People telling you that Akron is a great place to live, are literally smoking rocks or living an insanely sheltered life. Lived here all my life, I graduated from Buchtel High School. Dated a girl that went to St. V and got to see lejon brames play in highschool. Ive been robbed twice. I got stabbed outside of Delia Market for a pack of cigarettes in 2008, the other at gunpoint in 2011 at the gas station on archwood right there by pinkys and the asian market. In 2016 a 14 year old was shot and killed on the sidewalk at the corner of archwood and dietz a block from Garfield high school. It was a gang killing where each member fired several shots into the boys body as a right of initiation. I lived a block away at the time. You CAN live here safely, but it is not safe. If you have kids, you will ruin their lives and possibly endanger them by bringing them here and putting them in these schools. My math teacher in highschool used to let us know when k9 searches were coming so we could hide stuff on the windowsill outside the window. He did this because a lot of us had to sell weed etc to eat because our parents were junkies and would even sell the food stamps. There are crackheads everywhere. Meth heads are even more abundant as you get closer to kenmore. Just google "kenmore ohio meth" lol. Kenmore is just more Akron. Realtors will make up places like "Firestone Park", "Highland Square", "Goodyear Heights", but its all just akron. Lovingly referred to by the people who live here as "Cracktown", or "The Dirty Three Thirty" (330 area code), or Pistol Packin Akron because you're an idiot if you're anywhere out here without a pistol.
I completely hear what you're saying. I had my flip broken into/vandalized twice in the chapel hill area. I never had any issues with my rental in good year heights. I have a guy who rented in Kenmore and was trying desperately to get a different place because he didn't want his kid to be playing in the yard and become victim to violence. I agree that most, but not all, of Akron is dangerous, only takes a few shitty people in each area to ruin it for everyone else. Thanks for sharing your stories.
You got that right. Akron is a place to run away from not move to. Crack capital for sure, should be renamed Crakron. I'm surprised this guy hasn't deleted the negative comments. I'm sure the one I just left will be deleted.
@@Kmangod he's deleted some of mine i think... i lived here as a child and i couldn't even go outside my parents were scared that i'd be abducted (i'm 21 now btw)
@@IbukiMiodaa24 50+ here, lived here all my life and watched it decline. The Mayors have been garbage all my life and its just a seed of drugs and crime. Population decline, no jobs, police dept. is garbage, courts are garbage, city hall... you get my drift. Despite some bright spots, there is absolutely no reason to move here unless you like drugs and crime, then come on in.....
I moved back to Akron Ohio from Northern Virginia and I can agree that there are a lot of activities to do here. While I HATE the winters here, you can come here and thrive. I moved here because I was a single mom and after getting sick and losing everything, being here has offered me great opportunities to rebuild, fix my credit, save some money, and even start a business. Coming from Virginia, with pretty good schools, the truth is, Alex is correct about the school system not being that great here. Overall, if you are the type of person who can make the best of any environment, then being here won't be so bad. I have met some really great folks here, and being here is less of the rat race that the Washington DC area was.
1:14 - Seems about right: Merriman/Fairlawn/The Falls - all low crime areas The South Side/ AU Area by Brown St/Firestone Park / West Side - All straight war zones North Hill - between downtown/AU area and cuyahoga falls is where i call home... where i dont leave the house without my gun and sleep with an even bigger one haha
We live in Northwest Akron and are currently in the Firestone cluster. As a realtor, he can't tell you about individual school districts but I will say that King CLC, Miller South, and Firestone is a fantastic path for artistic children and affords them incredible opportunities to learn in an arts-centric environment. Definitely much to be said about that where the further you move out of the city center you can lose some of the arts investment due to the outlying districts struggling financially.
Also, we view diversity as a positive thing. Our kid gets a very good education - IB programs, early college, ect. Don’t be afraid of the school ratings online. They only paint a small part of the picture.
There are jobs everywhere in akron. There's over 10 temp agencys thirsty asf for workers, so they can get paid. I hate the potholes. he didn't mention those.
Every city downtown areas are the same . Crime , Homelessness , and pay to park . The good Rubber Company jobs left and were not replaced . They polluted everything and then vanished . 111/23
Not at all. Plenty of homes available! Investors want killer deals and a return on their money. Different metrics when comparing to a first time home buyer.
I’d think the map of good and bad areas is a lot hard to work out, like in west Akron you have some of the nicest houses in Akron and a road or two over it’s bad, the street you lives on in the neighborhood matters a lot, Basic thing to look for is if it has high foot traffic
Totally! My school is a block away from a sketchier neighborhood but it’s pretty safe there. My street has a lot of foot traffic and runs off of a busy road that runs into downtown, but the worst we’ve had over the years in my neighborhood is a car break in down the street, a drug raid on an intersecting street, and a failed drug deal that my dad discovered in our garbage barrel before trash pickup after it was out on the curb.
