OT: Madison vs Brandon
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I’d recommend Madison, the best city and the best schools in MS. Gluckstadt and Brandon are nice, but it’s not even close. And buy a home in Reunion. It’s easily the finest neighborhood in the metro. Lakes, beach, boating, outdoor concerts, food trucks, equestrian complex, paved jogging trails, golf, massive clubhouse, pools, parks, activities. My kids love living here. They ride golf carts to go fishing, swimming and playing ball. My mom lives down the street. Loves it.
Ditto. I’m close to Rez with Canton address but live right behind Madison. Where I’m at feels like the sticks but I’m at Kroger in 10 mins. My brother lives near the Rez on the other side in Rez Brandon. I really don’t think you can go wrong either side. Both are close enough to all the essentials. Really the only difference is liquor stores on the madison side. Maybe a touch “looser” vibe. I think you get a little more bang for your buck on the Rankin side but I made a windfall buying in G’stadt in ‘15 & moving in ‘21 so you can’t go wrong either way from the value comparison.
If I could live anywhere else in the state it would be Pass Christian, MS.
If I could live anywhere else in the state it would be Pass Christian, MS.
Germantown has been having tons of full scale brawls lately. Place seems to be going down the tube.
This is well chronicled on Jackson Jambalaya.
There is an issue with kids from out of the school zone (mostly living in Jackson and Canton) using a relative's address to enroll in Germantown (not sure if this is an issue at MC). Two of my best friends have kids at Germantown and one of their wive's is a teacher there.
At NWR, I do see out of county tags (mostly Scott/Leake) in carpool lines (these are likely families living around Carthage who drive to work in the metro). I don't think this is widespread at NWR though.
Its a regional airport, but Pine Belt has United Connection to Houston (IAH)
And I have found several "good" deals to fly out of there. Free parking too.
And I have found several "good" deals to fly out of there. Free parking too.
I take Lincoln Road fairly often going back and forth between Oak Grove and Hattiesburg.
One day, Hattiesburg and Lamar counties are going to have to rework Lincoln and 4th for improved traffic flow. 4th street isn’t too bad now but Lincoln could stand some improvement from Oak Grove Road to Old 11.
One day, Hattiesburg and Lamar counties are going to have to rework Lincoln and 4th for improved traffic flow. 4th street isn’t too bad now but Lincoln could stand some improvement from Oak Grove Road to Old 11.
I want to give Pine Belt another chance. I just haven’t found the right flight for it after the Delta - Northwest merger. Those Memphis flights were great back when it was a hub.
The other airlines that have since served Pine Belt haven’t given me good connections yet but I keep looking.
I’ve not looked seriously since United has had the flights though.
The other airlines that have since served Pine Belt haven’t given me good connections yet but I keep looking.
I’ve not looked seriously since United has had the flights though.
Why was there basically no growth north up 49? Seems crazy to me that people are signing up for 30+ minute commutes in Mississippi when there is basically nothing east and north of the country club that I'm aware of.
I don’t know who all owns the land between the country club and 49 but the Bouie River runs parallel to 49 on its east until it turns towards 49 just north of the 49-42 intersection.
Edit to add: A lot of the land to the southeast of Hattiesburg Country Club is USM’s old Van Hook Golf Course.
Edit to add: A lot of the land to the southeast of Hattiesburg Country Club is USM’s old Van Hook Golf Course.
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Yea, I figured east would be wet lands and/or flood prone, but seems like at some point there would be some development north on the west side of 49. Granted that's not a good school district I assume (either Hattiesburg or I guess Forrest County, which i never hear anything about), but you've already got people tied to PCS or the catholic school, seems like there'd be a market for new homes there.
That area you mention would be the Rawls Springs area which would be in the Forrest County district and likely attend North Forrest High School.
Tons of people are moving back into the City of Hattiesburg with the good leadership and the explosion of growth the whole area is experiencing. It's really crazy the growth around Hattiesburg right now.
Bellegrass is way overpriced. If you're want a cookie cutter house with no yard, and enjoy your neighbors drama than it's your place. And for ***** sake please stop with the #BetterInBellegrass hashtag. It's not Rosemary Beach.
You might as well buy a house in Lake Serene or Canebrake. Both are nice, along with Woodstone, Bridgefield, Bent Creek, Fieldstone, Sandstone and a few others.
Bellegrass is way overpriced. If you're want a cookie cutter house with no yard, and enjoy your neighbors drama than it's your place. And for ***** sake please stop with the #BetterInBellegrass hashtag. It's not Rosemary Beach.
You might as well buy a house in Lake Serene or Canebrake. Both are nice, along with Woodstone, Bridgefield, Bent Creek, Fieldstone, Sandstone and a few others.
This is accurate. It’s really hard to explain all the activity down there right now but the economy is very good.
johnson86-1 summarized it pretty well earlier in the thread.
It’s a university town (two of them with Carey also having an Osteopathy school), the medical center of the pine belt region, and has good industries.
It also has the best brewery in the state.
Hattiesburg is what Oxford & Starkville aspire to be.
No sarcasterisks.
It’s a university town (two of them with Carey also having an Osteopathy school), the medical center of the pine belt region, and has good industries.
It also has the best brewery in the state.
Hattiesburg is what Oxford & Starkville aspire to be.
No sarcasterisks.
Except the crime has blown the hell up and everyone lives in Petal or OG or Purvis or Sumrall and not Hattiesburg. The actual city of Hattiesburg has really gone down the last decade. It's damn near little Jackson these days. Gangs and shootings all over the damn place. Even a MSU guy can't save it with his restaurants. And let's not even attempt to compare game days. Hattiesburg was great about 1995-2010.
