be full of kids and friendly neighbors. It's located almost on the edge of what's known as South Phoenix but also fairly close to the Salt River. Anyone who lives in Phoenix knows that South Phx. isn't the place to go after dark. Drug use and the crime rate has risen astronomically in the 10 years I lived there. This is no longer a street for the kids to play. It's gotten rundown and is no longer safe for most anyone. I miss being able to send my kids out to play with the neighbors kids. I can't trust that something will not happen to them. The police do their best but they can only do so much. I do see them patrolling but not as often as I'd like. The only advantages to living on this street is that it's just off Central Avenue with a major bus line that will help you get to downtown Phx or just about anywhere else you may need to go. Also there is an elementary school about two streets away. So if you do have kids, there will be a school nearby to enroll them at. I just can't recommend living here to anyone anymore.