I grew up in Akron loved it but looking at it now crime unemployment I live in Washington State its not Akron but I'd never go back to Akron its not what it was in the 60's an 70's but of course things change but hey Bob's hamburgs on east ave Rocco's pizza Swenson's Washington can't match those.
Great video! My cousin decided to move there from Phoenix and should be there sometime this year. Since I have no other family near me (I'm currently in Northern Michigan) I want to move to Akron as well. In another video of yours (5 best suburbs) Cuyahoga Falls may be the perfect spot for me and my family.
Has your cousin moved here yet or is moving here this year? Cuyahoga falls is a nice area. Once it warms up a bit I’ll be making a bunch more videos, including one o Cuyahoga Falls
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 she plans on moving sometime this year. I'm not sure what part of Akron she is eyeing, though. I was going to move there when my son graduates high school here in Michigan (in 4 years), but my husband is doing well in his new job, and may possibly be up for a transfer in the summer. I'm working on having him transfer to Akron (he gets to choose the location)
@@melissacross5525 Gotcha! well have your cousin shoot me a text/call and ill help guide her to which area is best for her (: 330-520-3322 Sounds good to me, I think we are about 5 hours south of you. Last year I made a trip up to Michigan and it wasn't to bad of a drive..
Cuyahoga Falls is a safe area, grew up there, live a few minutes from there now, some areas of the city have nicer homes, just depends on what you are looking for, it's a safe enough place where you can take a summer evening walk if you want to.
Great video. I’m going to buy a fourplex in 2021 in the Akron area. Would be great to see a video on rent prices, what investing in the area is currently looking like, etc
Yeah, good idea Luis. Akron is diverse and market rent can differ depending on the area you’re looking to invest in. Send me a text/call and we can talk more 330-520-3322
Bro you need to do more research on Akron. Coventry and Springfield HS are not part of APS. You’re also over exaggerating the crime rate here. I’m not going to sit here and say we’re perfect, but we’re not Chicago or NY. Be aware of surrounding no matter were you are at. Ask the locals were to go and hang for a good safe time.
Akronite here, I can't believe you didn't mention our awesome Baseball Team The Akron Rubberducks !! And start looking into the Summit Lake Area. They have some great bit things in the works for that !
As beautiful as you look, you speak as one who loves sport which is very beautiful. I don’t even know what it means to go to the games with a lover by my side. 😢😢😢
@@marknestor774 don't be sad.. I have gone to games by myself for a long time... I have learned through the years to enjoy events by myself. Yes having someone to enjoy it with is great, absolutely.
@@sharonvos2683 I don’t know where you from. So, I don’t know if to say good morning or noon or evening to you at the moment. But I hope you doing absolutely fine!!!
I'm a proud member of alcoholics anonymous.. and I've been to Akron to see all of the historic sites from the founding of the aa movement.. dr Bob's house is a must for anyone who has used aa to find sobriety
Been in Akron and the Akron area for more than 50 years, unless you have money it's not worth living in Akron, the suburbs are much better and safer, there are places in Akron worth visiting like Stan Hywet as mentioned in this video. the summers are hot and humid and the winters are brutal cold, there are many other better choices to live than Akron.
PS for UFO/UAP enthusiasts-- according to MUFON data, this area of Ohio is one of the top 10 places to see a ufo. Confirm with Cleveland (WJW) Fox 8. Cool place overall!
Traditionally, the area south of Exchange there was considered middle class. In the 1980s that would have been a decent area to move to with a family. I am sure there are pockets around there that are fine, but it's seen a decline in the last 30 years or so...more crime, lower house prices.
The best view in the entire city is in a affordable pocket. 6 the Street in S.W Akron where Indian trail ties into at the curve all the way to Harrison street in Kenmore is breathtaking at night. You over look summit lake, you see the Firestone factory the down town. May be the highest point in Akron and it is over a active salt mine. Nice area and is pretty safe and quieter for kenmore. Besides having access to Barberton fried chicken is huge. 😂
I'm actually moving in with my brother until I get job established and get to know the area. I'm a nurse so I'm just waiting for my Ohio nursing license to become active.
Wish i could post a picture... North Hill can be summed up with a single sign on the corner of Main St and E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave... It reads "Dont Shoot your Neighbors" and has a picture of a gun inside a red crossed off circle. LOL, Not be nice, not dont hurt, not dont be rude... but no, we have to remind each other to NOT KILL YOUR NEIGHBORS lol
I have a house for sale right off Tallmadge Ave and another one on Roslyn. I work in Akron all the way up to the Cleveland area. I’m constantly driving all over.
My husband and I are interested in relocating from about an hour from Seattle (dear God the prices here are intense) and Akron caught our attention. We work for ourselves and do everything virtual so we can take our business anywhere. Thanks for the list!
These comments hating on Akron are eye opening! Thank you for the warnings. I don't really know if we will move there ever but it's minimum $300,000 for a single family home here and we're not talking in Seattle proper, this is anywhere within an hour+, so I want to know where else is less expensive.
