Question About Springfield MA

Cyber · 06-23-2009, 12:16 PM

Hey guys. I may need to relocate to Springfield MA for a bit due to this economy. I just have a few questions:

1. Is it safe for our cars?
2. Can you recommend a place to live around the area that is decent?

Thanks again. Any input is appreciated.

TwnTrboCAT1212 · 06-23-2009, 12:47 PM

Hey man, as with most cities, there are good and bad sections. While I've seen some nice and safe neighborhoods over by Springfield College and around that area, Springfield has a lot of pretty Bad sections and would not be the greatest area to have a nice BMW. I've heard of and Seen many cases of wheels and cars being jacked in and around the city but thats a risk you're gonna take moving to any city I suppose. Do some research before you move there to see what areas to avoid. In terms of road quality, if you have a nice set of wheels, be careful on a lot of the major side-roads cause there tends to be a lottt of Potholes in the city from the harsh winter weather they get out there, but the majority of the highway roads are fine. Hope this helped. Good luck.

~ Chris ~

Cyber · 06-23-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TwnTrboCAT1212

Hey man, as with most cities, there are good and bad sections. While I've seen some nice and safe neighborhoods over by Springfield College and around that area, Springfield has a lot of pretty Bad sections and would not be the greatest area to have a nice BMW. I've heard of and Seen many cases of wheels and cars being jacked in and around the city but thats a risk you're gonna take moving to any city I suppose. Do some research before you move there to see what areas to avoid. In terms of road quality, if you have a nice set of wheels, be careful on a lot of the major side-roads cause there tends to be a lottt of Potholes in the city from the harsh winter weather they get out there, but the majority of the highway roads are fine. Hope this helped. Good luck.

~ Chris ~

Chris, thank you so much. Is the crime really that bad?

I was wondering if you can recommend a place to live around the area that is better? 20-30 min commute is okay.

jopa489 · 06-23-2009, 07:17 PM

Pass on Springfield itself, there are plenty of nice towns in the area but Springfield isn't the nice small city of the past (and that's putting it very nicely). It's really not a fantastic place, even most residents will tell you this.

Check out the North/South/West Hampton, Amherst, Pelham, Hadley or even Worcester areas. Largely depends on your budget and willingness to commute of course. Sixteen Acres in Springfield is probably one of the nicer parts of the city.

ska///235i · 06-23-2009, 07:26 PM

no offense to any springfield residents, but it's consider ghetto in some areas

virtualbong · 06-25-2009, 09:43 AM

Springfield is not the best place to live. Like someone else mentioned...I would move to another town close to there if that's where you are going to be working.

TL · 06-25-2009, 10:05 AM

To give you a perspective of how bad Springfield is in terms of real estate, my buddies dad bought a 2 family house 10 - 15 years ago and sold it a couple years ago and got less or equal to what he initially paid.

best option is to live outside of springfield. try looking for places like westfield, wilbraham, ludlow, agawam (home of six flags MA), longmeadow, palmer, or amherst.

BTW, there's a BMW dealership in West Springfield, BMW of WS.

Good Luck on your search.

Cyber · 06-25-2009, 05:00 PM

Thanks for all the great input.

This section of the forum rocks. If I posted this in any of the other sections they would have flammed right away!

I gotta work in Springfield....

How is the service at BMW West Springfield? Can anyone recommend a SA?

So I see a lot of great outside towns. However, which one would be a safe one for our cars? Plus, a place where I don't have to worry about getting robbed?

So I guess the crime IS really that bad. More like Newark NJ or Bronx NY?

roadkillrob · 06-27-2009, 07:16 AM

I would be more afraid about your personal safety than the car - Springfield is rated as one of the worst cities in MA.

virtualbong · 06-27-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by roadkillrob

I would be more afraid about your personal safety than the car - Springfield is rated as one of the worst cities in MA.

This is true.

Cyber · 06-27-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by roadkillrob

I would be more afraid about your personal safety than the car - Springfield is rated as one of the worst cities in MA.

Are we talking LA or Newark bad?

bbbuzzy · 06-28-2009, 08:35 PM

Having spent 8 yrs in the Happy Valley, I also agree that living in Springfield wouldn't be my first choice. It's a city with an interesting history and lots of old houses and parks but has fallen on hard times. I was in the Amherst area for grad school and loved the town and many surrounding communities. If I was going back there to work in Springfield, I'd live in Northampton (Noho to recent locals, Hamp to the true locals). Great town, good vibe, shops, restaurants, everything many people want.

ralmeida · 06-30-2009, 08:23 PM

Agree with all the above. No idea what your budget is, but Easthampton is quite decent and still affordable, Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Agawam are all nice, Northampton is great, albeit sort of a niche. If you're interested in being rather out in the sticks and don't mind a little commute, places like Haydenville, Hatfield, and Whately can be options.

Cyber · 07-05-2009, 07:24 PM

Thank you for the replies. This is the nice section of bimmerpost eh?

How about Hartford, CT?

Thanks in advance.

