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"A nice suburb"
Situated between Wallsend and West Wallsend, Edgeworth has convenient Schools and Shopping, and not too far from Entertainment options and restaurants. An average suburb in a nice area.
Who lives here?
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Beach Lovers
"4 Seasons"
Armidale is a true New England city, with all the 4 seasons, including a brisk winter which is made up for by having a low humidity cool summer! While they're sweating it out down on the Coast, I am relaxing in relative comfort, I don't even have a fan in the House! Some people complain about the Winters, but we don't have 6 foot snow drifts like they do in the USA, just cold nights with cool days (put another log on the fire!).
Great shopping, great schools, our own University, no traffic, low crime rate, basically a great place to raise a family.
Great for
- Cool Summers compared to the Coastal Areas.
- Beautiful
- Friendly/relaxing
- Plenty of space
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Students
- Country Lovers
sorpelo, I lived in Armidale for 7 years and only moved away because my wife needed to move for her job.
As I stated in my review I really loved the weather, I am basically a cool climate person, I lived in Darwin for 2 years and hated every minute of it's hot sticky heat, yuk!
As far as crime is concerned it really depends on the area of town that you decide to live, some suburbs are rough and some are trendy with lots of young families with children, basically the newer the suburb (modern housing) the lower the incidence of crime. I personally never experienced any crime in the 7 years that I was there.
Armidale does have a large courthouse and police station, so there is plenty of law and order :)
I should also add that I lived 10km out of town on an acreage, but I did live in the actual town near the University for a couple of years, and had no problems at all.
After surviving 46c temperatures the past few years, I'm ready to move! I have Armidale saved on my weather forecast. Many times I looked with yearning during the past summer! I'm not looking for 'friends' so comments about 'unfriendly' don't bother me. The crime rate bothers me - but having said that - the authorities would also be aware - is it safe to assume you have a large police presence? That would comfort me enough to move there!