"If you don't have something nice to say....." A Great town! Very "Diverse" and welcoming community . People are friendly . Good music .Great Park system. Minor league baseball team .Renowned medical centers (ex. Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Summa Health system and more). New redeveloped Downtown area with entertainment district and new upscale Urban Loft living etc.. Bars. Restaurants Micro Breweries. Shows and University theatre featuring the Broadway Series. National Inventors Hall of Fame. Minutes to National Football Hall Of Fame. National Towpath bike and hiking trails. Akron Rocks!
Hey Mark! I’m actually going to make a video on “reasons to love Akron Ohio”. I love Akron and maybe it didn’t come across that way since I added cons into the video but I tried to give a quick overview of just a few things. I appreciate your input and all I can do is make the next video more inviting 😁 I want you critique my next video, “reasons to love Akron” video and hopefully I can relay a more positive image. GO ZIPS!
Don't move to GoodYear Heights if you like fresh air. There's a constant burning smell all throughout the heights and it's STRONG! Your lungs WILL be damaged after a few years! TAKE HEED!
Probably the realest comment on this thread unfortunately. They are definitely gentrifying the black communities to make it better for failed white suburbs that ended up shrouded in opioids.
Was born there and lived in the suburbs until 20 years ago... then I escaped to the country. I don't know why anyone would want to move there. Here's the real truth... Akron is a prime location for Nepali immigrants. They have completely overrun the once Italian north side. It has been a major cultural shift, and has increased white flight. The inner city communities that were primarily built around the rubber companies (that wised up and left decades ago) are war zones. The northern affluent suburbs are being overrun by Muslims. Crime is much higher than 20 years ago. Traffic is awful. It's an area in decline and those who can move far away do and commute.
@@tabbykat2015 the heights literally stinks of burning skunks and rubber night after night from people burning trash, cardboard or anything else they can find to keep a bonfire lit because there is an open burn law. It smells like smoke from Ellet all the way to Cuyahoga Falls. Don't move to the heights if you like fresh air! 😷
I’m in Akron and my bf and I got a $95,000 dollar house for 64 bc the owners wanted to get out of the neighborhood. It’s east akron and about 10 blocks from where I grew up and my block is cool but the surrounding neighborhood is always on the headlines
@@alyssarodriguez9322 it's ok, Larry thinks no town is as good as Cleveland. So he has to come on one about Akron and troll, and make disparaging comments regarding the socioeconomic status of some of it's neighborhoods. Which, is hilarious, considering those same conditions exist in Cleveland in spades. People in glass houses...
I love how the presumption that $42 million to rehab an entire downtown area is some kind of spectacular number. That's the equivalent of less than 100 residential homes (a conservative number) in any major city in the country. Or maybe ONE single apartment building. I grew up in the Akron area and try to explain to people how my house cost $50k and twenty years later it's gained less than $15k in value, despite having been fully gutted and remodeled. The reason property is cheap here is because it's a matter of supply and demand. I once heard a comedian who had moved from Akron in a bit where she mentioned how all her friends said she was so lucky for moving somewhere so beautiful and fun. Her response was "You know, you can do it tool. You just pack your stuff in your car and leave."
Move to a suburb of Akron if you are coming here, places like Cuyahoga falls, Stow, Silver lake, Hudson, even some areas in Tallmadge are ok, Fairlawn are good places to move if you have to live in N E Ohio.
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 Thanks, like to meet you, u seem like very nice energetic guy. I live in Palm Bay, FL. near Melbourne. I like to take a trip to Ohio this Summer.
Sorry, this guy is a salesman. The only places around Akron to live are the surrounding towns, NOT in Akron. I've lived in Akron for over 50 years. If you are thinking of living in Akron, one word...DON'T! I live on the edge of Akron and plan on moving....not a good city period!!! And Stan Hywet is a very, very nice place to visit but not a reason to live in Akron. Drugs are rampant and the murder rate is above Chicago. This guys $50,000 house is in the hood which most of Akron is and has been for a long time now. Why no pictures of the hood and it's $50,000 or less homes, or the beggars at most highway off ramps into downtown or tent city....And LeBron as a child and his mother lived in the hood around the Crosby Street area (lots of pros walked the streets back then), not in the nicer areas. Akron is about 80% hood and 20% nice, take that into consideration when thinking of moving here. It would be fairer for you to drive around the city before trusting anyone's word including mine, but this guy hides a lot of the problems.
@@IbukiMiodaa24 I like it because I love the person I became and Akron was a very big part of shaping me and propelling me into adulthood. I'm sorry u didn't have that experience. I love my childhood and Akron is the garden in which a favorable childhood was produced. It wasn't perfect but Akron made me and I love me.
