a gas station Probably about 2 min, it's less than a mile
The hospital or ugenrt care 15-20 min for hospital depending on time of day, it's across town
your elementary school If we were to stay here, maybe 2 min, it's across from the gas station
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. N/A right now
Your favorite local restaurant. 20ish min, it's in a neighboring town
Park There is a playground at our apartment building at the elementary school, otherwise there is a park maybe 5 min away. There might be one closer but I don't know where.
The grocery store-nearest is 5 mins. The ones I go to are 10 mins away.
a gas station-a minute. Like its less than half a mile.
The hospital or ugenrt care-adult urgent care, 10 mins. children's hospital urgent care and nearest hospital are 15 mins
your elementary school-Aj isn't in school yet but the elementary he will go to is in our neighborhood so less than 5 mins
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc-we don't really do activities yet but the swim lessons we did were 20 mins away, that was my choice though. There's a ton of kids activities that are less than 20 mins away though.
your elementary school - down the street (less than 2 blocks)
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. - this doesn't really apply to us yet with the exception of swimming lessons which is pretty far considering we don't have a pool in town. Maybe 20 min drive?
Your favorite local restaurant. - there are several restaurants in town so maybe 5-10 min but those are chains. Our favorite restaurant is about 30 min away
Park - 1 block
We picked our house based on many of the above reasons, especially the distance to the elementary school/park. There aren't subdivisions in this part of town - SFH don't really have subdivisions here.
Post by MadamePresident on May 3, 2015 20:29:09 GMT -5
We are 12-15 minutes away from 3 different major shopping areas. They are all pretty much the same - Wal-Mart, target, grocery, fast food, etc...
2 minutes from a gas station/McD. 4 minutes from a hospital 10? Minutes from the local elementary school 25 minutes from church 12 from my parent's 30 from my in law's
I live in a small city, so it doesn't take long to get places.
The grocery store: 10 minute drive (20 minutes to bike) a gas station: 5 minute drive The hospital or urgent care: 10 minute drive
your elementary school: 6 minute drive (or 25 minute walk), preschool is a 7 minute walk, 1 minute drive.
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc: Most stuff is within a 20/25 minute drive Your favorite local restaurant: 10 minute drive Park: 5 min walk to little playground, 10 min walk to bigger playground with splash pad and 10 minute drive to a larger city park.
The grocery store 25 minutes from the one we use. About 15 minutes from 2 other ones
a gas station 5 minutes
The hospital or ugenrt care 30 minutes for hospital, 15 minutes for Pedi and urgent care
your elementary school The one I want him to go to via school of choice, 10 minutes. I have no idea where the one we are districted for is
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. The Y is about 15 minutes away, there's a gymnastics place about 10 minutes away. Baseball/soccer between 10 and 15 minutes, dance about 25.
Your favorite local restaurant. 15 minutes
Park 15 minutes
We're in a semi-rural area. Our house is surrounded by corn fields, but there's a lot that is about 30-45 minutes away. I do miss the convenience of when we lived in/near a pretty major city, but it's cheaper out here!
grocery store - 5 minutes gas station - 5 minutes hospital or urgent care - 15 minutes elementary school - 5 minutes (on the other side of the park that is across the street) kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. - depends, but probably 15 minutes favorite local restaurant - 20 minutes to downtown where most of the good restaurants are located park - across the street
The grocery store The closest grocery store is <2 miles away but it is small and expensive. There is another grocery store ~4 miles away that I also avoid. I go ~10 miles north to ShopRite (but they are building one ~5 miles south), or 12 miles south to Wegmans.
a gas station 3/4 mile to Wawa
The hospital or ugenrt care The closest one is ~8 miles but I wouldn't go there. I'd go ~20 miles in the opposite direction to the brand new hospital where DD was delivered.
your elementary school Across the street from the small, expensive grocery store, lol.
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. Soccer field is 1.5 miles away
Your favorite local restaurant. 1/3 mile
Park Same as soccer fields. Alternately 2 miles in the other direction to the park by the boat launch to put in the kayak.
The grocery store: 5 minute walk to the neighborhood grocery (has everything we need, but is pricey/limited selection). 15 minute walk to Whole Foods.
a gas station: 1 minute drive? I don't know...I only go on the way to/from work.
The hospital or ugenrt care: 10 minute walk/1-2 minute drive
your elementary school: 5 minute walk
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc: Soccer field is 2 minute walk, ballet studio is 5 minute walk, the big rec center with tons of stuff if 10 minute drive.
