is there any thing wrong with levittown or the houses there?

PrincessConsuela Posted: Jun 22, 2005 02:22 PM

is there any thing wrong with levittown or the houses there?

everytime i tell people the area that we are looking right now to buy a house they give me the and say 'why levittown?'

ummm because maybe i can just maybe afford a house there!

please tell me if there is something i should know
thanks

kissy27 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 02:31 PM

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In my opinion there is nothing wrong with Levittown...I was born & raised there...It has always had a bad wrap even when you speak to real estate reps....They say there is the good & the bad sections!

myasmom Posted: Jun 22, 2005 02:58 PM

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Posted by kissy27

In my opinion there is nothing wrong with Levittown...I was born & raised there...It has always had a bad wrap even when you speak to real estate reps....They say there is the good & the bad sections!

Yeah I got that too..and Roosevelt too.

PrincessConsuela Posted: Jun 22, 2005 03:20 PM

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thanks ladies i did need that.
it is soo funny because my mother is saying ohh levittown why dont you stay around here my mother and i live in freeport. okay yes there are some good areas however for me to buy something and then in the future to resell it may be hard because the school district is not up to par. but it is not only my mother it is my ffil too. ugh cant make anyone happy. but if they are willing to buy us a house then they can have there own say i guess.

m&m Posted: Jun 22, 2005 03:48 PM

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We just bought a house in levittown, and the neighborhood looks very nice and well-kept. My friend teaches there too, and says the schools are good - some are better than others, though, from what she said.

103005FallBride Posted: Jun 22, 2005 04:16 PM

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My Aunt has lived in Levittown for 50 some years... She's got a nice house, great neighboors and good size yard. The only thing I would change is throw in more basements!

PrincessConsuela Posted: Jun 22, 2005 04:19 PM

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Posted by 103005FallBride

My Aunt has lived in Levittown for 50 some years... She's got a nice house, great neighboors and good size yard. The only thing I would change is throw in more basements!

i totally agree about the basement statement!!

oneday Posted: Jun 22, 2005 04:35 PM

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I was born & raised in Levittown too and my dad still lives there and I have always thought it was a nice neighborhood.

beautyq115 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 08:12 PM

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I don't like the no basement thing and the taxes are high but other than that I think its a great place to live

diamondgrlie Posted: Jun 23, 2005 09:52 AM

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I think the houses in Levittown are cute but I have heard the taxes are

PrincessConsuela Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:56 AM

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we found a house that we like and the property is huge and it is in island trees school district so the taxes arent so bad.

Gonnacatchapeacock Posted: Jun 23, 2005 05:00 PM

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We looked at a few houses in Levittown, and heard weird things too...the taxes are WAY high, with no basement on most, and someone told me that their is a higher rate of cancer b/c of the soil there - used to be potato crops or something (I don't know for sure if there is any data supporting that).

Anyway, concerning schools, Macarthur is supposed to be great and Island Trees good too.

jennymac Posted: Jun 23, 2005 06:29 PM

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I work in Levittown. It's the best. I would move there, but I don't want to live in the same neighborhood as the students. Move into the MacArthur HS part of the district. That's my school! Go generals!

Valentinegirl Posted: Jun 24, 2005 10:27 AM

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We bought a house in Levittown last year and couldn't be happier here!

janwinterbridejoy Posted: Jun 24, 2005 09:33 PM

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Posted by Valentinegirl

We bought a house in Levittown last year and couldn't be happier here!

i second that

nov2004bride Posted: Jun 25, 2005 10:11 AM

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We originally looked into Levittown but most of the houses didn't have basements and we hate capes

saccotobe Posted: Jun 25, 2005 11:25 AM

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i was born in raised in levittown and we now we bought in levittown two years ago...... she the no basement no grage thing could be a problem when our family expands but for now its an awesome starter

TracyInQueens Posted: Jun 26, 2005 09:01 AM

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I grew up in Levittown and never had a basement, so I don't miss it! Ironically, my house in Putnam has only a crawl basement.

Levittown was a great place to grow up. There were always lot of things for kids (Little League, scouting, the Saturday dance program, the pools in the summer) and I had a great childhood there. I went to MacArthur and always enjoyed school.

We thought about moving back but it didn't really fit in with our job locations.

Some of the houses now have been expanded to the point where I can't see how you'd need a basement- some of them have to be close to 1800-2000 square feet. That would be plenty of space, but that's just my opinion.

charon54 Posted: Jun 27, 2005 02:34 PM

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We bought a house in Levittown in the Island Trees School District and I love it there. We have easy access to everything and the area is really nice.

My DH grew up around the corner and he graduated from Island Trees, its a good school district.

ETS: We don't have a basement, but we have the eaves open for storage space. We have an extended cape which includes a formal dining room. It's plenty of space for 2 or even 3 people.

bird Posted: Jun 27, 2005 04:09 PM

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I think you should research the history of levittown and how it came to be, who created it, and who was and was not allowed to live there. That is probably why some make faces when you say Levittown....