@@IbukiMiodaa24 really I understand ppl can have different experiences in the same place. I grew up during the early 2Ks it was a special time in my life. I'm very grateful for it. Akron is very special to me
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Akron building condos wasting money in hopes of luring young professionals not going to happen especially with Cleveland being the juggernaut that it is economically
@@benjaminwagner8141 there are no decent neighborhoods there anymore i lived there for 8 years of my childhood and it completely ruined me i trust no one and i'm scared to talk to anyone because i'm terrified they'll judge me
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Surely the biggest con is the fact that Cyraxx lives there on Lloyd Street
Cyraxx has his predator lair in akron
People telling you that Akron is a great place to live, are literally smoking rocks or living an insanely sheltered life. Lived here all my life, I graduated from Buchtel High School. Dated a girl that went to St. V and got to see lejon brames play in highschool. Ive been robbed twice. I got stabbed outside of Delia Market for a pack of cigarettes in 2008, the other at gunpoint in 2011 at the gas station on archwood right there by pinkys and the asian market. In 2016 a 14 year old was shot and killed on the sidewalk at the corner of archwood and dietz a block from Garfield high school. It was a gang killing where each member fired several shots into the boys body as a right of initiation. I lived a block away at the time. You CAN live here safely, but it is not safe. If you have kids, you will ruin their lives and possibly endanger them by bringing them here and putting them in these schools. My math teacher in highschool used to let us know when k9 searches were coming so we could hide stuff on the windowsill outside the window. He did this because a lot of us had to sell weed etc to eat because our parents were junkies and would even sell the food stamps. There are crackheads everywhere. Meth heads are even more abundant as you get closer to kenmore. Just google "kenmore ohio meth" lol. Kenmore is just more Akron. Realtors will make up places like "Firestone Park", "Highland Square", "Goodyear Heights", but its all just akron. Lovingly referred to by the people who live here as "Cracktown", or "The Dirty Three Thirty" (330 area code), or Pistol Packin Akron because you're an idiot if you're anywhere out here without a pistol.
I completely hear what you're saying. I had my flip broken into/vandalized twice in the chapel hill area. I never had any issues with my rental in good year heights. I have a guy who rented in Kenmore and was trying desperately to get a different place because he didn't want his kid to be playing in the yard and become victim to violence. I agree that most, but not all, of Akron is dangerous, only takes a few shitty people in each area to ruin it for everyone else. Thanks for sharing your stories.
Highland Square is worse than Kenmore actually lmao
You got that right. Akron is a place to run away from not move to. Crack capital for sure, should be renamed Crakron. I'm surprised this guy hasn't deleted the negative comments. I'm sure the one I just left will be deleted.
@@Kmangod he's deleted some of mine i think... i lived here as a child and i couldn't even go outside my parents were scared that i'd be abducted (i'm 21 now btw)
@@IbukiMiodaa24 50+ here, lived here all my life and watched it decline. The Mayors have been garbage all my life and its just a seed of drugs and crime. Population decline, no jobs, police dept. is garbage, courts are garbage, city hall... you get my drift. Despite some bright spots, there is absolutely no reason to move here unless you like drugs and crime, then come on in.....
I moved back to Akron Ohio from Northern Virginia and I can agree that there are a lot of activities to do here. While I HATE the winters here, you can come here and thrive. I moved here because I was a single mom and after getting sick and losing everything, being here has offered me great opportunities to rebuild, fix my credit, save some money, and even start a business. Coming from Virginia, with pretty good schools, the truth is, Alex is correct about the school system not being that great here. Overall, if you are the type of person who can make the best of any environment, then being here won't be so bad. I have met some really great folks here, and being here is less of the rat race that the Washington DC area was.
I live in the dc area so I completely understand the rat race
I left Akron 22 years ago, and it was the best decision I ever made,,,
I fled in 96 and never looked back
Same here
1:14 - Seems about right:
Merriman/Fairlawn/The Falls - all low crime areas
The South Side/ AU Area by Brown St/Firestone Park / West Side - All straight war zones
North Hill - between downtown/AU area and cuyahoga falls is where i call home...
where i dont leave the house without my gun and sleep with an even bigger one haha
Born and raised in the city though I no longer live there I still call it home
Always Home! I moved away for 6 years but ended up coming back.
We live in Northwest Akron and are currently in the Firestone cluster. As a realtor, he can't tell you about individual school districts but I will say that King CLC, Miller South, and Firestone is a fantastic path for artistic children and affords them incredible opportunities to learn in an arts-centric environment. Definitely much to be said about that where the further you move out of the city center you can lose some of the arts investment due to the outlying districts struggling financially.
Also, we view diversity as a positive thing. Our kid gets a very good education - IB programs, early college, ect. Don’t be afraid of the school ratings online. They only paint a small part of the picture.
were you paid by the schools to say this? Akron Public Schools are TERRIBLE
@@IbukiMiodaa24 he might just be too uneducated to know what his kids are missing out on.
We moved here from Nashville TN so my wife could teach at Miller South and my dughter could attand school there. Really great place for artisitc kids.
RUN!! I moved from Akron as quickly as I could. It's horrible!!
When did you live here? Let other people know why they should or shouldn’t move here.
