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Prarieville vs Madisonville/Covington Area
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:02 pm
Currently reside in Pville and considering a move to Madisonville/Covington area. Work in BTR but have flexibility for home office. Schools not a concern. Looking for pro's & cons for the area compared to Pville.
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Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:02 pm to TigerEye2
Farther away from Baton Rouge.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:03 pm to TigerEye2
Class
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:05 pm to TigerEye2
Covington Madisonville has less trash, rednecks, and traffic
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:05 pm to TigerEye2
Madisonville is pretty bad. Crime, bad roads, no grocery stores.
I'd scratch it off the list, if you care about your family at all.
I'd scratch it off the list, if you care about your family at all.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:06 pm to TigerEye2
Prairieville is fine except in 10 years the streets will be horrible due to all of the new subdivisions as no one improves the roads or sewage when they build a new subdivision.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:16 pm to TigerEye2
Downtown Covington
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Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:31 pm to TigerEye2
Mandeville/Covington
Pros
better restaurants
closer to New Orleans for Saints games, festivals, concerts, and nights out
more things to do
better infrastructure (slightly)
Proximity to the lake
Cons
some schools are the same or better, but some are not very good at all. You have to pay close attention to what school district you're in.
Way farther from Baton Rouge for when you have to go into the office.
Way farther commute to LSU games.
Pros
better restaurants
closer to New Orleans for Saints games, festivals, concerts, and nights out
more things to do
better infrastructure (slightly)
Proximity to the lake
Cons
some schools are the same or better, but some are not very good at all. You have to pay close attention to what school district you're in.
Way farther from Baton Rouge for when you have to go into the office.
Way farther commute to LSU games.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:38 pm to TigerEye2
We moved to Old Covington 2.5 years ago from the GBR area. The people are different. It's been an adjustment on that front, but we love it here and can never see us going back. The schools have been great for my kids. The traffic sucks for such a small area. But, unlike BR, it actually moves. Covington is more our speed. I find there are less uppity people over here. But, Madisonville is nice, too. I personally don't like Mandeville. But, you might. IMO, the nicest areas in the GBR area don't hold a candle to the Nshore.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:38 pm to TigerEye2
Madisonville, LA is one of my favs.
I have lived all over the U.S. and one Europe job assignment. I am not moving again.
...Until I retire...where I will get a condo uptown Nola.
I have lived in Ascension Parish. Nice. Enjoyed it. But LOVE northshore more.
I have lived all over the U.S. and one Europe job assignment. I am not moving again.
...Until I retire...where I will get a condo uptown Nola.
I have lived in Ascension Parish. Nice. Enjoyed it. But LOVE northshore more.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:03 pm to TigerEye2
You should move there and then every time you meet someone, talk about the neighborhood you live in, forever, really emphasize it, even if they don't seem to give a shite.
That seems to be the trend with transplants here.
That seems to be the trend with transplants here.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:09 pm to TigerEye2
30 min or less from nola, little over an hour to Br, less trashy people, better traffic
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:10 pm to TigerEye2
How often would you have to travel to BR?
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:18 pm to TigerEye2
Lived in Mandeville awhile, probably the nicest area in Louisiana to live, maybe River Ranch in Lafayette is nicer. Both have been getting run down by southshore trash moving across the lake. Homes are way overpriced and I-12 is a bitch if you've got to head to BR in the mornings.
My suggestion: Move to The Woodlands in Houston, much better than anywhere in Louisiana.
My suggestion: Move to The Woodlands in Houston, much better than anywhere in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:38 pm to TigerEye2
Madisonville is really getting bad. Think of Madisonville as Slidell West or Northwest New Orleans East. Prarieville is one of the nicest up and coming communities in all of Louisiana. Please stay or go there.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:42 pm to TigerEye2
Covington/Mandeville is OK, but i don't know how much of a step "up" it is from Prairieville/Geismar....
i live in Geismar/Dutchtown, and love it... i like the still small town feel, with some amenities/conviences of a larger town... plus its not far at all from BR
i live in Geismar/Dutchtown, and love it... i like the still small town feel, with some amenities/conviences of a larger town... plus its not far at all from BR
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:13 pm to TigerEye2
Come on in the water is fine. Traffic in the last ten years has become a son of a bitch. One of the big problems is it was a county town and the roads are not set up in a grid like a lot of growing cities. Only three major north south roads across the parish. If one of these gets shut down for any reason, it is a mess.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:37 pm to TigerEye2
quote:
Currently reside in Pville and considering a move to Madisonville/Covington area
Compromise, move to St. Amant
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:50 pm to TigerEye2
The Northshore is bad news. It's cold and foggy and dangerous. They have gangs over there and everything else.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:04 pm to TigerEye2
Is this a gang fight?
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