Your favorite local restaurant: 10 minute drive to downtown where all the good restaurants and bars are. Before DD, we used to bike, which takes 15 minutes.
Grocery store- <5 min Gas station- 1/2 mile Hospital- 2 miles/5ish min Urgent care-1.5 miles/<5min Elem school-5 min Local restaurant- 10min Park-1 mile
We live really close to everything basically. We live in a smaller town of about 70000
The hospital or ugenrt care - hospital is 10 min away, urgent care is 5 min
your elementary school - I think about 5 min, but no kids there yet
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. - my only kid is a baby, but we have soccer fields 5 min away, and I think most activities within a 10 min drive
Your favorite local restaurant - 5-10 min, but there are lots of restaurants within a 5 min drive
We live on 3 acres in an "exurb". Lots of people commute to the city (which takes about 45 minutes when there's no traffic), but we are surrounded by hobby farms and nature preserves. I always estimate 20-30 minutes for everything, but using Google maps I found that things are a bit closer than I thought. The roads are just so narrow and windy it feels longer. Sometimes I get annoyed having to drive to everything, but the view makes it all worth it.
The grocery store: 8 miles--12 min
a gas station: 5 miles--12 min
The hospital or ugenrt care: The walk in clinic associated with our doctor is only 12 minutes away, but the hospital we'd use is 30 minutes (20 miles).
your elementary school: the one she'll go to is 7 miles--11 minutes.
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc.: We haven't really started anything yet, but it will likely all be in the 15-30 minute range
Your favorite local restaurant: There are so many. Most are 15-20 minutes away.
Park: Our 2 favorite playgrounds are about 25 minutes away, but there are several other smaller playgrounds closer by.
grocery store - there is one 2 minutes away, but it's small and overpriced. i drive ~15 minutes and have half a dozen better options.
gas station - 2 minutes
hospital/UC - hospital is 30 minutes, UC can be had in 15 minutes. our family doctor is 15 minutes away.
elementary school - 2 minutes, although we'll likely send R to a different elem. school that is a 10 minute drive.
activities - the ones we'd choose are 15 minutes
favourite restaurant - 3-5 minutes. i have lots of favourites, but there are two great places in our town.
park - 5 minutes. in the summer i could walk there faster than i could drive because i have to fight beach traffic.
eta: i live in a small town (pop: 5,000), that is 15 minutes from a bigger town (pop: 45,000), and 30 minutes from a city (pop: 120,000). we do most of our business in the bigger town, and i work on the other end of the city. my commute is ~50 minutes. h's commute is 5 minutes.
We're urban and walkable. When I give a time that's the drive time, not bus or bike
The grocery store 2 blocks to Fred Meyer
a gas station 8 blocks
The hospital or ugenrt care About 20 minutes to Children's. There is a closer hospital but we've only gone to Children's so far. There is a UC 3-5 minutes away. V's pediatrician is 7-10 minutes away.
your elementary school 7 blocks
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc. Karate: 1 block School of Rock: 2 blocks 3-4 different dance studios: 3-10 blocks Full size soccer field, pool, track: 7-10 minutes
Post by InBetweenDays on May 4, 2015 0:34:05 GMT -5
We live in an urban walkable neighborhood. The walkability was key for us when considering areas.
The grocery store: We have a small market that is 1 block away. Major grocery store is about 3/4 mile.
a gas station: 3/4 mile
The hospital or ugenrt care: 1 mile
your elementary school 1/2 mile? (10 minute walk)
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc.: The kids sports are all over the place. DDs lax games this past weekend were an hour away. But their practice fields for soccer/lax/t-ball are all within a mile.
Your favorite local restaurant.: We have a good restaurant a block away. As well as an ice cream shop and movie store. There are probably 20 very good restaurants, bars and nanobreweries within 1.5 miles.
The hospital or ugenrt care-- hospital 6 minutes, urgent care 2 minutes
your elementary school-- across the street
Kids activities, soccer field, dance class, etc.-- 1-30 minutes depending where we sign up (there is a dance place 2 minutes away but I like the one 15 min away better)
Your favorite local restaurant-- 2-10 minutes
Park-- walking distance but we go to further ones by choice 3-10 minutes
The nearest hospital is about a 15-minute drive, and the girls' gymnastics is a 20-minute drive. The rest are within a mile or a 5-minute drive (the elementary school and two parks/playgrounds are only 1/4 mile away), and we can walk on sidewalks to all of them.
I grew up in a nice neighborhood but we had to drive to get anywhere. I love living in such a walkable neighborhood and town now. (eta: I'm in suburbia.)