Cause everybody people know getting killed
the average income should tell it all
Been here all my life & wish I could leave. House prices are low bcuz theres no jobs. Place turning to ×÷"^.
Yeah, house prices are a reflection of demand. And if people do move to Akron, seems like they are moving to the suburbs.
You look beautiful on those glasses. I can tell Akron is a good place for you.
There are jobs everywhere in akron. There's over 10 temp agencys thirsty asf for workers, so they can get paid. I hate the potholes. he didn't mention those.
I would recommend moving away for at least a while. I didn't appreciate the area until I moved away and came back.
Then leave?
Great video. I really enjoyed this. I’m Akron born & bred btw & live in Goodyear Heights 💪🏼
Thanks Matt, I just ran the Goodyear Heights trail last week and showed a house there (:
Yep, the heights is a shithole anymore.
The Heights is the new hood. Plus it stinks of burning smoke 247.
Yes, I lived in both Ellet and Goodyear Heights for many years.
Every city downtown areas are the same . Crime , Homelessness , and pay to park . The good Rubber Company jobs left and were not replaced . They polluted everything and then vanished . 111/23
Are investors getting all the homes over first time home buyers in Akron. Possibly relocating to Ohio this summer
Not at all. Plenty of homes available! Investors want killer deals and a return on their money. Different metrics when comparing to a first time home buyer.
At 1:37 that taller tan building on the left is the place I’m moving into in a few days. Hopefully it all works out
Moving away from Akron was the best thing I ever did
yeah it's a liberal shithole and the mayor allows criminals to roam free like every other liberal city at this point
Akron is way different and way better now.
Yes
@@GIONELLIOsure where
@Thepapperman for sure not where you are.
There is no, no where w/o issues...no matter how good or bad...
I'm excited for Akron downtown. I'm praying it can be a thriving city as in years passed
I’d think the map of good and bad areas is a lot hard to work out, like in west Akron you have some of the nicest houses in Akron and a road or two over it’s bad, the street you lives on in the neighborhood matters a lot, Basic thing to look for is if it has high foot traffic
Totally! My school is a block away from a sketchier neighborhood but it’s pretty safe there. My street has a lot of foot traffic and runs off of a busy road that runs into downtown, but the worst we’ve had over the years in my neighborhood is a car break in down the street, a drug raid on an intersecting street, and a failed drug deal that my dad discovered in our garbage barrel before trash pickup after it was out on the curb.
I grew up in Akron loved it but looking at it now crime unemployment
I live in Washington State its not Akron but I'd never go back to Akron its not what it was in the 60's an 70's but of course things change but hey Bob's hamburgs on east ave Rocco's pizza Swenson's Washington can't match those.
Do you ever walk downtown?
hi are you a realtor in akron, im litrally searching for a home in akron, could you help?
Great video! My cousin decided to move there from Phoenix and should be there sometime this year. Since I have no other family near me (I'm currently in Northern Michigan) I want to move to Akron as well. In another video of yours (5 best suburbs) Cuyahoga Falls may be the perfect spot for me and my family.
Has your cousin moved here yet or is moving here this year? Cuyahoga falls is a nice area. Once it warms up a bit I’ll be making a bunch more videos, including one o Cuyahoga Falls
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 she plans on moving sometime this year. I'm not sure what part of Akron she is eyeing, though. I was going to move there when my son graduates high school here in Michigan (in 4 years), but my husband is doing well in his new job, and may possibly be up for a transfer in the summer. I'm working on having him transfer to Akron (he gets to choose the location)
@@melissacross5525 Gotcha! well have your cousin shoot me a text/call and ill help guide her to which area is best for her (: 330-520-3322
Sounds good to me, I think we are about 5 hours south of you. Last year I made a trip up to Michigan and it wasn't to bad of a drive..
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 I will definitely pass on your information to her! Thank you for being so responsive!
Cuyahoga Falls is a safe area, grew up there, live a few minutes from there now, some areas of the city have nicer homes, just depends on what you are looking for, it's a safe enough place where you can take a summer evening walk if you want to.
Great video. I’m going to buy a fourplex in 2021 in the Akron area. Would be great to see a video on rent prices, what investing in the area is currently looking like, etc
Yeah, good idea Luis. Akron is diverse and market rent can differ depending on the area you’re looking to invest in.
Send me a text/call and we can talk more
330-520-3322
you're not going to like Akron it's Chicago 2.0
Love Akron !
Bro you need to do more research on Akron. Coventry and Springfield HS are not part of APS. You’re also over exaggerating the crime rate here. I’m not going to sit here and say we’re perfect, but we’re not Chicago or NY. Be aware of surrounding no matter were you are at. Ask the locals were to go and hang for a good safe time.
Looking for a really safe quaint smallish town vibe in Ohio. Does that place exist?
Somerset, Mt Vernon, Mt Gilead, New Paris and Waldo are a few
Uniontown or Austintown
Akronite here, I can't believe you didn't mention our awesome Baseball Team The Akron Rubberducks !! And start looking into the Summit Lake Area. They have some great bit things in the works for that !
