Pros: Attentive landlady. Quick for repairs. Quiet neighbors in my building. There's a city noise ordinance, being enforced this summer, this neighborhood is good. A $21.00 electric bill this month. Tall ceilings, hard word and linoleum. Plenty of space. Spacious design. Off street parking space. On street parking if needed. Bus stop right near my place, just in case. Great skyline for the 4th of July, can see several communities worth. Near various important landmarks, highway, fire house, hospital, convenience store and coffee all in walking distance. Comparative to other communities I'm getting more for my dollars.

Cons: gas heat seems higher than average, she fixed the boiler, so this winter might not be so bad. I've got ants, literally those creatures carry one dead ant and I've traps and sprays, third floor all stairs, offsite laundry, fire house is down the street so when that engine is called, hear sirens, winter needed on street parking with a parking odd/even ban, this community gets the nosesnub by other towns, school district is in state receivership although that has an up and downside-my kids are flourishing,sayin'...because of location in the state it's centrist for 'drug trafficking', according to one site ranked 85th most dangerous place to live in the US using some per capita ratio figure, petty theft can add up too. Most say it's typically not random as far as violence is concerned. That factors in, as far as the place specific list. Sensitive car alarms.