What is the best/safe place to live in Windsor(Ontario)?
Hi...I live in Windsor. Around the University, anywhere east of the University (Rankin, Randolph, California, Askin, etc.), there are a lot of student rentals here and the area is OK. These streets stretch from the river to Tecumseh Road and the lower the street address (100s, 200s, 300s, etc. the closer to the campus and river). The higher the address (1700) you are near Tecumseh Road and it would be quite a hike, although not impossible. West of the University, beyond the bridge, (King, Queen, Peter, Mill, South, Felix), this is a rougher neighbourhood with an assortment of geared-to-income families and some housing projects. Right around the bridge (Indian Rd.) used to be nice, but the bridge developers have bought out a lot of those places for expansion and now places are either boarded up or in disrepair.
As the other poster commented, if you have transportation you have more options. South Windsor is good, the communities west of Windsor (Lasalle, Amherstburg) are good, Riverside is good but, again, a bit of a drive and probably more pricey.
Avoid the streets around downtown as well (Church, Dougall, Janette, Bruce, especially between Wyandotte and the river) as, again, they tend to be low-income and frequented by druggies and hookers.
Windsor has a great waterfront (which is not so great at the moment as we have a city workers strike); the downtown is not much as far as shopping, unfortunately, but there are tons of bars and restaurants (drinking and gambling age here is 19 so on the weekend these spots are frequented by young Americans). There's also a few good bars/pubs around the university (The Mill, Spicoli's...3 or 4 along Sandwich Street).
Of course, we have a huge casino downtown, Caesars Windsor. Two major malls, Devonshire and Windsor Crossing. Bus transportation is decent. Right now, one of the cab companies is on strike as well (ggrrr...) so cabs are at a premium.
Windsor's in an economic slump right now (a result of the automotive/manufacturing slowdown) so home sales and rentals are reasonable. There are tons of rentals in Windsor at the moment, and landlords are offering lots of incentives, so don't be afraid to try and get a good deal. It is a renter's market. Check "www.kijiji.ca", under Windsor, for places to rent.
Good luck!
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As the other poster commented, if you have transportation you have more options. South Windsor is good, the communities west of Windsor (Lasalle, Amherstburg) are good, Riverside is good but, again, a bit of a drive and probably more pricey.
Avoid the streets around downtown as well (Church, Dougall, Janette, Bruce, especially between Wyandotte and the river) as, again, they tend to be low-income and frequented by druggies and hookers.
Windsor has a great waterfront (which is not so great at the moment as we have a city workers strike); the downtown is not much as far as shopping, unfortunately, but there are tons of bars and restaurants (drinking and gambling age here is 19 so on the weekend these spots are frequented by young Americans). There's also a few good bars/pubs around the university (The Mill, Spicoli's...3 or 4 along Sandwich Street).
Of course, we have a huge casino downtown, Caesars Windsor. Two major malls, Devonshire and Windsor Crossing. Bus transportation is decent. Right now, one of the cab companies is on strike as well (ggrrr...) so cabs are at a premium.
Windsor's in an economic slump right now (a result of the automotive/manufacturing slowdown) so home sales and rentals are reasonable. There are tons of rentals in Windsor at the moment, and landlords are offering lots of incentives, so don't be afraid to try and get a good deal. It is a renter's market. Check "www.kijiji.ca", under Windsor, for places to rent.
Good luck!
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