You’re 100% right!!! I’ll include them soon in the next video. Thanks 😁
As beautiful as you look, you speak as one who loves sport which is very beautiful. I don’t even know what it means to go to the games with a lover by my side. 😢😢😢
@@marknestor774 don't be sad.. I have gone to games by myself for a long time... I have learned through the years to enjoy events by myself. Yes having someone to enjoy it with is great, absolutely.
@@sharonvos2683 Aren’t you married with kids?
@@sharonvos2683 I don’t know where you from. So, I don’t know if to say good morning or noon or evening to you at the moment. But I hope you doing absolutely fine!!!
I'm a proud member of alcoholics anonymous.. and I've been to Akron to see all of the historic sites from the founding of the aa movement.. dr Bob's house is a must for anyone who has used aa to find sobriety
Been in Akron and the Akron area for more than 50 years, unless you have money it's not worth living in Akron, the suburbs are much better and safer, there are places in Akron worth visiting like Stan Hywet as mentioned in this video. the summers are hot and humid and the winters are brutal cold, there are many other better choices to live than Akron.
How are you doing l want to come to Akron
How is palm ave in Firestone area
What is it like over by Parrason's? Or how about the Ellett area?
Ellet is good but it’s getting worse rapidly
Ellet smells like burning rubber. The whole Goodyear heights smells like burning skunks and rubber at night nonstop.
You aren’t really talking about Akron without talking about Kenmore and Barberton
Barberton and Kenmore aren’t the best, no offense.
I love this video anyways...
I love your pet. She looks beautiful in the photo
PS for UFO/UAP enthusiasts-- according to MUFON data, this area of Ohio is one of the top 10 places to see a ufo. Confirm with Cleveland (WJW) Fox 8. Cool place overall!
haha this is awesome!! I have never seen one, or least I dont think I have. Has anyone else here had an encounter?!
Kenmore is Akron
I live on west Akron Copley
Nice! I like Copley and Fairlawn a lot
Hi, Is Grace Ave and Stadelman Ave considered good areas? Safe areas?
Thanks for giving me a call, much easier to discuss over the phone. Look forward to helping!
No, I live here
@@Noob-vx5qp thanks for the insight 🤝
lmao
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Traditionally, the area south of Exchange there was considered middle class. In the 1980s that would have been a decent area to move to with a family. I am sure there are pockets around there that are fine, but it's seen a decline in the last 30 years or so...more crime, lower house prices.
Akron is getting better every year. I'm glad I moved here. I'm not in the best area but the area where I live is improving too.
@@reddemmag8590 watch out for a man name Chance Wilkins, he may be short but he's more dangerous than a rabid gorilla!
Kenmore is on the up too.
@@DelEast740 BAHAHA YOU'RE JOKING RIGHT 🤣
The best view in the entire city is in a affordable pocket. 6 the Street in S.W Akron where Indian trail ties into at the curve all the way to Harrison street in Kenmore is breathtaking at night. You over look summit lake, you see the Firestone factory the down town. May be the highest point in Akron and it is over a active salt mine. Nice area and is pretty safe and quieter for kenmore. Besides having access to Barberton fried chicken is huge. 😂
Moving to Akorn in about 17 days 💖
Heck yeah! Congratulations 🎊 where too?
Awesome!!!
I'm actually moving in with my brother until I get job established and get to know the area. I'm a nurse so I'm just waiting for my Ohio nursing license to become active.
Me too😅 in about 3 weeks!
@@sabrinawilliams6656 good for you!!! 😁
Are you an AF Vet? Looks like a going away gift from a German Base in the background.
Haha sure am! I was in Ramstein Germany for 3 years, lived out in Landstuhl.
Pros Lebron
Cons Lebron
Wish i could post a picture... North Hill can be summed up with a single sign on the corner of Main St and E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave... It reads "Dont Shoot your Neighbors" and has a picture of a gun inside a red crossed off circle. LOL, Not be nice, not dont hurt, not dont be rude... but no, we have to remind each other to NOT KILL YOUR NEIGHBORS lol
Akronite here! 😊
🙌🏻 NICE
Anyone looking to move to Akron should find a house on Sherman st. Or East market, Arlington. Be perfect!
lmao or not!
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 lol exactly... Perfect if your looking for a crack house to trap out of maybe
I grew up in Akron....it’s a great place to be from.
Agreed 😁
Nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to get stuck there. You definitely don't want to die there.
Akron has become South Cleveland, Canton is South Akron*…
#Kent is the coolest thing in/around CAK. Oh and the Diamond 🥩🍸☘️
Bunch of construction in Kent, they are expanding down Water St. HAHA Diamond Lodge?
Love Akron! Affordable, safe as long as you stay away from the West side. Everything is like 10 to 15 minutes away.
you got paid to say this
Nah am just stating the fact.
So is the bus system okay?