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Do you like brick and everything looking the same? **
Seriously though your money will go further in rankin county. Still have access to liquor just down Lakeland. Reservoir has nice areas so does Brandon. Can get good internet in most of the neighborhoods around Brandon and Brandon res. Good schools. Res area you aren't that far from enjoying both restaurant areas.
I don't live in the area any more. But we went through that decision and we got the most bang for buck in rankin county at the time. That may be different now.
Seriously though your money will go further in rankin county. Still have access to liquor just down Lakeland. Reservoir has nice areas so does Brandon. Can get good internet in most of the neighborhoods around Brandon and Brandon res. Good schools. Res area you aren't that far from enjoying both restaurant areas.
I don't live in the area any more. But we went through that decision and we got the most bang for buck in rankin county at the time. That may be different now.
Oof, got a little too cocky. I understand though. MSU was originally planned to be in Jackson...lawd have mercy. Imagine Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi State in Jackson, and LSU in Baton Rouge. There would be no modern day USM. No sarcasterisks.
The history of where Mississippi’s universities were supposed to be located is pretty storied.
Meridian was also a possible potential site for MSU’s main campus. And Ole Miss could have been on the coast (Mississippi City — now part of modern day Gulfport).
No way that Southern Miss would have been in Hattiesburg then.
The Story of Mississippi is Ongoing Horrible Decisions.
No sarcasterisks.
Meridian was also a possible potential site for MSU’s main campus. And Ole Miss could have been on the coast (Mississippi City — now part of modern day Gulfport).
No way that Southern Miss would have been in Hattiesburg then.
The Story of Mississippi is Ongoing Horrible Decisions.
No sarcasterisks.
Better wake up, Pappaw. Toby Barker's mayor now.
Johnny DuPree - God bless him, he was a good county supervisor (my father was a supervisor for Jasper County when he was in office and liked him) - but DuPree's skills didn't translate wellat all
(edit: looking back on some things he was good in his first couple terms but that 2013 election was weird) to city government.
He should have stayed on as supervisor and then transitioned to that State Senate seat currently held by Juan Barnett (former mayor of my hometown who I also like).
Hattiesburg's population went up by nearly 20 percent (up by around 7,000 people in 30 years at least according to wikipedia) and the metro area has increased by over 40,000 folks.
The Hub City has had a lot of growing pains and a lot of that's due to Hurricane Katrina.
Many of the positives and negatives that Hattiesburg has had can be attributed to how the people through economic development as well through their involvement in the city and county governments of Forrest and Lamar counties have responded to the changes wrought by Katrina.
Johnny DuPree - God bless him, he was a good county supervisor (my father was a supervisor for Jasper County when he was in office and liked him) - but DuPree's skills didn't translate well
(edit: looking back on some things he was good in his first couple terms but that 2013 election was weird) to city government.
He should have stayed on as supervisor and then transitioned to that State Senate seat currently held by Juan Barnett (former mayor of my hometown who I also like).
Hattiesburg's population went up by nearly 20 percent (up by around 7,000 people in 30 years at least according to wikipedia) and the metro area has increased by over 40,000 folks.
The Hub City has had a lot of growing pains and a lot of that's due to Hurricane Katrina.
Many of the positives and negatives that Hattiesburg has had can be attributed to how the people through economic development as well through their involvement in the city and county governments of Forrest and Lamar counties have responded to the changes wrought by Katrina.
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Is Bellegrass different from Bellevue? The neighborhood developed by the same guy that did Canebrake is decidedly not cookie cutter. Definitely has consistent styling, but that's different from having a neighborhood with 400 houses and only 5 house plans. The lack of yard is accurate. The idea behind those types of neighborhoods is to have shared green space and more community by having porches close to the street and narrower lots to promote walking and interaction between neighbors. There is a similar one on the coast in north gulfport (the name escapes me) and it was very nice (I was told the original developers basically sold out to a cookie cutter builder though and it's going down hill). There is also Traditions which is even further north Gulfport (or maybe biloxi, but it's straight north from gulfport on 605) with the same philosophy. I'm not sure I'd like the philosophy as much with toddlers through kindergarten b/c you wouldn't have a fenced back yard (or at least not a big one) to just let the kids go play in. But once the kids are old enough to go to the park without supervision, that seems like it'd be great.
This was the perfect example of how people fail to read and are ready to comment. I saw that in the initial post and was just shaking my head about all the advice and agreement based on poor reading comprehension.
Bellegrass (as well as Canebrake) is in the Bellevue community.
Edit to add: I didn't realize you were talking about Bellegrass earlier in the thread. Your mentioning of Belle View made me think of the Bellevue community.
Edit to add: I didn't realize you were talking about Bellegrass earlier in the thread. Your mentioning of Belle View made me think of the Bellevue community.
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I must be missing the good part of Hattiesburg when I drive through. 49 is as tragic as Hwy 12 is in Starkville, the bypass is pretty non-descript. They do have a good coffee shop/record store that I frequent on my way through, but nothing I see makes me want to live there.
Yeah, you're going north-south in a city where everything runs east-west.
And T-Bones is awesome.
And T-Bones is awesome.
Out of curiosity, what are the “water problems” you speak of in Crossgates?
My family had 2 different houses in Crossgates when I was growing up. Used to be a decent family neighborhood way back in the day (30+ years ago), but I’m sure that has changed a bit. I took a drive through there for old time’s sake about 4-5 years back when I was just passing through the area, and it seemed to be really hit-or-miss.
It’s not a big deal. Brandon is in the middle of upgrading a lot of its utility infrastructure, so there are hiccups and of course, people *****.
Crossgates is fine. Obviously aged, but still a good neighborhood. It’s not going to ‘go downhill’ anytime soon.
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