Cyber · 07-30-2009, 04:27 PM

Okay, is Springfield one of those "its okay during the day but I wouldn't be out after 7 pm" deals like Chicago?

TL · 07-30-2009, 04:53 PM

yea, i would say so

virtualbong · 07-31-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyber

Okay, is Springfield one of those "its okay during the day but I wouldn't be out after 7 pm" deals like Chicago?

Yes

rockd · 07-31-2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyber

Okay, is Springfield one of those "its okay during the day but I wouldn't be out after 7 pm" deals like Chicago?

Hartford's the same way... the city clears out at 6pm/7pm and gets either really boring or sometimes slightly dangerous.

pan777 · 08-02-2009, 09:12 AM

Springfield is like most other cities with good and bad. Don't let all that bother you, there are plenty of really nice areas. One area in particular is a condo development called Georgetown Condo. These condos lie on the Spfld., Longmeadow line. Longmeadow being one of the nicest suburbs of Spfld. I would start my search there, you can rent or buy. My daughter has lived there for a while without any worry about crime or personal threat. I live in the E. Longmeadow area which again is a very nice suburb. Any question please e-mail.

rfoss · 08-05-2009, 06:51 PM

I lived just outside of Springfield (Longmeadow) for 10 years and was very happy there. Longmeadow has a great public school system (great athletics, arts, academics) and is very very safe/clean. If you're going to live in Springfield I don't have a whole lot of good things to say other than agree that Sixteen Acres or the Georgetown Condos (literally on the Longmeadow/Springfield line) are the places to live. The further into the city you go the more ghetto/crime ridden it gets. Last I checked the city had the 13th highest murder rate per capita in the U.S. Oh yea and the Basketball Hall of Fame....

Any questions let me know...

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Originally Posted by pan777

Springfield is like most other cities with good and bad. Don't let all that bother you, there are plenty of really nice areas. One area in particular is a condo development called Georgetown Condo. These condos lie on the Spfld., Longmeadow line. Longmeadow being one of the nicest suburbs of Spfld. I would start my search there, you can rent or buy. My daughter has lived there for a while without any worry about crime or personal threat. I live in the E. Longmeadow area which again is a very nice suburb. Any question please e-mail.

Thunder Dump · 08-07-2009, 04:49 AM

Trust me, I've lived in this area all my life--Springfield is a ghetto and a couple years ago was ranked the number 1 most dangerous city in MA--in front of Boston, Worcester, Lowell, Leominster, etc. Go 20 miles north of Springfield and all is well though--Northampton, Easthampton, Amherst, Hadley, South Hadley. Also, somehow Longmeadow, East Longmeadow and Hampden have managed to stay nice even though they border Springfield to the south.

Thunder Dump · 08-07-2009, 04:52 AM

Oh, and you'll save $$$ on your car insurance if you live somewhere other than Springfield. I know some people that saved over $700/year moving from Springfield to Northampton just because of the crime rate, with everything else being the same.