What zipcode is the west side
@@mikeymyers-my7dv 44310
Unbelievably hard to believe how you are a realtor in this area.
I have a house for sale right off Tallmadge Ave and another one on Roslyn. I work in Akron all the way up to the Cleveland area. I’m constantly driving all over.
I'll pass..Akron Ohio is a popular neighborhood on all crime shows..that's the only reason I have heard of this town
I’m from the most dangerous areas here. I found this video hilariously accurate and laughable in several, various ways.
I plan on moving back to Akron after the army. I love Akron, Ak rowdy summit county
Thats what I ended up doing! did my 6 years in the Air Force and came back home. Love helping Veterans so hit me on a few months before you come back.
Oh it's very rowdy now! Go on and head back and see!
My husband and I are interested in relocating from about an hour from Seattle (dear God the prices here are intense) and Akron caught our attention. We work for ourselves and do everything virtual so we can take our business anywhere. Thanks for the list!
DON'T!🔥
It's an interracial ghetto
HAHA you're not going to like Akron it's no better than Seattle crime wise
These comments hating on Akron are eye opening! Thank you for the warnings. I don't really know if we will move there ever but it's minimum $300,000 for a single family home here and we're not talking in Seattle proper, this is anywhere within an hour+, so I want to know where else is less expensive.
@@RebeccaEWebber you're not going to like Akron i lived there for 8 years and it ruined me as a person mentally
Alex!!!
Don! What’s up?!
You are so right ,why ask Jeffrey Dahmer about livening in Akron ,oh by the way I was born in Barberton,but raised in Kenmore !
"If you don't have something nice to say....." A Great town! Very "Diverse" and welcoming community . People are friendly
. Good music .Great Park system. Minor league baseball team .Renowned medical centers (ex. Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Summa Health system and more). New redeveloped Downtown area with entertainment district and new upscale Urban Loft living etc.. Bars. Restaurants Micro Breweries. Shows and University theatre featuring the Broadway Series. National Inventors Hall of Fame. Minutes to National Football Hall Of Fame. National Towpath bike and hiking trails. Akron Rocks!
Hey Mark! I’m actually going to make a video on “reasons to love Akron Ohio”. I love Akron and maybe it didn’t come across that way since I added cons into the video but I tried to give a quick overview of just a few things. I appreciate your input and all I can do is make the next video more inviting 😁 I want you critique my next video, “reasons to love Akron” video and hopefully I can relay a more positive image. GO ZIPS!
Don't move to GoodYear Heights if you like fresh air. There's a constant burning smell all throughout the heights and it's STRONG! Your lungs WILL be damaged after a few years! TAKE HEED!
it's the condom city.
just don't move to Akron at all it's a fucking shithole lmao
Is it called el dompe?
Gentrification is AWESOME!
Probably the realest comment on this thread unfortunately. They are definitely gentrifying the black communities to make it better for failed white suburbs that ended up shrouded in opioids.
Was born there and lived in the suburbs until 20 years ago... then I escaped to the country. I don't know why anyone would want to move there.
Here's the real truth... Akron is a prime location for Nepali immigrants. They have completely overrun the once Italian north side. It has been a major cultural shift, and has increased white flight.
The inner city communities that were primarily built around the rubber companies (that wised up and left decades ago) are war zones.
The northern affluent suburbs are being overrun by Muslims. Crime is much higher than 20 years ago. Traffic is awful. It's an area in decline and those who can move far away do and commute.
It sucks here.
Haha which part do you live in Tabby?!
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 the heights lol
@@tabbykat2015 that’s the “better” part of Akron too. I like Goodyear Heights Park a lot.
I’m in north hill
@@tabbykat2015 the heights literally stinks of burning skunks and rubber night after night from people burning trash, cardboard or anything else they can find to keep a bonfire lit because there is an open burn law. It smells like smoke from Ellet all the way to Cuyahoga Falls. Don't move to the heights if you like fresh air! 😷
330! 330! 330!
I’m in Akron and my bf and I got a $95,000 dollar house for 64 bc the owners wanted to get out of the neighborhood. It’s east akron and about 10 blocks from where I grew up and my block is cool but the surrounding neighborhood is always on the headlines
Wow, that’s a great deal! Yeah, areas in Akron are very hit or miss
@Larry Anderson And?
@Larry Anderson huh?
@Larry Anderson yeah lmao I can I’m just confused as to where section 8 came into the conversation 😂
@@alyssarodriguez9322 it's ok, Larry thinks no town is as good as Cleveland. So he has to come on one about Akron and troll, and make disparaging comments regarding the socioeconomic status of some of it's neighborhoods. Which, is hilarious, considering those same conditions exist in Cleveland in spades. People in glass houses...
