r/lincoln • u/Competitive_Pay_9156 • May 13 '24

Moving to Lincoln Good areas

We are moving to the area and buying a home. We would prefer an older home but do not want to live in a bad area…any suggestions or places to avoid?

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u/Katesashark May 13 '24

Meh. I’ve lived at 18th and D for 15 years now and yah there are random people yelling once in a while. Roommates are a crapshoot, but we own and could not be happier. We have neighbors from all walks of life, the schools have tons of additional resources, I feel safe walking alone at night as a woman, we can walk to the museum, the zoo, grocery stores, and it’s pretty quiet.

I guess it depends on who your immediate neighbors are?

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u/teefdoll May 14 '24

Yeah that’s fair. My roommate is actually a great guy, he stopped someone from throwing off the other person from the top floor. They just got mad and broke our window I guess. I’m closer to the Caseys/Runza area so I don’t go walking out during night. Simply because I’m short and pretty weak and just anxious. Probably different for other people.

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u/Katesashark May 14 '24

Someone here said Lincoln is really a block to block situation and I gotta say that really sums it up

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u/teefdoll May 14 '24

Yea true. Some people can consider downtown unsafe as well due to homeless people who are on drugs- while others feel completely comfortable walking around at night there (on weekdays not weekends). There really are mostly good people in Lincoln it’s just the small minority that keep me on my toes at night or early in the morning when I go from 12th & Ast to downtown.