06-23-2009, 12:16 PM	#1
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06-23-2009, 12:47 PM	#2
TwnTrboCAT1212 The Moose Whisperer 22 Rep 406 Posts Drives: '08 E92 GIAC S1 335xi 6-MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (2)	Hey man, as with most cities, there are good and bad sections. While I've seen some nice and safe neighborhoods over by Springfield College and around that area, Springfield has a lot of pretty Bad sections and would not be the greatest area to have a nice BMW. I've heard of and Seen many cases of wheels and cars being jacked in and around the city but thats a risk you're gonna take moving to any city I suppose. Do some research before you move there to see what areas to avoid. In terms of road quality, if you have a nice set of wheels, be careful on a lot of the major side-roads cause there tends to be a lottt of Potholes in the city from the harsh winter weather they get out there, but the majority of the highway roads are fine. Hope this helped. Good luck. ~ Chris ~
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06-23-2009, 07:17 PM	#4
jopa489 Major General 122 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	Pass on Springfield itself, there are plenty of nice towns in the area but Springfield isn't the nice small city of the past (and that's putting it very nicely). It's really not a fantastic place, even most residents will tell you this. Check out the North/South/West Hampton, Amherst, Pelham, Hadley or even Worcester areas. Largely depends on your budget and willingness to commute of course. Sixteen Acres in Springfield is probably one of the nicer parts of the city. __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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virtualbong Lieutenant Colonel 103 Rep 1,760 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW X5 MSport Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (2)	Springfield is not the best place to live. Like someone else mentioned...I would move to another town close to there if that's where you are going to be working. __________________ 2015 BMW X5 35i M-Sport (White/Brown) - 4/16/18 (Current) 2011 BMW 550i M-Sport (Jet Black/Cinnamon Brown) - 4/30/14 \| 2007 BMW 328xi e92 (Jet Black/Coral Red) - PAST \| 2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe (Ivory White/Stone) - PAST \| 2005 Acura TSX (Obsidian Black/Black) - PAST \| 1998 Acura Integra (Black/Black) - PAST
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TL Brigadier General 283 Rep 3,102 Posts Drives: Happy on H&R coil overs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Hub iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 335xi [1.00]	To give you a perspective of how bad Springfield is in terms of real estate, my buddies dad bought a 2 family house 10 - 15 years ago and sold it a couple years ago and got less or equal to what he initially paid. best option is to live outside of springfield. try looking for places like westfield, wilbraham, ludlow, agawam (home of six flags MA), longmeadow, palmer, or amherst. BTW, there's a BMW dealership in West Springfield, BMW of WS. Good Luck on your search. __________________ 2008 E92 335xi ------->Links to my Mods: H&R Street Performance Coil Overs \|\| 19" Alufelgen CS7 \|\| Interior Swap: Black to Coral Red My Website \|\| My Flickr \|\| My Tumblr \|\| My Twitter\|\| My Facebook\|\| My 500px
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06-25-2009, 05:00 PM	#8
Cyber Second Lieutenant 88 Rep 285 Posts Drives: 08 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri State Area EAST iTrader: (0)	Thanks for all the great input. This section of the forum rocks. If I posted this in any of the other sections they would have flammed right away! I gotta work in Springfield.... How is the service at BMW West Springfield? Can anyone recommend a SA? So I see a lot of great outside towns. However, which one would be a safe one for our cars? Plus, a place where I don't have to worry about getting robbed? So I guess the crime IS really that bad. More like Newark NJ or Bronx NY?
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06-27-2009, 07:16 AM	#9
roadkillrob Major General 863 Rep 5,448 Posts Drives: 08 335i,22 X3M, 2012 C63 Black Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (15)	I would be more afraid about your personal safety than the car - Springfield is rated as one of the worst cities in MA. __________________ 2022 X3M Brooklyn Grey 2008 E93 335i FBO 2012 Mercedes C63 Black Series Alanite Grey
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06-28-2009, 08:35 PM	#12
bbbuzzy Lieutenant 18 Rep 481 Posts Drives: '13 335is convertible (manual) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: north of Boston iTrader: (0)	Having spent 8 yrs in the Happy Valley, I also agree that living in Springfield wouldn't be my first choice. It's a city with an interesting history and lots of old houses and parks but has fallen on hard times. I was in the Amherst area for grad school and loved the town and many surrounding communities. If I was going back there to work in Springfield, I'd live in Northampton (Noho to recent locals, Hamp to the true locals). Great town, good vibe, shops, restaurants, everything many people want. __________________ '13 335is convertible (manual) '11 X3 xdrive35i '15 Sienna Limited AWD (road tripper) '06 330i MT, sport,premium (retired)
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06-30-2009, 08:23 PM	#13
ralmeida New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Conway, SC iTrader: (0)	Agree with all the above. No idea what your budget is, but Easthampton is quite decent and still affordable, Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Agawam are all nice, Northampton is great, albeit sort of a niche. If you're interested in being rather out in the sticks and don't mind a little commute, places like Haydenville, Hatfield, and Whately can be options.
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Cyber Second Lieutenant 88 Rep 285 Posts Drives: 08 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri State Area EAST iTrader: (0)	Thank you for the replies. This is the nice section of bimmerpost eh? How about Hartford, CT? Thanks in advance.
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Cyber Second Lieutenant 88 Rep 285 Posts Drives: 08 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri State Area EAST iTrader: (0)	Okay, is Springfield one of those "its okay during the day but I wouldn't be out after 7 pm" deals like Chicago?
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08-02-2009, 09:12 AM	#19
pan777 New Member 2 Rep 14 Posts Drives: bmw 335xi Join Date: May 2009 Location: east longmeadow ma. iTrader: (0)	Springfield is like most other cities with good and bad. Don't let all that bother you, there are plenty of really nice areas. One area in particular is a condo development called Georgetown Condo. These condos lie on the Spfld., Longmeadow line. Longmeadow being one of the nicest suburbs of Spfld. I would start my search there, you can rent or buy. My daughter has lived there for a while without any worry about crime or personal threat. I live in the E. Longmeadow area which again is a very nice suburb. Any question please e-mail.
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08-07-2009, 04:49 AM	#21
Thunder Dump That tickles 11 Rep 457 Posts Drives: '09 328i E93 SGM/CR Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western MA iTrader: (1)	Trust me, I've lived in this area all my life--Springfield is a ghetto and a couple years ago was ranked the number 1 most dangerous city in MA--in front of Boston, Worcester, Lowell, Leominster, etc. Go 20 miles north of Springfield and all is well though--Northampton, Easthampton, Amherst, Hadley, South Hadley. Also, somehow Longmeadow, East Longmeadow and Hampden have managed to stay nice even though they border Springfield to the south.
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08-07-2009, 04:52 AM	#22
Thunder Dump That tickles 11 Rep 457 Posts Drives: '09 328i E93 SGM/CR Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western MA iTrader: (1)	Oh, and you'll save $$$ on your car insurance if you live somewhere other than Springfield. I know some people that saved over $700/year moving from Springfield to Northampton just because of the crime rate, with everything else being the same.
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