I love how the presumption that $42 million to rehab an entire downtown area is some kind of spectacular number. That's the equivalent of less than 100 residential homes (a conservative number) in any major city in the country. Or maybe ONE single apartment building. I grew up in the Akron area and try to explain to people how my house cost $50k and twenty years later it's gained less than $15k in value, despite having been fully gutted and remodeled. The reason property is cheap here is because it's a matter of supply and demand. I once heard a comedian who had moved from Akron in a bit where she mentioned how all her friends said she was so lucky for moving somewhere so beautiful and fun. Her response was "You know, you can do it tool. You just pack your stuff in your car and leave."
Akron is a liberal hell-hole of course it's terrible
Wife and I are moving to Northeast Ohio next year, looking to buy a house. Hopefully we can find something good.
Very exciting! Just make sure you reach out to me before you move so I can see whats available for you in the market.
Move to a suburb of Akron if you are coming here, places like Cuyahoga falls, Stow, Silver lake, Hudson, even some areas in Tallmadge are ok, Fairlawn are good places to move if you have to live in N E Ohio.
Akron is full. Warning: NO jobs.
Lol $400.000 ... in the SF bay area maybe 1 million.
Moving to Akron? Don't
Good video. I feel like moving to Akron now.
Haha well let’s find you a place ✅
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 Call u soon
@@donaldmilhoan6379 330-520-3322
@@livinginnortheastohio8643 Thanks, like to meet you, u seem like very nice energetic guy. I live in Palm Bay, FL. near Melbourne. I like to take a trip to Ohio this Summer.
@@donaldmilhoan6379 thanks! Yeah, come on up! I visit Florida every year for New Years.
Everybody that live here want to get out dont come to the city, you not gone amount to nothing where its a bunch of crabs in a barrel
Funny my nannies house went for 20000
Why!? Lol
People move here all the time 😬
Maybe not directly in Akron but the suburbs and surrounding cities.
Sorry, this guy is a salesman. The only places around Akron to live are the surrounding towns, NOT in Akron. I've lived in Akron for over 50 years. If you are thinking of living in Akron, one word...DON'T! I live on the edge of Akron and plan on moving....not a good city period!!! And Stan Hywet is a very, very nice place to visit but not a reason to live in Akron. Drugs are rampant and the murder rate is above Chicago. This guys $50,000 house is in the hood which most of Akron is and has been for a long time now. Why no pictures of the hood and it's $50,000 or less homes, or the beggars at most highway off ramps into downtown or tent city....And LeBron as a child and his mother lived in the hood around the Crosby Street area (lots of pros walked the streets back then), not in the nicer areas. Akron is about 80% hood and 20% nice, take that into consideration when thinking of moving here. It would be fairer for you to drive around the city before trusting anyone's word including mine, but this guy hides a lot of the problems.
yeah the surrounding areas are fine but Akron itself is just nope
Born and raised in Akron. #AkronOverEverything
how can you like Akron? my childhood living there RUINED me! it turned me into some anti-social freak who made me paranoid of everyone!!
@@IbukiMiodaa24 I like it because I love the person I became and Akron was a very big part of shaping me and propelling me into adulthood. I'm sorry u didn't have that experience. I love my childhood and Akron is the garden in which a favorable childhood was produced. It wasn't perfect but Akron made me and I love me.
@@amberbug90 i was born in the early 2000s when it was at its worst
@@IbukiMiodaa24 really I understand ppl can have different experiences in the same place. I grew up during the early 2Ks it was a special time in my life. I'm very grateful for it. Akron is very special to me
I live right on the most dangerous and yeah all I hear is gun shots and the sheriff sirens
Hi, iam planning to move Akron for job, is it safe to move, may i know which part of city is dangerous
Lebron James would not be a deal breaker for me
Good to know ✅😁
Why’s that??
I’m seeing as a role model he hasn’t done much but promote hate!!!!!
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Curry the goat
Curry was born in Akron dummy
Akron building condos wasting money in hopes of luring young professionals not going to happen especially with Cleveland being the juggernaut that it is economically
Cleveland and Akron are struggling big time what are you talking about lmao
@@IbukiMiodaa24 do your research obviously you're lacking severely in that department
@@BIFC216 i lived in Akron for 8 years of my life as a small child and it was an awful experience i can't even imagine how bad it is now
Same market #GMSA. Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Lorain-Elyria and Mentor-Eastlake*
@@dominicsandine doesn't matter Greater Cleveland is the anchor of northeast Ohio it's the predominant City in Ohio
Pros and Cons of Akron Ohio (from a white perspective)
Akron is a con
Akron is full. NO jobs. Warning!!
What a dive 🤮
So when Blacks move in the city and surrounding areas suffer. Seems like a theme thats been played out for.. i don't know century's !!
there are no pros in Akron lmao only cons
Not really. Akron is a. Great place, you just gotta be in a decent neighborhood
@@benjaminwagner8141 there are no decent neighborhoods there anymore i lived there for 8 years of my childhood and it completely ruined me i trust no one and i'm scared to talk to anyone because i'm terrified they'll judge me
Akron Ohio the home of King LeBRon James taught these kids violent behavior is the only way!!!